Calcutta High Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Challenging Expansion Of BSF Jurisdiction In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Central government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government's power to decide the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF). The petition challenges Section 139(1) of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (BSF Act) for being ultra vires to the Constitution to the extent that it...

NCLT Cannot Direct Parties To Settle A Dispute While Considering A Petition U/Sec 7 IBC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Authority under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code cannot compel a party to the proceedings before it to settle a dispute.While they Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Authority can encourage settlements, they cannot direct them by acting as courts of equity, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna...

"Didn't Collect Money From Bar Owners, Didn't Pay Extortion Money To Deshmukh": Sachin Waze To Chandiwal Commission

Dismissed Mumbai cop Sachin Waze made startling revelations during his cross-examination before the Chandiwal Judicial Commission on Tuesday. Waze denied collecting any money from bar owners or passing on the extortion money to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh or his staff. Waze also did not "recollect" if either Deshmukh or anyone of his staff had asked him to collect...

Delhi High Court Orders For Treatment Of Children Suffering From Rare Diseases, Directs Centre To Ensure Availability Of Necessary Funds

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that the treatment of children suffering from rare diseases be started forthwith at AIIMS or other Centres of Excellences established across the Country, observing that such children cannot be made to suffer when they are covered under the policy promulgated by the Central Government for the welfare of the children.Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a...

'Men Are Glorified For Sexual Adventures; Women Are Objectified In Movies': Madras High Court While Upholding Conviction For Rape

In a harrowing series of incidents where multiple women were subjected to sexual abuse and simultaneously videographed by a moneylender, the Madras High Court has upheld the conviction for the offence of rape, punishable under Section 376 of IPC.The Court also upheld the conviction of a mobile phone technician who accessed those video files and sold them to the public.While dismissing...

Mother In Law Being Owner Not Barred From Claiming Eviction Against Daughter In Law Where Residence Is A Shared Household: Delhi High Court

"Shared household would not per se be complete defence to suit for possession filed by owner of property."

Private Complaint Alleging Medical Negligence Not Valid Unless An Expert Supports Charge Of Rashness: Kerala High Court

The complainant had alleged that a hysterectomy was performed on her without her knowledge or consent.

No Amendments To UAPA Under Consideration; Adequate Safeguards There: Centre Tells Lok Sabha

Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs Mr.Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha by a written reply that the government was not considering any amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967. The reply also states that "there are adequate constitutional, institutional and statutory safeguards including inbuilt safeguards in the UAPA itself to prevent misuse of...

Supreme Court To Examine Legality Of Maharashtra Assembly Resolution Suspending 12 BJP MLAs For One Year

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in writ petitions by 12 BJP MLAs challenging the resolution passed n July 5, 2021, by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to suspend them for one year for alleged misbehaviour within the House.While issuing notice returnable on January 22, 2022, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar further made it clear that the pendency of the...

Magistrate Issues Summons Against Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik On BJP Leader Mohit Bharatiya's Defamation Complaint

Nawab Malik, a minister in the Maharashtra government, is in for some trouble as a Metropolitan Magistrate's court at Sewree has issued summons against him under section 204a of the CrPC in a defamation case filed by Mohit Bharatiya, a former general secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party in Mumbai.The summons is returnable on December 30, 2021.Metropolitan Magistrate P I Mokashi, in an order...

'Many Food Articles Having Ingredients Sourced From Animals Are Passed Off As Veg': Delhi HC Orders Full Disclosure Of Manufacturing Ingredients

Every person has a right to know as to what he/ she is consuming, said the Court

Plea In Delhi High Court Against 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance; Notice Issued To MoEF

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL challenging an office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change providing for ex-post facto Environmental Clearance (EC), i.e., the opportunity to obtain an EC for the projects which have already begun.The plea has been filed by Nishtha Shukla, claiming to be a student of architecture who is...