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Sexual Enhancement Drugs Do Not Attract NDPS Act: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused
Sexual enhancement tablets meant to enhance male potency do not attract the provisions of the NDPS Act, the Supreme Court observed while granting bail to NDPS Accused.In this case, the accused was granted bail by the Special Court on the ground that he was not found to be in possession of any psychotropic substance and no contraband was recovered from his residence or office during the...
Supreme Court Permits State Of Himachal Pradesh To Divert Forest Land For Public Projects
The Supreme Court recently permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ('FCA') for construction of certain projects.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was considering an application wherein the State had also sought further direction for diversion of forest land under Scheduled Tribes and other...
Order XII Rule 6 CPC| Application For Judgment On Admissions May Be Filed At Any Stage Of Suit: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a decree can be passed under Order XII Rule 6 of Code of Civil procedure (CPC) at any stage of the suit where admissions of facts have been made either in the pleadings or otherwise. Justice K.S. Mudagal quashed the order of the Trial Court, by which it had rejected the application made by petitioners under Order XII Rule 6 for delivery...
Tamil Nadu Court Summons Actor Vijay Sethupathi In Maha Gandhi's Complaint Over Airport Brawl
Tamil actor Maha Gandhi has filed a criminal case against actor Vijay Sethupathi for allegedly making derogatory remarks against him. The complaint also names Vijay's manager Johnson for allegedly physically attacking him at Bengaluru Airport on 2nd November.The complaint is filed under Section 200 of CrPC before a Metropolitan Judicial Magistrate, Saidapet, Tamil Nadu who issued a summons...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta High Court's Stay On Criminal Proceedings Against Suvendu Adhikari
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the September order of a Single Bench of the High Court staying criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.The Calcutta High Court had on September 6 extended interim relief to Adhikari in the context of Crime Investigation Department (CID) summons in connection with...
Kasganj Custodial Death: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On PUCL's Plea Seeking Establishment Of Fast-Track Police Courts
The Allahabad High Court today sought reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government, Union Government, and others on a plea filed by People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) seeking the establishment of Fast-Track Special Police Courts into the Kasganj Custodial Death Case wherein one Altaf allegedly died by suicide by tying himself to a 2 to 3 feet pipe.The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal...
'Robbed People Of Their Dreams, Worse Than Murder': Orissa HC Denies Bail To Accused Who Duped Home Buyers Of ₹4.16 Crore
The Orissa High Court on Friday observed that economic offences involving unfair exploitation of depositors and causing total imbalance in the economy are 'worse than murders'. The Court was adjudicating upon a bail plea filed under Section 439 CrPC by one Maheswar Sahoo, accused of duping home-buyers//investors of more than Rs 4.16 crore on the pretext of providing them with duplexes.Justice...
Arbitration Centre Inaugurated At Orissa High Court
On Saturday, an Arbitration Centre was inaugurated at the Orissa High Court by Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Judge, Supreme Court of India.The Arbitration Centre is located in the third floor of Aain Seva Bhawan, Cuttack. A Mediation Centre was also inaugurated in the building, last month.Justice Rao, present virtually for the ceremony, delivered the keynote address. He traced the history...
Law Students File PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal For Supreme Court
Two law students have moved the Supreme Court of India seeking an Online RTI Portal for the Supreme Court, for e-filing of RTI Applications and First Appeals. The PIL has been filed seeking directions to the respondents including the Supreme Court through its Secretary-General, Supreme Court's E-committee and the National Informatics Centre to set up an online RTI Portal in a time-bound...