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NIA Approaches Bombay High Court Against Bail To Bookie In Ambani Terror Scare Case
The National Investigation Agency has filed an appeal u/s 21(1) in the Bombay High Court against bail granted to bookie Naresh Gaur by the special court in the Ambani Terror Scare Case. The special NIA court granted bail to Gaur on November 20, however, he continues to remain behind bars as the order was stayed for 25 days. Last week, the Bombay High Court quashed the stay observing that...
Unjustified Impounding Of Passport Of A Travel Vlogger Affects Her/His Fundamental Right To Livelihood: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) recently observed that impounding the passport of a travel vlogger based on unjustified reasons affects her/his fundamental right of livelihood under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.The Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul further held that the passport cannot be impounded merely because a case involving offence under Section 498-A etc. is pending or...
Calcutta HC Grants Custody Of 4-Yr-Old Girl To Deceased Mother's Friend Over Biological Father, Grants Visitation Rights To Father
The Calcutta High Court has recently refused to grant custody of a four and a half years old girl child to her biological father and instead permitted the child to be in the care and protection of a family friend of her deceased mother. However, the Court has granted visitation rights to the biological father after observing that the bond between the child and her natural father ought to...
Judges Shouldn't Succumb To Pressure Put By Parties By Recusing Themselves From Hearing Cases: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) recently observed that no Judge should succumb to pressure put by the parties for recusing themselves from hearing the cases.The Bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed thus while rejecting an interim application (filed in a bail plea), moved by the wife of the appellant, seeking his recusal from hearing the second bail plea of a...
Living Together For A Few Days Not Enough To Hold That Two Adults Are Truly In A 'Live-In-Relation': Punjab & Haryana High Court
While dealing with a protection plea filed by a couple who are in a live-in relationship, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that merely because two adults are living together for a few days, their claim of live-in-relationship based upon bald averment may not be enough to hold that they are truly in live-in-relationship.Observing thus, the bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj...
Coal Scam Case: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Enforcement Directorate, Stays Notices Issued To It's Officials By West Bengal Police
The Delhi High Court has granted ad interim relief to the Enforcement Directorate by staying the operation of the notices, issued by West Bengal Police, to its officials performing their statutory functions in Delhi in relation to the coal scam case. The ED is investigating the illegal coal mining case and the role of complainant TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee under the PMLA Act in the New...
Section 50 NDPS Act Conditions Not Required To Be Complied In Case Of Vehicle Search: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the provisions of Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act is required to be complied in the case of personal search only with but not in the case of search of vehicle.The court also observed that merely because independent witnesses were not examined, the conclusion could not be drawn that accused was falsely implicated. NonÂ-production of...
"Is Investigation In NDPS Cases Complete Without Forensic Report Of Recovered Substance?" Supreme Court To Consider On 13th December
The Supreme Court on Saturday posted for 13th December plea filed raising legal questions including 'whether investigation in NDPS cases can be considered to be completed in absence of a forensic report of the substance recovered'.The Court will consider whether in NDPS Cases, chargesheet is complete or not in cases where FSL report of the substance recovered isn't filed.A Bench comprising CJI...
'The Timelines In A Tender And The Process Itself Ought Not To Be Lightly Interfered With' - Orissa High Court
Relying on the decision of the Supreme Court in Maharashtra Housing Development Authority v. Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited (2018) 3 SCC 13, the Orissa High Court, on Friday, refused to interfere in the e-auction process of Karlapat Bauxite Block, initiated by the Government of Odisha, on the plea of a bidder who claimed to have missed the deadline of the first round of...
Arbitration Court Reckoner :August-October 2021 (Part 1)
By way of the present column, an attempt is made to briefly review the salutary judgments pronounced by the Courts in the months of August & October 2021 under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). While as many judgments as possible are sought to be reviewed, owing to the limited column space, some judgments would invariably be left...
" State Not Consulted": Punjab Govt Moves Supreme Court Challenging Centre's Notification Increasing BSF Jurisdiction
The State of Punjab has moved against the Supreme Court of India challenging Centre's 11th October notification increasing the limits of the area of jurisdiction to be exercised by the Border Security Force from 15 to 50 kms.An original suit has been filed by the State of Punjab challenging the notification dated 11.10.2021 issued by Union of India, through Ministry of Home Affairs...