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'Whether Playing Cards Under Gambling Act Amounts To An Offence Involving Moral Turpitude'? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition, raising a question as to whether a person, convicted under the Gambling Act, 1867 for playing cards, can be said to have committed an offence which tantamount to 'moral turpitude'. The Division Bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh issued notice on the petition filed by one Satendra Singh Tomar, against a...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Launches Special Drive To Dispose Old Pending Cases
Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Ravi Malimath has begun the exercise of disposing of old pending cases in the state of Madhya Pradesh. After having taken the charge as the Chief Justice, and with the help of other companion Justices of the High Court, Justice Ravi Malimath has emphasized the expeditious hearing of old and pending cases with the proper cooperation of the...
Forcing Prisoner's Family To Travel From Mountains To Plains To Meet Prisoners Violates Article 21: U'khand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday observed that forcing the family of a prisoner to travel through the mountainous terrain and to come down to the plains to meet and interact with a relative-prisoner, prima facie, violates fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India of prisoners and their family members.This assertion came from the Bench of Chief...
'Where Is Param Bir Singh?', Supreme Court Says No Protection To Absconding Officer Till His Whereabouts Are Known
The Supreme Court on Thursday enquired the whereabouts of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who was recently declared as an absconder by a Mumbai Magistrate after his non-appearance in an extortion case.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh was considering the petition filed by Param Bir Singh seeking protection in the cases of corruption and...
'Remedy Before High Court': Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For Default Bail By Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain an application of default bail moved by former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Gayatri Prajapati and instead observed that the appropriate remedy in this regard would lie before the Allahabad High Court. A Special Court in Lucknow had declined to grant default bail to Prajapati and had also granted custody to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in...
Can An Appeal Arise To The Division Bench From An Order Other Than Passed Under Article 226: MP HC Refers The Question to Larger Bench
In a challenge to the order by the Single Judge, a Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred the matter to a larger bench with the following question:Whether the Division Bench in the exercise of powers under Section 2 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Appeal to Division Bench) Act, 2005 may entertain the appeal arising from an order other than the order passed under...
Tripura High Court Directs Closure Of Shops In State Selling Wild Animals, Birds Notified Under Wild Life (Protection) Act
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities under the Wildlife (Protection) Act to take action regarding the closure of all such shops in the state of Tripura where animals and birds notified under the Act are being sold.The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay has called for a compliance report/order in this regard within a period of...
Supreme Court To Hear Next Week SLP Against Appointment Of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana As Commissioner Of Delhi Police
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre for Public Interest Litigation to file an SLP against the Delhi High Court judgment dismissing the challenge to the appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Commissioner of Delhi Police.The Apex Court said it will consider the matter next Friday.This order was passed by the bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna...
Supreme Court Dismisses CBSE-ICSE Students' Plea Seeking Hybrid Option For Class X-XII Term Exams
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by students seeking urgent directions to conduct Class X and XII CBSE and ICSE Term I exams in hybrid manner for November 18, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar dismissed the petition observing that the CBSE term exams have already commenced on November 16 and an intervention at this juncture will disturb...
Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Challenging Ordinances Extending Tenure Of CBI & ED Directors
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's decision to extend the tenure of the Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to 5 years. Originally, the term of CBI and ED heads is 2 years. "Extension of Tenure, in this adhoc and episodic fashion, in fact reaffirms the control of the Executive...
Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines For Family Court To Endorse Divorce Under Muslim Personal Law, Says Detailed Enquiry Not Necessary
The Kerala High Court has formulated guidelines to be followed by the Family Court in a petition filed to endorse an extrajudicial divorce under Muslim Personal Law.A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering the scope and nature of the enquiry to be undertaken by the Family Court in such cases:"The unilateral extrajudicial divorce...