High Court Directs Delhi Jal Board To Immediately Repair Broken Water Pipelines Passing Through A Cemetery, Allegedly Damaging Graves

Water has entered into the graves and caused irreparable damage, the plea stated.

Allahabad High Court Orders Registration Of Case Against Officers For Seizing Cough Syrups As 'Psychotropic Substance'

The Allahabad High Court recently ordered registration of a case against the seizing party who searched and seized cough syrups from a man treating them as Psychotropic Substance and thereby granted bail to the man.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia persued the FIR registered in the matter as well as the medical report to hold that the search and seizure conducted by the authorities was a...

Karnataka High Court Directs National Board For Wildlife To Assess Effect Of Hubballi-Ankola Rail Project On Wildlife

It is estimated that around 2.2 lakh trees will have to be cut for the project.

'Only English Used In Supreme Court' : MP Raises Issue Of Court Languages In Lok Sabha

During the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha today, Mr. Satyadev Pachauri MP from Kanpur (UP) raised the issue of the language used in higher courts across the country. "I want to draw the House's attention to the lack of usage of National Language Hindi in the Supreme Court of India and High Courts across the country. At the time of Independence, the makers of the Constitution had deliberated...

Bhima Koregaon Case - Time For UAPA Probe Was Extended By A Court Which Lacked Competent Jurisdiction : Bombay High Court

In its detailed order granting default bail to Sudha Bharadwaj the Bombay High Court said that Additional Sessions Judge of Pune KD Vadane was not authorized to extend the time for Pune Police to file the charge sheet under the provisions of the UAPA Act on November 26, 2018 and therefore she was entitled for default bail.The Additional Sessions Court, Pune was not notified as a Special...

Centre May Consider To Create All India Tribunal Services For Allocation Of Persons To Different Tribunals: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally put to the Union of India that, so far as administrative work in tribunals are concerned, it may consider creating an All-India Tribunals Service on the lines of UK's Her Majesty's Tribunals Service, by way of an umbrella service for allocation of persons to different tribunals like the NCDRC, the NCLT, the DRT and those under other central...

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Prevent Illegal Slaughtering Of Animals, Says Officers Concerned Shall Be Held Responsible

Officers concerned shall be held responsible in case such illegal slaughtering of animals is found, the Court said.

"Court Decorum Should Be Maintained": Gujarat High Court Orders Confiscation Of A Ringing Mobile Phone Till 5 PM

The Gujarat High Court today ordered for the confiscation of a ringing mobile of a man during the court hearing and asked the Registrar General of the Court to not return the mobile till 5 pm today.Essentially, while the Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J. Shastri was hearing a matter, the mobile phone of a man started ringing. He immediately stood up and...

'You Have Lot Of Money But Can't Pay Arbitrators?You Are Insulting Judges' : Supreme Court Raps ONGC; Seeks AG's Intervention

"We want to bring to your notice as you are Attorney General of India, the arrogance of ONGC, the behaviour and conduct of ONGC", the CJI told the AG

Dragging Scarf (Orna), Pulling Hand & Proposing Victim To Marry Not Sexual Assault/Harassment Under POCSO Act: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that the act of dragging 'orna' (women scarf), pulling hand of the victim and proposing her to marry does not come within the definition of either 'Sexual Assault' or 'Sexual Harassment' under the POCSO Act.The Bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri also emphasised on the role of the trial Courts in the assessment of evidence on record as it observed thus:"...(the...

SilverLine Project: Kerala High Court Seeks State Response On Contempt Plea Challenging Land Acquisition Without Centre's Sanction

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the State and the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (K-Rail) in a petition seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against K-Rail for allegedly breaching its assurance not to proceed with the Silver Line project before obtaining sanction from the Centre.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V was hearing a contempt petition filed by a group...

Govt Employee Entitled To Special Disability Leave If Met With An Accident While Travelling From Residence To Workplace: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that under Rules 97 and 98 of Part I of the Kerala Service Rules, a government employee who meets with an accident while travelling from their residence to workplace is entitled to special disability leave. A Division Bench comprising Justices AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Mohammed Nias C.P observed:"...the phrase 'caused in, or in consequence of due performance...