Exposing Illegalities Committed By Sameer Wankhede Not Defamation : Nawab Malik Tells Bombay High Court

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has accused NCB Zonal Director - Sameer Wankhede's father of attempting to cover-up his son's illegalities by filing a defamation suit against him. Opposing the plea for ad-interim reliefs before the Bombay High Court, Malik cited the government's action of initiating a vigilance enquiry against Sameer Wankhede based on the evidence he...

'Delhi High Court Truly Cosmopolitan; Doesn't Matter Where You Come From, Which Religion You Follow': Justice Jayant Nath In Farewell Speech

"This (Delhi High Court) Court is truly a cosmopolitan Court. It doesn't matter from which part of the Country you come from, which religion you follow, success in this Court comes from merit, not from your background," remarked Justice Jayant Nath on Tuesday while bidding farewell to the Delhi High Court. Justice Jayant Nath was delivering his speech in a full Court farewell reference...

Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Filed By Man Who Spent Over 600 Days In Custody In Ankit Sharma Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an accused namely Shoaib Alam, who has spent over 600 days in judicial custody, in connection with the Ankit Sharma murder case that occurred during the North East Delhi riots. Justice Subramonium Prasad, who sought response of the State in the bail plea, posted the matter for further hearing on November 23. The plea has been filed...

Madras High Court Allows KVPY Exam In English And Hindi Alone; Asks Centre To Conduct Exam In All Regional Languages Next Year Onwards

Madras High Court has on Tuesday allowed the Union of India to conduct Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Exam, 2021 in Hindi and English alone, provided that there will be a prompt commitment from the part of Union to give an undertaking that the talent search exam will be conducted in all regional languages in the years to come. The Division Bench of Chief Justice...

Low Age Of Rape Victim Is Not Considered As The Only Or Sufficient Factor To Impose Death Sentence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the low age of the rape victim is not considered as the only or sufficient factor for imposing a death sentence.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai observed thus while commuting death sentence awarded to Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar who was found guilty of having subjected a five year old girl (R) to rape, killed her by...

Karnataka High Court Live Streaming Rules Approved By Full Court; Pending State's Approval, Says Registry

The Karnataka High Court was today informed by its Registry that a full court has approved the rules for Live Streaming of court proceedings and that the same are now placed before the State Government for its seal of approval. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum in their order noted,"It is informed that the full court has approved...

Kerala High Court Asks State If A Legislation Is On The Way To End Orthodox-Jacobite Church Feud

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the State if it was proposing to come up with legislation to end the ongoing dispute between Orthodox and Jacobite factions regarding ownership of several Churches in the State.A Division Bench comprising Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas remarked:"We came across certain media reports implying that Justice KT Thomas panel has...

Delhi High Court Upholds Appointment Of Shreesha Merla As Technical Member Of NCLAT

The Delhi High Court today upheld the appointment of Shreesha Merla as a Member (Technical) of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh observed,"Looking to the qualification of Respondent no. 2 (Merla), she is fully qualified to be appointed as a Technical Member of the NCLAT...She has also served as member of the...

Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Order Restraining Police From Taking Coercive Against Dream 11 Founders

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday continued its interim order restraining the police from taking any coercive steps against Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the Founders and Directors of Sporta Technologies Private Limited, which promotes the 'Dream 11' gaming app. The duo have approached the court seeking to quash the FIR registered against them under the Karnataka Police (Amendment)...

High Court Issues Notice To Centre, Delhi Govt. On Plea For Proper Allocation & Utilization Of Funds Under Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking directions upon Centre and the Delhi government to properly utilize the funds allocated under the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP). SCSP was introduced as a part of 6th Five-year Plan, with an aim to uplift the Scheduled Caste community. It envisages channelizing a minimum flow of outlays and benefits from all sectors...

'Governor Can't Delay Decision On ECI's Opinion About Disqualification' : Supreme Court In Manipur MLAs Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the Governor of Manipur cannot delay taking a decision on the opinion given by the Election Commission of India regarding the disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs of Manipur Assembly in the "office of profit" issue.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna made this observation after noting that the Governor is yet to...

Apprehension Of Increasing Covid Cases; Hybrid Hearing Infrastructure In District Courts, Quasi Judicial Bodies Must Be In Place: Delhi High Court

Expressing its apprehension on the increasing number of Covid 19 cases, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that the system of infrastructure for conducting hybrid hearings in district courts and other quasi judicial bodies in the city must be in place in case the situation so arises.A bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea stating that...