Delhi High Court Slams UP Police For Making Arrests After Couple's Marriage

"UP Mein Chalta Hoga Yaha Nahin" remarked the Delhi High Court on Thursday as it slammed the Uttar Pradesh Police for arresting father and brother of a man who got married to a woman, against her family's wishes.The couple is a major. The arrests were made without informing the Delhi Police."This will not be permitted here in Delhi. You cannot do illegal acts over here," Justice Mukta Gupta...

Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Senior Designation Of Yatin Oza For 2 Years

With the caveat that it is the High Court which will watch and can best decide how he behaves and conducts himself as a senior counsel "without any further opportunity", the Supreme Court on Thursday opined that the ends of justice would be served by temporarily restoring the designation of advocate Yatin Oza for a period of two years from January 1, 2022."It will be for the...

NDPS Case- 'False Implication' Is A Stereo Typed Defence Of Accused Who Are Found In Possession Of Contraband: Allahabad HC

Referring to the cases registered under the NDPS Act in general, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the plea of 'false implication' is a stereotyped defence, which is raised in every case where the accused are found in possession of contraband. This assertion came from the bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh while dealing with the bail pleas of 4 NDPS Act accused booked...

Relief To Dream 11 Founders: Karnataka High Court Restrains Police From Taking Coercive Action Against Them Till Nov 9

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to not take 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 by the police under the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act which...

Relief Can't Be Granted Against Registration Of FIR/ Criminal Proceedings In A PIL: Delhi High Court Imposes 25K Cost

The Delhi High Court today imposed cost of Rs. 25,000 while dismissing a public interest litigation, seeking status report of foreign nationals lodged in jails and framing of guidelines for their deportation.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, while dismissing the plea filed by an organisation namely We Are Saath, observed,"It ought to be kept in mind...

GST - 'Rectification Of Errors Permissible Only At Initial Stages': Supreme Court Dismisses Bharti Airtel's Plea For Refund Of Rs.923 Crore

The Supreme Court set aside the Delhi High Court judgment that had allowed Bharti Airtel's plea for rectification and refund of excess GST worth Rupees 923 Crores paid by it during the period between July-September 2017."The law permits rectification of errors and omissions only at the initial stages of Forms GSTR­1 and GSTR­3, but in the specified manner. It is a different...

Kerala HC Advocates' Assn. Addresses Letter To Chief Justice Seeking Restoration Of Physical Proceedings From November

The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) has addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of the Court seeking steps towards the restoration of normal physical sitting in the High Court as well as the subordinate courts in the State as early as possible. The letter disclosed that the Executive Committee of the KHCAA has resolved to put forth the request considering that while waging...

'Equality' A Definite Concept And A Vested Right ; Article 14 Is Violated When 'Equals Are Treated Unequally' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution is a vested right and the same is violated when the equals are treated unequally.The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna said that for a classification to be valid, it must necessarily satisfy two tests: Firstly, the distinguishing rationale has to be based on a just objective and secondly, the...

Mullaperiyar Dam Must Be Decommissioned, New Dam Needed : Kerala Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Kerala government has submitted before the Supreme Court that the Mullaperiyar dam is extremely vulnerable due to its age, large catchment area and limited storage capacity and therefore must be decommissioned for a new dam to be built. The submissions were made vide a note submitted to the Apex Court by Kerala government. The note averred that the Mullaperiyar Dam is a...

Hyderabad Cricket Association Row : Supreme Court Asks President & Secretary To Jointly Sign Cheques

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in pleas filed challenging Telangana High Court's order upholding the appointment of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Deepak Verma as ombudsman and ethics officer for the Hyderabad Cricket Association. A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has directed both President and the Secretary...

Kerala High Court Grants KSRTC Further Time To Install Tracking System, Emergency Buttons In Public Vehicles

The Kerala High Court on Thursday acceded to the request put forth by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation's (KSRTC) seeking further extension in time to comply with the Court's directive to install tracking systems in public vehicles.A Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran granted more time to the Corporation to equip all public transport vehicles...

NEET-AIQ : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of EWS-OBC Issue To Nov 16; Centre Assures Not To Start Counselling Till Final Decision

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till November 16 the hearing of a batch of petitions filed by NEET aspirants challenging the decision of the Central Government to introduce 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in the NEET-AIQ. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna adjourned the hearing based on a request made by the Solicitor General of India...