Mumbai Police Oppose ED's Plea To Record Sachin Waze's Statement In Money Laundering Case

Dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze is being used by the Enforcement Directorate as a "puppet" to obstruct the Mumbai police's extortion probe, it told a Magistrate's court, on Tuesday while opposing the central agency's application to record Waze's statement in a money laundering case. After hearing counsels for the Mumbai Police Crime Branch and ED, the court eventually...

INX Media Case : Delhi HC Dismisses CBI's Plea Challenging Trial Court's Order Allowing Inspection Of Documents By Accused

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the CBI's plea challenging a Special Judge's order directing it to allow the accused persons, including former Minister P. Chidambaram, to inspect the documents kept in Malkhana room collected by the agency while investigating the INX Media Case.Justice Mukta Gupta pronounced the order after reserving it in August. While reserving the judgment, the Court...

Ex-Gratia For COVID Deaths : Madras High Court Asks TN Govt If It Wants To Pay Over Rs 50K Minimum

In a PIL pertaining to ex gratia assistance payable to the heirs of deceased persons due to Covid 19, Madras High Court has held that Rs 50,000/- as fixed by the Supreme Court is the minimum amount that must be paid out of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu went on to note that nothing bars the...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Challenging the Validity of Certain Provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020-Full Courtroom Exchange

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up the part-heard matter in the plea challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 to regulate foreign funds received by NGOs for further hearing.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and CT Ravikumar heard the contentions put forth by the Senior Advocate Mr. Tushar...

Madras High Court Lifts Restrictions On Entry Of Advocates, Clerks To Court Premises

The Principal Bench of the Madras High Court has lifted the restrictions earlier imposed on the entry of Advocates and Clerks to the Court premises, in light of Covid-19 pandemic.They have been permitted entry through all the gates, subject to Covid protocol norms and security measures.This comes as part of a notification issued at the directions of Chief Justice, giving certain relaxations...

No Person Supposed To Share Seat Of Driver In 3-Wheeler Goods Carriage : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court last week held that in a three-wheeler goods carriage, no other person whether a passenger or as an owner of the vehicle is supposed to share the seat of the driver and any such action is a violation of the insurance policy conditions.Justice A. Badharudeen thus set-aside the liability fastened on the insurance company by the the Motor Vehicles Tribunal to compensate such...

Delhi's Air Quality Crisis : Important Supreme Court Orders On Firecrackers & Stubble Burning [2016-2021]

As the Air Quality Index (AQI) dipped to hazardous category in Delhi and other surrounding cities following the festival of Diwali, the discussion on Supreme Court orders on regulation of firecrackers and stubble burning have again come to the forefront. The Supreme Court over the last few years has passed a number of orders stipulating directions for regulating persistent issues such as the manufacture and sale of firecrackers, vehicular emissions, air pollution and other analogous concerns....

Practice Of Handwritten Clauses In Mediation Settlement Needs To Be Discontinued Unless Countersigned By Mediator, Parties: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the practice of handwritten clauses in mediation settlements needs to be discontinued forthwith, unless it is countersigned or initialled by the Mediator or Counsellor as well as by the parties in their presence."Often when a settlement is recorded, it is after a lot of dialogue between the parties, who have invariably suffered long...

'Round The Clock Security Provided To Parents Of Delhi Cantt Minor Rape Case Victim, Chargesheet Filed': Delhi Police Tells High Court

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that round the clock security has been provided to the parents of 9 year old minor girl, allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area and that chargesheet has also been filed in the matter. Justice Yogesh Khanna was dealing with a plea which had sought a Court monitored SIT investigation and judicial enquiry into alleged lapses...

'Govt Taking Measures To Ensure Proper Infrastructure For Lower Judiciary' : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Speaking at a function organized by the National Legal Services Authority to observe the "Legal Services Day", the Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that it's known that 4 crore cases are pending in lower courts, and the Government is taking measures to ensure proper infrastructure for lower judiciary. Referring to the large number of pending cases, Mr Rijiju...

Char-Dham Project Has Strategic Importance Of National Security To Avoid Consequences Akin To 1962 Indo-China War: AG Tells Supreme Court

Requesting theSupreme Court Bench to modify the earlier order, the AG urged the bench to peruse contents of the sealed cover made over to the Court "to realise the situation in which the army is placed".

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Liquor Brands With Fixed MRPs, Their Registration Under New Excise Policy

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Delhi Government regarding the liquor brands of which MRPs have been fixed under the New Excise Policy as also the remaining brands regarding which such MRPs are yet to be fixed. Justice Rekha Palli also asked the Delhi Government to inform it as to whether the registration of such brands have already taken place. The Court was dealing...