Suit For Permanent Injunction In Respect Of Waqf Property Maintainable Before Wakf Tribunal And Not Civil Court: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a suit for permanent injunction in respect of a waqf property has to be filed before the Wakf Tribunal and not the Civil Court."To say that the Tribunal will have jurisdiction only if the subject property is disputed to be a waqf property and not if it is admitted to be a waqf property, is indigestible in the teeth of Section...

Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case: Delhi Court Denies Bail To Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar

A Delhi Court on Saturday rejected the bail application filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal denied bail to Thapar after reserving the order last week. The Court had sent Thapar to judicial custody after an application was filed on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate.An ECIR was registered against...

"Media Shouldn't Be Allowed To Be Used To Spread Communal Passion": Tripura HC While Taking Cognizance Of Violence In State

While acknowledging the 'active positive role' played by the print media to restore peace and order within the state of Tripura following the recent violent incidents, the Tripura High Court, however, added a note of caution, saying "media has every right, as a part of their activities to publish the truth. It should not be allowed to be used to spread untruth and spread communal...

Special Court Grants Bail to Aryan Khan's Alleged 'Supplier' Aachit Kumar

A special NDPS Court has granted bail to a 22-year-old student - Aachit Kumar – accused of being Aryan Shahrukh Khan's illicit drug supplier in the cruise ship drug case. The Court also granted bail to six other accused, including event organisers Gopalji Anand, Samir Sehgal, Manav Singhal and Bhaskar Arora; and guests Nupur Satija and Gomit Chopra. Delete Special NDPS Court also...

Mahatma Gandhi's Great Grandson Moves High Court Against Proposed Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project

Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has moved the Gujarat High Court by filing a public interest litigation, challenging the proposed project for redevelopment of Gandhi Ashram Memorial (Sabarmati Ashram) in Ahmedabad. The petition states that the proposed redevelopment is diametrically opposed to personal wishes and bequeathal of Mahatma Gandhi and would reduce...

Breaking: Aryan Khan Released From Jail After 26 Days In Custody In Drug Case

Aryan Khan has been released from jail after 26 days in custody in the cruise ship drug caseAryan Shahrukh Khan had spent another night in prison yesterday as his bail formalities could not be completed on time.Khan along with two others Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant were granted bail by the Bombay High Court, yesterday.Justice NW Sambre imposed 14 bail conditions in the operative...

Use Of Hookahs In Restaurants, Pubs Violates State's Fire Safety Act, COTPA: Delhi Govt Tells High Court

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that the use and service of hookahs in restaurants and pubs is in contravention of State's Fire Prevention & Safety Act, 1986."Customers are using & handling hookah Instrument/ apparatus in which charcoal/fire is burning which can be mishandled by children or adults and is therefore a grave fire hazard and has reported to have caused...

Appeal Against Ad-Interim Order In A Pending Writ Petition Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently reaffirmed that an appeal to a Division Bench cannot lie against an ad interim order passed by a Single Judge when the main writ petition is still pending before the Judge. A Division Bench of Justices P.B. Suresh Kumar and C.S. Sudha while dismissing such an appeal, remarked:"...according to us, such orders cannot be impugned in an appeal under Section 5(i) of...

'Atrocities Against SC-STs Not A Thing Of Past': Supreme Court Says 'Shoddy Investigation' Reason For Many Acquittals

"Atrocities against members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are not a thing of the past. They continue to be a reality in our society even today.", the Supreme Court remarked in its judgment holding that the requirement under Section 15A of SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of issuing notice of a court proceeding to a victim or a dependent is mandatory.The bench headed by...

Tripura Violence- High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance; Seeks State's Reply On Plan To Scuttle Design Of Stoking Communal Passion

The Tripura High Court, after taking suo moto cognizance of the issue of violence in North Tripura District, Unakoti District as well as Sipahijala District, called upon the state to file its reply (on or before 10th November 2021) on preventive measures taken by it and enquired as to what is their plan to scuttling the design of stoking communal passion.Significantly, the Bench of Chief...

National Security Act: Failure To Communicate Rejection Of Detenu's Representation In Time Bound Manner Will Vitiate Detention Order : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that failure of Government to communicate rejection of a detenu's representation in a time-bound manner is sufficient to vitiate the order of detention passed under National Security Act.The three judges bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said that the detenu has right to have his representation considered expeditiously- failing which the detention order would...

PG Medical Admissions : Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging 'Grossly Disproportionate' Reservation For In-Service Doctors

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a petition challenging the extent of reservation granted to in-service doctors under the prospectus for admission to post-graduate degree or diploma courses in Tamil Nadu government medical colleges and government sets in self-financing medical colleges affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University for the 2021-22 session. The...