Contempt Petition Before Kerala High Court Against Collector Alleging Failure To Implement Order Directing Demolition Of Illegal Check Dam

A contempt petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court against the Malappuram Collector alleging failure to implement the Court order passed in 2019 directing the demolition of the illegal check dam at Cheenkannipalli which diverted and obstructed a forest stream.Justice N Nagaresh on Monday directed the Government Pleader to get instructions in the matter. The case has been listed...

Ambani Terror Scare Case: Dismissed Cop Sachin Waze Approaches Bombay High Court For House Custody

Sachin Waze, dismissed assistant police inspector and prime accused in the Ambani terror scare case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking house custody for his post bypass recovery after the special court refused him relief. A bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal granted the National Investigation Agency one week's time to file a reply to Waze's plea under...

'Forming A Splinter Group By Coming Out From A Political Party Does Not Make Defectors A Political Party': Karnataka High Court

They should either form a political party and seek recognition or show that they have joined a political party which is recognized by the Election Commission of India, the Court said.

Why Huge Quantities Of Banned Barium Chemicals Kept In Godowns? Supreme Court To Firecracker Manufacturers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that its earlier orders pertaining to the regulation of firecrackers must be complied with by every State. The Court was adjudicating upon an application alleging violation of the order dated February 10, 2017 banning the use of certain chemicals that were dangerous & beyond safety limits in the fireworks by the manufacturers. A Bench...

Injunction Applications On Passing Off And Copyright Infringement: Karnataka High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Trial Courts

The Karnataka High Court recently laid down guidelines to be followed by trial courts to deal with injunction applications, in a pending suit, seeking relief against passing off and copyright infringement. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur laid down the guidelines while affirming an order dated 22.06.2021 passed by the Additional City Civil and...

Remove All Encroachment Including Mosque, Mazar In Chandrashekhar Azad Park Within 3 Days: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to remove, within three days, all the encroachments including Graves, Mazaars or Mosque constructed or created within the area of Alfred Park popularly known as Amar Shaheed Chandrasekhar Aazad Park (in Prayagraj).The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Piyush Agarwal referred to Apex...

No Adverse Presumption Against Investigation Agency: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Regulate Search & Seizure Operations On Advocates' Premises

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking issuance of guidelines to be followed by police or investigating authorities while conducting search and seizure operations on an Advocate's premises."There are adequate provisions under the CrPC as to the method by which search and seizure can be carried out at the premises," the Division Bench of chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti...

Communal Reservation In University Appointments: High Court Upholds Amendments To Kerala University Act

The Kerala High Court on Monday set aside a Single Judge's verdict quashing a notification issued by the University of Kerala on the appointment of 58 teachers treating all the posts in the categories of professors/associate professors/assistant professors in various teaching departments of the university as one category for the purposes of community reservation.A Division Bench...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Lawyers Write To CJI NV Ramana Seeking Time-Bound CBI Probe

Two lawyers from Uttar Pradesh have written to the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana seeking a time-bound CBI probe into the recent violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri in which a total of 8 people died, four of whom were mowed down by a vehicle allegedly being driven by the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra."The latest development in the State of U.P. is a burning example as...

Clause Barring Payment Of Interest Not Hit By Section 28 Contract Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a clause in an agreement barring payment of interest on amounts security deposit, earnest money deposit or any other amount will not be hit by Section 28 of the Contract Act. According to Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, a contract is void to the extent it restricts absolutely a party from enforcing his rights by usual proceedings in ordinary courts or if...

'Courts Must Play Doctor & Save Rights From Demise Before They Are Extinguished': Delhi HC Grants Bail To Man Incarcerated For 12 Yrs In 2008 Serial Blasts Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man incarcerated as an undertrial for over 12 years in connection with 2008 serial blasts case after observing that Courts must play doctor and save constitutional rights from demise before they are extinguished.Justice Anup J Bhambhani and Justice Siddharth Mridul observed thus:"Courts must not play coroner and attend to legal or...

Supreme Court Dismisses Lawyer's Plea Challenging MPLADS Suspension

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a special leave petition filed against Bombay High Court's order dismissing a PIL challenging the Centre's move to suspend and divert 'Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme' (MPLADS) funds for two years.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli dismissed the plea filed by a lawyer Neelima Sadanand...