No Control Of Central Or State Govts In Functioning Of PM CARES Funds Trust : PMO Tells Delhi High Court

An affidavit has been filed on behalf of the PM-CARES Fund Trust before the Delhi High Court, claiming that it is a public charitable trust and that it is not created by or under the Indian Constitution or any other statute, and the amount received by it does not go in the Consolidated Fund of India.The affidavit filed by the Under Secretary at Prime Minister's Office states that there is...

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Filed By Film Maker Leena Manimekalai Challenging Impounding Of Her Passport Over Criminal Defamation Case Against #MeToo Allegations

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea moved by Filmmaker, poet and civil rights activist Leena Manimekalai challenging an order passed by the Regional Passport Officer, Chennai, to impound her passport. The impounding order was passed citing the pendency of a criminal defamation case against her. Manimekalai had come out with sexual harassment allegations against film...

Land Development Permit Not Required To Extract & Transport Ordinary Earth If Building Construction Does Not Involve Subdivision Into Plots : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that where a building construction does not involve development of land by subdivision of land into plots, but only extraction and transportation of ordinary earth, the owner need not obtain a Land Development Permit for the purpose of obtaining Mineral Transit Pass.Justice N. Nagaresh clarified, however, that in such cases, the application for Mineral Transit...

'Courts Must Rely On Constitutional Morality And Not Obscure Notions Of Social Morality': Rajasthan HC Grants Protection To Live-In Couple Involving Married Woman

The Rajasthan High Court has recently held that neither the State nor the society can intrude into the private lives of two adult individuals who seek to indulge in a live-in relationship even if one of the partners is legally married to someone else. The Court was adjudicating upon a petition moved by a couple in a live-in relationship seeking police protection from harassment by their...

Pegasus Case : Supreme Court Likely To Set Up A Technical Committee To Probe Snooping Allegations; To Pass Orders Next Week

The Supreme Court is likely to set up a technical committee to probe the allegations of snooping of journalists, activists etc., using the Pegasus spyware. The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday said that the Court will pass the orders in the case next week.The CJI told this orally to Senior Advocate Chander Uday Singh, who is appearing in one of the Pegasus petitions, while the...

Supreme Court To Recall Suo Motu Extension Of Limitation Period With Effect From October 1

Update at 3 PM on September 25 : Supreme Court uploads the order recalling suo motu limitation extension w.e.f October 2, 2021. Detailed report may be read here.Supreme Court Recalls Suo Motu Extension Of Limitation With Effect From October 2; Period From 15.03.2020 To 02.10.2021 Stands Excluded From Computing Limitation The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will recall the suo motu order...

Delhi Court Seeks ATR On BJP Spokesperson's Plea Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Identity Of Delhi Cantt Rape Victim On Twitter

A Delhi Court has sought action taken report from Delhi Police on a complaint filed by BJP Delhi Media Head and Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal against Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of 9 year old minor victim who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area.Additional Chief Metropolitian Magistrate Dharmendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court...

'Success Fees' Is Of Contingent And Speculative Nature; Not A Part Of IBC: NCLAT

The Principal Bench of the National Company Appellate Law Tribunal has held that 'success fees' which is more in the nature of contingency and speculative, is not a part of the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the related Regulations and thus it is not chargeable by an Insolvency Resolution Professional.The Tribunal thus went on to disallow payment of success fee to...

Delhi Court Remands One To Police Custody, Others To Judicial Custody In Asaduddin Owaisi's House Vandalism Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday sent an accused to one day police custody while four others to 14 days judicial custody in the case concerning alleged vandalism at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's residence.Metropolitan Magistrate Amardeep Kaur pronounced the order after the Delhi Police arrested five persons, who are also the members of Hindu Sena outfit, in the matter.While accused Lalit was sent...

Lawyers Owe Responsibility First To Their Clients, Then To Courts: Kerala High Court

While dismissing the anticipatory bail application filed in a fake lawyer case, the Kerala High Court remarked that a lawyer owes paramount responsibility to his client first, and to the court second.Justice Shircy V in her order also observed that the legal profession was one of the noblest:"The lawyers' profession is considered to be one of the noblest professions. Lawyers have to play...

Shouldn't Post-Covid Treatment Be Part Of Covid Care? Kerala High Court Asks State

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought clarification from the State regarding why treatment for post-Covid complications was not considered a part of coronavirus care when the death of a person 30 days after turning Covid negative was treated as a COVID-19 death.A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath was hearing a review petition filed by...

Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two Convicts

The Supreme Court granted bail to Vinod Kumar and Manikantan, who were serving their sentence following their conviction in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy case that killed over 30 people in the year 2000.In 2011, the Court had dismissed the appeals filed by the convicts in this case. Two months ago, their wives approached the Apex Court seeking their premature release in July, this year.The...