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Breaking: Supreme Court Issues Notice In Curative Petition Filed By GUVL Challenging 2019 Judgment Which Allowed Adani Group's Appeal
The Supreme Court has issued notice in a curative petition filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Ltd(GUVL) against the judgment dated 2nd July 2019 that upheld termination of the Power Purchase Agreement by Adani Power.In our prima facie opinion, there are substantial questions of law raised in this Curative Petition, which require consideration, the five judge bench headed by CJI NV Ramana...
Honey Singh Domestic Violence Case: Delhi Court Restrains Singer From Creating Third Party Rights On Assets In UAE
A Delhi Court on Wednesday restrained Bollywood Singer and Actor Honey Singh from creating any Third party rights in the immovable and movable assets owned by him or through his companies in UAE.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Singh issued notice on an application preferred by Singh's wife, Shalini Talwar, and directed Singh to file the documents of his companies registered abroad. The...
Investigating Agency Cannot Introduce Altogether A New Case By Recording Supplementary Statement Of Complainant: Delhi Court Observes In Riots Case
A Delhi Court has observed that the investigating agency cannot introduce altogether a new case simply by recording a supplementary statement of one of the complainants pertaining to an offence, if there was no mention about the same in initial written complaints made to the police. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav made the observation while discharging a 30 year old man, Sandeep Kumar,...
"How FIRs Were Registered In Two Police Stations When Epicenter Was House Of Tahir Hussain?" Delhi Court Seeks DCP's Response In Riots Case
A Delhi Court has sought a report from DCP, North East district to explain as to how two FIRs were registered by the Delhi Police in different police stations when the epicenter of riots or the place from where the alleged petrol bombs and firing happened was the house of former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain. The development came after Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav took note of the...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Notice To State Over Poor Conditions Of De-Addiction Centres
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the State Government over debilitated conditions of the "De-addicition centres".In a case registered suo moto, a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua also issued notices to the Additional Chief Secretary and the Director, Social Justice and Empowerment of the State.The case has been registered...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Declaration Of Talaq-ul-Sunnat At Any Time Without Reason Or Advance Notice To Wife As Unconstitutional
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking declaration to declare the "assumed absolute discretion" of the Muslim husband to give divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) to his wife at any time without any reason or advance notice to her, as arbitrary, anti-shariat, discriminatory and unconstitutional.Justice Rekha Palli, before whom the plea was listed on Thursday, said that the petition must...
Trial Court's Direction Of Obtaining Fresh Blood Sample Of Accused Does Not Amount To Further Investigation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a Trial Court's direction of obtaining fresh blood sample of an accused does not amount to further investigation or fresh investigation within the meaning of sec. 173(8) Cr.P.C.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was dealing with a Petition filed by a man, accused of committing unnatural sex with a 4 year old minor child, challenging a Special POCSO Court's...
'Extension Of Time Of Joining' Cannot Be Claimed As Matter Of Right: Supreme Court
While upholding Chhattisgarh High Court's order of not granting extension of time for joining a post of Presiding Officer, Labour Court, the Supreme Court today observed that extension of time of joining cannot be claimed as a matter of right. The division bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose in their order noted that, "Appointment letter was categorical to the effect...
Common Cause, CPIL Projecting 'Personal Vendetta Or Proxy War' Against Me Under Cloak Of PIL: Rakesh Asthana To Delhi High Court
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has told the Delhi High Court that the two organizations namely Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) are projecting a personal vendetta or 'proxy war' under the cloak of filing public interest litigation against him.In the affidavit filed by Asthana, he has also stated that the two organizations have been constantly...
Missing Of 82Yr Old Man From TB Hospital- UP Govt. Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad High Court Order In Habeas Plea
State of Uttar Pradesh has approached Supreme Court seeking stay against Allahabad High Court's order in which the High Court had sought details from Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare of the SOP/Plan prepared by the State Government for all levels of Hospitals, i.e, District Hospitals, Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres and status...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 For Curbing Right To Strike
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Defence Ministry on a plea challenging vires of certain the Essential Defence Services Act 2021, insofar as it prohibits personnel participation in strikes.A Division Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Amit Bansal heard the matter today, posting it for further hearing on November 16.During the hearing, the Chief...
