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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Challenge Against Dinkar Gupta's Appointment As Punjab DGP
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in the batch of special leave petitions moved against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order upholding the appointment of Dinkar Gupta as the Punjab DGP. The petitions had been filed by IPS Officers Mohammad Mustafa and Siddarth Chattopadhyay who were not considered for appointment as the top police officer of the State of Punjab.A...
IBC- Every Attempt Has To Be First Made To Revive The Concern And Make It A Going Concern, Liquidation Being The Last Resort: Supreme Court
Every attempt has to be first made to revive the concern and make it a going concern, liquidation being the last resort, the Supreme Court observed while upholding NCLT order permitting withdrawal of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.The bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna observed that an adjudicating authority under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code can...
"Freedom Of Expression Is Democracy's Basic Foundation": P&H HC Grants Interim Bail To Gurdas Maan Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted interim anticipatory bail to Singer Gurdas Maan in a case registered against him for his comments which hurt the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.An FIR was registered under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code against Maan by Paramjit Singh Akali, a member of Sikh Youth Power of Punjab alleging that while performing in the Urs of...
Monkey Menace In Varanasi City: Allahabad High Court Directs Shifting Of Monkeys To Forest Area Within 3 Months
Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking shifting of monkeys from the city of Varanasi to the forest area, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities to complete the shifting process at the earliest, and in any case not later than a period of three months.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Anil Kumar Ojha also...
'Over Speeding Main Cause For Road Accidents' : Madras High Court Quashes Notification Increasing Speed Limits
Observing that over-speeding was the main cause for road accidents, the Madras High Court has quashed a notification issued by the Central Government in 2018 which increased the speed limits.The said notification had increased the speed-limits in expressways to 120 kilomters per hour and to 100 kmph in 4-lane highways for M1 category of vehicles.A division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran...
Offences Against Tourists Now Cognizable In Rajasthan: State Amends Its Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has inserted a new provision, namely Section 27-A into the Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act, 2010 via an amendment. According to this provision, misbehavior with tourists has been made a cognizable offence in the State, and a non-bailable one if repeated. The house passed the Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and...
Challenge To Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 : Supreme Court Asks Centre To File Counter-Affidavit By Next Week
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government to file its counter-affidavit next week in the petitions challenging the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021.A special bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao was hearing the writ petitions filed by Madras Bar Association and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh.Attorney General for India...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Abolition Of Odisha Administrative Tribunal
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a special leave petition filed by Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association challenging Orissa High Court's order of upholding notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training of the Central Government dated 2nd August 2019 abolishing Odisha Administrative Tribunal ("OAT"). A Bench of Justices LN Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and BR...
Centre Bound To Create National Tribunals Commission : Supreme Court Tells Attorney General
While lamenting the non-constitution of National Tribunals Commission by the Central Government, Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised the need to have an independent body for making appointments to the Tribunals across the country. A special bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao observed that the Court has not heard...
Commercial Suits & Requirement Of Establishing Reasonable Cause For Non Disclosure Of Documents Under Order XI Rule 1 (4) CPC: Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court observed that the requirement under Order XI Rule 1(4) of Code of Civil Procedure (as applicable to commercial suits) of establishing the reasonable cause for non disclosure of the documents along with the plaint under shall not be applicable if it is averred and it is the case of the plaintiff that those documents have been found subsequently and in fact were...
Allahabad High Court Allows For Termination Of Pregnancy Of 14-Yr Old Rape Victim; Directs State Govt To Provide For All Medical Expenses
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday allowed the termination of pregnancy of a 14-year old girl noting that she was a victim of rape who was carrying an unwanted pregnancy, which is constant cause of trauma and mental torture for her being a girl of tender age. Since the minor girl was carrying a pregnancy of 20 Weeks and 3 Days which was within the period limited by Section...