Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan Moves Delhi Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case

Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan has moved a Delhi Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case concerning allegations of rape against him. Delete Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan moves Delhi court seeking protection from arrest in #Rape case pic.twitter.com/g6AoLXy8Cd— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) September 14, 2021 The application moved through Advocate Nitesh Rana is...

Khori Gaon Demolitions: Supreme Court Directs Faridabad Municipal Corporation To Roll Out Provisional Rehabilitation Scheme

Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to roll out a provisional scheme for rehabilitation of residents in relation to the demolition of structures that has been carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad at Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana. This provisional scheme will be independent from the scheme formulated by the Municipal...

'Not Feasible' : Madras High Court Withdraws Order Mandating Bumper To Bumper Insurance For New Vehicles

The Madras High Court on Monday modified its earlier order dated August 4 that had mandated bumper to bumper insurance for all new vehicles for a period of five years in order to safeguard the lives of passengers, drivers and vehicle owners. The Court had passed the direction while setting aside the award by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) wherein a sum of Rs 14,65,800 was directed...

"Crime Against Woman's Holy Body, Monstrous Burial Of Dignity": Allahabad HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Minor Girl Gang-Rape Accused

Underscoring that crime against the women is a monstrous burial of dignity in the darkness, and it against the holy body of a woman and the soul of a society, the Allahabad High Court last week denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of gang-raping a minor.The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh denied bail to the accused noting that the prosecutrix, a minor, in her 164 CrPC statement...

Attorney General Grants Sanction To Initiate Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Ajeet Bharti For 'Scurrilous' And 'Derogatory' Remarks Against Supreme Court

The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal vide letter dated September 14, 2021 has granted consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Ajeet Bharti for his "scurrilous" and "highlighly derogatory" words in YouTube video dated June 24, 2021 against Supreme Court and its judges. "I find that the contents of the video which has been watched by about 1.7 lakh viewers...

Coal Scam- Enforcement Directorate Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Quashing Of Notices Issued To It's Officials By West Bengal Police

The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the notices, issued by West Bengal Police, to its officials performing their statutory functions in Delhi.The ED is investigating the illegal coal mining case and the role of the complainant TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee under the PMLA Act in the New Delhi Headquarters. The impugned notices dated August 21, 2021 and...

Bar U/s 9(3) Arbitration Act Not Applicable If Application Was Taken Up By Court Before Constitution Of Arbitration Tribunal: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the bar under Section 9(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act operates only when the application under Section 9(1) had not been entertained till the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal."Once an Arbitral Tribunal is constituted the Court cannot take up an application under Section 9 for consideration, unless the remedy under Section 17 is...

Allahabad High Court Summons Uttar Pradesh DGP In 16-Yr Old Girl's Death Case Who Was Found Hanged In School

The Allahabad High Court today directed the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to remain present before the Court tomorrow in the case regarding the death of a 16-year-old girl from Mainpuri who was found hanged in her school in the year 2019.Importantly, while the police had initially claimed that it was a case of suicide, her mother, on the other hand, had alleged that she was...

Supreme Court Hears Challenge Against Dinkar Gupta's Appointment As Punjab DGP

While hearing two special leave petitions against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of upholding the appointment of Dinkar Gupta as the Punjab DGP, the Supreme Court today observed that core policing areas might vary from state to state. "Each state has its own policing areas. Punjab is a border state. The policing areas in Madhya Pradesh might not be the same as that...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutional Amendment Transferring 'Education' From State List To Concurrent List

The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central government on a petition that challenged Section 57 of the Constitution (42nd Constitutional amendment) vide which the subject 'Education' was transferred from the State list to the Concurrent list. The constitutional amendment has been challenged on the ground that deletion of 'Education' from the State List and its...

NCLAT Has No Jurisdiction To Condone Delay Exceeding 15 Days From Period Of 30 Days, Contemplated U/s 61(2) IBC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has no jurisdiction to condone the delay exceeding 15 days from the period of 30 days, as contemplated under Section 61(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.In this case, referring to sub-section (2) of Section 61 of the IBC which provides for powers to the Appellate Tribunal to condone the delay of only...

Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Means Rigorous Imprisonment For Life : Supreme Court Reiterates

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a sentence of imprisonment for life means rigorous imprisonment for life.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai held so while disposing two special leave petitions, in which the court had issued a limited notice on the question of propriety of specifying rigorous imprisonment while imposing life sentence.The special leave petitions...