Woman Allows Her Live-In Partner To Commit Sexual Assault On Minor Daughter: Telangana HC Denies Bail Calling Allegations 'Heinous'

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday denied bail to a woman who has been accused of allowing her live-in partner to commit sexual assault on her own minor daughter.The Bench of Justice G. Sri Devi was hearing the plea of a woman seeking her release on bail in connection with a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(f)(n), 376(3), 342, and 50 of the Indian Penal...

Possession of Cough Syrup Or Medicine Containing Narcotic Substances Without Valid Documents Is NDPS Offence : Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that possession of cough syrup or medicine containing narcotic substances without valid documents will attract the stringent provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. In a matter where cough syrup constituting of narctoics substances were found without prescription or any other valid document, Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey...

"Whether You Take Care Of Citizens Like You Care For Cows?: Gujarat High Court Seeks DM's Reply

The Gujarat High Court on Friday asked the District Magistrate, Gir-Somnath as to whether the care which is claimed to have been taken on behalf of the State for gauvansh, similar care is being taken for citizens in the area under his jurisdiction?The Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay was hearing a plea challenging the detention order passed by DM under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti...

Adoptive Father Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Custody Of Child Forcefully Taken Away After Wife's Death; Granted Interim Relief

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted interim custody of a child to his adoptive father who sought permission for the same after the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) forced him to surrender the boy following the unexpected death of his wife.Justice PB Suresh Kumar through an interim order permitted the father to keep custody of the child pending disposal of the writ...

Flipkart &Amazon Challenge Against CCI Probe : Supreme Court To Hear On August 9

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to August 9 the hearing of the petitions filed by filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart challenging the orders of the Karnataka High Court which refused to interfere with the preliminary enquiry ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into their alleged anti-competitive practices.The impugned order was passed by the CCI in January...

Supreme Court To Hear Banks' Challenge Against RBI's RTI Notices For Disclosures On August 17

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing of the pleas filed by Banks challenging the notices issued by the Reserve Bank of India to them under Section 11(1) of the Right to Information Act as regards the inspection reports/ risk assessment reports for the years FY17-18 and FY18-19.Allowing the request made by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for one of the petitioner-Banks, a...

'Musclemen Aided Land Grabbing Has Become Order Of The Day': Madhya Pradesh High Court While Refusing Bail

In a bail matter, the Indore Bench at Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that land grabbing with the aid of muscleman has become the order of the day at least in Indore, as suggested by a sizeable number of litigation coming to the Court. Justice Sujoy Paul noted that the actual landowner with a registered sale deed is either dispossessed or not granted the possession of the land with the...

"Centre Expected To Ensure PMLA Appellate Tribunal Becomes Functional By September": Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Centre to ensure that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Appellate Tribunal becomes functional by September 14, the next date of hearing.The remark was made by Justice Rekha Palli on noting that the Court is flooded with various writ petitions assailing Tribunal orders, due to non-functioning of the Appellate Tribunal."It is...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Raj Kundra's Plea Challenging his Remand Order in Porn Racket Case

The Bombay High Court on Saturday dismissed the petitions filed by Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe challenging remand orders passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate in the alleged porn film racket, therefore seeking release from custody.Justice AS Gadkari, while pronounced the order, said: "the remand to custody by the Metropolitan Magistrate is within conformity of law and does not...

Specify The Number Of Vaccinated Bedridden & Immobile Persons: Bombay High Court Asks Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay to file a short affidavit regarding the number of bedridden and immobile individuals who have been vaccinated since such a drive to vaccinated them started.The Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G. S. Kulkarni ordered thus while persuing the "State Policy for Covid-19 Vaccination for Bedridden...

Can A State Prescribe Qualification For Admission To Medical Courses Higher Than Minimum Eligibility Criteria Prescribed by MCI?: SC To Consider

The Supreme Court will consider on August 13 the issue as to whether a state has the competence to prescribe rules providing for higher/additional qualifications for admission to medical courses than the minimum eligibility criteria laid down by the Centre or the Medical Council of India. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was hearing the state of Assam's SLP...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Allegedly Raped Farm Law Protestor At Tikri Border

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday denied Anticipatory bail to a man who has been booked in the matter of rape of a farm law protestor (now dead) at Tikri Border in Bahadurgarh. Calling it a serious crime, the Bench of Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj opined that the petitioner didn't deserve the concession of the anticipatory bail and the custodial interrogation by the...