Supreme Court Refuses To Stay RBI Notices To Bank Under RTI To Disclose Information

The Supreme Court on Friday refused the prayers made by Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India to stay the RTI notices issued to them by the Reserve Bank of India to disclose information related to defaulters list, inspection reports etc.A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari however issued notice on the writ petitions filed by the banks and posted them...

'Are Caste-Based Reservations In Education For Eternity?': Plea In Supreme Court

A plea has been moved by an Advocate before the Supreme Court seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in education. The petitioner Dr Subhash Vijayran, who is also a MBBS Doctor, has made the Union of India, through the Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education as respondent in the plea.A Division Bench of Justice Nageswara Rao and...

'Lawyer Uses "Filthy Language Used By Cheapsters & Street Goons" In Court: Rajasthan HC Asks Bar Council To Take Action

The Rajasthan High Court today asked the Bar Council of Rajasthan to take appropriate action against a lawyer who used filthy language before the Court and argued the matter loudly and in a shouting manner, and abused the Court which amounting to Contempt of Court. The Bench of Justice Devendra Kachhwaha observed that he deliberately and willfully uttered obnoxious and filthy language which...

'No Application Of Mind Of Full Court': Plea In Supreme Court Challenges 19 Senior Designations Given By P&H HC

A writ petition has been moved before the Supreme Court challenging the recent notification of the Punjab & Haryana High Court designating 19 lawyers (which included 2 women advocates) as Senior Advocates. The plea has been moved by advocate Malak Manish Bhatt alleging that the Notification had been illegally drawn contrary to the Rules 9 to 11 and the directions issued in the case...

Kangana Concealed Defamation Case For Favourable Order In Passport Case : Javed Akhtar to Bombay High Court

In an intervention application in the Bombay High Court, lyricist Javed Akhtar has accused Actor Kangana Ranaut of deliberately concealing facts to mislead the court and get a favourable order to renew her passport. On Monday, the Bombay High Court disposed of two applications by Ranaut seeking directions to renew her passport after the Passport Authority said they would consider...

'Wild Accusations' : Anil Deshmukh's Counsel Compares Param Bir Singh's Letter To Harshad Mehta's Allegations Against PM

Former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's counsel cited the "unprecedented press conference" by 1993 Securities Scam accused - Harshad Mehta, in which he made "unsubstantiated" claims of paying Rs 1 crore to the then Prime Minister, while arguing his quashing of FIR petition in the Bombay High Court on Friday. "It was at the Taj Mahal Hotel's ballroom. Mehta had a galaxy of the...

Tweets Against Justice Kausik Chanda: Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent To Initiate Contempt Against TMC MP Derek O'Brien

A Kolkata based lawyer has written a letter to West Bengal Advocate General Kisohre Datta seeking his consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Rajya Sabha MP and All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien for his tweets against Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court.Pursuant to Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 the consent of the Advocate General...

Gangajal As COVID Cure: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To ICMR On Plea Seeking Lab Research Of Phage Therapy Through Ganga Water

The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and Union of India on a plea seeking lab research of phage therapy through Ganga water. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV issued the notice on the plea of Senior Advocate, Arun Kumar Gupta in person. He is also the Amicus Curie in the Re:...

"Third Wave Might Be Standing At The Door If Vaccination Not Done With Speed": Gauhati High Court To Centre, State

Observing that the third covid wave might be standing at the door if speedy vaccination is not done, the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench on Wednesday directed the Centre and the State Government to make available the required amount of doses in order to complete vaccination in three months. A division bench comprising of Justice Songkhupchung Serto and Justice S. Hukato Swu also directed...

Present A Roadmap Regarding Door To Door Delivery Of Meals To Children: Madras High Court Directs Tamil Nadu Govt

The Madras High Court has asked the State Government of Tamil Nadu to get a road-map ready regarding the serving of adequate food and nourishment to the children who have suffered over the last 15 months or so, particularly among the more vulnerable sections. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has sought State's initial response on this issue...

"Prima Facie No Act Of Subverting Govt.": Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Woman Booked For Sedition For Using National Flag As Dining Table Cloth

The Gauhati High Court recently granted bail to a woman who had been booked for sedition as she allegedly had lunch on a dining table with table cloth resembling the Indian National Flag. The bench of Justice Manish Choudhury said: "It does not prima facie suggest to be an act to have the effect of subverting the Government by bringing that Government into contempt or hatred or...

'Interim Compensation Under S.143A Of Negotiable Instruments Act Is Directory Not Discretionary': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for compensation is a directory and not discretionary. A single-judge bench of Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas observed that the amendment to Section 143A of the NIA Act upheld the decision of the Judicial Magistrate, which granted compensation of 20% of the cheque amount. The facts are that a complaint...