Delhi Court Denies Bail To RJD MP Amrendra Dhari Singh In Money Laundering Case Related To Fertilizers Scam

A Delhi Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea filed by RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged fertilizers scam. Special Judge Vikas Dhull rejected the bail plea after observing that the twin conditions as mentioned in Sec. 45 of the PMLA are required to be made applicable in the matter. "Therefore, taking into account...

Breaking- "No Reliable Alternative To Assess Students": Andhra Pradesh Govt Seeks Supreme Court's Permission To Conduct Class XII State Board Examination Physically

The State of Andhra Pradesh has on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to conduct Class XII State Board Examination with strict precautionary measures amid COVID. The submissions have been made by the State through an affidavit in the plea filed filed by Child rights activist Anubha Srivastava Sahai and 7 others, for cancellation of Class XII State Boards, HSC and...

COVID: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Hear Cases Through Video Conferencing Mode From June 28

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to continue hearing cases through video conferencing mode from June 28 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.A notification in this regard was issued by the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court stating that the decision had been taken by the Chief Justice of the High Court with a view to ensuring the safety of the judges,...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Reply on Plea Challenging Cut-Off Date In Scheme For Children Orphaned Due To Covid-19

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices on a petition challenging the validity of CM COVID-19 Child Welfare Scheme, inasmuch it has limited its benefits to such children whose parents died due to Covid-19 between March 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla on Monday directed the Advocate General...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Moto Revision Over Withdrawal Of Cases Against Chief Minister; State Objects

In an extraordinary development, the Andhra Pradesh High Court took suo moto cognizance against the withdrawal of eleven criminal complaints against the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.The registry of the Court registered eleven suo moto criminal revision cases against the eleven orders passed by different Magistrates allowing the withdrawal of the criminal complaints against the...

'Legacy Media Houses Wrongfully Classified As Digital Media' : DNPA Moves Madras High Court Against IT Rules

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea filed by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) as well as journalist Mukund Padmanabhan, challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and seeking declaration of the same as "ultra vires, void and violative of Articles 14, Article...

BREAKING : Baba Ramdev Moves Supreme Court Against Multiple FIRs On Comments About Allopathy Cure For COVID

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has approached the Supreme Court against the multiple multiple FIRs registered against him in different states over his alleged remarks that Allopathy can't cure COVID. The FIRs were registered in States of Bihar and Chhattisgarh based on complaints by Indian Medical Association. The Patna and Raipur chapters of IMA lodged complaints against Ramdev alleging that his...

Delhi Govt Notifies Scheme For Extending Financial Aid To Covid Victims' Kin

The Delhi government's Social Welfare Department on Tuesday notified the Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana under which Rs 50,000 ex-gratia will be given to every family that has lost a member due to COVID-19 and an additional Rs 2,500 per month if the deceased was the sole breadwinner of the family. The beneficiaries of the scheme must be residents of Delhi....

Hoping That Union & State Would Take Appropriate Measure To Prepare For Next Wave: Madras High Court Closes Suo Moto COVID Case

The Madras High Court on Tuesday closed Suo Moto COVID cases noting that it appears now to be under control, and expressing a hope that appropriate measures would be taken by the Union and the State Governments of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to deal with any further surge by being more prepared than the country if further surge comes. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Student On Internship Accused Of Violating COVID Vaccine Clinical Trial Rules

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted Bail to a student who has been accused of violating the COVID Vaccine clinical trial rules and involved in administering vaccines allegedly without having the required documents/papers/permission.The Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav granted bail to one Sudhakar Yadav, a student of the fourth Semester of M.Sc. Clinical Research studying in...

Does Right To Privacy Include Right To Drink Alcohol? Gujarat High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Pleas Challenging Liquor Prohibition

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday reserved order on the maintainability of a batch of petitions challenging the prohibition on manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in the state vide the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, on grounds of 'manifest arbitrariness' and violation of 'right to privacy'. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav reserved...

Foreign State Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity Against Enforcement Of Arbitral Award Arising Out Of Commercial Transaction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a Foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity under sec. 86 of Code of Civil Procedure against enforcement of an Arbitral Award arising out of a commercial transaction.A single judge bench comprising of Justice JR Midha observed thus:"In a contract arising out of a commercial transaction, such as the transactions which are subject matter of the...