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Prior Environmental Clearance Not Needed For Widening Work Of NH 4-A : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that prior environmental clearance is not needed for the widening work of the 82 kilometer stretch of National Highway 4-A in the State of Karnataka in terms of the EIA Notification dated August 22, 2013.As per the said notification, prior EC is required for projects having a stretch of more than 100 kilometers. The Court made this declaration based on...
"Cannot Be An Unending Thing": Delhi High Court Directs For Alternate Remedies To Family Of A Man Incorrectly Buried In Saudi Arabia
A Single Bench of Justice Prathiba Singh of the Delhi High Court today directed the Ministry of External Affairs to expedite and suggest alternate legal remedies for the process of exhumation and transport of the remains of one Sanjeev Kumar, an Indian migrant who was allegedly incorrectly buried as per Muslim rites in Saudi Arabia upon his death there in January this year.Noting that despite...
'INS Viraat Already Broken 40%' : Supreme Hints At Vacating Stay On Its Dismantling
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it is inclined to accept the Marine Surveyor's report that has stated that the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier 'INS Viraat' is a 'dead structure', in a totally grounded condition and is therefore not in a seaworthy condition or in a navigational position.A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian...
"Victim's Trauma Doesn't End With Rape" - Bombay High Court Recommends Amendment To Give Victim's 164 Statement The Status Of Examination-In-Chief
In a significant ruling, The Bombay High Court has urged the State and Central Governments, to bring amendments under relevant laws and give statements recorded before a magistrate under section 164 of the CrPC, the status of examination-in-chief. A division bench of Justices Prasanna B Varale and Shriram M Modak observed that the trauma of a victim does not end with the incident and...
SC Refuses To Entertain BPF's Plea For Postponement Of Elections To Tamulpur Constituency In Assam to Substitute its Candidate Who Defected To BJP
Supreme Court has on Monday declined to entertain the plea by Bodoland People's Front seeking extension in time for completion of election to the Tamulpur Assembly constituency in Assam scheduled to be held on 6th April 2021. The party had sought the time to substitute its candidate who has defected to BJP. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian...
'Citizens' Faith In Police Department At Stake' : Bombay High Court While Ordering CBI Enquiry Against Anil Deshmukh
The Bombay High Court has observed that the allegations made by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh against the Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh are of a "serious nature", which warrant a preliminary enquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation."Prima facie, the issues are such that the very faith of citizens in the functioning of the police department is at stake",...
Mumbai Sessions Court Dismisses Kangana Ranaut's Revision Petition Against Summons In Javed Akhtar's Defamation Case
A Sessions Court at Dindoshi, Mumbai rejected the revision application by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to "suspend" the proceedings against her in the criminal defamation case filed by veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar. Akhtar has accused Kangana of damaging his "immaculate reputation by falsely attributing statements to him," in her interview with Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami, on...
Allahabad High Court Lays Down Procedure & Standard Of Evidence For Enquiry Into Criminal Antecedents Of A Candidate During Selection Process
In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has laid down the procedure to be adopted by the competent authority for inquiring into the criminal antecedents of a candidate for the purpose of selection. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot has elucidated the type of materials that may be considered by such authority, the standard of proof, and other aggravating/ mitigating...
Compulsory Service Not Applicable To PG Medical Students Admitted Before 2018-19 : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that provisions of "Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012" will not be applicable to the PG medical students/petitioners who were admitted to the course during the academic years 2016-17 and 2017-18. The PG students admitted from the academic year 2018-19, onwards who have been informed...
'Ethically Wrong To Continue To Hold Office': Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Resigns After Bombay High Court Orders CBI Probe
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has resigned hours after the Bombay High Court ordered a preliminary inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe allegations of corrupt malpractices, against him. "The Bombay Hon'ble Bombay High Court, Mumbai, has passed an order today April 5, 2021 on a petition filed by Advocate Jaishri Patil, directing the CBI to conduct...
CRPF Officers Face Stagnation In Promotion: Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Look Into Plea
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to decide on a plea by a group of officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) upon their stated grievance that they have not been promoted in the past 10 years.The petition was moved by directly appointed Assistant Commandants of the Executive Cadre, who claimed that despite having put more than 10 years of service "they have not earned...