[Ambani Explosives Scare Case] Shocking That A Police Officer Is Involved in Planting Explosives In A Case He Was Investigating – NIA to Court

A Special Court under the NIA Act on Thursday extended the custody of suspended police officer Sachin Waze till April 3, in the case regarding explosives found near Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai. The NIA represented by ASG Anil Singh sought Waze's custody for 15 days citing the terror charges recently invoked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the death of Mansukh Hiren and...

'Not Enough To Proudly Say Women Are Allowed To Serve Army When Their Service Conditions Tell A Different Story' : Supreme Court In Permanent Commission Case

Expressing anguish at the Indian Army's failure to implement the judgment allowing Permanent Commission for women officers, the Supreme Court said -"It is not enough to proudly state that women officers are allowed to serve the nation in the Armed Forces, when the true picture of their service conditions tells a different story".The judgment authored by Justice DY...

Take Special Efforts To Persuade Citizens To Take COVID Vaccine : Karnataka High Court To State

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday suggested to the state government to make special efforts to persuade citizens residing in thickly populated localities who are more vulnerable to infection to take vaccines. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "There are large numbers of people which include workers on construction sites and...

Climate Change A Growing Concern: SC Constitutes Expert Committee For Formulating Guidelines On Felling Of Trees For Developmental Projects

The Supreme Court has constituted an expert committee for formulating scientific and policy guidelines with respect to cutting of trees for developmental projects.Dr. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala, wildlife expert and former Chairman of the Wildlife Trust of India is the Chairman of the Committee. Other members of the Committee are (b) Jigmet Takpa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests...

Jurisdictional Objection Under Sec. 16 of Arbitration And Conciliation Act Has To Be Raised At Inception With Sense Of Alacrity: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that a jurisdictional objection under sec. 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act by its very nature would be one which has to be raised at inception, at the earliest stage. The Court also observed that under the scheme of the Act, such an objection has to be raised with a "sense of alacrity" which must be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal with...

BREAKING : Supreme Court To Pronounce Order On Plea To Stay Electoral Bonds Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pronounce its order tomorrow on an application seeking stay of the release of the fresh set of electoral bonds from April 1 for the assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam had reserved order on the application filed by NGO 'Association for...

Kochi Customs Commissioner Raises Preliminary Objection To Advocate General Hearing Plea Seeking Sanction For Contempt

Responding to the Kerala Advocate General's notice to the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Kochi in relation to the institution of criminal contempt proceedings for an affidavit filed in Court, the Commissioner has raised preliminary objection to the Advocate General's role in according sanction. Stating that the Advocate General was practically appearing for the State government...

Free Speech Of Citizens Cannot Be Stifled By Implicating Them In Criminal Cases: Supreme Court

Free speech of the citizens of this country cannot be stifled by implicating them in criminal cases, unless such speech has the tendency to affect public order, the Supreme Court remarked while quashing FIR registered against Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post on violence against non-tribal people in Meghalaya.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara and S. Ravindra...

"Toilets Unfit To Be Used Even By Animals": Patna High Court Asks Govt. To Provide Funds For Educational Institutions' Infrastructure-

"In most of the educational institutions, sanitary vending and disposal machines have yet not been installed. Also, as is evident from the record and the discussion across the Bar, there is lack of funds for maintenance of toilets": Patna High Court

Permanent Commission For Women Army Officers- Indirect Discrimination Even Without Discriminatory Intent Must Be Prohibited: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in its judgment which declared that the evaluation criteria adopted by the Indian Army to consider the grant of permanent commission for women officers to be "arbitrary and irrational", discussed the 'doctrine of indirect discrimination'.Justice DY Chandrachud, who authored the judgment, observed that the doctrine of indirect discrimination is founded on the compelling...

Breaking:Param Bir Singh Moves Bombay HC Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Deshmukh And Against "Transfer of Cops for Pecuniary Benefits"

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has filed a criminal PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI inquiry against the alleged corrupt malpractices of Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister Government of Maharashtra.The PIL filed Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks an "immediate, unbiased, uninfluenced impartial and fair investigation on the various corrupt malpractices of...

BREAKING: Karnataka High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order Directing FIR Against Kangana Ranaut For Tweet On Farmers Protest

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate in the state, asking the police to register an FIR against Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut over a tweet posted by her on the farmers protests.A single bench of Justice HP Sandesh set aside the order observing that the Magistrate acted mechanically, without examining if the offences were made out.The matter has...