"Was Defending Myself As Well As My Property", Etah Advocate Who Was Assaulted By UP Police Submits Before Allahabad HC, Granted Bail

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (March 24) granted bail to Etah Advocate/Special Prosecutor Rajendra Sharma who was assaulted by Uttar Pradesh Police in December 2020. Allegedly, his relatives too were harassed and humiliated during this unfortunate incident.It maybe be noted that the Police broke open the door of a house, and had dragged & pulled Applicant-Sharma (who was in...

Nikita Tomar Murder Case: Faridabad Court Convicts Two, Arguments on Sentence on 26th March

A Sessions Court in Faridabad on Wednesday convicted the key accused Tausif and his friend Reehan in connection with the Nikita Tomar murder case after having found them guilty of murder, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, common intention, criminal conspiracy and other relevant provisions of the IPC. However, the Court acquitted the third accused namely Arjudeen who had supplied...

No Seriousness By Govts. To Implement Directions To Insulate Police Machinery From Political/executive Interference: Supreme Court in Param Bir Singh Order

Supreme Court has on Wednesday observed that its 2006 judgement with regards to police reforms in the Prakash Singh's case is only a 'mantra recited periodically', wherever the occasion so suits. The Court has stated that there has been no seriousness by all concerned to ever implement the directions enshrined in the judgment.A division Bench led by Justice SK Kaul observed that directions...

WB Coal Scam Probe-'CBI Cannot March Army Into State To Investigate Offence In Supersession Of State Police': Mukul Rohatgi Tells SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced the hearing on the challenge to the order of the Calcutta High Court whereby it allowed the CBI to investigate a case pertaining to illegal mining and transportation of coal through Railways in West Bengal, without the State's consent. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna are considering the SLPs.The Single Judge Bench...

Not Possible To Fix Outer Limit For Disposing UAPA Cases; But Judges Should Endeavor For Day To Day Trial : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that it was not possible to lay down an outer time limit for the completion of trial of cases under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA). However, the Court added that judicial officers should endeavour for early disposal of cases, following day-to-day trial as per the mandate of Section 19 of the NIA Act and Section 309 of the Code of...

Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Seeking To Maintain NRI Status For 2020-21 FY For Purpose Of Taxation Under IT Act

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by Dubai based non-resident Indian Gaurav Baid, directions to consider him a Non-Resident Indian for Financial Year 2020-21 regardless of number of days of his stay in India, on account of the Covid19 pandemic. A three-judge Bench of Justice UU Lalit, Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice KM Joseph heard the plea that has challenged the...

INX Media Case: Delhi Court Issues Summons To P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram & Others In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued summons to Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and 8 others in the main chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case. Special Judge MK Nagpal issued summons for appearance to all the accused persons after taking cognizance of the ED's main chargesheet in the case. All the...

Fishermen Killing: "Investigate Matter, Decide On Compensation Within 8 Weeks: Madras High Court To UOI, State

While dealing with a plea filed in connection with 4 local fishermen who have been killed apparently at the hands of the Sri Lankan navy, the Madras High Court on Monday (23rd March) directed the State & Centre to bring the matter to a logical end by giving it a due closure. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing the plea by...

Allahabad High Court Inaugurates National Service & Tracking Of Electronic Process Services, E-Court Fees Service For Entire State

To overcome the delay in disposal of cases due to slow service/ delivery of summons and processes though traditional manual methods, the Allahabad High Court has launched the "National Service and Tracking of Electronic Process Services". The NSTEP service will be available across the State, both on web and via mobile application. The service was launched at a virtual ceremony...

Muslim Woman Opposes PIL For Uniform Law For Divorce, Maintenance and Alimony Before Supreme Court

A Muslim woman has moved the Supreme Court, seeking to oppose the PIL filed by BJP leader and Supreme Court Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay for uniformity in personal laws regulating divorce, maintenance and alimony for Indian citizens. A resident of Gurgaon, Amina Shervani claims that the provisions regulating Muslim marriages, divorce, alimony, etc. under the Muslim personal law...

Power Under Article 142 To Dissolve Marriage Between Consenting Parties: Supreme Court Constitution Bench Adjourns Hearing

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has on Wednesday adjourned the case pertaining to question of the Apex Court's jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage between the consenting parties without referring the parties to the Family Court to wait for the mandatory period prescribed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act.The Constitution Bench...

ED v Kerala Police : High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against ED Official; Allows Investigation To Continue

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday adjourned to next Tuesday further hearing on the petition filed by an official of the Enforcement Directorate against the FIR registered by the Kerala police in the wake of the publication of gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh's allegations against the Chief Minister.A single bench of Justice VG Arun did not consider today ED's request to stay...