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Plea Seeking Excavation Of 'Eganaathar Gurumadam' Temple: Madras High Court Directs State To Conduct Inspection
Entertaining a plea seeking the excavation of the temple, by name, Eganaathar Gurumadam, said to have been housed by the Siddhars, the Madras High Court last week directed the State Government to conduct inspection and submit its report. The Bench of Justice M. M. Sundresh and Justice S. Ananthi directed the State of Tamil Nadu and Tami University to conduct a joint inspection of...
Supreme Court Adjourns To August Plea Seeking Criminal Action Against Persons Employing Manual Scavengers
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to August the hearing on a plea filed seeking initiation of criminal proceedings against officials, agencies, contractors or any other person involved in engaging or employing manual scavengers resulting in their death at work. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian was considering a PIL filed by "Criminal...
Breaking: Former Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh Moves Supreme Court Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Desmukh, Challenges His Transfer
Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh has moved the Supreme Court seeking CBI investgiation in the alleged corrupt malpractices of Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister of Government of Maharashtra.Singh, who was shunted out as Mumbai Police Commissioner in the wake of Antilia bomb scare case, has also challenged the Government's Order transferring him from the post of Mumbai...
Kerala High Court Dismisses NDA Candidates' Petitions Challenging Rejection Of Election Nominations
The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the petitions filed by three candidates of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) challenging the rejection of their election nominations for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.A single bench of Justice N Nagaresh dismissed the writ petitions filed by BJP candidates N Haridas and Nivedida Subramaniam, and AIADMK candidate...
Assembly Elections: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Fine & Debarment Of Candidates Not Wearing Masks During Campaigns
A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a petition seeking debarment and imposition of fines on candidates violating Covid-19 mask guidelines during the ongoing Assembly Elections in 5 states of the country. The petition which has been...
Cases Won't Be Dismissed For Default If Lawyer Hasn't Joined VC At Relevant Time, Justice Chandrachud Assures
Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday urged all advocates, should they feel the need, to undergo the training programme being conducted by the E-Committee of the Supreme Court to acquaint themselves with the use of technology."We have already trained over 1.5 lakh lawyers across the country. In this behalf, a senior judicial officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, R. Arulmozhiselvi, is associated with...
Apology Accepted- Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Forwarding Message Asking People To Display Black Flags To French President
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a Man (named Mohammad Naeem) accused of forwarding an objectionable message regarding the French President and asked the people to display black flags as a mark of protest at their houses, shops, and other establishments. The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing the bail application filed by the applicant in FIR No.548 of...
BREAKING : NIA Court Refuses Bail To Stan Swamy In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Special NIA Court Mumbai on Monday refused to grant bail to 83-year-old Father Stan Swamy, a tribal rights activist, from Ranchi, in Jharkhand, accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad case. Special Judge under the NIA Act DE Kothlikar passed the order dismissing the bail application, which had also cited medical grounds on account of Parkinsons disease of Stan Swamy.The...
Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Passing Adverse Remarks Against Judicial Officers By HC In Judgments
The Supreme Court deprecated the practice of making adverse remarks by High Courts against judicial officers.A judicial officer who presided Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal had approached the Apex Court against certain observations made personally against her by the High Court of Karnataka. Adverse remarks were made in the judgment in appeal against an order passed by the MACT Judge."We are...
Breaking: Future-Amazon Case :Delhi High Court Stays Single Bench Order Upholding Emergency Award
A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court today stayed the operation of a Single-Judge bench order which had upheld an Emergency Award by a Singapore Tribunal against the contested Reliance-Future Retail Ltd retail stake sale deal worth nearly Rs.25,000 cr. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appeared for Future Retail Ltd and sought for stay of...
"Applicant In Jail Can't Be Left At The Mercy Of State": Allahabad High Court Expresses Displeasure At Non-Filing Of /Reports In Time
The Court is not getting sufficient cooperation from the side of the State. This is a pathetic state and the Court records its strongest exception of such type of attitude from the State: Allahabad High Court