Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta's Transfer From JJ Hospital To Taloja Jail

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to intervene and grant relief to ex- Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dadgupta, accused in the TRP Scam, while he was being shifted from the state run JJ Hospital to the Taloja Central Prison. In an urgent plea, Dasgupta's lawyer Arjun Singh on Friday sought for him to be shifted to a private hospital owing to...

"Do Not Allow Executive Committee To Interfere With SCBA Elections"; Lawyer Moves Delhi High Court For Free And Fair Elections

Stating that "brazen attempts by the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association" are being made to interfere with the election process and undermine the sanctity of the Election Committee, a plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking for directions to SCBA to not interfere in the process of election. Filed by Advocate Abhinav Ramkrishna, the plea submits that...

Decide On Complete Firecrackers Ban In Karnataka Within 3 Months : Karnataka HC Directs State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to within three months decide on the prayers made in two petitions, seeking a complete ban on use of firecrackers within the state of Karnataka. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M G Uma, gave the direction while disposing off the petitions filed by Dr.CA S Vishnu Bharath and an NGO...

Actor Sonu Sood Moves Supreme Court Against Bombay High Court Order Denying Relief Against BMC's Notice On 'Illegal Constructions"

Actor Sonu Sood moved the Supreme Court Friday challenging the Bombay High Court order which dismissed his appeal against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai's Juhu area.Advocate Vineet Dhanda, who has filed the plea in the top court, told PTI that Sood has challenged the high court order.While dismissing the actor's appeal and application, the...

Transmission Line Route- "Ensure Least Displacement To Farmers Or Disturbance To Agricultural Lands": Madras High Court To State

The route should be so planned by the State there is a least displacement of farmers or disturbance to the agricultural lands while keeping the costs of transmission also in mind: Madras High Court

Motor Accident Compensation : SC To Consider If Retrospective Pay Revision Of Govt Employee After Death Should Be Taken Into Account

Whether pay revision applied retrospectively after the date of demise of a Government/public authorities employee is a factor taken into account while computing the monthly emoluments of the deceased for the purpose of determining compensation to him/her? The Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition which raises this issue.The SLP challenges the Kerala High Court judgment...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Pleas By 10 Indian Nationals Seeking Quashing Of FIRs Related To Tablighi Jamaat

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking the quashing of FIRs related to the Tablighi Jamaat incident against 10 Indian nationals. The court has sought the Delhi government's response on the Section 482 CrPC application. The petition has been filed impugning FIR No. 74/2020 registered under Sections 188, 269, 270, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code,1860.The petitioners state...

Law Graduate's Application For Provisional Enrolment Kept Pending For Over A Year: Gujarat High Court Grants Interim Relief To Appear In AIBE

The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted interim relief to a law graduate, whose application for enrolment with the State Bar Council has been kept pending for over a year in contravention of the BCI Rules, and permitted her to appear for the upcoming All India Bar Examination on January 24. Stating that the examination is overhead and the issue involved in the instant case may take...

TN Governor Will Decide Perarivalan's Pardon Within A Week, Supreme Court Told

The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the submission of the Central Government that the application filed by AG Perarivalan, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, will be considered within a week.The court passed a modified order on Friday as the order passed yesterday(January 21) had led to certain confusions. The Solicitor General had submitted yesterday that the Governor will take...

Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Advocates Accepting 'Last Minute Briefs' To Circumvent Court Proceedings

The Supreme Court, in an order passed on Friday, said it deprecates the practice of advocates accepting 'last minutes briefs' to circumvent court proceedingsThe bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar observed thus while considering a contempt petition. In an order passed last month, three persons were directed by the Court to hand over vacant and peaceful possession of the property to the...

Supreme Courts Directs A Family Court In UP To Conduct Trial Through Video Conferencing

The Supreme Court, taking note of the pandemic situation, directed a Family Court in Uttar Pradesh to conduct the trial through video conferencing.The bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran issued this order taking note of the present situation where all proceedings are conducted through video conferencing.The bench was considering a review petition filed against...

Justice Gita Mittal Appointed As First Woman Chairperson Of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council

Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal has been appointed as the first woman Chairperson of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), an independent, self-regulatory body for general entertainment channels set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). The former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court will succeed Justice Vikramajit Sen, a former Supreme Court...