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Mumbai Court Orders Probe On Javed Javed Akhtar's Defamation Complaint Against Kangana Ranaut For Allegedly Dragging His Name In Sushant Singh Rajput Case
A Metropolitan Magistrate court in Mumbai has directed police to investigate the criminal defamation complaint filed by Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar against actor Kangana Ranaut for remarks made against him dragging his name into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The said complaint has been filed before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Andheri under Sections 499 (defamation) and...
Disqualified Candidate's Plea: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To 10 Newly Elected Rajya Sabha MPs
In a plea moved by businessman Prakash Bajaj, the Allahabad High Court on Friday (18th December) issued notice to all 10 newly elected Rajya Sabha Members. The Bench Of Justice Jaspreet Singh issued notice on Bajaj's plea claiming that the returning officer had, citing fault in his affidavit, wrongly rejected his nomination. Bajaj stated before the Court that the elections for...
Delhi High Court Seeks Police Stand On AAP MLAs Plea To Protest Outside Home Minister, LG's Residences
Refusing to provide any interim relief on AAP MLAs Atishi and Raghav Chaddha's pleas seeking challenging the denial of permission to protest outside the residences of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt Governor Anil Baijal, in light of an order by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to clarify its stand on the issue in...
Court Cannot Alter Presidential Order On Scheduled Tribes: SC Reverses Bombay HC Judgment Declaring 'Gowari' As ST
The Supreme Court has held that a High Court cannot look into the evidences to find out and decide that a particular tribe is part of Scheduled Tribe which is included in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.The caste 'Gowari' and 'Gond Gowari' are two distinct and separate castes, the bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah observed while it set aside...
Supreme Court Rejects Pleas To Allow APTEL Technical Member To Function Till December 31
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected pleas to allow the Technical Member of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity(APTEL) to hold office till December 31 so as to enable him to pronounce judgments on matters heard by him along with the APTEL Chairperson.The date of retirement of APTEL Technical Member, SD Dubey, as per the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on November 27 this year in the...
Karnataka High Court Asks BBMP and BDA To List Steps Which Will Be Taken For Proper Maintenance Of Parks/Gardens In Bengaluru
The Karnataka High Court has directed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) to by January 27, 2021 list steps it proposes to take for not only maintenance of existing parks/gardens in the city, but also for making improvement in existing parks/gardens. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty while...
Vote Cast By Lawmaker Prior To His Conviction On Same Day Cannot Be Termed Invalid : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India observed that holding a legislator disqualified even before he was convicted "would grossly violate his substantive right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty". The bench said that it was...
'Fundamental Right To Properly Maintained Roads': UP Family Moves Allahabad HC Seeking Compensation For Death Of Family Member By Stray Animal
Asserting the fundamental right to properly maintained roads, a bereaved family from UP's Moradabad has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking compensation for the death of their son, Apar Shukla, who was mauled to death by a stray bull. The Petitioners claim that there are precisely three factors, that contributed to Apar's death: · Deadly, negligently uncovered...
Rebecca John Concludes Arguments For Priya Ramani In MJ Akbar's Defamation Case
Journalist Priya Ramani today concluded her defense arguments before a Delhi Court today in a defamation case booked against her by former BJP leader MJ Akbar for allegedly making defamatory publications against him during the Me Too movement in India.Sr. Adv. Rebecca John, appearing for Ramani, submitted her concluding defense arguments today.Pressing home the point that Akbar had not come...
'Administrative Side Taking Necessary Steps': Orissa High Court Disposes Of PIL For Use Of A4 Sheets In Courts
The Orissa High Court on Thursday intimated that the administrative side of the Court is taking necessary steps on the issue pertaining to use of A4 sheets for filings before judicial forums in the state. A Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Dr. BR Sarangi made this observation while disposing of a PIL seeking permission for use of A4 sheets in the High Court and all...
Throughout UP Cooks Being Paid Paltry Amounts Amounting To Forced Labour: Allahabad High Court Orders Increment As Per MWA
"Persons employed as cooks throughout the State of Uttar Pradesh are being paid such paltry amounts which clearly qualify as forced labour", noted the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (15th December) while directing the State Government and UOI to ensure that cooks are not paid wages less than the minimum prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia...