Won't Insist On Submission Of Aadhaar Details & Caste Declaration For Non-Agri Property Registration: State Govt. Tells Telangana HC

The Government of Telangana on Thursday (10th December) submitted before the Telangana High Court that it won't insist on submission of Aadhaar Details & Caste Declaration for non-agricultural property registration process. This submission by the Telangana Government was made while seeking clarification from the Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice...

Dr Kafeel Khan's Release Challenged : UP Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad High Court Order Quashing His Detention Under NSA

The Uttar Pradesh Government has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the September 1 judgment of the Allahabad High Court which quashed the detention of Dr.Kafeel Khan under the National Security Act (NSA).The petition State of UP and others v Nuzhat Parween(mother of Dr Khan), filed on October 26, is likely to be listed before the Supreme Court on December 17, as...

Full Video -6th Justice VR Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture By Justice Ravindra Bhat On "Rule of Law In The Digital Age- A Constitutional Frame Work"

Supreme Court Judge Justice Ravindra Bhat will deliver the 6th Justice VR Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture organized by Sarada Krishna Sadgamaya Foundation For Law and Justice on December 12 At 4.30 PMTopic :"Rule of Law In The Digital Age- A Constitutional Frame Work"Details of Programme4.30:4.35: Welcome remarks: Justice K Balakrishnan Nair.4.45: Presidential Address: Hon'ble Chief Justice...

Delhi Riots- "Having Lost His Brother, Witness Was Still In Shock": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Accused in Rahul Solanki Murder Case

The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) recently dismissed the bail application of a man named Sonu Saifi, who is an accused in the Rahul Solanki Murder Case. Allegedly, Rahul Solanki had succumbed to bullet injuries during the Northeast Delhi riots. The Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav observed that the fact that the victim Rahul Solanki's brother Rohit Solanki did not name the bail...

Air Pollution: Letter Petition In Supreme Court Seeks Mandatory Registration Of FIRs Against Persons Involved In Open Waste Burning

A letter petition (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking mandatory registration of FIRs against persons involved in open waste burning or such other activities contributing to Air Pollution in the country. The representation has been made by the People's Charioteer Organization, through its General Secretary Ankur Azad, alleging that everyday billions of Indians ritually...

Supreme Court Vacates 2-Yr old Blanket Ban Restraining Other Courts From Hearing Disputes Related To BCCI, State Cricket Associations

The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated its nearly two-year old blanket ban restraining other courts from hearing disputes related to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and state cricket associations.The apex court, on March 14, 2019, had restrained all other courts across the country from entertaining or proceeding with any matter pertaining to cash-rich BCCI and state...

MPLAD Funds Suspension- Decision Taken To Fight Pandemic 'Unexceptionable': Bombay High Court

While dismissing a PIL challenging the Centre's move to suspend and divert 'Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme' (MPLADS) funds for two years, the Bombay High Court on Friday (11th December) held that the decision has been consciously taken for the purpose of promoting a specific purpose, i.e., to provide measures for the nation to combat COVID-19. Importantly, the...

"Agni Pariksha For CBI": Madras High Court Directs Crime Branch To Investigate About 100Kg Gold Missing From CBI Custody

High Court rejected the contention that the prestige of the CBI would come down, if investigation is done by the local police.

Environment & Traffic Management In Jodhpur: Rajasthan High Court Halts Re-construction Of 50 Yrs Old Temple On Public Footpath

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Jodhpur for its failure to ensure that no encroachments are made on public footpath, pavements and public way, etc. On noting that a new temple was being constructed on a public footpath, a Division Bench of Justice Sangeet Lodha and Justice Rameshwar Vyas fell one step short of instituting...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside 2016 Recruitment Process For Assistant Teachers in Upper Primary Schools In West Bengal

"Selection process where the irregularities are stark and have not been accounted for, cannot be permitted to proceed or reach closure"

Bar Association Discharges Public Functions; Writ Petition Under Article 226 Maintainable Against It : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is maintainable against a Bar Association.A division bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice M I Arun, while deciding an appeal filed by Chandrakant Majagi, Advocate and Vice President of Belagavi Bar Association, said "It is held that the writ petition against the 3rd respondent Bar Association,...

Charge Under Section 149 IPC Can Be Altered To Section 34 IPC If Common Intention Among Accused Is Proved : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that it is permissible to alter a charge under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC) to a charge under Section 34 IPC if the facts prove that the crime has been committed in furtherance of a common intention.Section 149 IPC provides for vicarious liability of members of an unlawful assembly for the crime committed by any member of the assembly in furtherance of...