Calcutta High Court Calls For Clear Policy For Construction Of Public Toilets; Suggests Tapping Of CSR & NGO Funds

"All metropolitan cities and towns in this country lack adequate public toilets and most do not possess anywhere a sense of hygiene is maintained," remarked the Calcutta High Court on Thursday while calling upon the Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, to formulate a clear policy for construction of toilets in the city. A Division Bench of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee...

Unfortunate That Some People Claiming To Be Advocates Act Like ''Paid Hooligans'' To Grab Land: Madras High Court

"The Police Force is also not registering the cases against them fearing that there will be agitation by Advocates."

US Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Texas State's Suit To Invalidate Results In Favor Of Joe Biden

In a major set back to Donald Trump's bid to overturn the election results against him, the Supreme Court of the United States of America rejected a legal challenge attempted by the State of Texas backed by Trump to undo the election results in favour of Joe Biden in four states.The suit sought to invalidate the election results in the states of Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.In...

Kerala High Court Stays NCLT Order Which Held That March 24 Notification Raising IBC Threshold As Rs One Crore Will Apply Only Prospectively

The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi bench which held that the March 24 notification raising the threshold limit for insolvency proceedings as Rupees One Crore will apply only prospectively.In the case M/s Tharakan Web Innovations Pvt Ltd vs Cyriac Njavally, the NCLT held that the March 24 Notification which enhanced the...

Delhi High Court Closes Suit By Ashok Arora Challenging SCBA's Decision Suspending Him From Secretary Post

With feuding leaders of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) consenting for a settlement, the Delhi High Court Friday closed a suit filed by advocate Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the SCBA to suspend him from the post of secretary, observing that when the bar gets divided, it also weakens the bench which gets strength from lawyers.Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed an order putting...

Executive Acting In Breach Of Judgments Would Be Invitation To Anarchy: Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Not Making Appointment In CERC

"We have shown considerable restraint in this matter. Our restraint seems to be misunderstood!", remarked the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul while it pulled up the Central Government for not appointing law member in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission [CERC].Expressing its anguish, the court observed that the 'Government does not seem to be interested in coming...

Delhi High Court Raps Bar Council Of Delhi For Saying Online Enrollment Will Be Difficult

The Delhi High Court today rapped the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) for its failure to have a procedure in place for online mode of enrollment of law graduates during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and asked the council, "When everything is going digital during the COVID-19 pandemic, how can we accept the argument that it might be difficult for BCD to go online?"A single judge bench of...

Fake TRP Scam Case: Republic TV CEO & CFO File Anticipatory Bail Applications Before The Sessions Court

The Chief Executive Officer of ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd (owner of Republic TV & Republic Bharat) Vikas Khanchandani and its Chief Financial Officer Sivasubramanian Sundaram moved Sessions Court, Mumbai on Thursday seeking anticipatory bail in the fake TRP scam case registered by the Mumbai police apprehending arrest.An internal report was prepared by Hansa Research Group along with...

"We Won't Entertain": Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Presiding Officers of Tribunals Approaching Courts For Extension Of Tenure

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at Presiding Officers of tribunals approaching it to seek extension of tenure.The bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao was hearing a writ petition by Narinder Nath Khanna, Presiding Officer, DRT-1, Kolkata for an extension. It was pleaded on the petitioner's behalf that the new 2020 Tribunal Rules will provide for a tenure of 5 years or...

While Three US Supreme Court Judges Dissenting, Execution Of Brandon Bernard Was Carried Out After 21 Years Of Crime

The federal government of the United States of America carried out the execution of 40-year old Brandon Bernard via lethal injection on Thursday, December 10 2020 despite wide spread call for commutation of the death sentence from human rights activists, celebrities, and a large social media campaign. Notably, five of the nine surviving jurors who originally found Bernard guilty as well...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused In Delhi Riots Case On Ground Of Parity

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the regular bail application filed by one Md. Iqbal, accused of rioting and murder in the Delhi Riots case. Noting that four other accused in the case had already been released, a Single Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait directed the authorities to release Iqbal on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.15,000/- along with a surety. "It is not...

Instances Of Cheating & Duping Farmers Increasing Everyday, Systems Not Sensitive Towards Problems Faced By Farmers: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court while hearing an application for quashing filed by Jalgaon-based businessmen who were accused of cheating farmers, observed that instances of duping farmers are increasing day by day and it is a fact that systems are not showing sensitivity towards farmers.Division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice MG Sewlikar of the Aurangabad bench noted that since farmers have...