Plea In Delhi HC Seeks FIR Against Mehbooba Mufti For Alleged Derogatory Statements Against Indian Flag & Govt

A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court by one Vineet Jindal demanding the registration of an FIR against Mehbooba Mufti for her alleged derogatory statements against the Indian flag and the Government. The petitioner has stated that in light of the fact that the Central Government had on 05.08.2019 abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, thereby superseding...

Half-Hearted Approach By CBI Towards Investigating Bank Officials: Special CBI Court Ghaziabad Orders Further Investigation

A Delhi Court on Monday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conducting a 'half-hearted' investigation against the officers of the Punjab National Bank, Ghaziabad, allegedly involved in cheating the Bank by sanctioning housing loans without proper verification of the allottees. "It seems highly improbable that a bank official whose main duty is to get the...

Article 32 Is Very Valuable Jurisdiction To Safeguard Fundamental Rights, It Cannot Be used To Short-Circuit The Process In Revenue Litigation

"Article 32 is a very valuable jurisdiction. It is meant to be a safeguard for Fundamental Rights. It cannot be used to short-circuit the process", said Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Monday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee was hearing a writ petition by Century Metal Recycling Pvt. Ltd. challenging the valuation of imported aluminium scrap by the...

No Limitation Period For Divorced Wife To Claim Property Entrusted With Husband : Kerala High Court FB

A full bench of the Kerala High Court has held that even after the dissolution of the marriage, the husband will be deemed to hold in trust the properties entrusted with him by the wife before marriage in the form of dowry.This means that Section 10 of the Limitation Act 1963, which exempts the application of limitation period to suit against trusts and trustees, will continue to apply to...

Karnataka High Court Expresses Displeasure At The Functioning Of State Pollution Control Board; Asks State If It Will Inquire

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to make a statement on December 7, on whether it is willing to direct an inquiry to be conducted in the hands of a senior civil servant into the manner in which the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is functioning. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty issued the direction...

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Petition Challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Election

The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment in the case pertaining to the challenge of the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun will pronounce the judgment at 12 noon tomorrow.On November 18, top court had reserved orders in the plea and had said that...

Bureaucrats Not Recognizing Selfless Service Rendered By Freedom Fighters; Bureaucratic Bungle In Such Matters Can't Be Accepted: Madras High Court

Rapping the District Collector and the Tahsildar, Krishnagiri District for not considering the plea of a 97 year old freedom fighter, the Madras High Court on Monday (23rd November) remarked,"But for them (freedom fighters), neither the Collector nor the Tahsildar and any one of us can enjoy the freedom and valuable life as we enjoy today."The Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar also...

Decision To Close All Madrassas In The State Not A Final One, Assam Govt. Informs Gauhati High Court

The Assam Government on Tuesday (17th November) informed the Gauhati High Court that the decision to close all the Madrassas in the State is not a final one.The Bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua was hearing the Writ Petition filed by Students/Parents of the Students, who are presently undertaking education in the provincialized Madrassa Institutions in the State of Assam.They...

'Is Lockdown Only Solution?' : Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Lockdown In Capital Amid COVID-19 Surge

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking imposition of another lockdown in Delhi in light of rising number of COVID19 cases in the national capital. While dismissing the petition, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan noted that people should do their homework and refrain from filing such unnecessary petitions. Filed by...

Baran Rape Case: Rajasthan High Court Directs Magistrate To Re-Record Statement Of Minor Victim In Compliance With S. 26 POCSO Act

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday ordered the Judicial Magistrate hearing the Baran rape case to immediately proceed to record the statements of the prosecutrix as per the procedure laid down under Section 26 of the POCSO Act. The said provision, inter alia provides that the Magistrate or the police officer, as the case may be, shall record the statement as spoken by the child in...

Karnataka High Court Asks State Govt To Place On Record Procedure To Appoint Prosecutors In MP/MLA Courts

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to place on record the procedure followed by it for making choice of the public prosecutors who would be appearing before the special court constituted to try criminal cases against Member of Parliament (MP's) and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA's). A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S...

Delhi Riots: Supreme Court Rejects Delhi Police's Plea To Cancel Bail Of Accused Charged Under UAPA For Selling SIM Cards Without Verification

The Supreme Court has rejected the plea seeking cancellation of bail to Delhi Riots accused Faizan Khan, booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai & MR Shah rejected the plea for cancellation to Khan, challenging an October 23 order of Delhi High Court which had granted him bail.Khan faces charges of supplying mobile phone...