Gauhati High Court Declines Relief To AF Constable Dismissed From Service For Entering Church With A Rifle Under Influence Of Alcohol

The Aizawl Bench of the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday refused to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution in a case against dismissal of a Constable from the armed forces, while stating that it cannot act as an Appellate Authority over the impugned order. A Bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma held that the Disciplinary Authority and the Appellate Authority will...

Balwant Singh Multani Murder : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's Anticipatory Bail Plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved orders in the plea by former Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Sumedh Singh Saini seeking anticipatory bail in relation to the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder case.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah heard the plea where Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Saini.Rohatgi told the court that the case...

Periya Double Murder Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing On Kerala Govt's Appeal Against HC Direction For CBI Probe

Noting that the CBI has filed a status report in sealed cover, the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in Kerala government's challenge to the transfer of the investigation in the Periya double murder case to the Central probe agency to the next week,"A status report has been filed in sealed cover, enumerating the steps taken. Many steps have been taken even before the Division...

Successive Reservation To Offices Of Chairpersons/Presidents Of Local Authorities Illegal: Kerala High Court

Successive reservation to the offices of the Chairpersons and President of the local authorities is illegal, the Kerala High Court has held.Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque directed the State Election Commission to recast the reservation of the office of the Presidents and Chairpersons of the local bodies in the State pursuant to the notification issued by it on 3rd November.The court allowed a...

Maharashtra Governor Moves Supreme Court Against Uttarakhand HC's Contempt Proceeding On Alleged Non-Payment Of Rent Of Govt. Allocated Bungalow

A plea has been preferred in the Supreme Court by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, challenging the issuance of Notice by Uttarakhand High Court on a petition which has sought initiation of contempt proceedings against him.Before the High Court, contempt plea rests on the alleged failure of the Governor to follow an order of payment of market rent for a government bungalow which...

Delhi HC Restraints A Bakery From Using The Mark 'FACEBAKE' In A Trademark Suit Filed By Facebook

Delhi High Court has restrained a bakery from using the mark 'FACEBAKE' in a trademark infringement suit filed by Facebook. While issuing notice to the Defendant bakery, the Single Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher noted that if interim relief is not granted, Facebook's legal rights and business interests will get impacted. The order has come in a civil suit filed by Facebook against...

'We Are Trying To Cut Down Article 32 Jurisdiction': Chief Justice of India

For the second day in a row, the Chief Justice of India expressed the disinclination to entertain writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India."'We are trying to cut down the Article 32 jurisdiction", CJI S A Bobde said on Tuesday.The CJI made the above statement to Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora who was appearing in a writ petition under Article 32 in an election...

Allahabad High Court Gets 28 Permanent Judges

The Central Government on Tuesday appointed 28 Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court as permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Prakash PadiaJustice Alok MathurJustice Pankaj BhatiaJustice Saurabh LavaniaJustice Vivek VarmaJustice Sanjay Kumar SinghJustice Piyush AgrawalJustice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,Justice Jaspreet SinghJustice Rajeev...

Munsiff-Magistrate Selection: Kerala High Court Direction To Fill Up Additional Vacancies From Current Rank List 'Prima Facie Correct', Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the judgment of the Kerala High Court directing the filling up of additional vacancies of Munsiff-Magistrate posts from the current rank list, over and above the notified vacancies, is prima facie correct.A bench comprising Justice D Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra orally observed that the High Court judgment was in...

Kochi Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case Related To Gold Smuggling

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar was on Tuesday denied bail by a court in Kochi (Cochin) in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to money laundering charges in the Kerala gold smuggling racket.The special court dealing with Prevention of Money Laundering Act case (PMLA) here rejected the plea moved by the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.The court had on November...

Plea Alleging Illegal Detention & Torture Of Juveniles: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response On Implementation Of JJ Act

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a PIL concerning illegal detention and torture of juveniles during the anti-CAA protests in the State of Uttar Pradesh. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Govind Mathur has asked the UP Government to file a counter affidavit, with specific averments regarding statutory compliance with the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 in all...

'Premature': Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Probe Into Air Crash Occurred At Calicut International Airport

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a PIL filed by a lawyer seeking a probe into air crash that occurred at the Calicut International Airport on 7th August 2020.Advocate Yeshwant Shenoy had approached the High Court seeking an open enquiry about the air crash by appointing retired Judges. He contended that the investigation can never be independent or impartial, unless it is open to the...