[SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act] Mere Insult Of A Person Is Not An Offence Unless It's On Account of Him/Her Belonging To SC-ST: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the offence under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not established merely on the fact that the informant is a member of Scheduled Caste unless there is an intention to humiliate a member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe for the reason that the victim belongs to such caste.The bench led by Justice L. Nageswara...

Supreme Court Stays International Award Asking ISRO Arm Antrix To Pay Compensation To Devas [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has put on hold an international award which had directed Antrix Corporation, (the commercial arm of ISRO) to pay compensation of USD 1.2 billion (INR 8,88,65,100,000) to Bengaluru-based startup "Devas Multimedia", for cancelling a satellite deal of 2005.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun also transferred the pending application...

Zee Media v. Mahua Moitra: Delhi HC Refuses To Stay Defamation Proceedings Before the Trial Court

Delhi High Court has refused to stay the defamation proceedings pending before the Rouse Avenue Court pertaining to the criminal defamation case filed by Zee Media's Editor Sudhir Chaudhary against Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra. The order has come in a plea moved by Member of Parliament from Trinamool Congress, Mahua Moitra, seeking the quashing of a summoning order passed by...

Jharkhand Govt. Withdraws 'General Consent' Granted To CBI To Investigate Cases In The State [Read Order]

The Jharkhand Government on Thursday (05th November) became the 8th State of India to have withdrawn the 'General Consent' granted to the CBI [Delhi Special Police Establishment] to investigate cases in the State.The Notification/Order issued by Government of Jharkhand [Home, Prisons and Disaster Management] on Thursday (05th November) states,"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6...

Calcutta High Court Bans Sale & Bursting Of Firecrackers During Diwali, Kali Puja, Chhat Puja In The Entire State [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (05th October) banned the use and sale of firecrackers on Kali Puja in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.The Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee ordered,"The State should ensure that there is no use or display or bursting of firecrackers at all during the Kali Puja and Diwali celebrations."Further, the Court ordered,"For this...

[Hathras] Allahabad HC Calls For Status Report From CBI, Asks State About Possibility Of Transferring DM Elsewhere [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday called for a status report from the CBI on the status of its investigation into the Hathras gang-rape, also inquiring as to how much time would be required to complete the probe."The C.B.I. is directed to file a status report with regard to the ongoing investigation, before the next date. It shall also indicate as to approximately how much time is likely to...

Have You Collected Fines From Tejasvi Surya MP And Other Politicians For Not Wearing Masks? Karnataka High Court Asks State Govt [Read Memo]

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday asked the state government whether or not it has levied fine on Member of Parliament and advocate Tejasvi Surya and other political leaders for not wearing masks while attending political rallies. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, while hearing a petition filed by Letzkit Foundation seeking...

Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Media Reports Regarding Alleged Custodial Death Of A 15 Yr Old Boy In Birbhum [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the news reports regarding alleged custodial death of a 15-year-old boy at Mallarpur area in the Birbhum District.Calling the incident "serious issue concurring the violation of child rights", the Calcutta High Court Bench comprising of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Soumen Sen stated,"Considering the seriousness of the matter we...

For Writ Against Stoppage Of Pension, Part Of Cause Of Action Arises Where Pensioner Is Getting Pension : Supreme Court

"For a retired employee convenience is to prosecute his case at the place where he belonged to and was getting pension", SC

[Contempt Of Court] Chhattisgarh HC Dismisses PIL For Direction To Consider Amendment To Chhattisgarh High Court Rules, 2007 [Read Order]

The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has dismissed a writ petition by Advocate Santosh Pandey seeking a direction to the Centre, Law Department of the state of Chhattisgarh, and the registrar of the Chhattisgarh HC to consider a representation by the petitioner calling for an amendment of the HC Rules, 2007 by incorporating guidelines under the contempt...

"Direct Link Between Death Of Victims & Accused Seems Not Established, Arrest Prima Facie Unjustified", CJM Observes In Arnab Goswami's Remand Order

The Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alibag, Raigad observed yesterday that the arrest of Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami seems prima facie unjustified as the direct link between the suicide of Anvay Naik and his mother and Arnab does not seem to be established.CJM Sunaina S Pingale first directed Arnab to be taken for medical check-up at the civil hospital in Alibag after his lawyer Gaurav...

[SARFAESI] Time Limit Stipulation For District Magistrates To Deliver Possession Of Secured Asset Is Not Mandatory: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that time limit stipulation in Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act mandating the District Magistrate to deliver possession of a secured asset, is directory and not mandatory and that the inability to take possession within time limit does not render the District Magistrate Functus Officio.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi upheld...