Absconding Life Convict Allegedly Operating Social Media: Allahabad High Court Asks State To Furnish Details Of The Efforts Being Made To Nab Him

The Allahabad High Court on Monday (02nd October) asked the State Government to furnish complete details relating to the efforts being made by the State to ensure the arrest of an Absconding Life Convict, Badan Singh Baddo.The Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma further directed that such details are required to be placed on record by way of filing of a...

[Arnab Arrest] Another FIR Registered Against Arnab Goswami [Live-Updates]

[Breaking] FIR registered against TV Editor-in-chief #Arnab Goswami for allegedly assaulting a lady police officer when police team reached his residence in Mumbai this morning [ANI Reports]...

'Norms Needed For Adjournment' : Sibal Tells Supreme Court After MP Assembly Case Became Infructuous

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he was "pained" to see the case on MP assembly MLAs disqualification becoming infructuous on account of delay caused by adjournments.Though the writ petition seeking the disqualification of 22 legislators - who had resigned from Congress party after Jyotiradithya Scindia joined the BJP- was filed in March this year, the same...

[Coal Block Auction] 'Between Centre And Jharkhand Govt, Our Anxiety Is That Resources Not Be Depleted': CJI Bobde

The hearing, on Wednesday, in the suit by the Jharkhand Government against the launch of the auction process of coal blocks for purposes of commercial mining by the Centre was privy to interesting arguments and observations by the Supreme Court.At the outset, Senior Advocate Fali S. Nariman, appearing for the state of Jharkhand, drew the bench's attention to the October 9 affidavit filed by...

SC Grants Union Two Weeks To File Affidavit In Plea Seeking Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union to file an affidavit within two weeks, indicating its stand and on the merits concerning plea seeking setting up of Special Courts to try criminal cases of MPs and MLAs expeditiously. A bench led by Justice NV Ramana also directed the Centre to file a reply on whether funds could be effectuated to High Courts for infrastructural facilities so...

ED Suspects Bineesh Kodiyeri, Son Of Kerala CPI(M) Secretary, Laundered Money From Dubai [Read Application]

The Enforcement Directorate suspects that Bineesh Kodiyeri, the son of Kerala CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was involved in money laundering while he was settled in Dubai between the year 2008 to 2013, where he was involved in a bank fraud case. ED has made this allegation in its remand report which was submitted before the special court on Monday, seeking extension of custody...

Both Parties In Maintenance Cases Shall File Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities shall be filed by both parties in all maintenance proceedings, including pending proceedings before the concerned Family Court / District Court / Magistrates Court, as the case may be, throughout the country, the Supreme Court has directed in an important judgment delivered on Wednesday (4 November 2020).The bench comprising Justices Indu...

"If State Was Not In A Rush To Make Out A False Case, Preliminary Inquiry Would Have Been Conducted Before FIR"; Sushant's Sisters Tell Bombay High Court

Priyanka and Meetu Singh, sisters of actor Sushant Singh Rajput have denied all allegations levelled against them by Rhea Chakraborty in her complaint against them alleging abetment of suicide of the late actor, stating that if the State of Maharashtra would not have been in such a rush to make out a false case against them, a preliminary inquiry would have been conducted and the FIR would...

Will Charge Of Bank On A Leasehold Plot Mortgaged As Loan Security Have Priority Over Third Party Charges? Madhya Pradesh High Court Answers [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a charge of Bank on the leasehold plot mortgaged as security towards loan will have priority over other charges of third party, including the State. The observation has been made in reference to SARFAESI Act 2002 and Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993. The order states, "Since Sections 26-E of Act of 2002 and 31-B of...

Judges Pay Revision: Supreme Court To Summon Chief Secretaries If States Fail To Respond To Pay Commission Report [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a peremptory order that the State Governments should file their replies to the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission within a period of five weeks from today.If the States default on filing the replies within the said time, the Chief Secretaries will have to personally appear before the court on the notified date, ordered a bench...

Maintenance In All Cases To Be Awarded From The Date Of Filing Application: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the right to claim maintenance under all enactments must date back to the date of filing the application.It would be appropriate to grant maintenance from the date of application in all cases, including Section 125 Cr.P.C., the bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy observed in a judgment [Rajnesh vs. Neha] in which it issued...

Jharkhand Coal Block Auction : Supreme Court Mulls Setting Up Expert Panel To Study Effect Of Mining Near Eco-Sensitive Zones

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it was thinking of setting up an expert committee to assess the effect of mining in the coal blocks near eco-sensitive regions in the State of Jharkhand.During the hearing, the bench considered the names of M K Jiwarajka and Dhananjay Mohan(former Indian Forest Service officers) as members of the expert committee.A bench led by Chief Justice of India...