MJ Akbar v. Priya Ramani: Delhi Court Notes That SC Directions Refer To Expediting All Cases Involving MPs/MLAs [Read Order]

While refusing to transfer MJ Akbar's criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani to any other court, the Delhi Court has noted that the Supreme Court's directions in Ashwini Upadhyay case refer to expediting all cases involving legislators, and not just cases filed against them. District & Sessions Judge Sujata Kohli noted that the word 'involving' in Supreme Court's...

Singapore Arbitral Tribunal Injuncts RIL-Future Grp Deal In A Plea By Amazon, Another Win For Gopal Subramaniam Abroad

The Singapore International Arbitration Tribunal on Sunday injuncted Reliance Industries Ltd's acquisition of some Future Group entities for Rs.24,713 crores on a plea for the same by Amazon Inc. Amazon had approached the Tribunal invoking the provision for Interim and Emergency Relief provided for under Rule 30 of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Rules, 2016. It sought...

[Breaking]In A First In India Gujarat High Court Begins Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings On YouTube

"With a view to effectuating and broadening the implementation of Open Court concept even during the virtual hearings of the Court," the Gujarat High Court has announced that it will commence live streaming of Court proceedings on YouTube from today, i.e. October 26, 2020.It is intimated that the proceedings of the First Court, i.e. of the Bench headed by Chief Justice Vikram Nath shall...

Centre's Order On Complaints Against Sudarshan TV Is Ready; Can Be Served Tomorrow: Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

The Solicitor General of India, Mr .Tushar Mehta, told the Supreme Court on Monday that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was ready with its order on the complaints against the 'Bindas Bol' show of Sudarshan News TV.The Ministry had earlier heard Sudarshan News TV on the complaints that its show violated the program code by communalizing the entry of Muslims into the civil...

Drug Menace Destroying Lives Of Citizens: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Alleged Drug Peddler's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday expressed concern over the rising drug menace in the state, which is ultimately "destroying the lives" of its citizens. The Single Bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi observed, "The lives of the citizens are being destroyed due to the selling of these banned substance. There is an alarming spike in the number of people buying and...

Supreme Court Stays Operation Of Madhya Pradesh HC Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposing conditions in conducting physical gatherings by political parties for campaigning in assembly bye-polls. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna passed the stay order in 3 separate pleas, by ECI & BJP Leader Pradyumn Singh Tomar and Munna Lal Goyal, challenging an order...

Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC's Contempt Proceeding On Alleged Non-payment of Rent By Ex-CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Contempt proceedings initiated by Uttarakhand High Court in the case concerning alleged non-payment of rents by former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (present Union HRD Minister)A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman stayed the contempt proceedings on a plea filed by the Union minister of Education.The Uttarakhand High Court on...

Ex-NDA Minister Dilip Ray Gets Three Years Imprisonment In Coal Scam Case

Former union minister Dilip Ray was on Monday awarded three-year jail term by a Delhi court in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block in 1999.Ray was Minister of State (coal) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.Special Judge Bharat Parashar also awarded three-year jail term each to two senior officials of the Ministry of Coal at that...

Supreme Court Dodges RTI Query On Live Streaming Implementation; Says 'Matter Under Registry's Consideration'

The Supreme Court has dodged detailed queries raised under the Right to Information Act seeking reasons for the non-implementation of live-streaming of court proceedings by giving an evasive reply that the "matter is under the consideration of the Registry"In the verdict pronounced on September 26, 2018 in Swapnil Tripathi v Supreme Court of India and connected cases, the court laid...

Cases Generating Much Heat In Public Domain Can't Influence Court's Decision: Madhya Pradesh High Court [Read Order]

"In the hierarchy of justice administration, at no level, can the Courts be held hostage to the shrill screech of public perception. The day that happens, no longer would it be said that the Courts are impervious to influence", remarked the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (20th October).The Bench of Justice Atul Shreedharan made the afore-mentioned remark while hearing the Bail...

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui & 4 Family Members In Molestation Case [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted protection from arrest to actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his Four family members in connection to a molestation case filed by his estranged wife, Aliya. The Division Bench comprising of Justices Manoj Misra and Sanjay Kumar Pachori was hearing Siddiqui's application for quashing of FIR. Though the Court declined this plea "as...

Delhi High Court Grants 6 hrs 'Custody Parole' To UAPA Accused To Accompany Wife For Surgery

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted Custody Parole to an accused, charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for a period of 6 hours, to accompany his wife who is to undergo surgery.A division bench of Justices Brijesh Sethi & JR Midha was hearing a plea seeking interim bail for a period of one month to the accused who is charged under Section 120-B IPC and 17 & 21 of...