Former CJ Of Calcutta High Court Justice Prakash Shrivastava Appointed As Chairperson of National Green Tribunal

Justice Prakash Shrivastava has been appointed as Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT).After the former Chairperson Justice A.K Goel retired in July, Justice Sheo Kumar Singh was appointed as the Acting Chairperson.Justice Srivastav Enrolled as Advocate on February 2, 1987. He Practised on Tax, Civil and Constitutional sides in the Supreme Court of India at New Delhi. He was...

Intoxication Of A Lady Does Not Give License To Her Male Friend To Take Undue Advantage Of Her Condition: Delhi Court

Intoxication of a lady does not give license to her male friend to take undue advantage of her condition, a Delhi Court has observed while upholding the conviction of a man for using criminal force by trying to kiss a woman and voluntarily causing hurt to her by slapping her. Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Gupta of Saket Court upheld the conviction of the man under Section 354 (assault...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Suspending Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal; Asks Kerala HC To Decide Afresh

The Court has however enabled Faizal to continue as an MP by allowing the benefit of suspension of conviction to remain in operation till the HC's fresh decision.

Jharkhand High Court Introduces E-Seva Kendra-Cum-Help Desks

In a move aimed at enhancing accessibility and simplifying legal proceedings, the Jharkhand High Court has unveiled two innovative 'e-seva kendra-cum-help desks' within its premises. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday and was graced by Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, alongside the presence of all sitting judges of the high court.These newly established help desks are...

Bhima Koregaon | Does Jyoti Jagtap's Case Fit 'Formula' in Which Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira Were Granted Bail? Supreme Court Asks

Deciding the bail application of activist and Bhima Koregaon-accused Jyoti Jagtap would involve a determination of whether her case 'fits the formula' in which the bail pleas of co-accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira were decided, the Supreme Court orally observed on Tuesday, while adjourning Jagtap's bail hearing until September 21.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar...

Chennai Firm Moves Supreme Court Seeking Restoration Of Cheating Case Against Actor Rajinikanth's Wife Latha

A Chennai-based company has approached the Supreme Court seeking restoration of an alleged cheating case against actor Rajinikanth's wife Latha Rajinikanth.A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and JB Pardiwala agreed to post the special leave petition filed by M/s Ad Bureau Advertising Private Limited challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court, which had quashed the cheating case...

Will Be Difficult To Maintain Law & Order, Summoning One Police Officer Every Time For Addressing Court Queries Must Be Stopped: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court recently criticized the practice of summoning a particular police officer for addressing queries, every time a case emanating from that respective police station arises.The order was passed by Principal District & Sessions Judge Madhu Jain of Saket Court on perusing the records which revealed that officer Ishwar Singh was summoned by the Court more than 300...

Supreme Court To Hear Azam Khan's Plea Against Direction To Give Voice Sample In 2007 Hate Speech Case Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear tomorrow a petition filed by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan challenging an order passed by a trial court in Uttar Pradesh directing him to give voice sample in a hate speech case.Khan approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by the Allahabad High Court on July 25 which refused to interfere with the trial court's order.Senior...

Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 8]

A Constitution Bench will resume hearing today the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article370 of the Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Follow this page for...

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against Five Men For Damaging Properties Of Persons From Muslim Community

A Delhi Court yesterday framed charges against five men in a case connected to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots for damaging the properties of persons belonging to the Muslim community. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala framed charges against Ankit, Sourabh Sharma, Rohit, Rahul Kumar and Sachin for the offences punishable under Section 148 (committing riot being armed with a...

NEET-PG : Supreme Court Reduces Penalty For Student With Disability Who Left Seat After Taking Admission

The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to a disabled student and lowered her penalty of Rs 15 lakhs to Rs 5 lakhs after she withdrew her admission from a PG Medical course seat in Tamil Nadu. The plea was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra.The petitioner in the matter was a candidate suffering from Polio who initially...

'ED Cannot Be A Law Unto Itself' : Supreme Court Extends Interim Relief In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Case

ED (Directorate of Enforcement) cannot be a law unto itself, orally observed the Supreme Court on Monday (August 21) while extending the interim protection from coercive action to certain Chattisgarh government officials in the UP Police FIR over alleged making of duplicate holograms in connection with the liquor scam case.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia...