'Decision Against Majority' : Bar Council Member Writes To Kerala HC CJ Objecting To Co-Option Of Woman BCK Member

An elected member of the 13th Bar Council of Kerala, as well as the Bar Council of India, Advocate N. Manoj Kumar, has written to the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice Soumen Sen, objecting to the co-option of Advocate Girija Gopal as a woman member of the Kerala Bar Council.The Chief Justice, pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court, had nominated two names to be co-opted as women members - Senior Advocate Sumathy Dandapani and Advocate Girija Gopal.Manoj Kumar has...

Delhi PG Collapse: Court Remands Building Owner's Son, Others To Two Days Police Custody

In relation to the Satya Niketan PG collapse case, a Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded building owner's son Mahesh Gupta and two others to two days of police custody.The order has been passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Kautuk Bhardwaj of Patiala House Courts.The other two men remanded to police custody are PG operator Sudhanshu and building contractor Sanoj.The Delhi Police had sought three days of police custody of all three accused. To be noted, on September 07, the building owner...

NGT Seeks Delhi Govt Response On Lawyer's Plea Over Deteriorating Road Infrastructure In Burari

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal has issued notice on an application filed by an advocate residing in Delhi's Burari, seeking urgent directions to address a "chronic, severe, and continuing environmental degradation" of the road infrastructure in the area. The bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Dr. Afroz Ahmad directed;"Issue notice to the respondents. Applicant is directed to serve the respondents and file affidavit of service at least one...

Prajwal Revanna Sent To 2-Day Police Custody Over Recovery Of Mobile Phone From Prison Cell

A Bengaluru Court on Tuesday (September 8) remanded former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna as well as prison inmate Prathap Rai to two-day police custody over alleged recovery of prohibited items, including a mobile phone and pocket notebook with WhatsApp, Netflix and other Apps, from their prison cell.The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate granted police custody until 10:00 AM on September 10. The case, registered at Parappana Agrahara Police Station, was...

Foreign Divorce Granted Ex-Parte On Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage Not Operational In India: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has held that a divorce decree passed by a foreign court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, in an ex-parte proceeding where the Indian spouse did not get an opportunity to present the defence, is not conclusive or operative in India.Family Court Judge Purva Sareen of Saket Courts reasoned that irretrievable breakdown is not recognized as a ground of divorce...

Delhi Riots: Court Allows Tahir Hussain To Use Electric Kettle, Wooden Takhat Inside Jail On Medical Grounds

A Delhi Court on Tuesday permitted former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain to use electric kettle and a wooden takhat inside the jail. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed the plea filed by Hussain in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Hussain's counsel submitted that he is suffering from various diseases which...

Jammu Court Orders FIR Against Suspended Deputy SP, Cops For Alleged Assault, Caste Abuse Of BDO On Election Duty

A court in Jammu has directed the registration of an FIR against a suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police, his PSOs and other police personnel for allegedly assaulting, abusing with caste-based slurs, and wrongfully confining a Block Development Officer who was on election duty during the Nagrota by-election.The Court also directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, to...

Aviation Firm Files Defamation Suit Against Actress Nora Fatehi Over 'Toy Plane', 'Lego Airplane' Remarks

An Aviation Firm, Dunes Aviation has moved a Gujarat Court in a defamation suit against actress Nora Fatehi for allegedly making "reckless remarks" against the firm's chartered aircraft calling "toy plane", "Lego airplane" thereby damaging its reputation, PTI has reported. As per PTI report, the plaintiff firm has claimed that the actress recorded videos inside a Cessna Citation CJ2...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To Nasir Gang 'Kingpin', Say Long Incarceration Alone Not Enough For Relief Under MCOCA

A Delhi Court has rejected the bail plea of Abdul Nasir, alleged kingpin of the “Nasir Gang”, observing that long incarceration cannot be a stand-alone consideration while granting relief under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Special Judge Gaurav Rao of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that long incarceration has to be weighed with the nature of offence and the...

Representation Before Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker To Disqualify Pala MLA Mani C Kappan After Conviction In Cheque Bounce Case

Businessman Dinesh Menon has moved a representation before the Kerala State Legislative Assembly Speaker seeking to disqualify Pala MLA Mani C. Kappan following his recent conviction in 4 cheque bounce cases.Menon has prayed for issuance of a formal notification declaring Kappan's disqualification with effect from the date of conviction and for a declaration that the Pala Constituency seat...

Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nominates Sr Adv Sumathi Dandapani, Adv Girija K. Gopal To Be Co-Opted To State Bar Council

The Kerala High Court Chief Justice has nominated Senior Advocate Sumathi Dandapani and Advocate Girija K. Gopal to be co-opted to the Bar Council of Keralam (BCK).The decision was made after considering the suggestions given by the elected members in a meeting convened to discuss the nomination of co-opted women members following recent Apex Court directions. Last month, the Supreme Court...

UP Govt's Policy On Encounters, NSA Detention & Property Seizure Has Brought Down Crime: UP Judge Agrees With State Claim

Posted in Muzaffarnagar, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has agreed with the State's claim that its policy of taking stringent action against criminals, including encounters, seizure of criminals' property and detention under the National Security Act (NSA), has brought down crime. The observation came in a 38-page Judgment passed by Judge Diwakar on Monday,...