'Serious Prejudice To Safety Of Passengers': PIL In Calcutta High Court Against Public Buses Plying Without Valid Registration, Fitness Certificate

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking directions to ensure that State-owned public transport buses are not allowed to operate in the State without proper documentation such as certificate of registration, certificate of fitness, insurance policy and others. The PIL filed by petitioner Anindya Sundar Das also made reference to a...

Gold Smuggling Can't Be Treated As 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court observed that Customs Act is not included in Schedule-II of the UA(P)A and thus smuggling of gold and that too of a quantity which is bailable under the Customs Act cannot be treated as Terrorist act. The court examined the question whether Section 15(1)(a)(iiia) of the UA(P)A, which was inserted in the year 2012, was meant to include the smuggling of gold in...

Jahangirpuri Violence | "Local Police Failed To Stop Procession Having No Permission": Delhi Court Denies Bail To 8 Men

A Delhi Court has denied bail to 8 men accused in connection with the clashes that broke out last month in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh of Rohini Courts observed that prima facie the case reflected that there was utter failure on the part of local police in stopping the said procession having no permission."The issue...

Under A Security Trustee Agreement, An Individual Lender Cannot Invoke Personal Guarantee Without Taking Consent Of Other Co-Lenders: NCLT Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT") New Delhi (Special Bench), comprising of Shri Dharminder Singh (Judicial Member) and Shri Avinash Kumar Srivastava (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application filed under Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") in IDBI Bank Ltd. v Manoj Gaur (Personal Guarantor of Corporate Debtor Jaypee Infratech Ltd)., has...

Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Review Of Order Giving Visitation Rights To Father Only If He Resided In Same Building As That Of Child

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a review petition seeking to challenge an order giving visitation rights to father only if he resided in the same building. Justice Kameswar Rao observed: "In any case, this Court, while modifying the impugned order of the Trial Court dated October 28, 2021, had noted the fact that the minor child is of tender age of less than three years and...

Influencing Court By Invoking Religious Sentiments Not Good For Temple Of Justice: Allahabad HC Dismisses Contempt Plea

The Allahabad High Court recently deprecated the conduct of an advocate who tried to influence the Court by using such language so as to invoke religious sentiments. The Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava further remarked that such conduct is not good for the temple of justice.Essentially, the Court was dealing with a contempt plea filed by one Jahur Hasan who alleged non-compliance and...

Obtaining Favourable Orders By Foul Means Like Back-Stabbing Solemn Court Proceedings: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost

The Allahabad High Court recently imposed Rs. 50K cost on a revisionist/accused of attempting to extract favorable orders by adopting foul means. The Court termed such 'malpractices' as back-stabbing the solemn Court proceedings.The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi further observed that the law courts should be beware of such types of unscrupulous and unethical litigants and their...

Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To News 18 Journalist Aman Chopra Over His Tweets Which Allegedly 'Resulted In Communal Riots In Alwar'

The Rajasthan High Court has granted interim protection from arrest in two out of the three FIRs registered against News 18 Journalist Aman Chopra for allegedly airing a discussion show named as "Desh Jhukne Nahi Denge" and subsequently posting it on his Twitter account, which allegedly resulted in communal disharmony and communal riots on 22.04.2022 at Alwar. Justice...

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 112 –169]

Nominal IndexBhagyashri v Jagdish 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 112 Babi Krushna Pawar v The State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 113 Tata Communications Transformation Services Versus Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 114 Rajal Mahadu Gurud and othrs vs State of Maharashtra & others 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 115 Hanuman Anandrao Pendam v State of Maharashtra....

'Do Not Notify Puducherry Local Body Elections': Madras High Court Directs Election Commission

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered status quo in Puducherry and directed the Election Commission to not proceed with notifying the Local Body elections. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice S. Ananthi was hearing a writ petition filed by R. Siva, Leader of Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly to quash the Government Orders wherein earlier notifications...

BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga Moves Punjab & Haryana HC Challenging Mohali Court's Arrest Warrant Order, Hearing To Take Place Shortly

In yet another significant late-night development, BJP Leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him by the Mohali Court earlier today.The Chief Justice of the High Court has ordered an urgent hearing of the plea and the hearing is set to take place later tonight at the residence of Justice...

"He Was Released From Custody Of Punjab Police Illegally": Punjab Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga

A Local Court in Punjab (SAS Nagar) has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against BJP Leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. The court has also termed the release of Bagga from Punjab Police's Custody as 'illegal'.Essentially, the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mohali, Ravtesh Inderjit Singh was hearing an application filed by the Punjab State praying for the issuance of an arrest warrant...