'Will Wait For SC's Decision': High Court Adjourns Plea Challenging GNCTD Amendment Act Which Declares LG As Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court today adjourned hearing in the petitions challenging the vires of GNCTD Amendment Act, 2021. The law gives sweeping powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi by declaring him to be the "Government of Delhi".It also provides that the opinion of the LG "shall be obtained" on all such matters as may be specified by the LG, before taking any executive action on decisions of...

Insecticide Not An Essential Commodity Under Essential Commodities Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday held that 'insecticide' does not figure in the Schedule annexed to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and thus, the provisions and offences mentioned therein are not attracted relating to 'insecticide'.The Court thereby quashed the FIR registered against the Applicants under the Act, holding that insecticides do not come under the ambit of...

"Look Into Rehabilitation Of Displaced Kashmiri Pandits Who Suffered Due To Terrorism In J&K" : Punjab & Haryana HC To Haryana Govt

Asking the Haryana Government to look into the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed it to include the names of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in a draw of lot for allotment of plots in Haryana's Bahadurgarh.The order by the bench of Justice Amol Rattan Singh and Justice Lalit Batra came on a plea filed seeking allotment of residential plots...

Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu's Murder: State Files Appeal In Calcutta High Court Against Single Judge Order For CBI Probe

The State government on Thursday moved a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court against the order for a CBI probe into the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead by miscreants on March 13.According to reports, Congress councillor Tapan Kandu and TMC's Anupam Dutta were shot dead on March 13 in separate incidents in...

Delhi Court Reserves Order In Aakar Patel's Plea Against Look Out Circular Issued By CBI; Pronouncement Today At 4

A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved orders on the plea moved by former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel, challenging the Look Out Circular issued against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar will be pronouncing the order today at 4 PM.Patel had sought directions to the CBI for withdrawal of the said Look Out Circular...

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses PIL Against Solar Plant With 50k Cost; Quotes PM Modi, Obama, Etc.

The Rajasthan High Court recently dismissed public interest litigations opposing the allotment of the land made to the respondent-company for establishing the solar power plant in Riwadi. The court noted quotes of world leaders, scientists and environmentalists on the aspects of climate change and its impact which, by use of renewable energy, can help in reversing the process of...

PIL Filed To Strengthen Health Services In Rural & Tribal Areas Of Madhya Pradesh: High Court Directs Petitioner To Collect Additional Information

Hearing a PIL seeking directions to strengthen the health services in rural and tribal areas in the State, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently directed the Petitioner to collect additional information regarding recruitment of doctors and their compulsory rural posting. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Anil Verma was hearing a writ petition filed...

Breaking: Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Takes On Record CBI Report, Reserves Order In Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Murder Of TMC Leader Bhadu Sheikh

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took on record the preliminary report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the investigation into the violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal, in which 8 persons were killed allegedly in retaliation to the murder of local All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh. The Court reserved its order in a batch of pleas seeking...

'Situation Rather Alarming': Delhi High Court Seeks Appointments In Customs & Central Excise Settlement Commissions

The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Central Government over non-functioning of Customs & Central Excise Settlement Commissions, due to incomplete coram.Stating that the situation is "rather alarming", the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla granted two weeks' time for filing a status report.The petitioner, Yashpal Singh, had...

Try To Complete Cross-Examination Of Witness On Same Day : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that once the witness is in the witness box and is being cross examined, every endeavour must be made to ensure that the cross examination is completed on that day. The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh rendered this observation while considering a SLP assailing Allahabad High Court's order dated March 19, 2021 ("impugned order"). In the...

"Country Will Go Bankrupt": Delhi High Court Refuses To Order Rs. 1 Crore Compensation For Covid-19 Deaths

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to pass orders for payment of Rs. 1 crore as ex-gratia compensation to families of those who have died due to Covid-19 or due to post Covid infections within one month of recovering."The entire country will go bankrupt," the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla remarked at the outset. It further noted that there...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Re-Appointment Of Kannur University VC

The Supreme Court on April 4 issued notice in the SLP challenging the Re appointment of the Vice Chancellor of Kannur University. A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath issued notice on the Special Leave Petition that assailed Kerala High Court's order datedFebruary 23, 2022 ("impugned judgement") wherein a Division Bench had upheld Single Judge's order of dismissing...