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"Authorities Washing Away Hands": Delhi High Court Expresses Dismay Over Unauthorized Constructions In Okhla Industrial Area
The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the local municipal authorities of Delhi for "washing away their hands" in connection with encroachment on public land in Okhla Industrial area.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation to...
No Default Bail If Statutory Period To Complete Investigation Extended U/S 36A(4) NDPS Act Before Expiry Of 180 Days: Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently laid down that if investigation in illegal possession of commercial quantity of ganja is pending beyond the statutory limit of 180 days by virtue of extension granted under Section 36A(4) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) well in advance, then default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC cannot be granted."As...
NGT Southern Zone Constitutes Joint Committee To Inspect Kochi Metro Water Project Construction
The Southern Zone of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chennai, has constituted a Joint Committee to inspect the constructions carried out by the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd in furtherance of its Metro Water Project near the Vembanadu Lake.A Bench of Justice K.Ramakrishnan ( judicial member) and Dr Satyagopal Korlapati (expert member) asked the Joint Committee to submit a factual and action...
Punjab And Haryana High Court To Resume Physical Hearing From March 28
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana will resume hearing of cases through physical mode from 28.03.2022. The Chief Justice of the High Court has ordered the resumption of physical hearing keeping in view of the decline in number of Covid-19 cases in the state of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh.The order states that the hearing of cases shall be only through physical mode. "The...
Article 22(5) | Detenue Must Be Conveyed 'Time-Limit' Within Which He Can Make Representation Against Detention: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has clarified that a detenue has right to be informed about the 'time-limit' within which he is required to make representation against his detention. A Single Judge Bench of Justice M.A. Chowdhary further held that non-compliance of the aforesaid requirement is a procedural irregularity, on the basis of which detention may be quashed....
State Authorities, Regulatory Bodies Including Direct & Indirect Tax Departments Cannot Question Resolution Plan: ITAT Dismisses Revenue Department's Appeal
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has dismissed the appeal filed by the revenue department on the grounds that the state authorities and regulatory bodies, including direct and indirect tax departments, cannot question the resolution plan.The two member bench of Sandeep Singh Karhail (Judicial Member) and Prashant Maharishi (Accountant Member) observed that as...
'Perennial Rivers Now Drainage Channels': Madras High Court Refuses To Return Seized Vehicles Allegedly Involved In Illegal Sand Mining
While rejecting a batch of pleas made for the return of seized vehicles allegedly involved in illegal sand mining, Madras High Court noted that most of the owners use the vehicles for similar offences once they are granted interim custody. The court also observed that this has become 'a never-ending story' in such cases.Justice A.D Jagadish Chandira also lamented on the current pace...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Protection In Intellectual Property To RPG Enterprises Ltd. On Grounds Of Being Deceptively Similar Leading To Passing-Off
Justice S.J. Kathawalla in his last week dealt with a challenge to intellectual property rights wherein he reiterated the rights of a Plaintiff in long standing marks over any right created by registration. The suit was filed by the Plaintiff against the Defendants claiming infringement of its registered trade marks; infringement of copyright and passing off. The court observed that...
Terror Funding Case: Delhi Court Extends Detention Of Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez & Two Others By Further 50 Days
A Delhi Court has extended the detention period of human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to further 50 days for the purpose of conducting investigation in an alleged terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh of the Patiala House Courts allowed the application moved by the National Investigating Agency under proviso (i)...
Altering Project Layout Without Prior Notice 'Unfair Trade Practice': NCDRC Orders Refund To Flat Buyer
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has held that alteration in the number of flats per tower without any increase in the project area and without prior notice to the buyer amounts to unfair trade practice.Justice Deepa Sharma (Presiding Member) and Subash Chandra (Member) was adjudicating upon a complaint against delayed delivery of possession and altered layout of the...
Gravity Of Offence Can't Be Overlooked While Applying Triple Test For Bail: Prosecution Opposes Sharjeel Imam's Plea In Anti-CAA Speeches Case
The State has opposed Sharjeel Imam's bail plea before the Delhi High Court in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.The prosecution has argued that the severity and gravity of the offence which Imam has been charged with cannot be overlooked in any manner before applying...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates As Additional Judges To Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court
The Central Government has appointed Advocates Rahul Bharti and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi as Additional Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The appointment is for a period of two years.The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is...