PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Probe Into Mid-Air Turbulence In WB CM Mamata Banerjee's Flight, Centre's Response Sought

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought response from the Union of India as well as the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a probe into the incident of mid-air turbulence experienced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's chartered flight on March 4.On March 4, Banerjee was returning to Kolkata from Varanasi after an election campaign. She boarded a...

No Opportunity Of Hearing Was Given By The GST Department: Calcutta High Court Quashes Detention Order

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Md. Nizamuddin, has quashed the detention order passed by the Goods and Service Tax Department (GST) on the grounds that the opportunity of hearing was not accorded to the assessee.The petitioner/assessee has challenged the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner of State Tax on the ground that the order was bad in law for the reason that the goods...

Delhi Riots: Order On Umar Khalid's Bail Plea Deferred Again, To Now Be Pronounced On March 23

A Delhi Court on Monday once again deferred passing orders on the bail plea moved by student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will now pronounce the order on Wednesday, March 23.The order on Khalid's bail plea was to be...

Plea In Bombay High Court Against BMC Notices To Juhu Bungalow In Which Union Minister Narayan Rane Resides

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging orders passed by the Mumbai civic body against a bungalow located in Mumbai's plush locality of Juhu in which Union Minister Narayan Rane and his family members reside.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued orders against Aadish Bungalow in Juhu asking the owners/occupiers to demolish illegal extensions to...

[SARFAESI] Rajasthan HC Imposes 2Lac Cost For Misrepresentation, Not Availing Alternative Remedy, Not Impleading Necessary Parties & For Keeping Court In Dark

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a writ petition with a cost of Rs. 2 lac on account of misrepresentation, not impleading the consortium banks as necessary parties and praying for relief against them in their absence, not availing the alternative remedy and keeping the Court in dark by getting ex-parte stay during the course of advocates' strike. The court noted that the petitioner...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Dream11 Co-Founders, Says State's Ban On Online Gaming With Stakes Struck Off

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated against Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the Founders and Directors of Sporta Technologies Private Limited, which promotes the 'Dream 11' gaming app. The duo had approached the court seeking to quash the FIR registered against them by the police under the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which bans online gaming...

Delhi High Court To Hear On May 10 Pleas By Meta, Google & Twitter Challenging 'Global Blocking Order' Of Content Against Baba Ramdev

The Delhi High Court will hear on May 10 a bunch of appeals filed by social media giant Meta (formerly known as Facebook), Google and Twitter against Single Judge's order imposing a global injunction upon them and directing them to take down defamatory content against Baba Ramdev.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Jasmeet Singh today said that the interim...

Adopted Son Entitled To Take Adoptive Mother's Caste Even If Biological Father's Records Not Available: Bombay High Court

Observing that an adopted child becomes a family member of his adoptive parents "in all respects," the Bombay High Court directed authorities to issue a caste certificate to an 18-year-old based on his mother's scheduled caste identity. The Bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap thus held that an adopted child would be entitled to take the caste identity of his...

Dispute Prima Facie Of Civil Nature: Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In ₹1,000 Crore Alleged Cheating Case

The Gujarat High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to the Applicants-accused in connection with an alleged case of cheating to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crore.It was alleged that the applicants had misused terms and conditions of agreement and disbursed only Rs. 9 crore, with object to take over the company and its properties worth approximately Rs.1000 crores.While allowing the plea...

Explain Delay In Appointment Of Chief Investigating Officer At Police Complaint Authority: Kerala High Court To State

The Kerala High Court recently asked the State to explain its delay in appointing a Chief Investigating Officer at the State Police Complaints Authority despite several extensions granted to it.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly disagreed with the submission of the State that it had taken prompt steps to implement the previous directions of the Court in...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: March 14 To March 20, 2022

Nominal Index 1. Galaxy Mechanical Engineering Equipments Private Limited Versus Assistant Commissioner 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 802. Concast Steel and Power Limited v. Sarat Chatterjee and Co 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 813. Sariful Sk. & Anr v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 824. Anindya Sundar Das v. Union of India and other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 83Judgments/Orders...

'Police Were Swayed By The Fact That They Belong To A Particular Community': Gujarat High Court Orders Probe Into Custodial Torture Of Two Couples

The Gujarat High Court has come down heavily on the police for being "swayed by the fact that the Petitioners belong to a particular community" while investigating activities of theft and other wrongs under Sections 328 and 394 of IPC has expressed dismay at the "apathy of the police officials, more particularly senior officers…" Justice Nikhil Kariel was hearing a...