'Duty To Produce Basic Proof Of Allegations Not Absolved In PIL': Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Alleging Govt Officials Of Embezzling Public Funds

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur has observed that in a public interest litigation, the petitioner is not absolved of producing at least a basic proof of the allegations levelled by him. A division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sudesh Bansal, observed, "Even otherwise we find the petition with long pleadings are long in averments but short in contents. The...

Antilia Bomb Scare: Special NIA Court Refuses Bail To Former Encounter Specialist Pradeep Sharma

A special NIA court has rejected the bail application filed by former Mumbai policeman and encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma in the Antilia bomb scare and Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran's murder case. He has been in custody since his arrest by the National Investigation Agency in June last year.Special Judge AT Wankhede rejected the application on Wednesday, a detailed order of which is yet...

Suit For Mandatory Injunction For Restoration Of Electricity Dismissed On Ground Of Alternative Remedy, No Bar To File Petition U/A 226: Delhi HC

Electricity is one the Fundamental Rights for existence, protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, Court said.

NOC From Husband Not Required For Wife To Donate Kidney: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently held that the rejection of an application, moved by the Petitioner/mother to donate her kidney to her ailing son, by the Respondent/Hospital on the ground of non-issuance of the NOC by her husband was not sustainable. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a writ petition filed by the Petitioner who was aggrieved by the...

Delhi Court Summons 5 Aam Aadmi Party Leaders In Defamation Case By BJP Leader Chhail Bihari Goswami

A Delhi Court has summoned five leaders belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party namely Satyender Jain, Aatishi Marlena, Raghav Chadha, Durgesh Pathak and Sourabh Bhardwaj in a defamation case filed by BJP Leader Chhail Bihari Goswami. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey was of the prima facie view that the accused persons had committed the offences under sec. 499...

Merely Keeping Tobacco Products At One's Residence Not An Offence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that mere keeping of tobacco products at one's residence does not attract any offence per se. Holding so, Justice Kauser Edappagath allowed a petition filed by an accused who was charged for storing a collection of tobacco products at his residence, allegedly to sell to children. "Mere keeping of the tobacco products at the residence of the accused...

Financial Crisis Can Be One Of The Grounds For Condonation Of Delay: Gujarat High Court

"Now as the legal settled proposition which has been set-out here-in-above, considering the prevalent economy condition of the parties as well as even of the Country, the financial crisis can be considered to be one of the grounds for condonation of delay," the Gujarat High Court has held. The Bench comprising Justice AP Thaker made this observation with regard to a Civil Application...

Tehsil Lawyers On Strike For Almost 2 Yrs: Allahabad HC Directs State Bar Council To Take Disciplinary Action

The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council to take disciplinary action against striking lawyers at Uttar who continuously abstained from work on every date between February 5, 2020 to January 5, 2022.The Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal issued this extraordinary order after observing that the Apex Court has held the strikes by lawyers to be illegal and...

PMLA Court Grants Bail To Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor, Bindu Kapoor And Gautam Thapar

A special court in Mumbai has granted bail to nine accused including Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, his wife Bindu and businessman Gautam Thapar in a case related to property sale in Delhi. Kapoor and Thapar, however, won't walk out of the prison yet, as they are in custody in another case.Special judge MG Deshpande, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), granted bail to them for...

[CCTVs In Police Stations] Punjab, Haryana Submit Timeline In High Court To Implement Supreme Court's Order

The Punjab and Haryana States have submitted a timeline in the Punjab and Haryana High Court to implement the order of the Supreme Court in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh and others, wherein, the State and Union Territory Governments were directed by the Apex Court CCTVto ensure that CCTV cameras are installed in each and every Police Station functioning under them.The Bench of Justice...

Supreme Court Collegium Approves Elevation Of 6 Advocates As Madras High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 16th February, 2022 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Advocates as Judges in the Madras High Court.The advocates approved for elevation are:1. Ms. Nidumolu Mala, 2. Shri Sunder Mohan, 3. Shri Kabali Kumaresh Babu, 4. Shri S. Sounthar, 5. Shri Abdul Ghani Abdul Hameed, and 6. Shri R. John Sathyan.Click Here To...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Objectionable Pics Of PM Narendra Modi On FB

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a man who has been accused of posting objectionable pictures of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Facebook and WhatsApp which allegedly enraged the public at large.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal granted him bail keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence on record regarding the complicity of the accused, larger mandate...