Delhi Riots | "Chargesheet Contains Random Allegations Without Any Basis": Umar Khalid To Court In Bail Hearing

Making rebuttal arguments in the bail plea moved by student activist Umar Khalid, his lawyer today argued before a Delhi Court that the chargesheet in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case contained random allegations against him without any basis to support the same. Rebutting various allegations made by the prosecution against Khalid, Senior Advocate Trideep Pais told Additional Sessions...

Judicial Review Not Permissible In Administrative Matters Unless There Is Malafide Or Flagrant Violation Of Law: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur observed that no interference is permissible in exercise of powers of judicial review for matters pertaining to construction of public utility building, unless it is demonstrated that there is a flagrant violation of any provision of law/rules in the action of authorities or it suffer from mala fides. A division bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari...

"Misconceived, Half Baked Petition": Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging DMRC-DAMEPL Agreement

Calling it a misconceived and half baked petition, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging an agreement between Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) in the year 2008. The plea alleged that the agreement was executed by playing a fraud on public money. Justice...

[S. 372 CrPC] Victim Has No Right To Prefer Appeal Against Acquittal Order Passed Before Dec 31, 2009: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a Victim/Informant under Section 372 of CrPC can't prefer an appeal against an acquittal/lesser offence/inadequate compensation order passed before December 31, 2009 (the day on which a proviso was added to Section 372 CrPC).It may be noted that the proviso to Section 372 CrPC says that a victim/informant has a right to prefer an appeal against any...

New York Supreme Court Allows Attorney General To Compel Deposition Of Trump; Says There Is "Copious Evidence Of Financial Fraud"

The New York Supreme Court, on Thursday, quashed Donald Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr.'s motion against the subpoenas issued by the New York State Office of Attorney General (OAG). Judge Arthur Engoron, refusing to stay the parallel civil investigation instituted against them, ordered Donald Trump to comply with the subpoena seeking documents and information, and...

What Are Detaining Authority's Obligations While Communicating Grounds Of Preventive Detention To Detenu? Delhi High Court Answers

The Delhi High Court on Friday laid down the legal position regarding the detaining authority's obligation to communicate to a detenu the grounds of detention. A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani observed the following:- A detenu has a fundamental right under Article 22(5) that the grounds on which a detention order has been made against him,...

'Counterblast To Disclosure Against Dileep' : Director Balachadrakumar Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Pre-Arrest Bail In Rape Case

Malayalam film director Balachandrakumar has moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in a case where he has been accused of raping a woman in 2010 and recording the incident on his cellphone. The director has been charged under Section 376 (i) of IPC (sexual assault) and Section 66 E of the Information Technology Act (violation of privacy). The prosecution...

S. 21 CPC | Subsequent Suit Seeking Further Reliefs Has To Be Stayed If There Is 'Identity Of Matter' In Previous Litigation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently delved into an issue relating to staying of subsequent suit under Section 10 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 where there is identity of matter with previous litigation.Section 10 CPC stipulates that no Court shall proceed with the trial of any suit in which the matter in issue is also directly and substantially in issue in a previously instituted suit...

1200-Crore Fertilizer Subsidy Scam: Allahabad High Court Hands Over Probe To CBI To 'Unveil Dolphins Accused'

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday handed over the probe into an alleged scam of Rs. 1200/- crores in the subsidy to the manufacturers of fertilizers, without the actual supply of fertilizers by the manufacturers to the distributors.The Bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary ordered thus in a 482 CrPC plea filed by one of the accused in the scam, Avinash Kumar Modi who sought for quashing...

Breach Of Main Contract Not Ground For Injuncting Payments Under Bank Guarantees/ Letters Of Credit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently held that contracts in respect of Bank Gaurantees and Letters of Credit are independent of the main contract between the parties. Thus, even if there is a breach of the main contract, that cannot be a ground for injuncting payments under the Bank Gaurantees/ LCs.Justice Amit Bansal observed,"Merely because there is a dispute between the buyer and the...

2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death

A special court on Friday sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case.As many as 56 people were killed in the blasts that rocked Gujarat's capital on July 26, 2008.The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The 11 others were sentenced to life in jail...

Law Students Association Approaches Karnataka High Court Against Continuation Of KSLU Vice Chancellor Allegedly Beyond Prescribed Age Limit

A non-profit organisation, Law Students Association has approached the Karnataka High Court questioning the continuation of Prof. (Dr.) P. Ishwara Bha as the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Law University, allegedly beyond the prescribed age limit of 65 years. Advocate Vittal B R appearing for the petitioners on Friday submitted that section 14 of the Karnataka State Law University...