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...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 10 Advocates As Bombay HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on February 16 has recommended the appointment of ten advocates as judges of the Bombay High Court.The advocates proposed for elevation are :Kishore Chandrakant Sant,Valmiki Menezes SA,Kamal Rashmi Khata,Sharmila Uttamrao Deshmukh,Arun Ramnath Pednekar,Sandeep Vishnupant Marne,Gauri Vinod Godse,Rajesh Shantaram Patil,Arif Saleh Doctor,...

Court Of Additional Sessions Judge Not Empowered To Try Offences Under IBC: Bombay High Court

In a petition challenging the jurisdiction of the Court of Additional Sessions Judge to try offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the Bombay High Court ruled that the Court of Additional Sessions Judge is not "Special Court" in terms of Section 236 of the IB Code to try offences under the IB Code. Accepting the contentions of the petitioners, Justice Sandeep K...

Full Bench Of Madras High Court Directs State To Find Out Best Practices For Removal Of Seemai Karuvelam Trees

State shouldn't be driven by interests of industrialists or a few villagers who use the tree as firewood, the court said.

[Uphaar Fire] Suspending Sentence Of Ansal Brothers Would Amount To Eroding Faith Of Public In Judicial System: Delhi HC In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that suspending the seven year jail term awarded to real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in the evidence tampering case in Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997 would amount to eroding the faith of the public in the judicial system as it would entail allowing convicts to take advantage of the passage of time as well as the judiciary as an...

High Rank Defence Personnel Drawing Lesser Pay Than Their Juniors: Punjab & Haryana High Court Asks Centre To Resolve Anomalies

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Government to resolve the anomalies that crept in the defence pay scale with the implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission.Noting that presently personnel of the Defence from the rank of Major Generals and above are drawing lesser pay than their juniors who are Colonels and Brigadiers, Justice Fatehdeep Singh directed the Union...