BJP MLA Nitesh Rane Granted Bail In Attempt To Murder Case Seven Days After Arrest

A Sessions Court in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra has granted bail to Nitesh Rane, BJP MLA from Kankavali and son of Union Minister Narayan Rane, in an attempt to murder case. He had surrendered in the case last week, on February 2, after a Sessions Court rejected his bail plea before spending any time in custody.Rane was initially remanded in police custody for two days, following which...

Allegations About Urban Local Bodies Engaging Contractors To Carry Out Manual Scavenging: Madras HC Seeks State's Response

In a writ petition filed by NGO Safai Karamchari Andolan for the eradication of manual scavenging from Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court has asked the state government to file a reply to the specific allegations made about urban local bodies in a 2021 writ miscellaneous petition.The Special Government Pleader has been granted four weeks time to file the reply.The first bench of Acting Chief...

NCLT Chennai Admits Application Initiating CIRP Against Coastal Energen Pvt. Ltd.

The NCLT, Chennai Bench comprising of R. Sucharitha (Judicial Member) and Sameer Kakar (Technical Member) in State Bank of India v. Coastal Energen Private Limited, admitted the application of State Bank of India/ Financial Creditor for initiation of CIRP against Coastal Energen Pvt. Ltd./ Corporate Debtor filed u/s 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Applicant in...

'Misleading Statements Cannot Be Allowed Under Guise Of Free Speech': Calcutta HC Injuncts Chyawanprash Ads Of Baidyanath Ayurved For Disparaging Dabur Trademark

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday permanently injuncted four advertisements by the makers of Baidyanath Chyawanprash Special for being disparaging to all other brands of Chyawanprash including Dabur Chyawanprash. Justice Shekhar B Saraf was adjudicating upon a plea moved by Dabur seeking an injunction against the uploading of five advertisements that had allegedly disparaged the goodwill...

Senior Advocate Aditya Sondhi Withdraws Consent For Elevation As Karnataka HC Judge

Senior Advocate Aditya Sondhi of the Karnataka High Court, who was recommended to be appointed as a judge of the High Court has withdrawn his consent for elevation. Confirming his withdrawal to Live Law, Sondhi said, "I have written to the collegium on February 4 in the light of the fact that it has been a year since my recommendation and five months since the reiteration".After a...

Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody Indefinitely: Delhi High Court Grants Bail In Rs. Two Crore Cheating Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that an accused person cannot be kept in custody indefinitely when the right to speedy trial is a concomitant of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Justice Subramonium Prasad observed thus:"When right to speedy trial is a concomitant of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it can be presumed that one the facets would also be that the accused cannot...

Melting Of Temple Jewellery Sans Appointment Of Trustees: Madras High Court Seeks State's Response Within Three Weeks

In a batch of writ petitions regarding the melting of temple jewellery into gold bars under Gold Monetisation Scheme, the Madras High Court has granted three weeks time to the state to file its counter-affidavits.The first bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy has also allowed one of the petitioners to file a rejoinder affidavit. In...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Over Circulation Of Video Calling 'Hazrat Adam' As Father Of Hindus

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered over the circulation of a video on Facebook, wherein an anonymous Maulana was seen as saying that 'Hazrat Adam is the father of the Hindus'.Having perused the contents of the FIR, the Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Ajai Tyagi found that prima facie a cognizable offence was...

Sachin Waze Writes To Enforcement Directorate To Be Declared Approver In Money Laundering Case Against Anil Deshmukh

Dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze has written to the Enforcement Directorate seeking to be declared an approver in the money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. "I am willing to make truthful and voluntary disclosure of entire facts known to me regarding above referred matter before a competent magistrate. I request you to kindly treat...

Service Of Herbal Hookah Permitted Subject To Adherence With COVID-19 Protocol: Delhi Govt To High Court

The Delhi Government on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the service of herbal hookah in restaurants and bars in the city is permitted subject to compliance and adherence to the COVID-19 protocol and conditions. A single bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao was dealing with a petition filed by M/S Punter House Cafe which had impugned the ban of serving of herbal hookahs in restaurants and...

'Period Of 4-6 Weeks Was Only Suggestive': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against SEC Regarding Postponement Of 4 Civic Polls

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a contempt petition filed against the State Election Commission (SEC) alleging that it had failed to comply with an earlier order of the Court directing the SEC to consider postponing elections to four municipal corporations for a short period of 4 to 6 weeks in the wake of the rising number of Covid-19 cases. The Court vide order dated January 14...

"Expression Of Opinion Or Criticism Is Not Defamation": Newslaundry Tells Delhi High Court In TV Today's Suit

Online news portal Newslaundry on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that expression of an opinion does not amount to defamation, thereby opposing the Rs. 2 crores copyright infringement and defamation suit filed against it by TV Today, which owns channels India Today and AajTak.Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal appearing for Newslaundry today made three fold submissions before a single bench...