"We Understand Your Anxiety That Case Be Heard": Allahabad HC Adjourns UAPA Accused Atiq's Bail Plea To Feb 10

High Court referred the matter to Chief Justice while observing that since the hearing in Habeas Corpus Plea (main matter out of a bunch of connected maters) filed by Atiq and others has already been concluded and in such a situation, it wouldn't be appropriate to hear the instant bail pleas (one of the connected matters).

Specify Steps Taken To Set Up Additional Forensic Lab For DNA Sample Examination: MP High Court Asks State Govt

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the State Government as to what steps have been taken by it with regard to the Court's directions issued for the formation of an additional Forensic Lab for examination of DNA samples.This order came from the Bench of Justice Vishal Mishra as it noted that in large numbers of cases, FSL reports and DNA reports are not being produced before the HC or...

CPC | Grounds To Set Aside Sale Under Order XXI Rule 90 Not Available In A Petition Filed U/S 47 : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that the grounds available to set aside a sale under Order XXI Rule 90 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) shall not be available in a petition filed under Section 47 even if it is for the same relief. Dismissing a revision petition, Justice A. Badharudeen held so after referring to a few judgments on the issue and exploring the law laid down in this...

Breaking | Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Haryana Law Granting 75% Job Quota For Locals In Pvt Sector

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted an interim stay on the Haryana government's law providing for 75% reservation for state domicile in the private sector. The stay on the law came from the Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Pankaj Jain on a Writ petition challenging the vires of the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020.After hearing Mr Tushar Mehta,...

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Not Take Any Coercive Action Against TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal In WB Post Poll Violence Case

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to not take any coercive measures against Trinamool Congress Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal without the leave of the Court. Mondal had moved the High Court seeking protection from arrest pursuant to the issuance of a CBI notice directing him to appear before its investigating team for the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Slams Police Department For Lackadaisical Functioning; Directs DGP To Submit Personal Affidavit

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has once again expressed reservation over the manner in which the Police Department is functioning, especially with respect to the executing the summons / bailable warrants / warrants issued against the witnesses.It rejected a report submitted by the Police Department regarding the daily monitoring of execution of summons / warrants in District Morena as the...

"Calculated Attempt To Sabotage Trial' : Dileep Moves Kerala High Court Against Further Probe Into Actor Assault Case

Actor Dileep has moved another plea before the Kerala High Court seeking to suspend further investigation into the 2017 sexual assault case whereby a popular actress was abducted and raped in a moving vehicle pursuant to a conspiracy. Dileep is suspected to be the mastermind behind the said conspiracy and is undergoing trial before the CBI Special Judge. In the petition filed before the...

Do You Wish To Engage Counsel Or Amicus-Curiae Be Appointed?: Allahabad HC Asks MP Azam Khan In Govt's Bail Cancellation Plea

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Member of Parliament from Rampur and senior Samajwadi Party leader, Azam Khan as to whether he wishes to engage any counsel to represent him in the instant bail cancellation application filed by the UP Government or an amicus-curiae be appointed on his behalf.On Wednesday, the Bench of Justice Rajiv Gupta directed that a notice be sent to Mohd. Azam...

Plea For Reserving Chairman Post Of Town Panchayat For Scheduled Tribes: Madras High Court Issues Notice To SEC

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued notice to the State Election Commission on a plea seeking reservation of the Chairman Post of a town panchayat for Scheduled Tribes.A Division Bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and P. Velmurugan has adjourned the matter to 15th February so that the counsel appearing for the State Election Commission can get instructions in the...

'Requested Govt To Implement Justice Hema Committee Report' : Kerala Women's Commission Tells High Court In WCC's Plea

The Kerala Women's Commission has filed an impleading application in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) before the Kerala High Court. The plea by WCC was filed in 2018 seeking the establishment of a grievance redressal mechanism in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), a body of Malayalam actors.The main contention in the PIL was that...

Kafeel Khan's Plea Challenging His Termination From Medical College: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Reply

The Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on the plea filed by Dr. Kafeel Khan challenging the termination of his services from the State-run BRD Medical College by the State government.The Bench of Justice Rajan Roy has asked for a counter in 4 weeks. Khan, against whom the Uttar Pradesh government had issued suspension orders, was dismissed from his service...

S.34 SARFAESI Act | General Bar On Civil Proceedings Not Applicable When Secured Creditor Accused Of Committing Fraud: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that invocation of Section 13 of the SARFAESI Act results in a general bar to civil court proceedings, in light of Section 34 of the Act. However, this general rule is subject to the exceptions of fraud or absurd claims by the secured creditor. Justice C. Hari Shankar, quoted the Supreme Court in Mardia Chemicals Ltd. v. UOI (2004), in the context of...