Delhi High Court Proposes To Reduce Cost Imposed On Juhi Chawla In Suit Against 5G Rollout To ₹2 Lakh

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday proposed to reduce the cost of Rs. 20 Lakhs imposed on Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla and others while dismissing the civil suit against 5G Roll, to Rs. 2 lakhs.A bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea filed by Chawla and others challenging the single judge decision which had dismissed the...

Trial Court Closes Proceedings Against Karnataka BJP Chief Naleen Kumar Kateel For Allegedly Intimidating Police Officer

The Karnataka High Court was informed by BJP Member of Parliament, Naleen Kumar Kateel, that the trial court has accepted the B-report and closed the proceedings initiated against him for allegedly intimidating a police inspector Maruthi Nayak, in the year 2017. Advocate H Pavana Chandra Shetty appearing for the petitioner who had sought quashing of the FIR registered against...

West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT; Next Hearing On Feb 28

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the progress of the investigation with regards to cases of violence that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Section 54 CGST Act Pertaining To Tax Refund

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has upheld the vires of Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The same pertains to Refund of tax.Noting that the Supreme Court has already upheld the vires of the statutory provision in question, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Qureshi and Justice Sameer...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Grants Prosecution 10 More Days To Complete Witness Examination

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted the prosecution 10 more days from January 27 to complete the examination of witnesses before the trial court in the sensational 2017 actor sexual assault case. Earlier, the Court had partly allowed the application filed by the State, permitting it to summon 5 additional witnesses. In this order, the Court had directed a new Special Public Prosecutor...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks To Ease Advocates' Entry To National Company Law Tribunal

The Delhi High Court will soon hear a petition seeking to discard the present system of entry at the National Company Law Tribunal, whereby Advocates are required to obtain a daily pass.The matter has been tagged along with a related petition pertaining to difficulties faced by parties approaching the NCLT, and is listed for consideration on February 3.The plea filed by Advocate Ateendra...

Bihar Court Denies Bail To Advocate Who Allegedly Abused Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Judges Of Patna, Jharkhand HCs On Social Media

A Bihar Court has denied bail to an advocate who has been booked for allegedly abusing former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Patna High Court judges, and former Union Law Minister on Facebook and Youtube."The petitioner (bail applicant/accused-advocate), by his repeated acts and conducts has committed acts which were capable of causing fear or alarm to the public and were capable...

Karnataka High Court Directs Govt To Release Funds To State Legal Services Authority For 'Victim Compensation Scheme'

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to ensure the release of Rs. 7 crore to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority at the earliest. The amount is to be disbursed to victims under the Victim Compensation Scheme. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted in its order,"It is informed that Rs. 13 crore has...

Delhi High Court Disposes PIL Against Unnecessary Blockade Of Roads For Alleged Political Protests

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a PIL seeking necessary action against frequent blockade of roads in the national capital, in the name of protests.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh directed the concerned Respondents to look into the grievance raised by the Petitioner and decide his representation in according with the law, rules, regulations and...

Prevention Of Corruption Act| Mere Recovery Of Tainted Notes From Accused Not Sufficient, Demand & Acceptance Of Bribe Sine Qua Non: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that to constitute an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the prosecution must prove that there was a demand for money, and the same was voluntarily accepted by the accused.Mere recovery of tainted note from the possession of accused is not enough, it added.Accordingly, Justice Rajani Dubey set aside the conviction of the appellant, a...

Is Sanction To Prosecute A Person Not Being Public Servant Required Under Essential Commodities Act? Delhi High Court Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition raising a question as to whether a sanction to prosecute an accused under Essential Commodities Act is required when such a person is not a public servant. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on the petition assailing the orders passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of the Karkardooma Courts whereby it was observed that sanction was...

'Seems She Is The Victim' : Mumbai Court Discharges Shilpa Shetty In Obscenity Case Over 2007 Richard Gere Kissing Incident

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Ballard Pier discharged actress Shilpa Shetty in an obscenity case from 2007. Shetty was booked after Hollywood Actor Richard Gere hugged and kissed her during an AIDS awareness event in Alwar, Rajasthan.Shetty and Gere were booked under Sections 292 (Sale, etc., of obscene books), 293 (Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person), 294 (Obscene acts...