'Her Husband Sacrificed Life For Country's Safety & Dignity': Rajasthan HC Asks State To Decide War Widow's Plea For Land Allotment

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to decide on a war widow's plea seeking grant of possession and document of title of the land allotted to her in 1991, under the relevant scheme. Justice Dinesh Mehta observed that the petitioner is the widow of a martyr, who sacrificed his life for safety and dignity of the country. Thus, the least the State can do is either...

'Rape Quotation, Conspiracy To Kill Investigating Officers First Time In History Of State' : Prosecution Opposes Dileep's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea

It is perhaps the first time after the enactment of the Penal Code that a quotation has been given to a criminal gang to commit a sexual offence including an offence under Section 376 of IPC, the statement reads.

Not Arraigning Company As Accused Would Not Vitiate Proceedings Initiated Against Occupier Under Factories Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that non-arraigning of the Company as an accused would not vitiate the proceedings initiated under the Factories Act, against the occupier of the factory. Justice M. Nagaprasanna in its order dated December 6, 2021 observed,"Section 2(n) of the Factories Act and its proviso makes it clear that one of the Directors of the company would be...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Air Traffic Controllers' Plea Concerning 'Breath Analyser Tests' Amid Covid-19

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Air Traffic Controller Guild India against the random breath analyser tests conducted on 5% controllers on duty at the airports.Citing the surge in Covid-19 cases, the petitioner had objected to conducting of the breath analyser test in closed enclosures and had sought the cap to be brought down to 2%.However, noting that...

"Intention Of Punjab, Haryana States Present But Efforts Lagging": High Court On Slow Pace Of Probe In Cases Against MPs/MLAs

Perusing the status report filed by the States of Punjab and Haryana regarding the probe into the criminal cases against the Lawmakers (MPs/MLAs), the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday observed that the intention to probe cases on the part of the states is present, however, their actions in this regard are lagging."We would not say that the intention on the part of the State of Punjab...

BREAKING| Bulli Bai App Case : Mumbai Court Refuses Bail To Three Accused

The Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate's Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to three students Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat accused in the Bulli Bai App Case being investigated by the Mumbai police's Cyber Cell.The court noted the seriousness of the offence, the primary stage the investigation is in and also their technical knowledge using which they may tamper with evidence...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To Centre On PIL Seeking Establishment Of NCLAT Bench At Ahmedabad

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed seeking the establishment of a circuit/regional bench National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Ahmedabad as per the Supreme Court's order.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J. Shastri was hearing the plea filed by the...

No Provision To Punish Creditors Filing False Claims Under IBC: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To IBBI, MCA

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition for framing of regulations under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 for enforcing Section 15 thereof read with Regulation 6 of CIRP Regulations 2016, which states that "Submission of false or misleading proofs of claim shall attract penalties".The petition filed by Advocate Dr. Arun Mohan states that the Code does not provide...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Postponement Of UP Assembly Polls 2022 Amid COVID Surge

The Allahabad High Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking postponement of elections for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (scheduled to be held in Feb-March 2022) in view of the COVID surge.The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari heard the case and after the arguments, the...

K-Rail SilverLine Project : Kerala High Court Asks State To Explain How It Prepared Detailed Project Report Without Physical Survey

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State government to explain its actions taken in furtherance of its K-Rail Silver Line project and to justify the manner in which the survey is conducted by its instrumentalities. Upon being informed that a survey was being conducted before a Detailed Project Report (DPR) was drafted, Justice Devan Ramachandran found it imperative for the State...

First Sentence In Delhi Riots Case: Man To Undergo 5 Yrs Imprisonment For Vandalism, Putting House On Fire

A Delhi Court on Thursday sentenced a man to 5 years in jail in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots case that rocked the national capital last year. (FIR No.141/2020 registered at Gokalpuri Police Station)Dinesh Yadav, first person to be convicted in a riots case, was convicted for being an active member of the riotous mob who took active participation in vandalizing and putting on...

Right To Health & Medical Care: Delhi High Court Directs AIIMS To Immediately Treat 4.5 Y/o Suffering From Life Threatening Rare Disease

Granting relief to the parents of a 4.5 years old minor girl suffering from a life threatening rare disease, the Delhi High Court has directed AIIMS to immediately provide her proper treatment, while the issue of necessary funds will be dealt with at a later stage.The child's father claims to be a daily wager, stating to have no source of income since lockdown. He has approached the High...