'Fatal': Gauhati HC Sets Aside Foreigners' Tribunal's Order Declaring A Woman As Foreigner Without Reference To Date Of Alleged Entry Into India

The Gauhati High Court has recently set aside an order of a foreigners' tribunal declaring a woman as a 'foreigner', after noting that the tribunal had not specified the period during which she was alleged to have come to India. The Court observed that such non-mentioning of the period of entry by the tribunal is 'fatal' and therefore must be reconsidered. A Bench comprising Justices N....

Delhi High Court Calls For Sensitization Of Authorities About Directions For Execution Of Recovery Certificates, Status Report Sought

The Delhi High Court has called for sensitization of authorities about the directions issued by it in June this year to be followed by SDMs, District Magistrates, Recovery Officers and other Appropriate Authorities for execution of the Recovery Certificates.Justice Pratibha M Singh directed that a virtual interactive session for the purpose of sensitization of the officers concerned shall...

Bombay High Court Rejects Rashmi Shukla's Plea To Quash Mumbai Police FIR In Phone Tapping Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday disposed of senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla's petition to quash FIR registered by Mumbai Police in the "illegal" phone tapping and data leak case.The Bench rejected her prayer to quash the FIR against unknown persons and also rejected her prayer to transfer the case to the CBI that is already probing former home minister Anil Deshmukh.However, the Bench...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Dismisses Maharashtra Govt's Plea For Court Monitored SIT Probe Into Allegations Against Anil Deshmukh

The Bombay High Court dismissed the Maharashtra Government's plea seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team (SIT) against its former home minister Anil Deshmukh, who is facing a CBI Probe under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The state had objected to the ongoing CBI probe against Deshmukh with CBI director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal at the helm. The state claimed...

'State Duty Bound To See That Private Colleges Can Survive': Delhi High Court On Vacant Diploma Seats Due To Early Counselling In Govt Colleges

"Private colleges are your creations. You are always in parental position."

[49 Cases 'Wrongly' Imposed On A Man] "State's Heavy-Handed Exercise Of Powers Calls For Court's Interference": Allahabad HC

Dealing with a case related to a man against whom 49 cases were registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police over a span of 23 years, the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the state's heavy-handed exercise of powers resulting unforeseen situations which comprehend mischief to lives calls for interference of the Court. Observing that it is not expected from the U.P. Police, the Bench...

Veda Nilayam 'Memorial' For Jayalalithaa: Madras High Court Grants Leave To AIADMK To Challenge Order Setting Aside Land Acquisition Proceedings

In a plea seeking the leave of the court to file a third-party appeal against the single judge order quashing land acquisition proceedings of Veda Nilayam, Madras High Court has allowed the Civil Miscellaneous Petition by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) and former AIADMK Minister C.Ve Shanmugam. A Division Bench of Justices Paresh Upadhyay and Sathi Kumar Sukumara...

Justice DN Patel Led UAPA Tribunal To Adjudicate Upon 'Unlawful Association' Status Of Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation

The Central Government on Monday constituted a one-member tribunal consisting of Delhi High Court's Chief Justice DN Patel to adjudicate upon the 'Unlawful Association' status of Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation.It may be noted that the Central government has already declared Islamic Research Foundation (on November 15, 2021) as an unlawful association and as per the mandate of Section...

"Surprised That Delhi Govt Does Not Have A State Consumer Welfare Fund Till Date": High Court Issues Notice To Chief Secretary

The Delhi High Court recently issued notice to the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government after expressing surprise over the fact that it does not have a State Consumer Welfare Fund till date."This Court is surprised to note that Delhi Government does not have a State Consumer Welfare Fund till date," observed a bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla.The Court was...

Father Legally Bound To Provide Maintenance To Child Born Out Of Interfaith Marriage: Kerala High Court

It further ruled that an unmarried daughter of an interfaith couple is entitled to reasonable marriage expenses from her father.

'Languishing In Jail For Last 7 Years': Gauhati High Court Directs State To Decide On Plea Of Rohingya Refugees Seeking Either Refugee Status In India Or Deportation To Myanmar

The Gauhati High Court has recently directed the Assam government to take a decision at the earliest regarding a plea moved by ten members of the Rohingya community seeking either refugee status in India or deportation to Myanmar. The Court observed that the petitioners have been 'languishing in jail' for the last 7 years since the concerned authorities have not been able to arrive at a...

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against 4 Men For Being Part Of Armed Mob Which Fired On Three Public Witnesses With 'Intention To Kill'

A Delhi Court has framed charges against four men in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots observing that they were part of an armed riotous mob which had fired at three public witnesses with an intention to kill. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat framed charges against Mohd. Juber, Mohd. Aamir, Samshuddin and Mohd. Barik under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with...