'No Substantial Decline In Tomato Prices': Madras High Court Permits Koyambedu Market Traders To Avail Temporary Parking Till Pongal

The Madras High Court has allowed the interim arrangement of unloading perishables in an earmarked place in Koyambedu Market, in a bid to control soaring tomato prices, to continue till the Pongal Festival is over."Although some improvement has been seen in the prices, such decline has not been at the expected level. However, the number of truckloads have steadily increased since the...

'State Govt. Lacks Jurisdiction' : Kerala High Court Stays GO Fixing Price Of Packaged Drinking Water At Rs.13

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the government order fixing the price of bottled water in the State at Rs 13 citing the State's lack of jurisdiction.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that the State Government has no power to regulate the price of drinking water under the Food Security Act and sought the Centre's view on the matter.In 2019, Kerala Bottled Water...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Against Levy Of Property Tax On Buildings & Lands Owned By Central Govt

It is contended that state has no legislative competence under Article 285(1) of the Constitution to impose tax on center's land.

Delhi Court Stays Order Directing Registration Of FIR Against Sambit Patra For Allegedly Publishing Doctored Video Of CM Arvind Kejriwal

A Delhi Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of an order which had directed the Delhi Police to register a FIR on a complaint filed against BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra for allegedly publishing a fabricated video of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on social media.Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma of Tis Hazari Court issued notice on the revision petition filed by Sambit Patra...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Granting Reparation To Girl Who Was Harassed By Pink Police Officer

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday called for the specific views of the State government on subject of granting compensation to an 8-year-old child and her father who were antagonised by a pink police officer in public, levelling accusations of theft against them.When the matter came up for consideration, Justice Devan Ramachandran also opined that it was justified to grant compensation,...

'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...