[Antilia Terror Scare Case] Bombay High Court sets Aside Special NIA Court's Decision Staying It's Own Bail Order For Bookie Naresh Gaur

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday paved the way for release of Naresh Gaur, the first recipient of bail in the Ambani Terror Scare and Mansukh Hiran Murder Case.Justice SK Shinde set aside the Special NIA court's decision to stay it's own order for 25 days, after granting him bail.The order was stayed at the National Investigation Agency's request to allow them to challenge bail granted to...

'Non-Application Of Mind, Impounding Over A Private Complaint Without Any Rhyme Or Reason': Madras High Court On Impounding Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport

Madras High Court has recently ordered the release of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's passport impounded over the pendency of criminal defamation proceedings against her. A single-judge bench of Justice M. Dhandapani ordered the Regional Passport Office, Chennai to release Manimekalai's Passport within one week on receipt of court order. In the order, the court has elaborately...

Provisions Of Rent Act Will Not Have Overriding Effect Over Provisions Of SARFAESI Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a secured creditor has precedence and first charge over the secured assets, under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI), and provisions of the Rent Act would not override provisions of SARFAESI Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin...

"There Seems To Be A Big Disconnect": Delhi High Court Calls For Meeting With Stakeholders Over Implementation Of Street Vendors Act

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday called for a meeting with all the stakeholders including the Chairpersons of all the three Municipal Corporations, New Delhi Municipal Council, the Delhi Cantonment Board and the concerned Director of the DDA to work out the implementation of the Street Vendors Act.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh scheduled a meeting in the High Court premises...

Place A Concrete Decision By Next Posting Date: Kerala High Court Directs State On Decision To Formulate Legislation To End Church Feud

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Attorney to confirm if the government is considering bringing about a legislation for the management and administration of the Churches caught in the Orthodox-Jacobite row.A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas while granting further time, observed:"We want to see that a concrete decision of the Government is...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Widely Broadcast Its Facilities To Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TBD) to broadly promulgate the facilities recently made available to Sabarimala pilgrims to facilitate entry to more devotees to the temple and to attend darshan therein, in view of the two month pilgrimage season.In a suo moto matter taken up based on the Sabarimala Special Commissioner's report, the Division...

Specify Steps Taken To Implement Manual Scavenging Prohibition Act In Letter & Spirit: Orissa High Court To State Govt

The Orissa High Court has asked the State Government to file an affidavit specifying steps it has taken so far to implement the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (PEMSR Act), 2013.The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice A. K. Mohapatra also sought to know from the Collector of Puri as to whether there is awareness among the...

Special NIA Court Paves Way For Sudha Bharadwaj's Release in Bhima Koregaon Case, Sets Bail Conditions

She has been allowed provisional cash bail for a period of one month, disallowed from speaking to the media.

IT Dept Not Obliged To Furnish Documents Seized Pursuant To Authorized Search To Any Public Servant: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once search and seizure proceedings are undertaken by officials of the Income Tax Department under authorisation, they are not obliged to furnish any document to any public servant in respect of such matters relating to the assessee. Justice M Nagaprasanna said that, "On a conjoint reading of Sections 132 and 138(2) of the Income Tax Act,...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Summoning Four BJP Leaders In Criminal Defamation Case By Delhi Jal Board

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings as well as the order which had summoned four BJP leaders including its Delhi Unit President Adesh Gupta in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Jal Board and its Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha. The case pertains to allegations levelled against the Board over scam of Rs. 26,000 crores.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed...

Will Depict Only A Truncated Picture: Plea Assails Sample Survey To Classify EWS Among Forward Communities, Kerala High Court Issues Notice

The Kerala High Court has admitted a plea filed by the Nair Service Society (NSS) contesting the sample survey designed by the State Commission for Economical Backward Classes Among Forward Communities to ascertain backwardness by collecting details from five economically backward families from each locality.After admitting the plea, Justice N. Nagaresh issued notice to the State and...

"Not An Ordinary Case Of Individuals Committing An Unlawful Act": Court Frames Charges Against Shahrukh Pathan, Who Pointed Gun At Cop During Delhi Riots

A Delhi Court on Tuesday framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the North East Delhi riots observing that it was not an ordinary case of individuals or groups committing an unlawful act. The FIR related to an incident wherein Pathan was captured pointing a gun on a policeman, pictures of which had gone viral on the Social Media...