CJAR Seeks Recall Of CJ Sanjib Banerjee's Transfer; Calls For Transparency In Appointments & Transfers By Collegium

Expressing 'deep concern and disappointment' with the decision of the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Chief Justice Sanjib Bannerjee of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court, The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform (CJAR) has sought the recall of the Collegium's decision.In its official statement, CJAR has said that in the absence of any material justification for...

ISRO Espionage: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Nambi Narayanan Influenced CBI Officers By Entering Into Land Deals

The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by former police officer S. Vijayan accusing Nambi Narayanan of influencing the CBI investigation against him by entering into land deals worth crores with the then investigating officials of the agency.Justice R Narayana Pisharadi dismissed the criminal revision petition leaving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh complaint with...

Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar Interacts With Students On Children's Day

On the occasion of Children's Day, the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court S. Muralidhar yesterday interacted with class 11th and 12th students at the Orissa Judicial Academy and encouraged them to aspire towards becoming Lawyers and Judges and being the instruments of dispensation of justice for the poor and downtrodden litigants seeking justice.In a first, the Orissa High Court premises...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Life Convict P. Ravichandran Granted 30 Days Ordinary Leave By TN Government

Pursuant to the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Order dated 2nd September, Tamil Nadu Government has granted a month's ordinary leave for P. Ravichandran, a life convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case. P.Ravichandran, one among the seven life convicts in the assassination case, has been granted ordinary leave by virtue of Section 432 of CrPC (Power...

'Another NSEL Scam Is Brewing': Plea Before Bombay High Court Seeks Regulation Of Cryptocurrency Market In India

A lawyer has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court, seeking directions to the Union of India for formulating a comprehensive mechanism to rectify the risks involved in the largely unregulated cryptocurrency market in India, including appropriate legislation and guidelines.The petitioner, a practising advocate and an investor in cryptocurrencies, says that he is aggrieved by the lackadaisical approach of the government in regulating cryptocurrency business that...

[Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953] Whether Mere Addition Or Deletion Of A Director Could Be Said To Be A Reconstitution Of A Board In Terms Of Rule 19(Ii): Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 10) agreed to examine as to whether mere addition or deletion of a director could be said to be a reconstitution of a board in terms of Rule 19(ii) of the Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953. The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh in the present matter was considering a special leave petition assailing Kerala High Court's order dated September 16,...

S. 439 CrPC: Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court's Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation

The Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by a Sessions Court in bail proceedings, wherein it had pulled up an Investigating Officer of the Delhi Police for conducting perfunctory investigation in connection with a dowry death case.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed,"it is a settled position of law that the lower courts are not akin to constitutional courts. While deciding an...

'SBI Can't Misinterpret RBI Circulars'- Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal

The practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into the Government account must be done away with, Madras High Court has ruled recently, giving strict directions to the State Bank of India. Justice S.M Subramaniam made it clear that the two RBI Master Circulars in 2014 and 2021, vehemently relied on by the State Bank of...

She Is Major, Highly Educated, Can Decide Where To Go & Reside: Allahabad HC Orders Protection For Married Woman Residing With A Man

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday came to the rescue of a married woman who moved the High Court with her protection plea claiming that she is facing threats from her family members and therefore, sought direction to the police authorities to protect her and another man, with whom she is presently residing.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saroj Yadav directed...

Panch Witness Not Authorized U/S 42 Of NDPS Act To Effect Search & Seizure: Mumbai Special Court

The alleged seizure of four ecstasy pills from Nupur Sajita, a guest on the Cordelia Cruise, is prima facie illegal, the special NDPS Court observed in its detailed order granting her bail. Special NDPS Judge VV Patil noted that on October 2, instead of an authorized officer (under Section 42 of the NDPS Act) searching Satija's room, female panch witness conducted search and...

Stay Of Second Suit- Court Can Suo Motu Excercise Power U/S 10 CPC, Filing Of Application Isn't Required: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) on Friday ruled that for the purpose of the exercise of the power under Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure (to stay a second suit), an application is not required to be filed before the Court and the Court can, on its own, stay the second suit.The Bench of Justice Rajendra Kumar (Verma) further observed that a court has inherent power...

No Permission Required To Advertise Ayurvedic Treatment; Kerala High Court Suggests Bringing New Legislation To Regulate Such Ads

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that no permission was required to advertise ayurvedic treatment and facilities of an institution, as long as they were not advertising any drug.However, the Bench clarified that this order should not be treated as a blanket order to publish advertisements about treatment.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan also directed the State to issue a circular to...