Special Court Grants Bail to Aryan Khan's Alleged 'Supplier' Aachit Kumar

A special NDPS Court has granted bail to a 22-year-old student - Aachit Kumar – accused of being Aryan Shahrukh Khan's illicit drug supplier in the cruise ship drug case. The Court also granted bail to six other accused, including event organisers Gopalji Anand, Samir Sehgal, Manav Singhal and Bhaskar Arora; and guests Nupur Satija and Gomit Chopra. Delete Special NDPS Court also...

Mahatma Gandhi's Great Grandson Moves High Court Against Proposed Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project

Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has moved the Gujarat High Court by filing a public interest litigation, challenging the proposed project for redevelopment of Gandhi Ashram Memorial (Sabarmati Ashram) in Ahmedabad. The petition states that the proposed redevelopment is diametrically opposed to personal wishes and bequeathal of Mahatma Gandhi and would reduce...

Use Of Hookahs In Restaurants, Pubs Violates State's Fire Safety Act, COTPA: Delhi Govt Tells High Court

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that the use and service of hookahs in restaurants and pubs is in contravention of State's Fire Prevention & Safety Act, 1986."Customers are using & handling hookah Instrument/ apparatus in which charcoal/fire is burning which can be mishandled by children or adults and is therefore a grave fire hazard and has reported to have caused...

Appeal Against Ad-Interim Order In A Pending Writ Petition Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently reaffirmed that an appeal to a Division Bench cannot lie against an ad interim order passed by a Single Judge when the main writ petition is still pending before the Judge. A Division Bench of Justices P.B. Suresh Kumar and C.S. Sudha while dismissing such an appeal, remarked:"...according to us, such orders cannot be impugned in an appeal under Section 5(i) of...

Tripura Violence- High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance; Seeks State's Reply On Plan To Scuttle Design Of Stoking Communal Passion

The Tripura High Court, after taking suo moto cognizance of the issue of violence in North Tripura District, Unakoti District as well as Sipahijala District, called upon the state to file its reply (on or before 10th November 2021) on preventive measures taken by it and enquired as to what is their plan to scuttling the design of stoking communal passion.Significantly, the Bench of Chief...

PG Medical Admissions : Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging 'Grossly Disproportionate' Reservation For In-Service Doctors

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a petition challenging the extent of reservation granted to in-service doctors under the prospectus for admission to post-graduate degree or diploma courses in Tamil Nadu government medical colleges and government sets in self-financing medical colleges affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University for the 2021-22 session. The...

Future v. Amazon: Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Singapore Based Tribunal's Order Halting Reliance Deal

The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the plea filed by Future Group seeking an ad interim stay on the order passed by a Singapore based Arbitration Tribunal, refusing to interfere with the Emergency Award restraining it to continue with the Reliance deal.The Singapore International Arbitration Centre last week had rejected Future Group's plea to vacate the interim stay on the company's...

Aryan Khan To Spend Another Night In Prison As Bail Formalities Not Completed

Aryan Shahrukh Khan will spend his 26th night in prison as his bail formalities could not be completed on time.He will be released tomorrow morning.Khan along with two others Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant were granted bail by the Bombay High Court, yesterday.Merchant and Dhamecha could also not be released due to surety formalities.Justice NW Sambre imposed 14 bail conditions in...

'No More Politics, Get Down To Some Real Work': Delhi High Court Slams Govt Over Poor Implementation Of Street Vendors Act

"No more of politics, populism…Please get down to some real work," the High Court today told the Delhi government over poor implementation of the Street Vendors Act, 2014. The Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, while hearing a batch of pleas related to alleged illegal street vending activities in the national capital orally remarked, "Unfortunately, when...

"Boyfriend Remained Silent Spectator When His Beloved Was Brutally Sexually Assassinated": Allahabad HC Denies Bail In Gang-Rape Case

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a person accused of gang-raping his girlfriend, along with three other persons noting that he (boyfriend of the victim) remained silent spectator when co-accused persons were brutally sexually assassinating his beloved in front of him. The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi further observed that being aboyfriend, the applicant had the...

"Review Committee Yet to Decide": Bombay High Court Disposes Plea Challenging Bar Council's Rules Prohibiting Its Own Criticism

The Bombay High Court on Friday disposed of a Mumbai based lawyer's plea challenging the Bar Council of India's (BCI's) amended rules prohibiting the BCI or a judge's public criticism.The matter was disposed after the Bar Associations informed the court that the rules were under review. BCI's rules make public criticism of any Court, Judge, State Bar Council or Bar Council of India...

Plea Challenging Rajasthan Gov's 'Arbitrary And Indiscriminate' Practice Of Issuing Internet Suspension Orders: High Court Issues Notice

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Rajasthan government's arbitrary and indiscriminate practice of issuing internet suspension orders on various pretexts. A Division Bench comprising Justices M. M. Shrivastava and Farzand Ali observed that the matter was of serious concern and accordingly issued notice to the...