'Religious Activities & Worship Places Will Not Be Affected': Another Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Uniform Civil Code

Another writ petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Government of India to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in spirit of Article 44 of the Constitution.Article 44 of the Constitution provides that the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.In the alternative, the plea seeks a direction to...

RSS- Taliban Comment: RSS Volunteer Files Defamation Suit For ₹1 Against Javed Akhtar In Thane Court

A Thane Court, in Maharashtra, has issued a show-cause notice to lyricist Javed Akhtar in a defamation suit filed against him seeking Re 1 in damages over his interview drawing parallels between nationalist RSS organisation and terror outfit Taliban. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate passed the order in the suit filed by one Vivek Champanerkar seeking symbolic compensation and...

ED Opposes TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, His Wife's Plea Before Delhi HC Seeking Quashing Of Summons In Coal Scam Case

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday opposed the petition filed by All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife before the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to them by the agency in connection with West Bengal coal scam case.Justice Yogesh Khanna heard Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta appearing for the Respondent, Enforcement Directorate in...

Delhi Riots- "CCTV Footage In Itself Not Sufficient To Prolong Incarceration": Delhi HC Grants Bail To Man In Jail For 17 Months

The Delhi High Court today granted bail to a man in the Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case (during the Delhi Riots) underscoring that he had been in jail for 17 months and that it is against the principles enshrined in the Constitution to allow an accused to remain languishing behind bars during the pendency of the trial.The Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad granted bail to one Mohd....

Honey Singh Domestic Violence Case: Delhi Court Orders In-Camera Proceedings

A Delhi Court on Tuesday passed order for in-camera proceedings in the case concerning domestic violence filed against Bollywood Singer and Actor Honey Singh by his wife, Shalini Talwar.The order was passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Singh after both Singh and Talwar agreed to the same.The Court had earlier restrained Singh from creating any Third party rights in the immovable and...

Delhi Court Convicts Delhi Police ASI, 2 Others For Offering Bribe To Judge To Secure Job

A Delhi court (Rouse Avenue District Court) on Monday convicted Delhi Police ASI Tara Dutt, one Mukul Kumar, and Ramesh Kumar for offering bribes to a judge to secure a job for Mukul Kumar.The Special Judge Kiran Bansal found them guilty of offering a bribe to Chandra Shekhar, Additional Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi of Rs.50,000/­ so as to secure a job (peon at Delhi district...

Incursion Of Wild Elephants In Human Settlements: Kerala High Court Calls For State's Report On Proposed Action

Taking note of a recent intrusion by a herd of wild elephants into human settlements in the Palakkad district, the Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a report regarding the action proposed to be taken to prevent such episodes in the future. A Division Bench of Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P Gopinath was adjudicating upon a suo motu PIL in the wake of the...

'No One Can Claim To Be Exclusive, Above The Law': Calcutta HC Quashes Allotment Of Land To Sourav Ganguly, Imposes Costs On Him & State

The Calcutta High Court on Monday quashed the allotment of a plot by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) to former cricketer and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly for the purpose of establishing an educational institution. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee also imposed costs to the tune of Rs 50,000 each...

"Due To DM's Inaction Unavoidable RERA Cases Coming To Court": Allahabad HC Seeks GB Nagar DM Suhas LY's Personal Presence

The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought the personal presence of the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, Suhas LY while observing that due to his inaction 'unavoidable' RERA cases were coming to the Court.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Munishwar Nath Bhandari, and Justice Piyush Agrawal has asked him to remain presentbefore the Court on October 4, 2021, to explain his inaction...

[Delhi Riots] "Adjournments Sought By SPPs, IOs In Very Casual Manner": Court Imposes 5K Cost As Salary Cut

While hearing a case concerning the Delhi Riots, a Court has expressed concern over the casual approach in which the Investigating Officers conduct the cases entrusted to them."It has been observed by this court that the Ld. SPPs and 1Os do not appear in the cases on the dates fixed and when they appear after prodding of senior officers by the court the senior police officers, they appear in...

Son Cannot Insist On Staying In Father's House Saying He Has Contributed To Renovation : P&H High Court Upholds Eviction Order Under Senior Citizens Act

'We have to treat our parents as God", the High Court observed in the judgment.

Illegal Felling Of Rosewood Trees: Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Prime Accused

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to grant bail to the prime accused in a massive illegal tree felling and rosewood smuggling case that shook the State earlier this year.Justice Shircy V. dismissed their bail pleas apprehending that if released, they could potentially tamper with the evidence. The petitioners are a trio of entrepreneur brothers who have branches of various...