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Delhi Court To Pass Order On Anticipatory Bail Plea Moved By Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan In Rape Case On Saturday
A Delhi Court will be pronouncing the order on the anticipatory bail plea moved by Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan in connection with a criminal case concerning allegations of rape against him on Saturday.Special Judge Vikas Dhull of the Rouse Avenue Court reserved the order on Friday after hearing Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa along with Advocate Nitesh Rana appearing on behalf of...
'Covid Situation Has Been Improving'- Bombay High Court Unlikely To Extend Interim Orders Beyond October 8
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday extended the life of all interim orders passed by courts and tribunals in Maharashtra and Goa till October 8, indicating that the court's blanket protection for people against dispossessions, demolitions and evictions may not extend beyond that date. (Suo Motu PIL NO. 1 of 2021) "Having taken stock of the situation as on date, we consider it fit and...
Money Laundering: Anil Deshmukh's Quashing Petition To Be Heard Virtually On Sept 29, ED At Liberty To File A Response-Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has adjourned the hearing on former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's petition challenging Enforcement Directorate summons to him for September 29, as the Solicitor General will appear in the matter. The agency, investigating a money laundering case connected to the alleged extortion from bar & restaurant owners, has so far issued 5 summons to...
"Blackmailing Type Of Litigation": Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Against Alleged Unauthorized Construction With 50K Cost
The Delhi High Court has rejected with Rs. 50,000 cost, a Public Interest Litigation filed challenging alleged unauthorised construction on properties, without any source of knowledge. The Court dubbed it to be 'a blackmailing type of litigation'.The petitioner claimed to have found out about the alleged illegal construction from persons living in surrounding areas.Unconvinced, the Bench of...
Minimum Wages Act Does Not Apply To Temples & Mutts: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed that Minimum Wages Act does not apply to temples or mutts.In the context of A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Act, 1987, the court observed that there is a distinction between a temple and a mutt."A Math is an institution headed by a person whose primary job is to engage himself in teaching, propagation of religious...
Customary Divorce A Social Evil, Happens On Account Of The Attitude Of Ill-Minded Male Chauvinists: Gujarat High Court
Underscoring that customary divorce is a social evil, the Gujarat High Court recently refused to grant a declaration regarding the dissolution of marriage on the basis of a customary divorce of a couple noting that the same was not adequately proved by the wife (who was in an appeal seeking such declaration).The bench, however, clarified that the parties were at liberty to file an...
Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case- Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Preet Singh
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Preet Singh, accused in connection with the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar.Justice Mukta Gupta pronounced the order after reserving it earlier this month on hearing Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain appearing for accused Singh and Tarang Srivastava appearing for the Prosecution.Singh is the President of Save...
Gravity Of Complaint Under Negotiable Instruments Act Cannot Be Equated With An Offence Under IPC Or Other Criminal Offence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the gravity of complaint under Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be equated with an offence under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code or other criminal offence.The court reiterated that that the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act would remain, until the contrary is proved. Whether there is rebuttal or not would depend...
"Twitter Has Appointed Personnel In Compliance With New IT Rules": Centre Tells Delhi High Court
The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has appointed Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person and Resident Grievance Officer in compliance of the IT Rules, 2021.The development comes with the filing of an affidavit by the Centre in the plea against non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines...
Strict Rules Of Evidence Not Applicable To A Departmental Enquiry: Supreme Court Allows Placing Of Case Diary On Record
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court has held that strict rules of evidence are not applicable to a Departmental Enquiry.With this view, Justice L Nageshwar Rao and Justice BR Gavai allowed an Additional District Judge in the state of Uttarakhand, who was facing a departmental enquiry, to place of record the case diary.On November 24, 2020, the petitioner-ADJ had filed an application for...
West Bengal Coal Scam- Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Inspector's Plea Challenging Trial Court Summons In Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Enforcement Directorate on the plea filed by Ashok Kumar Mishra, inspector-in-charge of West Bengal police challenging the summons issued to him by a Trial Court here in connection with a money laundering case related to West Bengal coal scam.Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the plea while listing the matter for further hearing on...
Tripura High Court Stays Investigation Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, WB Minister & Others In Khowai PS Incident
The Tripura High Court on Thursday stayed investigation against Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, MP Dola Sen, West Bengal Minister Bratya Basu, and 3 others in a case registered against them on a suo-moto complaint in the Khowai police station incident which took place on August 8.The Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi was hearing the plea seeking quashing of the...