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...

Sourav Ganguly's Plea To Execute Award : Bombay High Court Imposes Costs On Percept Group For Not Providing Accurate Information

The Bombay High Court has said that officials of Percept Group are prima facie attempting to mislead the court in a petition filed by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly seeking Rs 36 crore payable to him according to a 2018-19 arbitral award. The court has asked the respondents, Percept Talent Management and Percept D Mark (India) Limited, to bear the day's legal expenses for not...

NCDRC Awards 2 Crore Compensation To Model For Mental Trauma And Job Loss Due To Bad Haircut, Hair Treatment

In a significant judgment, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal (NCDRC) has recently awarded Rs 2 crore compensation to a woman who had suffered mental trauma and whose career prospects had been adversely affected due to a bad haircut and hair treatment owing to the negligence of a salon at a 5 star hotel in 2018. The Bench took into consideration that the complainant Aashna Roy was a...