Climate Change A Growing Concern: SC Constitutes Expert Committee For Formulating Guidelines On Felling Of Trees For Developmental Projects

The Supreme Court has constituted an expert committee for formulating scientific and policy guidelines with respect to cutting of trees for developmental projects.Dr. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala, wildlife expert and former Chairman of the Wildlife Trust of India is the Chairman of the Committee. Other members of the Committee are (b) Jigmet Takpa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests...

Jurisdictional Objection Under Sec. 16 of Arbitration And Conciliation Act Has To Be Raised At Inception With Sense Of Alacrity: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that a jurisdictional objection under sec. 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act by its very nature would be one which has to be raised at inception, at the earliest stage. The Court also observed that under the scheme of the Act, such an objection has to be raised with a "sense of alacrity" which must be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal with...

Kochi Customs Commissioner Raises Preliminary Objection To Advocate General Hearing Plea Seeking Sanction For Contempt

Responding to the Kerala Advocate General's notice to the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Kochi in relation to the institution of criminal contempt proceedings for an affidavit filed in Court, the Commissioner has raised preliminary objection to the Advocate General's role in according sanction. Stating that the Advocate General was practically appearing for the State government...

"Toilets Unfit To Be Used Even By Animals": Patna High Court Asks Govt. To Provide Funds For Educational Institutions' Infrastructure-

"In most of the educational institutions, sanitary vending and disposal machines have yet not been installed. Also, as is evident from the record and the discussion across the Bar, there is lack of funds for maintenance of toilets": Patna High Court

Breaking:Param Bir Singh Moves Bombay HC Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Deshmukh And Against "Transfer of Cops for Pecuniary Benefits"

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has filed a criminal PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI inquiry against the alleged corrupt malpractices of Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister Government of Maharashtra.The PIL filed Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks an "immediate, unbiased, uninfluenced impartial and fair investigation on the various corrupt malpractices of...

BREAKING: Karnataka High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order Directing FIR Against Kangana Ranaut For Tweet On Farmers Protest

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate in the state, asking the police to register an FIR against Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut over a tweet posted by her on the farmers protests.A single bench of Justice HP Sandesh set aside the order observing that the Magistrate acted mechanically, without examining if the offences were made out.The matter has...

Gangubai Kathiawadi: Mumbai Court Issues Summons To Authors Of Mafia Queens Of Mumbai, Bhansali Productions, Alia Bhatt On Defamation Complaint

Last week, a court in Mumbai issued summons to the authors of Mafia Queens of Mumbai, producers of film Gangubai Kathiawadi, and actor Alia Bhatt in respect of a criminal defamation complaint filed against the three by a person purporting to be a son of Gangabhai. Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate Shital Bangad after watching the promotional video that was shown to her, observed that...

"Passengers Suffer Due To Inadequate Security", Madras HC Grants 8 Lakh Compensation To Woman's Family Who Fell From Overcrowded Train

Admonishing the Railway Authorities for thier failure to provide adequate safety measures, more specifically, in EMU trains, the Madras High Court recently ordered compensation of ₹8 lakh (along with 6% interest) to the family of a woman who died in the year 2014 as she was traveling in an EMU. Ordering thus, the Bench of Justice SM Subramanian overruled the railway tribunal's...

Litigant Moves Delhi High Court Complaining Of Non-Release Of Certified Copy Of Order By Family Court; HC Calls For Records

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday summoned the records of a matrimonial case from the Rohini Family Court, after a litigant filed a writ petition complaining of the non-release of the certified copy of an order passed in July 2020.A single bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh, terming the prayer of the petitioner "unusual", asked the Registrar General of the HC to call for the records of the...

[Kerala Assembly Elections 2021] Ramesh Chennithala Moves HC Over Alleged Double Electoral Roll Entries, Bogus Voter IDs

Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala has moved the Kerala High Court alleging the existence of bogus voters and double entry of voters in the Electoral Rolls for the upcoming Kerala Assembly Elections. The petition states, "Unless those fake/multiple entry voters are restrained from participating in the poll and criminal action is launched...

SC Hybrid Hearing SoP: BCI Writes TO SCBA, Calls For Resolution Through Dialogue, Requests CJI To Convene Meeting With Association

The Bar Council of India through its Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra has written a letter addressed to the Supreme Court Bar Association extending its support to Association's contention that before finalizing the SOP, the Bar should have been invited for their views by the Supreme Court. However, the letter also urges the members of the Association to not make it a prestige/personal...

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Deepak Kochhar

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case, being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kochhar was arrested in September 2020.Justice PD Naik granted bail to Kochhar on the condition that he would execute a PR Bond of Rs. 3 lakh and deposit...