"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...

Divorced Wife Not Entitled To Right Of Residence Under Section 17 Domestic Violence Act: Kerala High Court

'However, a divorced wife occupying a shared household can be evicted only in accordance with law.'

Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal defamation Case To May 5

The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned to May 5 hearing in the appeal by former Union Minister MJ Akbar challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her. The adjournment came in the view of Justice Mukta Gupta not holding the Court for the day. Senior Advocates Geeta Luthra and...

Pursuant To Filing Of PIL In Gauhati HC, Assam Govt Brings Out Policy To Rehabilitate People Who Lands Were Lost Due To Flood/ Erosion

The Government of Assam, in response to a PIL filed before the Gauhati High Court seeking welfare schemes for people residing in flood/ erosion prone areas of the state, has come up with a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of such families. The State has informed a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dulia and Justice Manas Ranjan Pathak that on January 6,...