Uppur Thermal Power Plant: NGT Directs Environmental Clearance To Be Kept In Abeyance Till Fresh Appraisal Is Conducted

The National Green Tribunal has directed the that the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to Uppur Thermal power plant is liable to be kept in abeyance till fresh appraisal is conducted by the government. The Tribunal has directed suspension of work till a revised Environmental Clearance is received A Bench of the Tribunal headed by Justice K. Ramakrishnan has directed the Ministry...

"Received Various Complaint Of Insult Meted Out To Bar Members" P&H HC Bar Association Decides To Boycott Court of Justice H. S. Madaan

The decision has been taken by the Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association in view of various instances of "constant insults and use of language of disrespect by some of the honorable benches received in the office of the Bar Association".The decision was taken in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee which was held today (17th March).The resolution released by the Punjab...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case- No Conclusive Cause Of Death After 4 Years, Even Suicide Not Established: Sr. Adv. Vikas Pahwa Tells Delhi Court

"There is no conclusive cause of death. It's laughable in my view. even suicide is not established." submitted Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa appearing on behalf of Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar Case. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel heard Mr. Pahwa in the presence of Dr. Tharoor in the courtroom while the arguments took place. As the case was listed for the...

State Government Bound To Pay Compensation Of Rs 10 Lakh To Families Of Deceased Manhole Workers, Kerala High Court Rules

Relying on Safai Karamchari v. UoI, the High Court said, "The Hon'ble Apex Court has also directed that rehabilitation must be based on the principles of justice and transformation"

"If Woman States She Did Not Consent, Court Shall Presume That She Did Not Consent": Delhi Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Of ET Now Anchor Accused Of Rape

A Delhi Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Mumbai based ET Now Anchor, Varun Hiremath accused of raping a 22 year old woman in National Capital in connection with the FIR lodged in Chanakyapuri Police Station. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Khanagwal while rejecting the bail application observed thus: "So far as the question about consent or no consent, if...

Disposal Of Dead Bodies- "If Authorities Can't Foresee Requirement Of Crematorium, Can't Expect Development Through Them": Calcutta High Court

Coming down heavily on the District administration, Local Self-government Institutions as well as the Development Authorities, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (16th March) expressed its displeasure at the report submitted by the DM, Purba Medinipur relating to the installation of the electric chulli for the utility of the people. Having perused the report, the Bench of...

Corporations/Municipalities Heads To Be Held Personally Liable For Any Death To Anyone Engaged In Manual Scavenging Work: Madras High Court

In a significant observation, the Madras High Court on Tuesday (16th March) opined that it is high time that the heads of Corporations and Municipalities are held 'personally liable' for any death to anyone engaged in manual scavenging within their territories. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also directed the Secretary in the...

'Isn't This A Sword Hanging?' :Bombay High Court Asks Mumbai Police If They Intend To Further Investigate Arnab Goswami, Republic TV In TRP Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Mumbai Police if they intended to further investigate ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd and Arnab Goswami in the TRP Scam, as, even after two charge sheets, the channel was only a suspect on police records.The Court posed this query after noting that ARG and Goswami have been shown as only 'suspects' even after the filing of two...

Disha Ravi Media Leak Case- Delhi High Court Gives 'One Last Opportunity' To UOI And Delhi Police To File Reply Within 2 Weeks

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted one final opportunity to Union of India and Delhi Police, also the respondent no. 1 and 2 to file replies within 2 weeks in the plea filed by Disha Ravi seeking to restrain Delhi police from leaking any investigation material relating to her case to the media.Single judge bench comprising of Justice Pratibha M Singh directed the counsels appearing...

Delhi Riots- "Fail To Understand Why Police Officer Didn't Call PCR/Made DD Entry Despite Having Good Understanding Of Law & Order": Delhi HC Grants Bail To 4

This Court fails to understand as to why despite having a good understanding of law and order, a police official who is witness to riots would neither call PCR nor will make a DD entry in this regard: Delhi High Court

Farmer's Death During Tractor Rally : Delhi High Court Orders Constitution Of Medical Board To Examine Medical Reports

Hearing a farmer Hardeep Singh's petition on the incident where his 26-year old grandson, Navreet Singh passed away in the Republic Day farmers' protest rally due to the alleged overturning of the tractor, a single judge bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna today directed the Secretary, Health, Delhi Government to form a Medical Board to examine the X-Ray report in relation to the death of...

Section 138 NI Act -Accused Can Seek Conversion Of Summary Trial To Summons Trial Only After Disclosing Defence : Delhi High Court

In a trial for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the accused can seek the conversion of summary trial as summons trial only after disclosing his plea of defence, observed the Delhi High Court."...only after disclosing his plea of defence, he can make an application that the case should not be tried summarily but as a summons trial case", the...