"Be Cautious In Passing Orders Of Such A Nature" Allahabad High Court Tells UP Govt. As It Decides To Drop 'Exorbitant' Bond Notices To Farmers

The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday (02nd February) informed the Allahabad High Court that it has decided to drop proceedings against farmers with tractors who were earlier issued notices to furnish 'exorbitant personal bonds' (amounts up to ₹10 lakh each) in the wake of farmers protests. The Additional Advocate General for the State of U.P. stated before the Bench of Justice...

Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CM Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) has granted Bail to Former Principal Secretary of Kerala Chief Minister M Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case.On January 25, the Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok...

Future Retail v Amazon: Future Moves Delhi High Court Against Interim Order For Status Quo On Stake Sale To Reliance

Future Retail Ltd has today filed an appeal against an order by the Single Judge bench of Justice Midha passed yesterday directing maintenance of status quo, on its Rs. 25,000 cr retail stake sale deal with Reliance. The appeal was brought up in an urgent mentioning today before the bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh and will be heard tomorrow.The appeal which was...

IBC-Writ Jurisdiction Can Be Invoked Despite Availability Of Alternative Remedy If Allegation Pertains To Lack Of Jurisdiction Of NCLT: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a writ petition Article 226 of the Constitution, challenging the jurisdiction of NCLT in a matter, is maintainable despite existence of an alternate remedy in form of appeal before NCLAT. "Although a wrongful exercise of available jurisdiction would not be sufficient to invoke the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution,...

Rajya Sabha Chairman Asks 3 AAP MPs To Withdraw From House Amid Discussion On Farmers Protests

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu imposed Rule 255 against three Aam Aadmi Party MPs on Wednesday. Under Rule 255, the Chairman may direct any member, whose conduct in his opinion is "grossly disorderly", to immediately withdraw from the House. Such member is expected to forthwith absent himself during the remainder of the day's meeting. Delete Rule 255 of #Rajyasabha :When the...

Cannot Act As An Appellate Authority Over A Decision Taken At Highest Level In The Government: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court has on Tuesday observed that it cannot sit as an Appellate Authority over a decision taken at the highest level in the Government. While observing this, the Court refused to interfere with the Delhi government's decision whereby it refused to grant study leave to the petitioner, to pursue Postgrad in Paediatrics from PGI Chandigarh. A single Bench of Justice V....

As Costs, Donate To Environmental Organization : Karnataka High Court To NHAI Over Objectionable Affidavit

The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the National Highway Authority to donate a substantial amount to any organisation working in the field of Environment, for it to consider the application made by the authority seeking to withdraw the objectionable affidavit filed by it earlier, in which it said that the Environment Protection Act 1986, has been passed by the Parliament, at...

Data Privacy Safeguards Are Sine Qua Non For Protecting Privacy Of Citizens Particularly When An App Is Required To Be installed At The Instance Of State: Meghalaya HC

The Meghalaya High Court has held that data privacy safeguards are sine qua non for the purpose of protecting the privacy of citizens, particularly when an app is required to be installed by a citizen at the instance of the State. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice HS Thangkhiew made this observation while presiding over a PIL challenging...

After Karnataka High Court Rap, State Govt Reconstitutes Expert Committee For Great Indian Bustard

After the Karnataka High Court expressed doubts about the expertise of members appointed by the state government in the advisory committee formed for the conservation of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) in the state, the State government has reconstituted the committee. Advocate Vikram Huilgol appearing for the state on Tuesday submitted a memo to the court informing that Chief Conservator...

Plea Filed In Delhi High Court Seeking Direction To Delhi Govt. To Create More Posts Of Additional Public Prosecutors For Fast-Track & POCSO Courts

A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Government of NCT of Delhi to create more posts of Additional Public Prosecutors and thereafter, to initiate the process of appointment of Additional Public Prosecutors to be posted in 55 fast-track and POCSO courts in Delhi. The Plea/Application has been filed by Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association through...

Bombay High Court Directs Kangana Ranaut To Decide Whether She Is Willing To Apply For Regularization of Construction, Extends Interim Protection

Actor Kangana Ranaut has approached the Bombay High Court against the BMC's demolition order regarding the alleged unauthorized amalgamation of her three flats in a plush Mumbai suburb. On Tuesday, the Court granted Ranaut time till February 5 to clarify if she will be approaching the civic body for regularization of the "illegal portions." Her plea for interim relief was earlier...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Illegal Encroachments On Eco-Fragile Floodplains Of River Ganga In Patna

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in an appeal filed against an NGT Order which dismissed the plea filed against vast-scale illegal constructions and encroachments on nearly 800 acres of the eco-fragile floodplains of River Ganga in Patna. A Bench of Justices RF Nariman and Aniruddha Bose heard the submissions of Advocate Akash Vashishtha and proceeded to issue notice in the same.In...