When Forest Is Harmed The Primary Objective Is To Restore Forest: Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs Man To Plant 200 Tree Saplings

“This order is being passed to make the petitioner understand and realize his civic responsibility towards the environment”, said the Court.

'Imagine The Suffering Imposed By You On Your Family & Parents': Bombay HC Tells Man Accused Of Joining IS

The Bombay High Court witnessed an unusual scene on Thursday when a 27-year-old man from Kalyan, a satellite town outside Mumbai, accused of committing terror acts in Syria argued his bail application, trying to prove his innocence against a 25,000-page chargesheet and evidence of the National Investigating Agency (NIA), against him. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish...

Delhi Riots- "Humongous Delay In Recording Eye Witnesses Accounts": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused

The prosecution has not been able to accord any cogent explanation for such a huge delay: Karkardooma Court

Kangana Ranaut's Allegedly "Hateful" Tweet Against One Community : Court Directs Police To File Progress Report

A Metropolitan Magistrates Court in Andheri has directed the Mumbai Police to file a progress report on their inquiry into actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister tweets, from April 2020, which allegedly demonstrate hate against the Muslim community, according to an advocate's complainant. The magistrate passed the order on Friday, after the Amboli Police sought further time to file...

West Bengal Civil Court Issues Notice To WhatsApp On Plea Against New Privacy Policy

A civil court in West Bengal has issued notice to WhatsApp Inc on a plea seeking temporary injunction to restrain the messenger platform from implementing its new privacy policy in India.The Court of Civil Judge (Jr. Divn), 1st Court, Contai, Purba Medinipur District, issued notice to WhatsApp on February 2 directing it to "show cause as to why the plaintiff's prayer for temporary...

'Panchayati Divorce' Has No Legal Sanctity, Such Customs Ceased To Exist After Formulation Of Hindu Marriage Act: P&H High Court

While noting that the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is a complete Code and provides for the conditions of marriage as well as the procedure for divorce, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last month clarified that a 'Panchayati' divorce has no recognition in the eyes of law. The Bench of Justice Alka Sarin observed that in view of Section 4 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955 all customs...

[Delhi Riots]No CCTV Footage Or Complaint Made By Witness Or Constables: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Alleged Associate Of Tahir Hussain

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one Liyakat Ali who was sent to judicial custody by a Delhi Court for his involvement with suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain in the North East Delhi Riots that broke out in February 2020. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait disposed of the bail application by granting him bail. Three FIRs had been registered...

'No Person Can Be Permitted To Intimidate Or Terrorize Judges' : Karnataka High Court Issues Contempt Notice Over Threatening Letter

The Karnataka High Court on February 3 issued a notice under the contempt of courts Act, to a 72-year-old person, who wrote a letter to the High Court registry claiming that he has decided to kill two erring Judges amongst the "highly corrupt 28 Judges of this Court and the Apex Court along with two corrupt Advocates". A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin...

'Lock Down A Force Majeure Event' : Madras High Court Directs Complete Waiver Of License Fee During Total Lockdown Period

In a notable judgment, the Madras High Court has directed a Municipal Corporation to waive the license fee for running a shop in a bus stand during the entire period of total lockdown from March 24, 2020 to September 6, 2020.A single bench of Justice G R Swaminathan observed that the benefit of a Government Order issued by the Tamil Nadu Government - which waived license fee for two...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Stays Levy Of Revised Stamp Duties On Registration Of Documents

The Jammu and Kashmir has stayed a circular that issued revised stamp duty rates to be levied during registration of documents. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the order on a petition challenging retrospective application of the said revised rates. Noting that the plea raises an important questions of law, the Judge stayed the circular dated December 13, 2020 and...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 11 Judicial Officers As Allahabad High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 4th February, 2021, approved the proposal for elevation of 11 Judicial Officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court. The following names have been recommended by the Collegium: 1. Mohd. Aslam, 2. Anil Kumar Gupta, 3. Anil Kumar Ojha, 4. Sadhna Rani (Thakur), 5. Om Prakash Tripathi, 6. Naveen Srivastava, 7....

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 2 Names As Chhattisgarh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 4th February, 2021has approved the proposal for elevation of the following persons as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court:ADVOCATE: Shri Narendra Kumar Vyas,andJUDICIAL OFFICER: ShriNaresh Kumar Chandravanshi.Read Collegium...