Sonu Sood's Intentions 'Malafide' Not Approached The Court With "Clean Hands", Says Bombay High Court In 'Illegal Constructions" Case

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and his wife's intentions were "malafide" and they did not approach the court with "clean hands," the Bombay High Court has observed in its order rejecting his petition for temporary relief against an unauthorized construction notice issued against them by the BMC in October 2020. Justice Prithviraj Chavan observed that in the past two years, the couple...

'National Interest' : CIC Advises Home Ministry To Maintain Consolidated Database Regarding Identified Legal/Illegal Migrants

The Central Information Commission has directed Home Ministry to give clear and categorical information to an RTI applicant who sought copies of records/data pertaining to illegal/legal migrants.Chief Information Commissioner Y. K. Sinha also 'advised' the Ministry to maintain a 'consolidated record/database regarding identified legal/illegal migrants, in the national interest'.The commission...

Delhi High Court Orders Seizure, Rehabilitation of Hippo From Asiad Circus, Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Circus Owner, On PETA's Plea

The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to seize a hippopotamus from Asiad Circus with the help of Delhi police and to transfer the animal to the zoo nearest to the location of seizure.A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh, hearing an application by PETA India, also directed the issue of non-bailable warrant to the circus owner...

Communal Remarks Against Aligarh Muslim University: Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea By Hindu Mahasabha Leader For Quashing FIR And Stay Of Arrest

A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Rajendra Kumar on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by Ashok Kumar Pandey, Hindu Mahasabha Leader from Aligarh praying for quashing of an FIR filed against him for his communal remarks against Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and its founder Sir Saiyed Ahmad, resulting in hurting...

Karnataka HC Makes A Public Appeal To Give Information For Its Proposed Book 'History Of Courts Of Karnataka'

The Karnataka High Court has issued a general appeal calling upon people to contribute with information as regards the legal, legislative and judicial history of Karnataka; to help it bring out a book titled "History of Courts of Karnataka." The appeal reads that "The State of Karnataka has a rich heritage not only in culture and art forms but also as regards judicial administration....

Delhi High Court Stays Publication Of Book 'The R*** School Murder'

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained the release of a book titled 'The R*** School Murder', which was scheduled to be published by Juggernaut and Harper Collins on Saturday, January 22, 2021. The order was passed by a Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, in an injunction application filed by the St. Xavier's Education Trust against author of the book, journalist...

CIBIL Score Updation Borrower's Statutory Right; Credit Information Companies Bound To Consider Objections : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that updation of CIBIL score is a borrower's statutory right and therefore, credit rating agencies are legally bound to consider objections against the rating given to a debtor.A single bench of Justice N Nagaresh made this significant pronouncement in the case Sujith Prasad v The Reserve Bank of India and others.The Court noted that credit rating agencies...

Man Accused Of Offering Namaz At Mathura Temple Granted Pre-Arrest Bail By Allahabad High Court

One Mohd. Chand, accused of offering Namaz inside the premises of the Nand Baba temple in Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) has been granted pre-arrest bail by the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (19th January). The Bench of Justice Siddharth gave this order while hearing the bail application of Mohd. Chand praying that he be granted pre-arrest bail in Case Crime No. 390 of 2020, under Sections...

Retrospective Application Of 10% EWS Quota Is Against Articles 14 & 16 Of Constitution : Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday set aside a 2019 advertisement published by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission giving retrospective application to the 10% Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation by way of merging the earlier vacancies of the year 2013 and 2015 with those arising after the implementation of the said reservation in 2019. A single bench of Justice Sanjay...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta's Transfer From JJ Hospital To Taloja Jail

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to intervene and grant relief to ex- Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dadgupta, accused in the TRP Scam, while he was being shifted from the state run JJ Hospital to the Taloja Central Prison. In an urgent plea, Dasgupta's lawyer Arjun Singh on Friday sought for him to be shifted to a private hospital owing to...

Decide On Complete Firecrackers Ban In Karnataka Within 3 Months : Karnataka HC Directs State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to within three months decide on the prayers made in two petitions, seeking a complete ban on use of firecrackers within the state of Karnataka. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M G Uma, gave the direction while disposing off the petitions filed by Dr.CA S Vishnu Bharath and an NGO...

Transmission Line Route- "Ensure Least Displacement To Farmers Or Disturbance To Agricultural Lands": Madras High Court To State

The route should be so planned by the State there is a least displacement of farmers or disturbance to the agricultural lands while keeping the costs of transmission also in mind: Madras High Court