Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Friend's Wife Allegedly At His Behest

The Bombay High Court last week granted bail to a man accused of raping a woman at the behest of her husband. While granting him bail, the Bench of Justice Prakash D Naik observed that it was not clear as to when did he establish physical relationship with her as the act was allegedly done on the prompting of the husband. The matter before the Court The Court was hearing...

NGT Orders The Constitution Of Joint Committee To Analyse The Damage To Riverine Ecology Due To Illegal Constructions On Floodplains Of Mahanadi River

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in an order dated 15.12.2020 constituted a Joint Committee to consider the effects of the proposed construction of new campus of SCB Medical College on the river beds and floodplain zones of river Mahanadi, Cuttack. A bench headed by Chairperson, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took note of the instances of irreversible damage to the "riverine ecology" caused...

Platinum Award For Excellence In Digital Governance Conferred On e-Committee Of Supreme Court Of India

The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India has been conferred with the Platinum Award for Excellence in Digital Governance by the President of India.The Committee, of which Hon'ble Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge of the Supreme Court, is the Chairperson, with former Judge of Bombay High Court, Justice RC Chavan as Vice-Chairperson, has spearheaded the fundamental right to access...

Borrower Must Be Heard Before Account Is Classified As Fraud: Telangana High Court Reads Principles Of Natural Justice Into RBI Master Circular On Fraud Accounts

The Telangana High Court has held that the principles of natural justice have to be read into the Master Circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India on the classification of bank accounts as fraud accounts.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chouhan and B Vijaysen Reddy held that the account holder must be heard before declaring her as a "fraudulent borrower" or as...

Ernakulam Court Denies Bail To M Sivasankar IAS, Former Secretary To Kerala CM In Customs Case

A Court in Ernakulam on Wednesday refused bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the case registered by the Customs Department in relation to the diplomatic channel gold smuggling case.The order was pronounced by the Economic Offences Court, Ernakulam.Sivasankar is also facing another case registered by the Enforcement Directorate under the...

COVID19-Control Congestion In Public Places During Year-End Festivities: Calcutta High Court Directs State Govt.

In light of the recent newspaper reports indicating that there has been overcrowding in public places, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (29th December) asked the Chief Secretary of West Bengal Government to ensure that effective protocols are maintained during the year-end festivities. The Bench of Justice Kausik Chanda and Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya said, "The protocols...

Jammu And Kashmir High Court Strikes Down Clauses In State Excise Policies, Grants Liberty To Frame New Policy For 2021-22

A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court consisting of Acting Chief Justice Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Sanjay Dhar on Monday has struck down certain clauses of the Jammu and Kashmir Excise Policies for the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 as being contrary to the key provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Excise Act, svt. 1958 (1901 AD) and Jammu and Kashmir Liquor License...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha Seek Access To Books And News Paper In Prison

Three accused in the Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case have moved a court here seeking access to books and newspapers in prison.Activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha and Delhi University professor Hany Babu have filed separate pleas through their lawyer Chandni Chawla in the special NIA court.Chawla told the court on Tuesday that when lawyers tried to deliver books...

Chief Minister's Gesture To Borne Fees of Meritorious Students Who Couldn't Pay Private College Fee Appreciable: Madras HC

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (23rd December) appreciated the gesture shown by the Chief Minister of the State who made a commitment that the fees of the meritorious students would be borne by the Government, who could not pay the fees in private colleges. The Bench of Justice S. Vaidyanathan was hearing the case of a student (petitioner) who studied in a Government Higher...

Calcutta High Court Directs Centre To Fill Up CFSL Vacancies, Set Up Exclusive DNA Test Outlets

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Central government to open more CFSL Centres in the State for expeditious forensic examination during criminal investigations. The Court also expressed the need for setting up of exclusive DNA outlets. A division bench comprising of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee said, "Every endeavour should be made by the Union...

Industrialization Necessary For Economy But Shouldn't Be At The Cost Of Human Lives By Destroying Eco-System: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court last week observed that industrialization is required for enhancement of revenue, but that does not mean that it should be done at the cost of the lives of human being by destroying eco-system. The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Dr. BR Sarangi further observed that there should be equilibrium between the industrialization and...

Classification of RComm, Reliance Telecom Accounts As Fraudulent: Delhi High Court Directs Union Bank, Indian Overseas Bank To Maintain Status Quo

On a plea by Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication Ltd (RComm) and Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL) against the declaration of their accounts in the Union Bank of India (UBI) and the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) as "fraudulent", the Delhi High Court has ordered the banks to maintain status quo until the next date of hearing, i.e. Jan 13, 2021. However, the court has said that the Centre through...