'Pervasive Influence': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To SP Leader Mohd Azam Khan & Son In Forgery Case On Apprehension Of Witness Tampering

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday denied bail to SP Leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in an alleged case of forging a PAN card and a Passport, depicting that the latter was born in the year 1990, for the purpose of contesting 2017 assembly elections. A Single Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar observed that the accused enjoy 'deep rooted and pervasive influence'...

Religare Finvest: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Bail Plea Moved By Malvinder Singh

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a bail plea moved by Religare Finvest's ex-promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate. The court has also asked the Petitioner to submit the orders of the Supreme Court in a similar case filed by his brother and co-accused Shivinder Mohan Singh. Singh...

State Must Reconsider Decision Asking Blind Employees To Report To Duty: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to in two weeks time reconsider its decision making it compulsory for government employees, in particular blind employees, to report to duty. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said: "For the time being we are dealing with the issue of blind persons. The state government will have...

Actively Considering Night Curfew, But No Decision Taken Yet: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is actively considering the proposal of imposing night curfews or weekend curfews in Delhi, however, no final decision has been made. The information was provided to the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad in a plea seeking to ramp up testing facilities for COVID19 in Delhi. Today, the...

Jammu And Kashmir High Court Celebrates 71st Constitution Day; Organizes Webinar On 'Preamble To The Constitution Of India

On the occasion of 71st Constitution Day, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today organized a virtual ceremony to commemorate the adoption of Constitution of India and to honour and acknowledge the contribution of its founding fathers. Chief Justice Gita Mittal led the reading of the preamble to the Constitution at Jammu Wing of the High Court in the presence of Justices Rajesh...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay RBI Scheme For Lakshmi Vilas Bank Merger With DBS Bank

The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a prayer for ad-interim stay on Reserve Bank Of India's amalgamation scheme for the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with the DBS Bank approved by the Union Cabinet, in a plea filed by shareholders of Lakshmi Vilas Bank.Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Milind Jadhav observed they are not inclined to grant a stay since the reliefs...

Public Interest Litigation Filed Purely On The Basis Of News Paper Report Is Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court

Public Interest Litigation filed purely on the basis of paper report is not maintainable, the Kerala High Court observed.The bench comprising the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly dismissed a PIL filed by a social worker seeking a direction to authorities to complete the reconstruction work of the Perumbuzha bridge. To substantiate his case, he had produced a report...

NCB's SSR Drug Case: Special NDPS Court Grants Bail To Executive Producer Kshitij Prasad

A Special NDPS Court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to Kshitij Prasad, executive producer at Dharmatic, a sister company of Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, who was arrested in relation to Narcotics Control Bureau's investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput case.Judge GB Gurao granted conditional bail to the 29-year-old arraigned as an accused for an offence punishable under Sections...

Mass Disaster/Pandemic May Severely Obstruct Our Life But Doors Of Courts Must Remain Open For Protection Of Article 21: Allahabad High Court

While observing that "non-performance of duty owing to holidays is a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the Session Judges/magistrates", the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (25th November) rapped the Magistrates/Session Judges from the district Lucknow/Hardoi and the State for failure to perform its duty.The Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi specifically observed,"A mass disaster...

'We Don't Have Father Stan Swamy's Sipper & Straw With Us', Says NIA

A Special NIA Court in Mumbai directed the concerned medical officer in Taloja jail to reply to the requirement of a straw and sipper filed by 83-year-old Father Stan Swamy, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease after the National Investigation Agency expressed its inability to provide a straw and sipper for the Jesuit priest accused in the cast based violence at Bhima Koregaon.Finally,...

Aamir Khan's 'Intolerance Rising' Remarks : Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Criminal Action Against Actor

In a relief to Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, the Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition which sought criminal action against the actor for his remarks that intolerance was rising in India.The complainant Dipak Diwan had sought action against Khan for offences under Section 153A and 153B of the Indian Penal Code alleging that Khan's remarks led to communal disharmony and were...

Air Pollution In UP: Allahabad High Court Seeks Action Taken Report From UP Govt, Pollution Control Board

Allahabad High Court through its Lucknow Bench has asked the UP Government and the State Pollution Control Board about the steps taken by it to reduce air pollution in the State and maintain clean atmosphere. A Division Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Saurabh Lavania has directed both the authorities to file their counter affidavits within six weeks, "clearly indicating the...