APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) on Monday allowed an application seeking modification of an order dated September 17, 2020, vide which the All India Power Engineers' Federation was directed to deposit a cost of Rs. 50,000/- to PM CARES Fund. The Bench of Justice Manjula Chellur (Chairperson) and Mr. SD Dubey (Technical Member) allowed the Federation to deposit the...

Republic TV Reporter Gets Anticipatory Bail In A Case Registered For Allegedly Obstructing BMC Officials During Demolition Of Kangana Ranaut's Property

The Sessions court in Mumbai has granted anticipatory bail to Republic TV anchor and reporter Pradeep Bhandari who was booked under provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly paying off some 15-20 people for shouting slogans outside Kangana Ranaut's bungalow turned office in Pali Hill, Bandra in order to prevent policemen from discharging their duties.Additional sessions judge RM...

Mathura District Court Admits Appeal Against Order Dismissing Suit Seeking Removal Of Idgah Mosque From Site Claimed As Krishna Janam Bhoomi

The Mathura District Court on Friday (16th October) admitted the appeal filed against the order of Civil Judge, Mathura, dismissing the suit for removal of Masjid Idgah, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi.The District Judge Sadhna Rani Thakur on Friday (16th October) has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board, Trust Masjid Idgah, Srikrishna Janamsthan Trust and...

Kerala Actor Assault Case: Prosecution Seeks To Stop Trial; Alleges Bias By Judge

The prosecution said that they are approaching the HC to transfer the case to another court.

Devansh Jalan Of O.P. Jindal Global University Becomes First Indian Law Student To Have Received US & Indian Patents

In an unprecedented development, an Indian law student of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has received both, the Indian and the US Patent for a technology he invented entitled 'Method and System for Managing the Usage of a Plurality of Battery Units to Power an Electric Vehicle'.This particular technology aims to make the usage of electric vehicles more practical, flexible and economical...

Can't Issue Blanket Order To Restrict Circulation Of News On Whatsapp, Facebook Etc. On Wild Allegations: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (14th October) refused to put a blanket order to restrict the circulation of news on WhatsApp, Facebook etc.The Bench of Justice S. C. Sharma and Justice Shailendra Shukla was hearing the plea of the petitioner (who is a social worker), filed by way of Public Interest Litigation, stating that a lot of news has been circulated on WhatsApp, Facebook and...

Advocates Do Not Address Court On VC Hearing By Sitting In Car Maintain Court Decorum: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Friday slammed an advocate who was participating in the video conference proceedings while sitting inside a car. "Though due to extraordinary reasons we are forced to hear matters through video conferencing hearing. We hope and trust members of the bar will follow minimum decorum.",A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S...

Full Bench Order On Extension of Parole In Light of COVID19 Applies To Both Parole Granted By Jail And By The Court: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has clarified that no distinction can be created between prisoners who were released on parole by the jail authorities and those who were granted parole by the court, for availing the benefits of the extension order passed by the Full Bench of the court. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani noted that if such a distinction is created then the...

[Delhi Riots] 'Petitioner Is A Victim Of Riots; His House Was Damaged': Delhi HC Grants Bail To 65 Yr Old Man In Riots Case [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (14th October) granted bail to a man named Mithan Singh, who was arrested for allegedly rioting during the Delhi Riots (in February 2020), after noting that the petitioner is a 65-year-old man and is himself a victim of the riots and that his house was also damaged by an unlawful assembly during the riots.The Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was hearing...

Mumbai Special Court Calls For Report From Superintendent Of Taloja Jail After Drugs Case Accused Misses College Exam [Read Order]

A Special Court on Friday (09th October) called for the report of Superintendent, Taloja jail, after a 23-year-old undertrial (Abdel Basit Parihar), was unable to take an online exam despite the Court's order (delivered on 06th October).Notably, Abdel Basit Parihar is an architecture student in a city college and he was arrested in the alleged drugs case, along with 20 others, including...

SC Grants Interim Relief Against Displacement To Govt. Teacher Appointments in Scheduled Districts In Jharkhand [Read Order]

By way of interim reprieve to teachers in a scheduled District in Jharkhand, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed that they shall continue in service and shall not be displaced by the High Court decision asserting that a policy of 100% reservation in matters of employment violates the very essence of Fundamental Rights.A full bench of the Jharkhand High Court had on September 21 struck...

Haryana State Legal Services Authority Launches COVID-19 Awareness Program

On 15th October, 2020, Mrs. Justice Daya Chaudhary, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairperson, Haryana State Legal Services Authority made her first visit to the Administrative Building of Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Sector-14, Panchkula for launching of COVID awareness campaign for one week in entire State of Haryana. During launch of COVID-19...