Prima Facie Impugned Show Cause Notices Issued In Haste Without Jurisdiction; Bombay HC Stays 62 Notices Issued By MPCB To Textile Units In Non-Conforming Zone [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed a total of 62 show cause notices all dated May 18, 2020, issued to textile manufacturers by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for refusal of application for consent to operate under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Division bench of...

Ensure That There's No Encroachment In Sanjay Van, Delhi HC Directs DDA After Taking Suo Moto Cognisance [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Association to ensure that no encroachment takes place within the Sanjay Van by any person, for any purpose, and if any encroachment is existing or is made, the same should be removed without any delay. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajneesh Bhatnagar also directed the Delhi Police to render all assistance to DDA...

Delhi HC Directs Centre To File Report On Steps Taken To Ensure Proper Functioning of DRTs and DRAT During Pandemic [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to submit a status report indicating the steps that are being taken by it for ensuring the proper functioning of the DRAT and DRTs during this present pandemic situation. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Information Technology & Electronics to submit...

Gujarat HC Refuses To Drop Dacoity Charges Against Anti-CAA Protestor For Allegedly Stopping A State Bus & Taking Away Its Keys [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Monday refused to drop criminal charge of Dacoity against Satish Pravinbhai Vansola, who was arrested in connection to anti-CAA protests in December 2019. The charge of Dacoity was added in the FIR against Vansola subsequent to a request made by the Deputy Superintendent of Police. It was alleged that the Petitioner had forcibly taken away the keys of a...

'Academic Evaluation & Examinations Cannot Outweigh Lives Of Students': DU Law Student Writes To Delhi HC CJ Against MHA Order Permitting Conduct Of University Exams [Read Letter]

A law student from the Delhi University has addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice DN Patel, highlighting the plight of students in view of the Government ordered directing Universities to compulsorily conduct examination of final year students. Stressing upon the impracticability of conducting online and/ or offline examinations in a developing...

'We Are Completely Autonomous And Willing To Respect The Suggestions': Central Committee For Reforms In Criminal Laws [Read Public Notice]

The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws has issued a Public Notice specifying its intention to indulge in an "open, transparent and fair" discussion on the proposed criminal reforms in India. "Since its establishment, the Committee has been inclined to be open, transparent and fair in its working. We fully respect all the opinions and suggestion made to us. The structural part of...

'There Seems To Be Complete Administrative Lethargy' : Delhi HC Pulls Up Delhi University Over Delay In Issuing Degree Certificates

While showing displeasure towards the lethargy shown by the Delhi University in issuing degree certificates to its students, the Delhi High Court has observed that there's a need for the University to streamline the said process with fixed timelines. In light of the same, the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has directed the Delhi University to file an...

Advocates Will Get Reimbursed For Expenses Incurred On Treatment For COVID19: Advocates Welfare Trust Informs Delhi HC [Read Order]

Advocates Welfare Trust has informed the Delhi High Court that the advocates who are members of the Trust will get reimbursed for the medical expenses incurred on the treatment for COVID19. The said information was given before the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a PIL filed by Vaibhav Sharma seeking financial assistance for...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To Franklin Templeton And Others On Plea Challenging Winding Up Of Debt Schemes

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Franklin Templeton India and other respondents on pleas challenging the winding up of six of its debt schemes. It has directed respondents to file their reply/counter/statement of objections by July 22 and rejoinder if any is to be filed by applicants is to be filed by July 29. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...

Bihar Court Rejects Plea Accusing Salman Khan And Others In The Sushant Singh Rajput's Death

A court here on Wednesday turned down a petition accusing Bollywood bigwigs like Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Karan Johar, among others, of abetment to actor Sushant Singh Rajputs suicide.Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Kumar dismissed the petition filed by local advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha, pointing out that the matter lay outside the courts jurisdiction.Interestingly,...

'We Will Dispose This Matter Soon': SC On AP Govt's Plea Against HC Order Reinstating Election Commissioner

Without passing interim orders, the Supreme Court on Wednesday posted Andhra Pradesh Government's challenge to a High Court Order by which it reinstated retired IAS officer Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as State Election Commissioner (SEC) for final disposal after 3 weeks.The Court had earlier, in June, issued notice to the SEC, but did not stay the effect of the Order.When the matter came up before...

A Woman Who Lived Like A Wife Cannot Be Deprived Of Maintenance: Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

"Such woman has right to live in society with dignity and not as destitute."