Delhi Court Grants Bail to Shaheen Bagh Shooter Kapil Baisala [Read Order]

The Saket District Court in Delhi has granted bail to Kapil Baisala who was arrested by the Delhi Police on February 1, 2020 allegedly for firing in the air during anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh.After hearing the arguments advanced by Baisala's counsel Advocate Narveer Dabas, Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar released him on bail while stating,"On considering the totality of facts...

Seizure Of Driving Licence By The Police Officer Not In Uniform Envisaged Under Section 130 Of The MV Act Is Illegal: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court observed that seizure of driving license by the police officer not in uniform as envisaged in Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as well as no acknowledgment under Section 206 (3) of the said act is clearly illegal. The single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya said, " A police officer is supposed to be a protector of justice, a much...

Proceedings U/S 138 Of NI Act Not Maintainable Against Independent Non-Executive Directors Of A Company, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reiterated that criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for dishonor of cheque are not maintainable against non-executive independent directors of a company. The order passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri relies on a Supreme Court judgment in Pooja Ravinder Devidasani v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.,...

Courts Cannot Routinely Order Determination of Paternity By Way of DNA Tests: MP High Court[Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the courts cannot routinely order determination of paternity by way of DNA tests as forcefully subjecting someone to medical examination violates their right to privacy. The order takes cue from a decision of the Supreme Court in Bhabani Prasad Jena v. Convenor Secretary, Orissa State Commission For Women & Anr., (2010) 8 SCC 633,...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Three Asylum Seekers From Myanmar Booked For Contravention Of Foreigner's Act [Read Orders]

Three asylum seekers from Myanmar, languishing in jail for the past four months in connection to violation of the provisions of the Foreigners Act, were enlarged on bail by the Allahabad High Court earlier this week. Vide three separate orders passed on Thursday Justice Jayant Banerji enlarged Furkaan Hussain alias Win Koko; Nauman Ali alias Soe Koko; and Mohammad Rizwan Khan alias...

"We Will Not Dispose Off Petition Until Hubli Bar Association Withdraws Feb 15 Resolution " : Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, said it would not dispose off the petition filed by 24 lawyers, until the resolution of February 15, passed by the Hubli Bar Association, is withdrawn. As per the resolution it was decided that none of its members would appear for three Kashmiri students arrested on charges of sediton, for posting pro-pakistan video on social media. On...

Delhi Riots : HC Restraints Disposal Of Unidentified Dead Bodies Until Further Orders; Directs Collection Of DNA Samples & Videography Of Postmortem

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered all the government hospitals to preserve the DNA Samples and to conduct videographed post-mortem of all those who died during riots in North Eastern districts of Delhi. A division bench comprising Justice Sidhharth Mridul and Justice IS Mehta has also directed the hospitals not to dispose of any unidentified dead body, until further...

'While Advocates Should Be Fearless,They Should Also Be Polite & Humble' : Justice G S Sistani Bids Adieu To Delhi HC

'While advocates should be fearless, they should also be humble and polite; not just to the court, but to each other', so noted Justice Sistani as he bade farewell to the Delhi High Court after years of impeccable service as a judge. Justice Sistani began his speech by saying that he has a lot to share and tell, especially at a time when he's bidding farewell. 'The love and bonding...

Calcutta HC Reserves Judgment On Polish Student's Challenge Against 'Leave India' Notice; Stays Deportation [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday stayed the "leave India" notice issued against Kamil Siedczynski, a student from Poland, which was issued for allegedly taking part in a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya reserved judgment on the writ petition filed by the student and ordered:"The respondents are restrained by an order of injunction from giving...

Lok Sabha Clears IBC (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. Aimed at easing the insolvency resolution process, the Bill was introduced in the house by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 12, last year. After having been scrutinized by the Standing Committee, whose report was received on March 4, the Bill was passed...

Bimal Julka Sworn In As New Chief Information Commissioner Of CIC; Amita Pandove As Information Commissioner [Read Notifications]

The Central government has appointed Information Commissioner and former IAS officer, Bimal Julka as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India. The government has also appointed Ms. Amita Pandove, former Member of Punjab Civil Services Commission, as an Information Commissioner in the CIC with effect from this afternoon.Both of them were administered oath by the President today, at...

Govt. Imposes Moratorium On Yes Bank; Limits Withdrawal To Rs. 50,000 [Read Notification]

The Central government through the Ministry of Finance has made an order imposing moratorium on YES Bank with effect from 6PM today, i.e. March 5, 2020. The order comes in light of a recommendation made by the RBI keeping in mind the mounting bad debts on the bank. The moratorium will subsist until April 3, 2020 and until then, the depositors will not be allowed to withdraw more than...