No Relief For Adani Properties As Bombay HC Refuses To Restrain Bidvest From Selling Stake In Mumbai International Airport [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to restrain Bidvest from selling 13.5% stake in the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) to other shareholders and declined any relief to Adani Properties Pvt Ltd which claimed to have a share purchase agreement (SPA) with Bidvest.Justice AK Menon was hearing Adani's application and notice of motion in a commercial suit seeking specific performance...

INX Media: Delhi HC Reserves Order on Chidambaram's Bail Plea in ED Matter

Delhi High Court reserves order on the regular bail application filed by P Chidambaram in the ED matter against him in INX Media case. Arguing against the bail, SG Tushar Mehta presented before the court a letter given by one of the witnesses, in a sealed cover. Justice Kait had asked the SG to show statements of witnesses that suggest Chidambaram tried to influence the witnesses. SG...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Mohammad Rafiq As CJ Of Meghalaya HC [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the elevation of Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Judge of the Rajasthan High Court as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. His appointment will take effect from the day he assumes office. The Collegium had earlier recommended former Chief Justice of the Madras HC, Justice VK Tahilramani to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya HC, who resigned...

UAPA : Students Arrested For Alleged Maoist Links Move Kerala HC For Bail

Challenging the order of the Kozhikode Sessions Court which denied bail to Alan Suhaib and Thwaha Fazal for offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, they have filed appeals in the High Court of Kerala.The Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of the appeals till November 14, asking the prosecution to give their response in the meantime.Alan and Thawaha, activists of Communist...

Tis Hazari Violence : NCW Urges BCI To Act Against Advocates Who Attacked Women Police Officers [Read Letter]

The National Commission for Women, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, has sought suspension of licenses of Advocates who were involved in the violence committed against women police officials during the violent clash between police and lawyers at the Tis Hazari Court on November 2. The Commission has taken suo moto cognizance...

Delhi HC Grants Police Protection To Advocate Threatened For Defending His Client

Faced with a case where an Advocate was being threatened and assaulted merely for representing his client, the Delhi High Court allowed the Advocate's petition, seeking police protection. Since the matter concerned larger issue of "independence of bar" and highlighted police inaction to protect the life and liberty of a young member of Bar, the matter was urgently mentioned...

Take Recourse To Settlement Before Seeking Action Against Protesting Police Officers: Delhi HC Tells Petitioner

Delhi High Court has asked the Petitioner to take recourse to good office and settlement before seeking any directions against police officers who participated in the protests against the Tis Hazari and Saket court incidents. While adjourning the matter to February 12, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar did not accept the contention for...

'Sunshine In The Courts': Vidhi 's New Report Ranks HCs On Their Compliance With RTI Act [Read Report]

Pursuant an extensive exercise undertaken by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (VCLP), a report titled 'Sunshine in the Courts' has been released by it, assessing the degree of compliance of all the High Court's across the country, except the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, with the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005. High Courts, being constitutional bodies, are also covered under...

Industrial Development Cannot Be Done On The Graves Of Human Being And At Cost Of Air And Water Quality : NGT

Principal bench of National Green Tribunal observed that "Industrial development cannot be done on the graves of human beings and should not be at the cost of "air and water quality", while directing the Haryana government to shorten the period of inspection of polluting factories and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to follow the same in 19 other states, with similar...

Court Cannot Quash Disability Certificate Issued by a Medical Authority: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held that when a disability certificate is issued by a competent medical authority, the plea demanding the quashing of such certificate cannot be granted by the court of law. While denying relief to a candidate who sought admission in a medical college under Persons with Disability (PwD) category, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice...

Chit Foreman Entitled To Recover Amount Of Future Subscription From Defaulting Subscriber: SC [Read Judgment]

"The relationship between a chit subscriber and the chit foreman is a contractual obligation, which creates a debt on the day of subscription."

Mere Allegations In Suicide Note Not Sufficient To Invoke Charges Under Section 306 IPC : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court while granting anticipatory bail to an accused charged under section 306, has said "Mere allegations in the death note that the petitioner and others are responsible for his death, would not be sufficient to come to the conclusion that the petitioner has committed the said offence, unless the overt acts and conduct of accused are stated, in order to prove the case of...