Special Judge Extends DK Shivakumar's Judicial Custody Till Oct 25

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has extended DK Shivakumar's judicial custody till October 25 in a money laundering case. Appearing for ED, Mr Amit Mahajan sought extension of judicial custody was also sought as the accused's bail application is pending before the High Court the next hearing for which is scheduled for October 15. During the proceedings, Shivakumar pointed out that...

In A First, A Sitting District Judge Appointed As The Union Law Secretary

District & Sessions Judge, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has become the first sitting judge to be appointed as the Union Law Secretary. His appointment was notified yesterday by the Central govt. pursuant to the decision of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, presently District...

Plea In NGT Against Amazon India & Filpkart For Using Excessive Plastic Packaging Materials

A plea has been filed before the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to e-commerce companies, Amazon India and Filpkart, to not use excessive plastic packaging materials. The Petitioner, a young environmentalist, Aditya Dubey, through his natural guardian, has sought enforcement of his right to live in a plastic-free environment by eliminating single-use plastic being used by...

Breaking: Bombay HC Denies Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira & Vernon Gonsalves In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Orders]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail pleas of Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves in the Bhima Koregaon case. Justice SV Kotwal pronounced the judgement to a packed courtroom with Senior Advocate Mihir Desai, Dr.Yug Mohit Chaudhary and Sudeep Pasbola present for the accused applicants. Justice Kotwal began hearing the bail applications on August 26...

Continuous Strike And Cessation of Courts Work: Orissa HC Issues Notice On Contempt Proceedings Against Bar Associations Across The State[Read Order]

The Full Court has issued notices to State Govt. of Orissa, Orissa High Court Bar Association,Various Bar Associations, Orissa Bar Council and Bar Council of India and has posted the matter to October 21 for further hearing.

FIR For FB Troll : Karnataka HC Orders Action Against Magistrate Who Remanded Accused In Violation Of SC Guidelines [Read Judgment]

The accused was remanded in violation of Arnesh Kumar judgment of Supreme Court

No Vicarious Liability Under Criminal Law Unless It Is A Part Of The Statute; Bombay HC Sets Aside Summons Issued To Directors Of HUL [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that there no vicarious liability in criminal law unless the statute takes it within its fold and set aside summons issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ballard Pier against Hindustan Unilever Limited and its Directors, for alleged non-compliance of certain provisions of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishment Act, 1948.Justice Bharati Dangre...

Domestic Violence Complaint Not Maintainable If The Parties Are Not Living Together In A Shared House Hold: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has upheld a dismissal of domestic violence complaint filed by a woman against persons not living with her in a shared household.The woman had filed a complaint against certain persons, claiming that they are her relatives living in the same premises, alleging that they were harassing and abusing her daughters. The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while considering the...

Special Judge Reserves Order In ED's Applications Seeking Arrest and Remand Of P Chidambaram In INX Media Case

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has reserved order on ED's applications seeking P Chidambaram's arrest and police custody in INX Media case. Challenging the applications, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal argued that ED cannot seek a separate police custody for the accused as he's already under judicial custody in the CBI case and the subject matter of both the cases arise from the...

Delhi HC Drops Contempt Charge Against S Gurumurthy, Orders Him To Retweet The Apology Posted By Original Author [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has removed S Gurumurthy from the list of respondents in a contempt case after he promised to retweet the apology posted by the author of the contemptuous article within 72 hours. The article titled "Why has Delhi High Court Justice Muralidhar's relationship with Gautam Navlakha not been disclosed?" had claimed that Justice Muralidhar had passed an order in favour of...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High Court Reserved judgement after conclusion of arguments in bail applications filed by activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Pune police's case against the said accused that they were involved in inciting caste-based violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on January 1, 2018.Held that Goods and Services Tax cannot be levied on the Duty-Free Shop(DFS)...

P&H HC Directs States To Decide On Linking Of Aadhaar Cards With Property Documents/Transactions [Read Order]

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to decide the issue of linking Aadhaar cards with property Documents/Transactions, as urged by the Petitioner, within a month. The Petitioner-Advocate, Nikhil Saraf, had persuaded the government various times in this regard but, in vain. Accordingly, the bench of Acting...