Executing Court Cannot Travel Beyond The Order Or Decree Under Execution, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated a settled proposition that an executing court cannot travel beyond the order or decree under execution. In this case, the suit was filed on behalf of the temple by one K.S. Jaganathan and S. Bhaskaran in their capacity as trustees, seeking permanent injunction against Gnanambal and her husband, who were tenants in the suit properties at that time....

Bhima Koregaon : Bombay HC Dismisses Gautam Navlakha's Petition for Quashing FIR

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by human rights activist and journalist Gautam Navlakha seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him by Pune police alleging his involvement in inciting the violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on January 1, 2018.The Court observed that there was prima facie material against the 65-year-old referring to the document submitted in...

CBI Court Extends ED Custody Of D K Shivakumar Till Sep 17 [Read Order]

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Friday extended the remand of Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to the custody of Enforcement Directorate till September 17 in a money laundering case. Shivakumar was arrested on September 3, on alleged offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. He was remanded to ED custody till today...

Scope Of Investigation By DG Not Limited To Prima Facie Opinion Expressed By CCI Under S. 26 of Competition Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that the scope of the investigation conducted by the Director-General on directions received under Section 26 of the Competition Act, 2002, is not limited to the prima facie opinion expressed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). "The investigation has to be a comprehensive one. The DG may not, in fact, be able to anticipate...

Karnataka HC Defers Hearing Of Plea Against J&K Communication Blockade Citing Pendency Of Similar Case In SC

The Karnataka High Court on Fridaydeferred adjudication on a plea filed a Kashmiri student challenging communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir, taking note of the fact that the petition filed by journalist Anuradha Bhasin in the Supreme Court substantially covers the larger issue of communication black out. Justice Alok Aradhe passed the order while hearing a petition filed by a...

Economic Offences Constitute A Class Apart: SC Cancels Bail Granted To Bhushan Steel Ltd CFO Nittin Johari [Read Judgment]

"Specifically, heed must be paid to the stringent view taken by this Court towards grant of bail with respect of economic offences."

Signs & Gestures Made By Dumb Witness Possess Evidentiary Value: Patna HC [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court on Thursday clarified that signs and gestures made by nods or head by a dumb witness possess evidentiary value. "In view of the provisions of Section 119 of the Evidence Act, the only requirement is that witness may give his evidence in any manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs and such evidence can be deemed to be oral evidence within...

Special Judge Allows Robert Vadra'a Plea For Traveling to Spain

Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar has allowed Robert Vadra to make his travel to Spain. Earlier in June, Vadra was also allowed to make a trip abroad on the ground or medical treatment.Senior Advocate KTS Tulsi, Vadra's counsel in the present money laundering matter, had submitted that Mr Vadra has to go to Spain to attend a trade expo which is scheduled to take place between September 27-30. It...

NLSIU Student Body Alleges Registrar Of Obstructing Appointment of Vice-Chancellor, Cites Conflict Of Interest

The Student Body of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, has released a statement highlighting that the present Registrar of the University is needlessly obstructing the appointment of the next Vice-Chancellor. As per the procedure, Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy has already been selected by the Sub-Committee chaired by Justice Bobde for the said post, however, the same has not...

NGT Directs MP Govt. To Execute Measures For Conservation Of Son Gharial Sanctuary, Check Illegal Mining Activity

NGT has directed the state authorities of Madhya Pradesh to take effective steps for the conservation of the Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh and submit the report in three weeks. A plea was filed by one Nityanand Mishra in 2014 for the protection of Gharial population from the unregulated sand mining in the in the area of 200 km stretch of...

Sikkim HC Dismisses Plea For Live Streaming In Nishan Sahib Case [Read Order]

The High Court of Sikkim on Thursday refused to live stream the proceedings of the Nishan Sahib Case. The order was passed in a petition seeking action against the State authorities who were alleged to have removed the holy Guru Granth Sahib Ji and to have uprooted Nishan Sahib from the Gurudwara at Gurudongmar Lake in Sikkim by, in August 2017. The application seeking live telecast of...

'Homebuyers Cannot Be Made To Wait Indefinitely For Possession' : NCDRC Directs Developer To Refund Money [Read Judgment]

NCDRC has held that purchasers cannot be made to wait indefinitely for possession of building unit, and has directed real estate developer Golden Peacock Residency Pvt. Ltd. to refund Rs. 4.12 cr. with interest to the homebuyer. The order came on a complaint filed by one Alok Kumar under Section 21 (a) (i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ('the Act') against the developer...