Petition Under Art. 226&227 Cannot Be Entertained By HC Ignoring The Statutory Dispensation Under Armed Forces Tribunal Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

A Bench of Justices V. Chitambaresh and Ashok Menon of the Kerala High Court dismissed an original petition filed by the petitioner against an interlocutory order of the Armed Forces Tribunal established under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, holding that the petitioner could prefer such application against the final order. The Court further observed that remedy provided under...

Unnatural Deaths In Prisons: Karnataka HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Issues Notice To Govt.

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State government while hearing a suo-motu petition seeking to implement directions given by the Supreme Court for identifying cases of unnatural death in prisons and grant compensation to next of kin of the deceased. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad observed that the stand of the...

Liquidator Cannot Deal With Properties Attached As 'Proceeds Of A Crime' Under PMLA: NCLAT [Read Judgment]

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that section 14 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not apply to properties attached as proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. In the present case, the Bank of Baroda had initiated 'Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process' against 'Rotomac Global Private Limited' (Corporate Debtor) which was followed by...

There is No Statutory Obligation On University To Provide Hostel To All Students Seeking It: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court dismissed the PIL filed by Praveen Kumar Singh seeking directions to be given to the Delhi University for ensuring hostel accommodation to students. The petitioner had invoked section 33 of the Delhi University Act, 1922, which states that every student of University shall reside in the College Hall or under such circumstances as prescribed by the Ordinances. ...

Gauri Lankesh Killing: Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury Plead Not Guilty In Defamation Case Filed By RSS Worker, Granted Permanent Exemption

Ex-Congress President Rahul Gandhi appeared before a Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Sewree, Mumbai today and pleaded not guilty in a defamation case filed by Advocate Dhrutiman Joshi, an RSS Swayamsevak. Apart from Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury is also accused of defaming the RSS for linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder with the organisation. Both Gandhi and Yechury were granted bail...

SC To Hear Advocate's Plea Seeking Maharashtra CM's Disqualification On July 23

The Supreme Court will be hearing Advocate Satish Uke's plea seeking disqualification of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as a Member of the Legislative Assembly on July 23. Full bench of Chief justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose have scheduled the matter for final hearing. Uke had appealed against the High Court's order rejecting his...

Delhi HC Holds Bihar Government Accountable For Victimising An IAS Officer's Life and Liberty [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court comes to the rescue of an IAS Officer in Bihar who was systematically targeted by the state government for his honest crusade against the state's transport mafia. The Bench comprising of Justice Jyoti Singh and Justice Vipin Sanghi criticised the state government for withholding the inter-cadre transfer of the officer to Haryana on the basis of a poorly executed...

'Presidential Assent Cannot Save State Laws Which Have Already Become Repugnant'; Madras HC Holds TN Laws Repugnant To RFCTLARR Act [Read Judgment]

The provisions of Article 254(2) would not apply in the case of a law already made by the State, which has become repugnant as a result of a new enactment of Parliament.

Husband Has to Pay Maintenance For Children Irrespective Of His Wife Earning: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently observed that the husband cannot avoid undertaking the responsibility of maintaining his children merely because his wife is earning. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of the Delhi High Court was hearing a revision petition challenging an order of the Sessions Court whereby an appeal of the petitioner against an order of the Trial Court was dismissed....

Lawyers To Continue Boycott Odisha HC CJ's Court Till July 12

Orissa High Court lawyers Wednesday said they will continue to boycott the chief justice's court till July 12. The lawyers are protesting for over a month now against the decision of the collegium for recommending the names of outside law practitioners to be elevated as judges. They are boycotting the court of Chief Justice K S Jhaveri and those of collegium members Justice Kumari...

Parliament Passes Bill To Provide Institution-Wise Reservation For Teaching Posts [Read Bill]

The Bill seeks to overturn the impact of the Supreme Court decision which directed that reservation in teaching posts should be applied subject-wise.

Mumbai Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Kerala CPI(M) Chief's Son Binoy Kodiyeri In Rape Case

The Bombay City Civil and Session Court today granted anticipatory bail to Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.The order pronounced by Additional Sessions Judge M H Shaikh is awaited.Binoy Kodiyeri had moved the Sessions Court after a crime was registered by Oshiwara police for rape and cheating acting on a complaint filed by...