'Mining Will Lead To Submergence Of Coastal Village Of Alappad', Says Petition In Kerala HC [Read Petition]

The High Court of Kerala today sought the response of Kerala Government and Indian Rare Earths Ltd (IREL) in a petition filed against mining activities in the coastal village of Alappad.The petition filed K M Hussain, a resident of Alappad, states that large scale sand mining of by Indian Rare Earths Ltd(IREL) will lead to the submergence of the village due to sea erosion.IREL, a public...

GST To Be Paid On Supply Of Indigenous Goods To Duty-Free Shops At International Airports: MP HC [Read Order]

"As the supply to a DFS by an Indian supplier is not to 'a place outside India', therefore, such supplies do not qualify as 'export of goods' under GST"

Patna HC Upholds Govt Order Asking Tejashwi Yadav To Vacate His Current Bungalow: Patna HC

"The distribution and allotment together with ear-marking of a Bungalow to a Minister or to an elected representative is only for the purpose to ensure that a representative of the masses in this democracy is given facilities to enable him to discharge his obligations and serve the interest of the people."

Bombay HC Directs Police To Take Action Against Illegal Cow Slaughter And Meat Sale [Read Order]

"However, when such shops open up and do business, police authorities or municipal authorities should not wait for a complaint. They have to immediately proceed further and take action as per law."

Advocate's Petition Alleging Judge BH Loya Was Poisoned With Radioactive Isotope: Third Bench Of Bombay HC Finally Hears The Case

The division bench of Justice PN Deshmukh and Justice RB Deo of Nagpur has finally heard the petition filed by advocate Satish Uke that alleged that Judge BH Loya, who was presiding over the Sohrabuddin trial, was poisoned with a radioactive isotope.Previously, three judges--Justices SB Shukre, SM Modak and Swapna Joshi--had refused to hear the matter and recused themselves. Their reason...

"Bring About Positive Change Not By Exhortation But By Example": Ms. Maja Daruwala At The IDIA Annual Conference 2018

The recently held IDIA Annual Conference on "Law and Story Telling" saw eminent panelists comprising of academicians, technologists, legal educators and story-tellers share stories about the role of law in the fight for justice. The panel was moderated by Prof. Shamnad Basheer, Founder and Managing Trustee of IDIA, and comprised of: (i) Mr. Carl Malamud, President and Founder...

JNU Sedition Case : Delhi Police Files Chargesheet Against Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others

The Delhi Police filed a chargesheet on Monday against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case lodged in 2016. The police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university campus on February 9, 2016 to commemorate the...

Not 'Statutory Rights Of Parents', But Welfare Of The Minor Paramount Consideration In Custody Battles: Karnataka [Read Order]

While granting interim custody of a ten-year-old girl child to her father, the Karnataka High Court recently observed that it is not the "statutory rights of the parents" but the welfare of the child that needs to be given paramount consideration by courts while considering grant of custody. Justice B. Veerappa observed, "The provisions of Sections 7,9,12, 13, 17 and 25 of the G & W Act...

Contempt Jurisdiction A Necessity, Availability Of Alternative Remedy No Bar To Invoke It: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]

“The jurisdiction to punish for contempt is an inalienable attribute of and inheres in, every superior court of record. This is jurisdiction of necessity.”

Bombay Lawyers Association Moves HC Challenging Amendments To Appellate And Original Side Rules [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Constitutional validity of the amendments introduced by the Bombay High Court to its Appellate side and Original side rules, by exercising powers under Section 34(1) of the Advocates Act, 1961. The petition, filed by Bombay Lawyers Association, challenges the amendment as "ex-facie illegal, bad in law, without any...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court on Wednesday confirmed death penalty awarded to a man convicted for the murder of six persons. Upholding the conviction recorded by the trial court, the bench observed: "All family members were done to death. Circumstances established by the prosecution are firm, cogent and believable. Chain of events are completed and linked with each other. There...

Only The Prosecutor Is Entitled To Seek Withdrawal From Prosecution: Patna HC Disposes A Revision Petition Filed In 1980!

Now the Trial of this Murder Case of 1970 would continue after an interruption of four decades!