Delhi HC allows CBI Director Alok Verma, JD A K Sharma to inspect Rakesh Asthana's case file in CVC office

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma and Joint Director A K Sharma to inspect in the CVC's office the case file relating to FIR against the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana.Justice Najmi Waziri also extended till December 7 its order directing the CBI to maintain status quo regarding proceedings against Asthana, who has sought quashing of the FIR...

Development Activities In Industrial Areas Also Fall Within The Scope Of Karnataka Town And Country Planning Act: SC [Read Judgment]

‘The first respondent while obtaining the approval from the appellant-Authority for its plan is bound to pay the betterment charges, road cess and other charges as per the laws.’The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the development activities, including the industrial areas fall within the scope of the authority under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning (KTCP) Act and the...

Teachers Shouldn’t Be Considered As Beggars, They Are One Of The Most Respected Citizens Of The Country & The Backbone Of The Society: Meghalaya HC Tells Govt [Read Judgment]

“We must remember that teachers are the backbone of the society and it is through their contribution, dedication and hard work which has moulded us to become what we are today; be it a Judge, a Minister, a Lawyer, a Doctor or an IAS Officer etc., and that, we can never forget”In a huge relief to many teachers in the state, the Meghalaya High Court has held that both government school...

Revision Petition Against Appeal In Enforcement Proceedings In Consumer Complaint Not Maintainable: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a revision petition is not maintainable against an appeal in enforcement proceedings in a consumer dispute.Justice Vibhu Bakhru opined, “This Court is also of the view that as nature of enforcement proceedings is materially different from the proceedings for adjudication of the dispute. Any orders passed for enforcement of orders passed by the...

Amended Definition Of Rape Not Applicable To Acts Committed Prior To Feb 2013, Says Bombay HC; Alters Rape Conviction To “Attempt To Rape”

The Bombay High Court recently held that the amended definition of rape under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, cannot be made applicable retrospectively and changed the conviction of an accused from rape to attempt to rape.The accused was convicted under Section 376 (2)(f) of the Indian Penal Code, the sentence was changed to Section 511 read with 376(2)(f) of IPC. Justice AM Badar...

NLU Student Consortium Demands Nationalisation Of NLUs, Grant Of ‘Institutes of National Importance’ Status

The National law University (NLU) Student Consortium—comprising student body representatives of all National Law Universities— has issued a statement reiterating its demand for nationalisation of all NLUs and for grant of ‘Institutes of National Importance’ status to them.“On this twenty-sixth day of November (70th National Law Day) we, the students of all the NLUs, renew and...

Parents Can Seek Child’s Eviction from Any Type Of Property On Grounds Of Non-Maintenance & Ill-Treatment: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has held that a parent can seek eviction of his children and legal heirs from any type of property, on grounds of non-maintenance and ill-treatment.Justice Vibhu Bakhru asserted, “The Clause as it stands today expressly permits a citizen/parent to make an application for eviction of his son, daughter and legal heir from the property of any kind whether movable...

Delhi HC Stays Centre’s Notification Relaxing EC Norms For Construction Projects

The Delhi High Court has stayed the Centre’s notification by which building and construction projects with 20,000 to 50,000 sqm built-up area and industrial sheds, educational institutions etc., of 20,000 to 1,50,000 sqm built-up area were kept out of the regulatory regime of the Environment Protection Act and the powers of the Centre to ensure compliance with specified environmental...

India Will Become Nazi State If Press Is Gagged; It’s The Duty Of Constitutional Court To Resist Such Attempts By Mighty State: Madras HC [Read Order]

“If the voice of the fourth estate is stifled in this manner, India will become a Nazi State and the hard labour of our freedom fighters and makers of our Constitution will go down the drain.”If the voice of the fourth estate is stifled in this manner, India will become a Nazi State, remarked Justice PN Prakash of Madras High Court while quashing a defamation complaint against India...

SC Partially Stays Disqualification Of Kerala MLA K M Shaji [Read Order]

The Court has made it clear that though Shaji can attend the assembly, he cannot cast vote in the proceedings and draw remunerationThe Supreme Court today granted conditional stay of the judgment of the High Court of Kerala which had invalidated the election of K M Shaji from Azhikode constituency and disqualified him for six years on the ground that he made communal remarks in the run-up to...

One May Criticize The Judgment But Not The Judge: Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To ‘Protesters’ Against Its ‘Hadiya Judgment’ [Read Order]

‘Highly derogatory, contumacious and unwarranted comments were made not only against the judicial system, but against the Honourable Judges who constituted the Bench.’The Kerala High Court has denied anticipatory bail to two office bearers of Muslim Ekopana Samidhi, who had conducted a march to the high court protesting against its judgment in Hadiya case.After the Kerala High Court...

Bombay HC Grants Divorce To Estranged Couple Whose Last Contact Was 12 Years Ago [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently granted divorce to an estranged couple who had been living separately for over two decades, opining that the marriage between the two was nothing but fiction.A bench comprising Justice Amjad Sayed and Justice Suresh Gupte noted that the only contact between them in this period was through a few phone calls 12 years ago, and observed, “The only contact they...