Aeronautical Study Of Any Structure To Assess Risk To Aviation Safety Doesn’t Call For Prior Demolition: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

A request for aeronautical study of a structure to determine if it would adversely affect the operation of aeroplanes has to be considered on a case-to-case basis and there is no rule or policy which says that aeronautical study cannot be undertaken unless the excess height of the structure as against the permissible limit is demolished, the Delhi High Court has held.Justice Vibhu Bakhru said...

IBC: Pendency Of Case U/S 138 & 141 NI Act Amounts To Admission Of Debt, Not Existence Of Dispute: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that pendency of proceedings under Section 138/441 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be considered as a dispute pending before a court of law, and hence, cannot be used as a reason for rejection of an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.A bench comprising Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya...

Sohrabuddin Trial: Amit Shah, Vanzara, Pandiyan, Dinesh Were Principal Conspirators, Chief IO Tells Spl CBI Court As Prosecution Concludes Examination Of Witnesses

The prosecution informed the special CBI court on Thursday that examination of all the witnesses has been concluded after examining the second Chief Investigating Officer of the case. Out of the 210 witnesses that have been examined, 92 have turned hostile.Sandeep Tamgadge, a 2001 batch IPS officer, was the second Chief Investigating Officer in the case after first CIO Amitabh...

Madras HC Acquits Man Of Rape Charges; Blames “Faulty Investigation” & Directs Training Of Investigation Officers [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court recently acquitted a man, who was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a lower court in a rape case and primarily blamed the “faulty investigation” for the same.Justice MV Muralidharan, therefore, directed the Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu to peruse the judgment and arrange for training sessions for all investigation officers throughout the state...

Is This Fair Comment That You Attribute Motive To The Judiciary? Delhi HC Asks In The Contempt Case Against S. Gurumurthy

The Delhi High Court Thursday expressed anguish over the comments made by an editor of a Chennai-based news magazine against a sitting high court judge and said the case concerns the judicial system.A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and I S Mehta said journalistic licence does not give a person the right to make unsavoury allegations."We are all in for free press but don't attribute motive...

Pansare-Dabholkar Murders: Make Sincere Efforts And Take Concrete Steps To Trace Accused & Conclude Your Probe, Says Bombay HC To CBI, State CID

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation and State CID to make sincere efforts to trace the accused in the murders of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar and CPI member Govind Pansare.A division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice BH Dangre continues to push the investigating agencies in doing more to ensure that all the accused in the...

Allahabad HC Gets A Record: Highest Number Of New Judges Sworn-in Today

Setting a new record, 28 newly appointed Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court were sworn in by the Uttar Pradesh Governor on Thursday.They were administered the oath of office were by Governor Ram Naik at a ceremony held behind the chamber of the chief justice here.Chief Justice Govind Mathur and all other judges of the high court were present on this occasion.Out of the 28 new...

SC Declines Early Hearing On Plea By Kerala MLA KM Shaji Challenging His Disqualification

The Supreme Court Thursday declined urgent hearing on a plea by Indian Union Muslim League legislator K M Shaji, challenging his disqualification by the Kerala High Court on the ground that he made communal remarks in the run-up to the assembly polls in the state in 2016.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the matter will come up for hearing in regular course.In the petition,...

It Is The Duty Of Police To See That No Insurgents Intrude In Sabarimala To Ruin Peaceful Pilgrimage : Kerala HC[ Read Order] 

"There cannot be any dispute that(based on intelligence reports and such other materials collected by police) that it is the duty of police to look into all aspects and to see that there is no advancement of insurgents in any manner to make use of the situation and intrude to Sabarimala spoiling smooth and peaceful pilgrimage of peaceful devotees", observed the Division Bench of High Court...

Bhima-Koregaon: Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Father Stan Swamy Till Dec 14

In a relief to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, civil rights activist and writer Anand Teltumbde, tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, the Bombay High Court has granted them protection from arrest till December 14 in the case regarding violence that took place at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune on January 1.The court had previously granted similar relief to the trio, who, according to...

DGCEI Has Jurisdiction Over All Service Tax Assessees Throughout The Country: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Excise Officers of Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) have jurisdiction all over India, and can issue notices and look into matters relating to service tax against any assessee.A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Pratibha M. Singh ruled, “Central Excise Officers of DGCEI have all India jurisdiction and...

PMO Says Collating Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers ‘Cumbersome Exercise’, Revealing Info On Black Money Will ‘Impede’ Probe

Even as the BJP claims to have given a corruption-free government, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has, in response to a query on all complaints submitted to the Prime Minister on corruption charges against serving Central ministers, taken shelter under Section 7(9) of the RTI Act.Section 7(9) provides that, “An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is...