NGT Imposes ₹ 1 Crore Fine On Kochi Municipal Corporation For Lapses In Solid Waste Management [Read Order]

The lapses of Kochi Municipal Corporation in solid waste management have invited the ire of National Green Tribunal. The Principal Bench of the Tribunal at New Delhi has imposed a fine of Rs. One Crore on the Corporation for its delay and indifference in carrying out solid waste treatment in accordance with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. The fine amount is to be deposited in equal halves...

Punjab & Haryana HC Launches Project For Digitization Of Judicial Records In Subordinate Courts

Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Krishna Murari on Friday launched the project for digitization of judicial records in subordinate courts at 11 pilot sites in the States of Punjab and Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh.The project is covered under Phase II of the eCourts Project of the Supreme Court of India and is receiving financial support under 14th Finance...

Telecom Service Providers Directed To Stop Using Aadhaar For Customer Verification [Read Directions By DoT]

In compliance with the Constitution bench decision in Justice Puttaswamy case, the Department of Telecommunication has directed Telecom Service Providers to discontinue use of Aadhaar based e-KYC service for issuing new mobile connections and re-verification of existing customers.On September 26, the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court had set aside the circular issued by DoT on March 23,...

Bhima-Koregaon: Bombay HC Grants Relief To Navlakha, Teltumbde And Father Swamy, No Relief For Ferreira And Gonsalves

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted relief to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, civil rights activist and writer Anand Teltumbde, tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy. Court however did not grant relief to activists Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves.Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharati Dangre extended the house arrest of Teltumbde till November 1, Swamy...

Criminal Courts Cannot Impose Condition For Surrender Of Passport While Granting Bail: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that while granting bail, criminal courts cannot place the condition for the accused to surrender their passport.Justice Daya Chaudhary asserted that while Section 104 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) allows the court to impound any document or thing produced before it, the impounding of a passport can only be undertaken by the...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 2 Judicial Officers As Judges Of P & H HC; Remits Name Of Another Candidate To HC CJ

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of two Judicial Officers as judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph recommended elevation of the following Judicial Officers:Lalit BatraArun Kumar TyagiThe proposal pertaining to elevation of another Judicial Officer, Neena...

Judicial Appointments: SC Collegium Sends Back Names Of 4 Advocates, 1 Judicial Officer To Patna HC CJ

The Supreme Court collegium has remitted the names of four advocates and a judicial officer to the Chief Justice of Patna High Court.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph sent back the names of the following candidates:Sunil Kumar Mandal (lawyer)Anand Kumar Ojha (lawyer)Mohd. Nadim Seraj (lawyer)Nivedita Nirvikar...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 2 Advocates, 1 Judicial Officer As Judges Of Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of two lawyers as judges of Calcutta High Court.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph recommended elevation of the following lawyers:Aniruddha RoySaugata BhattacharyyaIt further recommended the elevation of Judicial Officer Suvra Ghosh as a judge of the high...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of MP HC; Remits Names Of 5 Lawyers To HC CJ

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of three Judicial Officers as judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph recommended elevation of the following judicial officers:Vishnu Pratap Singh ChauhanRajeev Kumar ShrivastavaShailendra ShuklaThe resolution stated that the...

Bhima Koregaon : Pune Court Dismisses Bail Applications Of Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira [Read Order]

A Pune Court has dismissed the bail applications filed by Sudha Bharadwaj,Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, who are under house arrest in relation to FIR registered by Maharashtra police for alleged Maoist links in Bhima-Koregaon violence.The Special Judge K D Vadane of the UAPA Court rejected the bail applications observing that "material collected by the investigating officer, prima...

SC Collegium Recommends Seven Additional Judges Of Gauhati High Court To Be Made Permanent

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of seven Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph recommended the following Additional Judges to be made permanent:Lanusungkum JamirManash Ranjan PathakAchintya Malla Bujor BaruaKalyan Rai SuranaPrasanta...

‘Fact’ In Section 27 Of Evidence Act Not Limited To ‘Actual Physical Material Object’ And Includes ‘Mental Awareness Of The Accused As To Its Existence: SC [Read Judgment]

The discovery of fact arises by reason of the fact that the information given by the accused exhibited the knowledge or the mental awareness of the informant as to its existence at a particular place.’The Supreme Court has observed that the word “fact” as contemplated in Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is not limited to “actual physical material object”, and it includes...