Assault On Chief Secy: Delhi Court Summons Kejriwal, Sisodia, 11 AAP MLAs

A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 11 other Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in connection with the assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at Kejriwal’s residence in February.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal summoned the AAP leaders named as accused in the charge sheet for October 25.Besides Kejriwal and Sisodia,...

Destruction Of Mangroves Offends Fundamental Rights Of Citizens Under A.21; Bombay HC Passes Landmark Directions For Protection Of Mangroves [Read Judgment]

In an 83-page judgment, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday passed several landmark directions for protection of mangroves all over Maharashtra.The division bench of Justice AS Oka and RI Chagla held that there can be no construction activity within 50 m of any mangroves area as all mangrove land will fall in Coastal Regulation Zone-I category as per both the CRZ notifications of 1991 and...

Bombay HC Expresses “Shock” Over Illegal Constructions By Nirav Modi & Several Others In Alibaug; Directs Action [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday took stern view of more than 160 illegal constructions which have cropped up in various coastal villages of Alibaug, and directed the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division to ascertain the action that has been initiated against such constructions.The Bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Riyaz I Chagla thereafter directed the Divisional Commissioner...

Kerala Nun Rape Case :Bishop Franco Mulakkal Files Anticipatory Bail Application In Kerala HC

The Bishop has been asked by the Kerala police to appear before it tomorrow for interrogation in the case.Bishop of Jalandhar diocese of Catholic Church, Franco Mulakkal, has filed an application in the High Court of Kerala today seeking pre-arrest bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He stands accused of raping a nun of  the congregation, Missionaries of Jesus. The...

“Gyan Daan” (Gift Of Knowledge) Is the Best Possible Gift To Anybody: Justice UU Lalit At "Pratibha M. Singh Cambridge LL.M Scholarship” Distribution Event [Full Video]

Supreme Court judge, Justice UU Lalit on Sunday termed "gyan daan" (gift of knowledge) as the best gift one can give to humankind and hailed the philanthropic efforts of a trust run by a couple—Delhi High Court judge, Justice Pratibha M. Singh and her husband Maninder Singh, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) for India. "I must confess first, I have known Maninder and Pratibha for many...

To Attract The Offence Of ‘Attempt To Rape’ Slightest Penetration Of Whichever Degree Is Essential : Tripura HC Contradicts SC Judgments [Read Judgment]

“Learned trial Judge has considered that the accused-appellant has opened her undergarments and for this reason, learned Sessions Judge has held that he tried to commit rape. But according to this Court, as already observed, the slightest penetration, whichever degree it is, is the essential requirement vis-à-vis sine qua non to attract the provision of Section 376 of IPC. From the...

Kerala Flood Relief: Rs. 2 Crore Expected To Be Raised Through Allahabad HC And Subordinate Judiciary Judges, Staff, Lawyers

Judges, staff members and lawyers of the Allahabad High Court as well as the subordinate judiciary are expecting to collect a total of more than Rs. 2 crore as a part of its efforts to contribute towards the Kerala flood relief fund.As per a press release issued by the court, during a meeting of the Administrative Committee, as convened by Chief Justice DB Bhosale, it was resolved that all...

Madras HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Proceedings Against BJP Leader H Raja [Read Order]

"Any attempt at creating a dent in this most revered pillar of our democratic system could lead to promotion of fascism, naxalism and all that is opposed to democracy", the Court observed in the order.The Madras High Court has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against BJP national secretary H Raja, for his alleged derogatory remarks against judiciary.H Raja had landed in a controversy...

Tolerance Levels In India Have Gone Down Due To Absence Of Humour: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Asserting that absence of humour has led to the deterioration in tolerance levels in the country, Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently set aside an FIR filed against five people for allegedly having hurt sentiments of those following the Hindu religion.The Bench comprising Justice TV Nalawade and Justice Vibha Kankanwadi observed, “Here only it needs to be observed that in...

DLSA Gives Haryana Gangrape Victim Rs-2L Cheque As Compensation; Offers Legal Aid

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has handed over a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh to the family of 19-year old CBSE class XII topper in Haryana who was gang-raped by local men, including a former student of her father, on Wednesday.The cheque was handed over by Chief Judicial Magistrate and DLSA secretary Vivek Yadav under the Haryana Victim Compensation Scheme-2013.Besides the...

Charging People U/S 295 IPC For Questioning Superstitions And Traditional Authority Violates Articles 14 & 19: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently ruled that charging people under Section 295 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code merely for questioning superstition and traditional authority violates Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India.Making reference to...

U’khand Govt Should Have Set An Example By Complying With Env Laws For New Assembly Building, Says NGT [Read Order]

Says state govt deliberately avoided env clearance by initially raising construction over less areaThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed its disquiet over the “deliberate” non-compliance of environmental laws by the Uttarakhand government in constructing the new Legislative Assembly building as it said, “compliance of law and the steps to be taken for it, in the instant case,...