SC Bar Association (SCBA) Begins Fund Collection Drive For Kerala Flood Relief; Rs. 30L Being Transferred

In view of the raging floods in Kerala and level of water in Mullaperiyar dam rising menacingly, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has called upon Advocates to contribute to the “SCBA Calamity Relief Fund” in order to help the food-hit people of the State.According to an SCBA Circular, an amount of Rs. 30,00,000 already lying in the fund is being transferred for the cause. Taking...

Consider Email, WhatsApp Etc. For Substituted Service Of Summons: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently suggested that courts can opt for “modern ways of service”, while ordering substituted service of summons.Justice Mridula Bhatkar discussed the different modes of effecting substitute service of summons under Order 5 Rule 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and observed, “…in sub-rule (i) and (ii), the substituted service means fixing the copies of...

TN Governor Calls Up Madras HC CJ Regretting Protocol Gaffe At Raj Bhavan; Few Judges Skip Independence Day Reception Anyway

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit reportedly telephoned Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani, expressing regret over the protocol lapse during the Chief Justice’s swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan on Sunday.During the ceremony, High Court judges were made to sit behind the Ministers and police officers. This had led to a statement being issued by Justice...

As Residents Of UP Villages Fall Prey To Cancer, NGT Orders Polluters To Bear Cost Of Treatment Of Patients [Read Order]

NGT says water not only for those who can afford bottled water, no citizen can be deprived of potable waterAs industries continue to pollute river water in the districts of Saharanpur, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh for over two decades and hundreds of people falling prey to cancer every year due to consumption of contaminated water, the National...

Ridiculing Husband Before His Close Friends, Relatives, Colleagues & Challenging His Dignity Amounts To Cruelty: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

‘The extent of cruelty is well evident from the nature of wild allegations levelled against him in those complaints and letters…This cannot be condoned on a later point of time as it will remain in the mind of the petitioner as an incurable injury.’The Kerala High Court has observed that ridiculing the husband before his close friends, relatives and colleagues and challenging his...

Technical Problems In Uploading Part B Of E-Way Bill Not A Ground To Set Aside Penalty & Detention Under CGST Act : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that technical glitches in uploading Part B of E-Way Bill cannot be a ground for setting aside penalty and detention under the CGST Act.The Court held so in the case Garuda Timber Traders v. Assistant Sales Tax Officer and others,  while dismissing a writ petition filed by a timber dealer, who challenged  detention of his consignment by the authorities...

NGT Orders Scientific Closure Of Abandoned Asbestos Mines In 4 States, Restoration Plan To Be Implemented By 6 Months

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the governments of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to scientifically close all abandoned asbestos mines falling within their territories.Taking a serious note of health ailments faced by people residing around abandoned mining sites in Roro Hills and the surrounding areas in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, the...

Fresh Application Filed In SC Seeking Clarification On Retirement Age Of CESTAT Members [Read Application]

An Intervention Application and Application for Clarifications/Directions has been filed in the Supreme Court in the case of Kudrat Sandhu vs. Union of India, which challenges the constitutional validity of the Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017.The two Applications have been filed by Rajesh Kumar...

Delhi HC Grants Ex Parte Interim Injunction Against Certain Videos ‘Defaming’ Patanjali On Social Media [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has granted ad-interim ex parte injunction against one Meera Kumar, an ex-employee of Divya Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, and directed other three respondents Facebook, Google and YouTube to pull down some of her videos.Patanjali Ayurved Ltd had sought removal of some videos uploaded on YouTube and other social media platforms by Meera Kumar.Justice...

Petition Accuses Jamia, Officials Of Fabricating Delhi HC Order To Reinstate Prof Removed On Charges Of Plagiarism; Notice Issued

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University, its Vice-Chancellor and other office bearers on a petition seeking initiation of proceedings against them for criminal contempt of courts for allegedly fabricating a Delhi High Court order to reinstate a professor removed on charges of plagiarism.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice C...

Abu Salem Seeks Parole To Marry, But Bombay HC Rejects His Plea

‘The petitioner has been convicted in two cases under the TADA Act i.e., he has been convicted in two cases for terrorist activities.’The Bombay High Court has turned down 1993 Bombay bomb blasts convict Abu Salem’s plea seeking parole on the ground of his own marriage.Abu Salem had approached the high court after his application seeking parole was rejected on the ground that he...

No Bias In Selection Of P Gopichand's Daughter In Badminton Team For Asian Games : Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge [Read Judgment]

"In the absence of any material to doubt the integrity of the 5th respondent (P Gopichand), we are of the view that it would be unfair, if not unreasonable, to assume that the Chief National Coach of our country would sacrifice national interest, in order to further his personal interest or that of his daughter", the High Court observed.The High Court of Kerala has dismissed a challenge...