Karti Chidambaram Seeks SC To Restrain ED From Summoning Him Under PMLA

Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, has moved an application in Supreme Court seeking a restraint order against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from summoning him under the PMLA for alleged irregularities in FIPB clearance given to INX Media Ltd.A writ petition for quashing of FIR, registered by the CBI in connection with INX Media case, is pending before the...

Worried About Reckless Circulation Of Posts On Social Media: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently expressed deep anguish over the manner in which posts were being circulated on social media without any "sense of responsibility" and authenticity of its source.The Court was hearing Petitions filed by twenty three students who had alleged that they were shown to have passed Group I/II of CA Final Examination by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India...

File Notings By Junior Officers To Superiors Is Not Third Party Information Under RTI Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that file notings made by junior officers to their seniors are not exempt from disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Vibhu Bakhru was hearing a Petition filed by Mr Paras Nath Singh who had challenged an order passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC), wherein his request for information on the file notings...

IIPM- Caravan Defamation Row: Delhi HC Lifts Gag Order On Magazine, Says Evidence Shows Article Based On Truth, Research [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has vacated the injunction order passed against Caravan magazine in the Rs 50 crore defamation suit filed by IIPM (Indian Institute of Planning and Management) founder and dean Arindam Chaudhari while upholding the magazine’s defence of truthfulness.Justice Manmohan vacated the April 12, 2011 order of interim injunction passed by civil judge, Cachar, Silchar, Assam,...

Special Marriage Act- No Need To Dispatch Notice Of Intending Marriage At Couples' Residence: Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

A division bench of Rajasthan High Court has directed all marriage officers in the state not to despatch notices to the residence of the applicants who seek solemnization of their marriage under the Special Marriages Act, 1954.Kuldeep Singh Meena had approached the high court the legality of the procedure followed by the marriage officers to paste a notice of the intending marriage between...

Are Offences Under PMLA Cognizable Or Non-Cognizable? Delhi HC Bench Refers Issue, Related Queries To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Are the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cognizable or non cognizable? Do the provisions of Chapter XII CrPC (information to the police and their powers to investigate) apply to PMLA insofar as the offences under the PMLA are concerned and if so, to what extent?A division bench of the Delhi High Court has referred these questions and some others to the Chief Justice...

Man Files Plea Before Calcutta HC Seeking Issuance Of Aadhaar Card; Union Govt Says He Impersonated His Mother [Read Order]

A curious case relating to the issuance of an Aadhaar card has come up before Calcutta High Court. One Majibar Rahman has filed the writ petition seeking issuance of Aadhaar card.Responding to his plea, the Union Government counsel contended that he allegedly impersonated his mother and gave his fingerprints instead of his mother’s. According to the petitioner, his mother is dead. The...

Amidst Rising Debts, Malvinder Singh Restrained From Selling Off Assets [Read Order]

Spelling trouble for former CEO of Ranbaxy Malvinder Mohan Singh, the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) has restrained him or his agents from selling or alienating a posh property in South Delhi, besides various priced artworks, for defaulting in repayment of loan granted by Yes Bank.Tribunal’s Presiding Officer GVK Raju passed the order on an application moved by Yes Bank seeking recovery Rs...

MP HC Asks Counsel To Do One-Hour Community Service Instead Of Imposing Costs To Restore His Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently made a suggestion to the counsel to do one hour of community service instead of imposing costs while allowing restoration application.Justice Anand Pathak suggested the counsel for the applicant to invest one hour of community service while visiting Blind's Home (Madhav Andha Ashram, Chandravadni Ka Naka, Gwalior) along with some food items/ snacks...

‘The Wire’ To Move SC Against The Gag Order On Jay Shah Article

‘The Wire’ has decided to move the Supreme Court against the gag order issued against publishing the article about BJP President Amit Shah’s son  Jay Amit Bhai Shah.The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday restored the gag order on online news portal The Wire barring it from reporting any article on Jay Amit Bhai Shah pending the defamation suit filed by him against the portal.Justice...

Bombay HC Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Cost On Advocate For Filing PIL With Reckless Allegations Against Justice SK Shinde [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed the PIL filed by advocate Ulhas Naik challenging the elevation of Justice SK Shinde to the bench and imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh for levelling reckless allegations against the judge.The bench of Justice RM Borde and Justice RG Ketkar noted that the petitioner advocate had intentionally made an incorrect statement on oath that Justice Shinde, (who...

Rajasthan HC Allows Student Accused Of Rape Of Co-Student To Continue His Studies [Read Judgment]

A human being has to be given a real chance in life which comes from education, resultant employment and consequent family, the court said.The Rajasthan High Court has allowed a student, accused of raping a co-student, to continue his studies and attend the classes in the college.‘A human being has to be given a real chance in life which comes from education, resultant employment and...