Chewing Tobacco And Pan Masala Not 'Food' To Be Confiscated Under Prevention Of Food Adulteration Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, ruled that chewing tobacco and pan masala do not come under the definition of 'food' prescribed by the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by the Food Inspector, challenging an order passed by the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, which had refused to take cognizance of a report submitted by the...

No Subsidy Diversion Without Aadhaar Holder’s Informed Consent; UIDAI Issues Directives To NPCI, Banks

In the wake of controversy regarding LPG subsidy diversion to Airtel Payments Bank while linking Airtel mobile number with Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued directives to banks and the National Payments’ Corporation of India (NPCI).The UIDAI has directed the NPCI not to allow override request pertaining to an Aadhaar holder unless it is accompanied by...

MCA Breather To Over 3 Lakh Disqualified Directors; Allows Filing Of Overdue Annual Returns, Financial Statements Till Mar 31

In a major relief to over three lakh persons recently disqualified as directors of defaulting companies under Section 164(2)(a) read with Section 167(1)(a) of the Companies Act of 2013, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has decided to introduce the Condonation of Delay Scheme, 2018, with a view to grant an extension to the non-compliant companies to file their overdue financial...

Shut Down Terrace Restaurants In Khan Market And Connaught Place: PIL In Delhi HC, Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, issued notice to the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on a PIL seeking closure of restaurants on terraces in Khan Market and Connaught Place on grounds of safety.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar was hearing a Petition filed by one Manjit Singh, challenging Clause 3.1.5 of the National Building Code,...

2G Scam Case: Special CBI Court Acquits All 19 Accused In Money Laundering Case Also [Read Judgment]

In a major setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a Special CBI Court, on Thursday, acquitted all accused, including former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, from charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, arising out of the Rs. 1.76 lakh crore 2G scam case.Besides Raja and Kanimozhi, the Court also...

CLAT 2018 To Be Held On 13 May

Next edition of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) will be held on 13 May, 2018, from 3 to 5 pm. The online applications for the exam will begin from 1 January and the last date for application is 31 March.The 2018 exam will be organized by National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) Kochi, for admission to five-year LL.B (undergraduate) and LL.M (postgraduate) courses at eighteen National Law Universities.Interestingly, this year's notification does not prescribe an age limit for...

As Minor Rape Victim Changes Her Mind On Abortion, Delhi HC Says It Wants To Be Sure Of What She Wants

The Delhi High Court has said it wanted to be sure of whether a minor rape victim, who had earlier sought permission to abort terminate her 20-week pregnancy, wanted to go-ahead with the decision before constituting any medical board to assess her fitness to undergo abortion.A bench of Justice S Muralidhar and Justice IS Mehta said so while hearing the petition of a 15-year-old, referred to as...

Ryan International School Case: Juvenile Justice Board Directs 16Yr Old Accused To Be Tried As An Adult

The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), on Wednesday, ruled that the 16-year old teenager accused of killing seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur at Ryan International School will be tried as an adult.Delivering the verdict, Principal Magistrate Davender Singh reportedly opined that the offence was "heinous" and that circumstances showed that the teenager was “mature enough” to understand...

Rajasthan HC Grants Parole To Terror Convict For Attending Son’s Wedding [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court has granted a week’s parole to one Fazlur Rehman Sufi, who was convicted under the TADA Act, 1987; Explosives Act 1884; Arms Act, 1908; Indian Railways Act; and Prevention of Damages to Public Property Act for his involvement in the serial train blasts in 1993.Fazlur was sentenced to life imprisonment along with 14 others in the case by the trial court in Ajmer....

Member Of Panchayat Can’t Claim Immunity From Disqualification While Insisting To Encroach Upon Govt Land: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that no member of a village panchayat can insist upon encroaching on government land and have immunity from disqualification under the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1958.Justice MS Sonak set aside an order of the Additional Commissioner, Pune Division, and allowed the writ petition.Case BackgroundThe writ petition was filed by one Satish Deshmukh who...

U'khand HC Declares National Parks Plastic-Free, Orders Tracing Of Missing Bodies; Recommends Insurance Cover For Pilgrims [Read Order]

Four years after the Kedarnath tragedy, the Uttarakhand High Court has declared all national parks, including tiger reserve, elephant reserve, Jim Corbett and Rajaji National Park, plastic free zones while banning dumping  of garbage around rivers and its tributaries and recommending the state government to provide insurance cover to all pilgrims visiting the Char Dhams at a...

Life Term For Suhaib Ilyasi Of ‘India’s Most Wanted’ Fame For Wife’s Murder

A Delhi court on Wednesday awarded life term to Suhaib Ilyasi, who was held guilty last week of murdering his wife 17 years ago, besides imposing a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the former TV producer who once shot to fame with his show ‘India’s Most Wanted’.Additional sessions judge S K Malhotra has sentenced Suhaib to life imprisonment.He was also directed to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to...