Illegal Mining In Goa: Even If State Renewal Struck Down, Leases Deemed To Be Extended Till 2020, Argues ASG Nadkarni

The Supreme Court division bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta today resumed the hearing on the challenge posed by Goa Foundation, a non-profit organization, to the renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases by the state of Goa in January, 2015.The arguments opened with Advocate Mr. Prashant Bhushan contending, on behalf of Goa Foundation, that immediately upon the cabinet nod to...

SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging an order passed by Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused the application for anticipatory bail filed by Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Gaurav Relhan, an accused under sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988.Dr. Relhan, who is an eye specialist at the Hisar Military Hospital, Haryana,...

Rajasthan HC Permits Converted Woman To Join Husband [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court, on Tuesday, permitted a 23 year old woman, who had converted to Islam and married a Muslim man, to join her husband.The Bench comprising Justice M.K. Garg and Justice G.K. Vyas noted that the woman, Payal Singhvi alias Arifa, had denied allegations of abduction and expressed her willingness to join her husband, one Mr. Faiz Modi.It observed, "The corpus Payal...

WCD Ministry Launches SHe-Box for Online Complaints of Sexual Harassment

The Minister for Women and Child Developmennt, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched a comprehensive SHe-Box online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private organizations to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. The SHe-Box was launched in New Delhi to ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace...

Period Undergone By A Convict While He Was In Detention As Under Trial Could Be Set Off Under Section 428 CrPC: SC [Read Judgment]

In State of UP Vs. Tribhuwan , the Supreme Court has held that period already undergone by a convict while he was in detention, as under-trial and as convict, could be treated as jail sentence once awarded to him and its benefit by way of set off could be given to him under Section 428 of Code.The state had, before the Apex Court, assailed a High Court judgment wherein it had upheld conviction...

Delhi HC Orders Govt To Give Prosthetic Arms To 15-yr-old Boy [Read Order]

"The Delhi High Court has given me wings.""I can now do everything that everyone else can do. I can draw, sketch, paint my dreams with my own hands," says an ecstatic Ritik, born with congenital deficiency called bilateral elbow disarticulation.On November 1, the Delhi High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar ensured that Ritik gets prosthetic arms and...

Madras HC Upholds Ban On Multiple Dosage Of 'Diclofenac' To Save Vultures [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has upheld the ban on sale of Diclofenac in multiple dosage packs as it poses a threat to vultures.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar noted that the population of vultures was declining rapidly due to consumption of carcasses of livestock and cattle injected with Diclofenac, a painkiller, within 72 hours before their death.The Court...

Delhi HC Admits Appeal Against ITAT Ruling Holding That Propagation Of Yoga By Patanjali Qualifies As ‘Medical Relief’ [Read Order]

A Delhi High Court division bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has admitted an appeal filed in Commissioner of Income Tax- Exemption vs Patanjali Yogpeeth (Nyas). The present appeal has been filed against the ITAT ruling holding propagation of yoga qualified as ‘medical relief’.In the instant case, the respondent assessee, a registered charitable trust, is...

Ensure 5% Quota For Disabled Persons In Shop Allotment Through Roster System: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently directed the Centre to ensure that 5% quota in shop allotment is set aside for the disabled.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed this quota to be worked out through a roster system, which would basically require that the vacancies be worked out at the 30th, 60th, 90th, 150th and 180th vacancy slots.The Court was hearing...

No Need Of Permission To Lead Secondary Evidence Before Trial Court Under Evidence Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has said there is no need to seek permission for leading secondary evidence under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act before any Court.Justice GS Patel was hearing a writ petition against an order of a trial court wherein an early application under S.65 of the Evidence Act was filed seeking ‘permission’ for proving contents of a lease deed through secondary...

Bombay HC Allows Termination Of 26-Week-Old Foetus [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has allowed a writ petition filed by a 26-week pregnant woman due to several skeletal and neurological abnormalities in the foetus.A division bench of Justice SS Kemkar and Justice GS Kulkarni issued notices to respondents Union of India and others on November 3 after constituting a committee of experts from Sir JJ Groups of Hospitals, Mumbai.The committee submitted...

Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge To ONGC CMD, Non-Official Director’s Appointment [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the PIL moved by Energy Watchdog challenging the appointments of Shashi Shanker and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra as the CMD and non-official director of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), while reiterating its stand against unsubstantiated pleas being made in the name of public interest litigations.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita...