CIC Orders Inquiry Into Notes Exchanged At Delhi Post Office Branches As RTI Reply Hints At Massive Fraud [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has ordered an inquiry into the exchange of old currency notes after demonetisation at post office branches in Pinto Park and the Air Force area in south Delhi after an RTI applicant raised suspicion of fraud and irregularities in the exchange of currency.Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu ordered the inquiry into the exchange of notes at the two...

Six New Judges Appointed In Hyderabad HC, Justice Rakesh Tiwari New Acting CJ Of Calcutta HC [Read Notifications]

Justice Rakesh Tiwari, the senior most Judge of Calcutta High Court has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court with effect from 20th September, 2017 consequent upon the retirement of Shrimati Justice Nishita Nirmal Mhatre, the present Acting Chief Justice.As The Hindu reported Today, Six high courts in the country are without regular chief justices for the past...

Haryana Judicial Exam Leak: HC Constitutes 3-Member SIT [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday constituted a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to look into the alleged leakage of the Haryana Judicial Service Examination.The SIT comprises Ravi Kumar Singh, IPS, Superintendent of Police (Crime and Investigation); Krishan Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Security & Operation); and Inspector Poonam.The names were placed...

CBI Can’t Claim Absolute Exemption From RTI Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the CBI to consider the application of an RTI activist seeking information about corruption within the central investigating body and action taken into allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of shady probe into the coalgate scam pursuant to a news report.The Agency claimed that it is included in the second schedule to the Right to...

Delhi HC Decrees Suit For Passing Off Against UAE Residents Whose Services Were Accessible Through Apps & Websites In Delhi [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently decreed a suit for passing off against defendants residing outside India, noting that they offer their services through apps and websites which are accessible from Delhi.“The issue which arises for consideration is whether this Court has territorial jurisdiction to try the suit since the defendants are residing in United Arab Emirates and whether there is...

Underage Drinking Rampant In Delhi, Age Verification Goes For A Toss: Survey [Read Report]

Despite all the hue and cry over underage drinking and the legal age of drinking fixed at 25, it has been found that people in the age group of 18 to 25 years have easy access to alcohol in Delhi at liquor vends, bars, pubs and restaurants without even being asked to furnish an age proof.This has been revealed by a public survey conducted by NGO  ‘Community Against Drunken Driving (CADD)’...

Should Air India Pay Sales Tax For Sale Of Rejected Aircrafts And Scrap Parts? Delhi HC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently referred to a larger Bench the question: “Whether the sale of unserviceable (rejected) aircraft and unserviceable stores, scrap and spare parts by the Petitioner (Air India) are amenable to Sales Tax under the provisions of the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975?”The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Pratibha M. Singh opined that the judgment in the...

“Economic Offences Need To Be Treated With Heavy Hand”: Delhi HC Denies Bail To Woman Director In VVIP Chopper Case [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, denied bail to Mrs. Shivani Saxena, the woman director of two Dubai-based firms, arrested in connection with a money laundering case arising out of the Rs. 3,600 crore VVIP chopper scam.“The offence alleged against the petitioner falls under the category of economic offences which stand on a graver footing. These crimes are professionally committed...

Ayodhya Dispute: Claimant Nirmohi Akhara's Chief Mahant Bhaskar Das Passes Away

The mail litigant in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Madjid case in Ayodhya and Nirmohi Akhara chief Mahant Bhaskar Das passed away following a heart attack on Saturday. He was 88.Nirmohi Akhara is one of the three claimants to the disputed site in Ayodhya. It owns many temples in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.Das had suffered heart attack twice before, once in the year...

Malayalam Actress Molestation Case: Actor Kavya Madhavan Files For Anticipatory Bail Before Kerala HC [Read Petition]

Popular Malayalam Actor Kavya Madhavan has moved the Kerala High Court with an application for anticipatory bail in the case concerning the abduction and assault of another popular Malayalam actress. Her husband, Dileep, who is allegedly the mastermind behind the incident, is currently in judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected by the Court thrice.In another development the...

Appeals Concerning Kerala HC Verdict Regularizing Illegal DLF Building Posted For Final Hearing

The Supreme Court, on Friday, agreed to hear together all Appeals concerning the Kerala High Court judgment that had allowed DLF to deposit Rs. 1 crore to regularize illegal construction undertaken in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms.The Bench comprising Justice Kaul and Justice Nariman agreed to hear together separate SLPs filed by Kerala State Coastal Zone...

Bombay HC Accepts Apology From Bar Associations Across Maharashtra That Abstained From Judicial Work, Warns Of Strict Action In Future [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court pronounced a judgment on Friday accepting apologies from various bar associations across the state of Maharashtra in the matter regarding abstention from judicial work demanding establishment of a bench at Pune and Kolhapur.Justice AS Oka and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai were hearing a suo-motu criminal contempt petition tagged along with a civil writ petition raising...