Bombay HC Grants 28-day Furlough To Gangster-Turned-Politician Arun Gawli [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has granted a 28-day furlough to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli.A bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice VM Deshpande was hearing two separate criminal writ petitions filed by Gawli.While one of the petitions alleged “inconsistency or arbitrariness” in the provision that denies furlough to prisoners whose appeal challenging conviction is pending, the...

Appellate Court Can’t Dismiss Appeal Under S.386 Without Considering It On Merits: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that an appellate court cannot dismiss an appeal exercising its jurisdiction under Section 386, unless the matter has been decided on merits.Justice SB Shukre allowed a writ petition challenging a sessions court order dated June 28, 2016, wherein an appeal was dismissed on default for failure to deposit paper book charges.At the very outset,...

CIC Dismisses 1,282 Appeals In One Order [Read Order]

RTI applicants are expected to not transgress the spirit of the RTI Act and resort to clogging the functioning of the public authority by filing mundane RTI applications merely claiming that it is intrinsic to fighting corruption, the commission observed.Central Information Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha has dismissed 1,282 appeals filed by retired Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force...

Will 2G Accused Be Indicted? Special CBI Court Reserves Verdict

After five years of day-to-day hearings, a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in New Delhi's Patiala House Court Complex has reserved its verdict on the infamous 2G scam.Special CBI judge OP Saini has concluded hearing, but gave the parties one last chance on July 5 to submit any document or make any additional submission.The court is expected to give its verdict in three to...

Cattle Smuggling Along Indo-Bangla Border: MHA Tells SC 1.7 Lakh Seizures In 2016; 35 Deaths, 302 Injured In Skirmish Since 2014

The confrontation between cattle smugglers and BSF leading to causalities and injuries on both sides is one of the most important issues in Indo-Bangladesh relations, the Home Ministry told the Supreme Court in an affidavit.The submission came in an affidavit filed by the Home Ministry in the PIL being heard by the Supreme Court seeking measures to stop cattle smuggling across...

Husband Can Initiate Proceedings Under DV Act Against Wife, Her Relatives: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that any person, whether male or female, aggrieved and alleging violation of the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act, can invoke the provisions under the Act.Justice Anand Byrareddy was hearing a petition filed by Mohammed Zakir against dismissal of his complaint filed under the Domestic Violence Act against his wife and her relatives by Addl....

Electricity Board Strictly Liable For Deaths And Injuries Caused Due To Energy Transmission: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Yash Pal (Minor) & Anr vs State of UP, issued directions to the State to ensure that adequate safety measures are undertaken by the electricity department.In the present case, two minor kids came in contact with a live 11 KV transmission wire touching the roof of a house. As a result of the electrocution, both legs and one hand of both the children...

Take Immediate Steps To Prevent Outbreak Of Dengue, Chikungunya Etc. Or Face Contempt: Delhi HC To Govt.

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to take all necessary steps to prevent outbreak of vector-borne diseases, including dengue, chikungunya and malaria, which are caused on account of mosquito bites.Taking suo motu notice in the issue, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra observed that in the final order dated August 17, 2016, in petitions filed...

Giving Ceremonial Gift ‘Sword’ To A Dignitary In Gurudwara Is Not Illegal: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held the ceremonial gift given to a visiting dignitary in the Gurudwara cannot be said to be an offence within the purview of the MP Government’s notification as it was not carried in a public place.The sword was gifted to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan when he visited the Gurudwara at Bhopal on occasion of the 350th Birth Anniversary of Guru...

Rejection Of Nomination Papers Can Be Challenged Only After The Completion Of The Election: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, in the case of Sanju Bala vs State Election Commission & Ors, reiterated that if an election can be called in question only after completion of the election unless the action taken or orders are challenged on a case of malafide or arbitrary exercise of power by the authorities conducting the election. Further, the Court held that curable irregularities in a...

Breaking: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Sadhvi Pragya, Col. Purohit's Plea Rejected [Read Orders]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday morning pronounced its judgement in the appeal filed by both Malegaon accused Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt. Col Prasad Purohit.While Pragya's plea for bail has been allowed on a 5 lakh surety, Prasad Purohit's appeal against Spl NIA Court order has been rejected.The bench of Justices Ranjit More and Shalini Phansalkar Joshi had reserved its order in February...

HIV And AIDS (Prevention And Control) Bill Gets President’s Assent [Read The Text]

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill 2017.The Act, meant to provide for the prevention and control of the spread of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome and for the protection of human rights of persons affected by the said virus and syndrome,...