Post Coal Block Allocations, Delhi HC Dismisses Jindal Steel’s Petition For Dumping Fly Ash In Chattisgarh Mine [Read Judgment]

Justice RS Endlaw of the Delhi High Court dismissed two petitions filed by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) seeking continuance in dumping fly ash at the Gare Palma mine in Chattisgarh so that its thermal power plant in Dongamahua remains operational. Court also imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on JSPL.JSPL was an allottee of the said mine, however after the apex court cancelled coal...

Senior Lawyer Subhash Gupta Stabbed To Death In Hisar

Senior advocate Subhash Gupta was stabbed to death on Tuesday in broad daylight in Hisar, Haryana. The lawyer was attacked by unknown assailants while he was returning home from office in his car.Subhash Gupta, 61, was reportedly returning home from his office, when one of the assailants intercepted him and forced him to stop his vehicle and stabbed him multiple times.The incident happened...

Political Parties Got 69% Of Total Income From Unknown Sources: ADR Report [Read Report]

A recent report by a Delhi-based think tank has revealed that over the past 11 years, political parties have received Rs.7,832.98 crore from unknown sources, which is a startling 69% of their total income. The revelations raise pertinent question on the transparency and accountability of political parties with respect to funding.The Association for Democratic Reforms undertook detailed...

Probe Sought Into BSNL’s ‘Illegal Payment’: Delhi HC Issues Notice To CBI [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the CBI on a petition seeking an investigation by the central body into allegations of BSNL's unauthorised and illegal payment to private contractor.The petition was filed by Telecom Watchdog, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, which is working to protect the national interest and the interest of the consumers in...

Arnab Goswami's Channel Name 'Republic' Violates Emblems And Names Act; Swamy Writes To Centre [Read Letter]

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written a letter to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, alleging that the name of Arnab Goswami’s new news channel ‘Republic’ violates the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.Swamy, in his letter, stated that certain names and emblems were prohibited from being used under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use)...

Personal Marriage A ‘Sufficient Cause’ To Grant Parole: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court in Goa has told the prison authorities to consider granting parole to a prisoner for attending his own marriage.The issue before the court was whether a prisoner can be granted parole for participating in his own marriage according to the Goa Prisons Rules. Cecilia Fernandes’ application seeking parole was rejected by the authorities earlier and his marriage had to...

Madhya Pradesh HC Asks Bar Council To Stop Lawyers From Releasing Press Copies Of Petitions Beforehand [Read Order]

We find that litigants and counsels are indulging in giving publicity to writ petition filed by them by releasing press statement, the Bench said.The Madhya Pradesh High Court has come down heavily on a PIL petitioner and his counsel for indulging in publicity stunts by releasing copies of the writ petition to the press even before notices were issued or cognizance taken on their...

BCI Rules Don’t Penalise For Addressing Court As ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court came across an interesting plea from a lawyer challenging the provisions of Bar Council of India Rules which provides the manner to address the courts at different levels.The lawyer, Verinder Pal Sharma, contended that these rules provide that the superior courts should be addressed as “Your Honour” or “Hon'ble Court”, and in subordinate courts...

AAP Govt’s Notification On School Admissions Prima Facie Offends Minority Rights Under Constitution: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the operation of AAP government’s notification asking private minority unaided schools to accept nursery admission forms using neighbourhood criteria.The Counsel for the Petitioners Romy Chacko argued that the impugned Notification to the extent it applies to private unaided minority educational institutions violates Articles 30(1) and 15(5) of...

Vijay Mallya Case: Ex-IDBI Chairman, 8 Others Sent To Judicial Custody

Special judge designated for CBI cases HS Mahajan on Tuesday remanded all the nine arrested accused in the Vijay Mallya loan default case to judicial custody till February 7. Their bail applications will now be heard on January 30.The CBI also filed its charge sheet before the special court in Mumbai against former IDBI chairman Yogesh Aggarwal, along with eight others, who were held...

Maharashtra Govt Tenders Apology To Bombay HC For Allowing Use Of Loudspeakers In Silent Zone

Maharashtra government tendered an apology before the bench of Justices AS Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai today for granting permission towards use of loudspeakers at an event in Shivaji Park which was declared a silent zone in 2010.The bench was hearing an application moved by Wecom Trust, an NGO. In the application, the NGO alleged that Noise Pollution Rules were violated as loudspeakers were...

NHRC Issues Notice To Maharashtra Govt Over Suspicious Death Of Adivasi Girls In Ashram Schools

National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra over the alleged suspicious death of 500 Scheduled Tribe girls, in the State run ashram schools of Maharashtra over the past decade. A detailed report has been directed to be submitted within six weeks.As per a press release, the NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report which...