Bombay HC Rejects Allegations Against Nagpur Municipal Corporation Of Favouritism [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) in Nagpur Shahar Water Tanker Malak Welfare Association, Nagpur and others. vs. Nagpur Municipal Corporation, has rejected the writ petition of the petitioners who alleged that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had extended the last day for submitting tenders in order to favour certain tanker associations.The bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai...

Madras HC Calls Off Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has quashed notification issued by the State Election Commission on 26th September, 2016, for the conduct of local body election for non-compliance to Rule 24 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayat (Elections) Rules, 1995.The court has ordered the authorities to issue a fresh notification and complete the election process latest by 31st December, 2016.The court also deliberated...

Cabinet Approves Amendments To HIV And AIDS (Prevention And Control) Bill, 2014: Read The Highlights Of The Bill

The Union Cabinet has given approval for carrying out amendments to the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Bill seeks to usher in greater legal accountability and formal mechanism in the legislative framework that enables redressing and preventing discrimination against persons affected by HIV-AIDS. The state machinery...

Karnataka HC Directs BDA To Compensate In Full For Violating Land Acquisition Norms [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru) in Bangalore Development Authority v. Sri Madaiah directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to compensate the respondent in the case, for his land was acquired without following due procedure. The bench comprising of Chief Justice Shubhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Budhilal R.B. upheld the decision of the single judge to compensate A.M....

Criminal Case Against 10 BBMP Doctors, Questioning Their Educational Qualifications, Quashed [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court in Dr. Vedavati B.J. & Ors. vs. State by BMTF Police & Ors., quashed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC. The judgment delivered by Justice Anand Byrareddy dealt with the scope of BMTF’s jurisdiction in the case concerned and concluded that it didn’t have the power to invoke criminal proceedings against the petitioners.Allegedly, the...

Senior Civil Judge Rachna Tiwari, Accused In Bribery Case, Gets Bail [Read Order]

A special court on Monday granted bail to bribery-accused Rachna Tiwari, senior civil judge of Tis Hazari Court Lakhanpal, on a bond of ₹50, 000.  She was caught red handed by the CBI accepting bribe last week. Her co-accused Vishal Mehan and her husband Alok Lakhanpal are still in prison.The special judge granted bail to the accused judge by taking into account her familial situations...

Gujarat HC Chooses Engineer Wife Over Professor Husband As Minor Son’s Rightful Guardian [Read Order]

Merely because the respondent mother is serving, it cannot be assumed and/or presumed that she is not able to take care of the minor child. In these days, so many mothers are working and still they are taking care of the children. Therefore, merely because the respondent mother is working it cannot be presumed and/or presumed that she will not be in a position to take proper care of the...

Former Bihar Minister Gets Bail In Rape Case [Read Order]

The High Court of Patna on Friday granted bail to former Labour Minister and RJD MLA from Nawada, Raj Ballabh Prasad alias Raj Ballabh Yadav, who is accused of raping a minor.Granting the application, Chief Justice of the High Court Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari observed, “There is no dispute that the accused-petitioner is a legislator and, therefore, has roots in the society. It is not...

SC Allows Nestle To Destroy 550 Tonnes Of Expired Maggi Stock [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has given a go ahead for destruction of expired stocks of Maggi noodles that were recalled from the market last year. The court has ordered that the 550 tonnes Maggi shall be destroyed as early as possible and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the food regulator FSSAI.Nestle India had sought the Supreme Court’s permission for destruction of 550 tonnes of...

Bombay HC Calls For Strict Adherence To Noise Pollution Rules, Issues Directives To Authorities [Read Judgment]

Ahead of the festive season, the Bombay High court has issued pointed directives for efficient implementation of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000, and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in this regard.While delivering its judgment on PILs filed for inviting attention of the court to noise pollution during festival celebrations, the HC bench headed by Justice A.S....

Senior Citizens Will Get Special Treatment In Government Hospitals, Assures Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court in K. Arumugam v. State of Tamil Nadu And Ors., has said all senior citizens will get special treatment at government hospitals in the state. The bench comprising Justice S. Nagamuthu and Justice M. V. Murlidaran said the Secretary to the Government (Member of State Council of Senior Citizens Health and Family Welfare Department; Respondent 3 in this case) had already...

Bombay HC Orders Demolition Of Illegal Shrines That Block Pathways, Streets [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has observed that construction of illegal shrines on pathways and streets is in no way integral part of any religion, so as to be protected under Article 25 of the Constitution.The court also slammed the authorities for their non-compliance with the government resolution directing demotion of illegal shrines. The authorities have been given an extension till year end...