Jalgaon Housing Scam: SC grants Bail to ex-minister Suresh Jain [Read Order]

The influential politician from Maharashtra was arrested in March 2012 for allegedly favouring a builder and indulging in irregularities to the tune of Rs 29 croreIn a reprieve for jailed former Maharashtra minister Suresh Jain, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in the multi-crore Jalgaon housing scheme scam case.Suresh Jain, an influential politician from Maharashtra, was arrested...

Kerala HC quashes ‘Vague’ Police Report in KUA Scam, Orders Further Probe [Read Order]

The court accepted the alleged accused’s argument that the report fails to specify the exact nature of misconduct committed and doesn’t disclose the identity of alleged beneficiaries of the malpractice, apart from a vague assertion that certain public servants had favoured certain persons in procuring employment.The Kerala High Court has quashed the final report submitted by the police...

Adjudication in Marital disputes is riddled with complications: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Cautioning against the overwhelming nature of evidentiary material in such pleadings, the court stated that factors of each case must be considered, and accusations and allegations must be viewed in the context in which they were made. Pointing out that divorce petitions are mostly rigged with exaggerated allegations against the spouse, the Delhi High Court on Friday held that ‘the...

NGT refuses to quash environmental clearance to Vizhinjam Port

The NGT has constituted a 7-member expert committee to look into the compliance of conditions of environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday refused to quash the environmental clearance granted to Vizhinjam International Multipurpose Deepwater Seaport, being built and maintained by Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL) and...

Parent’s Visitation Rights can’t be denied due to mere hesitation from Child: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Earlier, the Family Court of Karkardooma had limited the visitation timings of the father, Aditya Mahajan, to meet his son to one hour every first Monday of the month, after it found that the child was hesitant to be around his father. In a case concerning visitation rights of a parent, the Delhi High Court has said mere hesitation on the part of the child to meet either parent should not be...

Retired Sessions Judge N. Authinathan appointed as Additional Judge of Madras HC [Read Notification]

A Central notification issued on Thursday appointed former Principal Sessions Judge of Chennai, Judge N. Authinathan as Additional Judge of Madras High Court.Judge Authinathan had retired from service on January 19 this year, and would have about one and a half years of the service in the Higher Judiciary. He is a native of Thoothukudi district and entered the judicial service in 1988 as...

Section 5 of Limitation Act applicable to Appeal against order of granting or dismissal of bail under NIA Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant decision, the Division Bench of the High Court of Calcutta, comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sankar Acharyya, contrary to the argument of the counsel for the National Investigation Agency, held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable in the appeal filed under section 21 of the NIA Act, which provides for filing appeal to the High Court against...

Delhi HC terms 'MakeMyTrip' VP- MK Pallai's arrest by DGCEI illegal: orders refund of Service Tax paid [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of Delhi Court Today has declared that the scheme of the provisions of the Finance Act 1994 (FA), do not permit the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) or for that matter the Service Tax Department (ST Department) to by-pass the procedure as set out in Section 73A (3) and (4) of the FA before going ahead with the arrest of a person under Sections 90 and...

Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds Mir Quasem Ali’s death sentence [Read Judgment]

Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a review appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Mir Quasem Ali and upheld his death sentence for ‘crimes against humanity ’during the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. He was earlier convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) in 2014 which was also upheld by the Supreme Court in March this year. The court held that...

Seeking restitution of Conjugal rights after 13 years of separation not bonafide: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

It has upheld a Family Court decision to dismiss the woman’s plea seeking restitution of conjugal rights after she inflicted mental cruelty upon the respondent, her husband, by falsely questioning his character and filing dowry harassment case against him and his family. In yet another case of misuse of law made for the welfare and protection of women, the Delhi High Court [Sudesh vs....

When will Rs 15 Lakh be deposited in every Indian’s account, PMO told to respond [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office to respond to queries made by a common man regarding the election promise of bringing back black money and depositing Rs 15 lakh in every Indian’s account, among other issues, within 15 days.At the time of election, it was announced that black money will be brought back to India and Rs. 15 lakhs will...

Cement companies penalised by Competition Commission of India for cartelization [Read Order]

Ten cement companies and their trade association i.e. Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) have been penalised for cartelization by the Competition Commission of India. The CCI observed that cement being an important input in infrastructural development, such actions are detrimental not only to consumer interest but to that of the nation’s economy as a whole.As per the PIB report,...