Wakf cases will be tried by Civil Courts rules Bombay HC [Read the Order]

The Bombay high court on Saturday ruled that all the Wakf-related cases filed henceforth would be tried by the civil court till the government sets up the three-member tribunal. Further, the decisions taken by the single-member tribunal in all the cases admitted on or after November 1, 2013 would stand null and void.The court order delineated that there was supposed to be a three-member...

BCCI approaches Supreme Court if N. Srinivasan can attend Board proceedings

The Supreme Court has been approached by the BCCI to seeking clarity as to  whether N. Srinivasan, former president should be allowed to attend the Board meetings in capacity of being Tamil Nadu Cricket Association president.It was appealed by the BCCI that after hearing Mr. N Srinivasan and the BCCI, the committee headed by Justice RM Lodha should decide, whether in the light of facts of...

Allegations of favoritism and nepotism in Delhi Judicial Service Examination “unfounded and unwarranted”: Delhi HC CJ to Law Minister

In a letter addressed to Law Minister Sadananda Gowda, Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini has reportedly justified the selections and said that he entire process was transparent and as per norms. She has considered the entire matter closed for any further investigation.Justice Rohini has clarified that even though two of the 15 qualified candidates in the Delhi Judicial Service...

Bombay HC says meat ban not apt for modern city like Mumbai; BMC withdraws two day ban

Changing its stance on the issue, the Brihan mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) yesterday informed the Bombay High Court that it was withdrawing its decision to impose a ban on slaughter of animals and sale of meat on September 13 and 18. Thursday was the first of the four days of the ban in the eight-day Paryushan period as decided by the BMC and the state government.Noting the withdrawal,...

Interim Protection to Teesta Setalvad extended in Funds Embezzlement Case

The Supreme Court extended the interim protection to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots by four weeks. A bench comprising Justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel said the interim protection from arrest will continue till October 15.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned...

12 accused get convicted in 2006 Mumbai Blast Case

Nine years after the RDX bomb blasts that shook the Western Railways in Mumbai, a special MCOCA court established under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 on Friday convicted 12 out of the 13 accused in the case.Kamal Ahamed Ansari (37), Tanvir Ahmed Ansari (37), Mohd Faisal Shaikh (36), Ehtesham Siddiqui (30), Mohammad Majid Shafi (32), Shaikh Alam Shaikh (41), Mohd...

Goa governor returns legislator's mercy plea for review

Goa Governor Mridula Sinha on Tuesday sent back to the state cabinet for review a mercy petition signed by it for pardoning a convicted legislator, according to an official. The mercy petition to grant pardon to Nuvem legislator Francisco Pacheco, who has been convicted for assaulting a government servant in 2006, was unanimously approved by the BJP-led coalition cabinet on July 30.The July...

Broadcasting content against PM Modi: Delhi HC refuses to stay I&B Ministry’s show-cause notice to Tamil News Channel

Delhi High Court has reportedly refused to stay the warning issued to Tamil News Channel, Sathiyam TV, for allegedly broadcasting content critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has sought a response from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry by January 15 next year.The Channel was issued a second show-cause notice by the IB Ministry on August 26 over similar allegations.The News...

Child Labor: Delhi High Court notes “poor functioning” of the Committees and Police; directs formulation of new guidelines with economic help to guardians

In a judgment rendered on September 4, the Delhi High Court has directed the Government of Delhi to come out with a proper scheme to address the issue of rehabilitation of the rescued children by providing some kind of economic help so that the parents or guardians do not force them to work as child laborers again to meet with their basic needs and to supplement their income for their...

Lawyers to be provided social security by the UP Govt.

The UP government has decided to provide life insurance covers to lawyers in UP, Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav announced on Monday. The State Government has set up a corpus fund of Rs 200 Crore and plans of giving Rs 5 lakhs each to the families of lawyers who dies before 60 yrs. The State Government has reportedly set up a corpus fund with Rs 200 crore for this purpose."Earlier, there was...

Madras High Court gives order permitting Transgender to attend viva for sub-inspector job

A transgender, Yashini was allowed by the Madras High Court to participate in the viva voce subject to the subject to the outcome of the writ petition. Yashini had applied for the post of sub-inspector of police.K Prathika Yashini , was allowed to go through the process of viva voce to be held between 5th September and 8th September. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul...

CCI imposes Penalty on Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (‘KFEF’) and its two office Bearers for contravening Competition Law

Competition Commission of India (CCI) found Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (‘KFEF’), an association of theatre owners, to be conducting their activities in contravention of Section 3 of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘the Act’). The Informant, M/s Crown Theatre, had approached CCI alleging anti-competitive conduct by KFEF in not allowing screening of Malayalam and Tamil films...