Delhi HC declares E-Rickshaws illegal, ban to continue

"What is prohibited under the law cannot be permitted", pronounced the Delhi High Court. The Bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul upheld the ban on e-rickshaws, and said the Court cannot issue a writ of mandamus to legalise what is illegal as per the existing law.The Court held that the plying of e-rickshaws is illegal as per current laws and that the ban will continue...

SC orders permanent absorption of ED Deputy Director

“The Central government shall confirm the permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh as Deputy Director within three days from today,” the Supreme Court said today.The Bench headed by Justice Dattu criticized the Centre for not complying with the orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), issued on December 24 last year, to absorb Singh on permanent basis with the...

Madras High Court suggests Centralized record room and paperless Courts for speedy justice

Justice S. Vimala of the Madras High Court today slammed a subordinate Court for adjourning a five-year-old civil case 89 times with a simple remark, 'awaiting records', every time, reportedly remarked, "The direction "calling for records" could have been complied with within 10 minutes, but it had not been implemented and the appeal is pending for nearly 5 to 6 years, only for want of...

Gopal Subramanium withdraws resignation

Withdrawing his letter to the Supreme Court in which he had opted out as amicus curiae in the Padmanabha Swamy temple case, Gopal Subramaniam has now said that he would continue as amicus curiae in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple case.Mr. Subramanium has started working already and left for Thiruvananthapuram to inspect the temple premises and prepare an additional report on the administration...

Supreme Court tells Salman Khan that law is equal for all

While Salman Khan opposed the stand taken by Rajasthan Government that the high court had granted special privileges to him by staying his conviction in which he was sentenced by a trial court to undergo five-year jail term, in the Blackbuck case before the Supreme Court, the Court observed that “You may have good case for suspension of sentence but not for conviction,”The bench comprising...

Delhi HC defers PIL on appointment of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha to October 15‏

A Delhi High Court bench headed by Chief Justice G. Rohini, on Wednesday, deferred the hearing on a PIL demanding direction to the Speaker to appoint Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. The PIL was deferred till October 15 as the High Court took note of the fact that the Supreme Court is already hearing the matter. A similar plea will be heard by the apex Court on 9th September.The...

Delhi HC reserves order on PIL seeking CBI probe into Justice Markandey Katju's charge

A Delhi High Court bench comprising of Justice G. Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, on Wednesday reportedly reserved its order on the PIL which demanded a CBI investigation into the allegations made by Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju. Katju had alleged that three former Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" to save a "tainted" judge of the Madras High...

High Court Bans Animal Sacrifices in Temples in Himachal Pradesh

“Sacrifice causes immense pain and suffering to the innocent animals. The innocent animals cannot be permitted to be sacrificed to appease the god/deity in a barbaric manner. Compassion is the basic tenet in all religions. The practice of animal sacrifice is a social evil and is required to be curbed.” with these words, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today banned the sacrifice of animals...

Prosthetics for veterans: Delhi HC seeks reply from Centre

In a public interest litigation by Disabled War Veterans (India) regarding modern prosthetics not being provided to armed forces personnel though the same is given to government employees, the Delhi High Court on tuesday sought a reply from the Centre.The association in their petition have asked for empanelment of quality prosthetics manufacturers, "to enable all disabled armed forces...

File reply to plea on fresh FIR: Supreme Court tells Mayawati in DA case

The bench headed by Chief Justice Lodha gave three weeks time to BSP President to file reply to a plea seeking direction to Central Bureau of Investigation to lodge a fresh FIR in a disproportionate case against her.The case was then adjourned for five weeks with the respondent allowed to file a rejoinder to the reply.The petition seeking registration of a case against the former Chief...

Competition Commission of India fines 14 car-makers with Rs.2,554 for anti-competition behaviour

In an unprecedented decision, the Competition Commission of India has charged a penalty of Rs 2,545 crore on 14 car makers for infringing trade norms in the spare parts and after services market, in a 215 page order. The ones penalised include Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Honda Siel Cars India, Volkswagen India, Fiat India Automobiles, BMW India, Ford India, General Motors India, Hindustan...

Immunity Plea of top Aditya Birla Exec Rejected

The Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) has rejected a plea for immunity of prosecution of Income Tax Department of a top executive of the Aditya Birla group following the discovery of Rs 25 crore unaccounted cash during a raid conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax Department in October 2013.The Settlement Commission is part of the government's...