Delhi Police Rapped for not responding in the Shanti Bhushan CD Case

The Delhi city police was rapped on Friday by the Delhi High Court for not filing a response on its appeal against a direction by the Central Information Commission. CIC had ordered the city police to bring out in the open the forensic reports of a CD which contained a conversation among senior lawyer Shanti Bhushan and politicians Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh Yadav.Justice Manmohan...

Courts do not ban books; Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court has observed that courts do not ban books, and it is the Government to do it,  in a petition seeking a ban of the book “Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion and Pure Madness” about a spiritual leader Mata Amritananda Mayi.Petitioner C Muralidharan, a devotee of Mata Amritananda Mayi, has sought a ban on the book “Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion and Pure...

Delhi High Court Seeks IAF reply over Officer’s marriage with Missing Man’s wife

In a case involving a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force, Delhi High Court reportedly demanded an answer from the IAF on a petition which alleged that it wasn’t co-operating in an investigation into the marriage of the petitioner’s daughter-in-law, Smt. Latesh Jain, to the Officer in question, by declaring herself a widow.According to the petitioner R.C. Jain, his son Vikas Jain had...

Kerala HC Division Bench recuses themselves from Bar licence case without citing reason

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising of Justice Antony Dominic and Justice Alexander Thomas recused from hearing appeals related to renewal of bar licences in Kerala.The Bench recused from hearing the matter without citing any specific reason.Earlier Justice C T Ravikumar recalled a judgment which was ready for pronouncement and recused himself from passing orders in a batch...

High Courts Round-up [22.5.2014]

Delhi high court has slapped a cost of Rs 2 lakh on Delhi government for its failure to create mass awareness against sexual offences concerning women and children.Bombay high court stayed the order asking Adnan Sami to pay ex-wife Rs6.4 crore;Madras High Court declined to interfere with Tamil Nadu Government's order granting entertainment tax exemption to Rajinikanth's latest...

The SC seeks Centre’s response in declaring election result for the entire constituency as whole and not ward-wise

The Supreme Court has issued a notice seeking the Centre’s response on the proposal for declaring the result of a parliamentary constituency as a whole and not through ward-wise. A bench led by Justice Dipak Misra demanded a response from the Centre and posted the matter for July 7.Earlier the Supreme Court has asked for Election Commission’s (EC) response on this plea. The EC has...

GNLU Adjunct Professor Hitesh Barot died in an accident

Former Senior Intellectual Property Counsel & Vice President Technology Policy, General Electric Indiaand currently Adjunct Professor at Gujarat National Law University, Mr. Hitesh Barot passed away today morning after being pulled into the Narmada river by a crocodile at his native village Bhalod in Gujarat at 7:45am this morning. Hitesh Barot was a Juris Doctor with a Special...

The SC appointed Justice J N Patel as interim chairman of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, Mumbai [Read the Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, appointed Justice J N Patel as interim chairman of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, Mumbai. The bench comprising of Justice A. K. Patnaik, Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla has decided to constitute an interim Board of Trustees on the Special Leave Petition (C) No. 3772 of 2014. The Board comprising of Smt. Charu K. Mehta and Smt. Rekha H. Sheth, and...

Supreme Court sets aside Punjab and Haryana Court Order declaring the entire Karoran Village as forest land, but the CBI investigation to continue.

A Bench comprising of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice F.M.I Kalifulla, yesterday, set aside Punjab High Court's finding according to which the entire land in village Karoran in the District of Ropar is 'forest land' according to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The Bench sent the case back to the High Court for a fresh assessment. The Court however didn't set aside the High...

Delhi HC DB upheld its Single Bench decision dismissing the compensation claim of 1984 anti-sikh riots victims

Delhi High Court has dismissed plea of a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim who was seeking enhanced compensation on claims of loss of property and injuries suffered by his wife by upholding its own single judge order rejecting the claim.Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv S Endlaw was hearing a plea by Megh Singh which sought enhanced compensation on claims of loss...

NLU Delhi Faculty Dr. Anup Surendranath appointed as Dy Registrar (Research) in the Supreme Court

NLU Delhi Faculty, Dr. Anup Surendranath is appointed as the Deputy Registrar (Research) in the Supreme Court of India. He will now be working in an advisory capacity with the Chief Justice of India on institutionalizing research efforts at the Court and on institutional reforms.The NLU Delhi Website takes pride in announcing Dr. Surendranath’s credentials. He graduated from NALSAR,...

The SC ruled out to give any interim relief in favour of Asaram Bapu in the rape case of the minor

The Supreme Court ruled out giving any interim relief in favour of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in the rape case of a minor at his asaram, pending in Rajasthan. The charges level against him includes Sections 376, 342, 506 and 509 of the IPC, Section 8 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and Sections 23 and 26 of the Juvenile Justice Act. He was arrested on...