'If He Isn't A Gangster, No One In The Country Is': Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari In A Gangster Act Case

The Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to the former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari in connection with a case under UP Gangster Act registered in 2020 while considering the allegations and his rich criminal horoscope.Observing that if Ansari is not a gangster, then in this country no one can be said to be a gangster, the bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh said that he and his gang...

EIA Report Doesn't Show Construction Against Rules: Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash BDD Chawls Redevelopment Scheme

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to interfere in redevelopment of over 207 BDD (Bombay Development Directorate) Chawls at N.M. Joshi Marg, Naigaon and Worli in Mumbai observing that the projects have all the necessary environmental clearances.“The environmental clearance given by the Competent Authorities, does not demonstrate that the construction activity is against the provisions...

'Schezwan Chutney' Descriptive Of Quality: Delhi High Court Rejects Capital Foods' Plea For Interim Injunction Against Alleged Trademark Infringement

Refusing to grant an interim injunction in favour of Capital Foods against use of the mark ‘Schezwan Chutney’ by Radiant Indus Chem for its products, the Delhi High Court has said that the mark is a descriptive term.Justice Navin Chawla said that extensive use of the mark ‘Schezwan Chutney’ or ‘Szechuan Chutney’ by other manufacturers indicates that the industry recognizes the mark...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 6 Judicial Officers & 3 Advocates As Judges Of Rajasthan High Court

The Central Government, on Friday, notified the appointment of the following six judicial officers and three Advocates as Judges to the Rajasthan High Court.1. Adv Ganesh Ram Meena2. Adv Anil Kumar Upman3. Adv Dr. Nupur Bhati4. Rajendra Prakash Soni5. Ashok Kumar Jain6. Yogendra Kumar Purohit7. Bhuwan Goyal8. Praveer Bhatnagar9. Ashutosh KumarClick Here To Read/Download Notification...

‘Sub Registrars’ Function Can’t Be Treated In Negligent Manner’: Delhi High Court Summons Inspector General Of Registration Over Missing Land Records

The Delhi High Court has summoned Delhi Government’s Inspector General of Registration after expressing concern that a large volume of land and property records went missing from a Sub-Registrar office. Justice Prathiba M Singh also directed the Principal Secretary, Revenue of the Delhi Government to join the court proceedings on February 8, the next date of hearing.The court observed that...

Joshimath Crises| 'Strictly Enforce Construction Ban, Submit Report To Prevent Further Damage': Uttarakhand HC To State Govt

In a significant order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to strictly enforce the ban on construction in the subsidence-hit Joshimath town in the Chamoli district.The bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Alok Kumar Verma also asked the official authorities to appoint a committee of experts to look into the matter and submit the report to prevent...

Jharkhand Bar Council Calls Off Lawyers' Strike Against Court Fee Hike After Bar Council Of India Order

Jharkhand State Bar Council on Friday decided to call off the strike against the hike in court fee, after the Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman directed it to end the boycott of courts.The decision was taken after the general body of the State Bar Council considered the direction of the Bar Council Of India. "The Jharkhand State Bar Council has resolved to recall the abstention of...

High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Alleging Gender Discrimination By Delhi Govt In Promotion Of Vice Principals In Govt Schools

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation alleging gender discrimination by the Delhi Government in promotion of Vice Principals to the post of Principals in government-aided schools.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that in case any female Vice Principal is ignored of promotion on the basis of...

[Article 229] State Can't Object To CJ's Recommendations On HC Staff Service Conditions Unless "Very Good Reasons" Exist: HP High Court Censures Govt

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that the power of Chief Justice under Article 229(2) is paramount in nature and once the Chief Justice takes a progressive step to ameliorate the service conditions of the Officers and staff working under him, the State Government cannot raise objections unless there were very good reasons.The observations were made by a bench comprising...

ICICI Bank Loan Fraud Case: Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Venugopal Dhoot's Plea For Interim Bail

Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Venugopal Dhoot's Bail Plea

Award Against Guarantor Who Is Not Member Of Multi State Co-Op Society, Without Jurisdiction: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has set aside an award passed pursuant to an arbitral reference made under Section 84(1) of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (MSCS Act), since the award debtor was not a member of the Co-operative Society. The bench of Justice Manish Pitale ruled that a dispute, which is not covered under Section 84 (1) of the MSCS Act, would not be capable of...

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Produce Its SOP For CCTV Cameras In Classrooms

Terming the public interest litigation, which challenged the decision of Delhi government to install CCTV cameras inside classrooms in all government-run schools, premature, the Delhi High Court on Friday said that the matter can be heard only after a standard operating procedure (SOP) is drawn up by the government.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice...