No Bonafide Intention To Redevelop Slum Area On Her Own: Bombay High Court Upholds Acquisition Of Woman's Property For Slum Rehabilitation

The Bombay High Court recently refused to set aside acquisition of a 5115.2 m2 property in Borivali for slum rehabilitation observing that the owner showed no bonafide intention to redevelop the area on her own and the acquisition cannot be set aside disregarding her conduct."It is not a position in law that irrespective of the conduct of the owner, irrespective of lack of bonafide,...

'Unauthorized Coke Plants Matter Of Crying Shame': Meghalaya High Court Pulls Up State, Directs Strict Action

The Meghalaya High Court recently pulled up the State government over possible connivance for operation of unauthorized coke oven plants and illegal coal mining, despite several orders passed by the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal. The High Court was hearing a public interest litigation averring that there were more than sixty coke making units operating in the West...

Court Orders In Haryana To Be In Hindi Too, Governor Approves Amendment In Haryana Official Language Act

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya has recently approved the notification amending the Haryana Official Language Act, 1969 to use Hindi language in all civil and criminal courts and tribunals subordinate to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Haryana. The approval of the Governor followed cabinet's resolution passing the Haryana Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2020. As...

Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha To Repeal 65 Obsolete Laws Including One Enacted 135 Yrs Ago

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022, which seeks to repeal 65 laws which are either obsolete or have become redundant due to operation of other laws. The Bill contains three schedules – the First Schedule lists 24 laws enacted between the years 1885 and 2020 which it intends to repeal, the Second Schedule lists...

Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against Insistence On Aadhaar Authentication With Electricity Connection

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging a Government Order issued by the Energy Department permitting Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) to insist on linkage of Aadhaar number with electricity consumption consumer billing number for availing certain services. The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice...

Murder Case Against MoS Ajay Mishra 'Teni'| Allahabad HC Posts Case For Final Hearing In January After Complainant's Alleged Son Intervenes

41 days after reserving the judgment in the matter, the Allahabad High Court today posted the Government's appeal challenging the acquittal of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni' in Prabhat Gupta murder case 2000, for 'final hearing' in the third week of January 2023The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Renu Agarwal passed this order after one Rajeev Gupta, claiming himself to be the son...

Banke Bihari Temple Revamp Plan| Protect Ancient Temples In the Vicinity, Provide Expenditure Details: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to protect the ancient temples situated in the vicinity of the Banke Bihari temple (in Mathura-Vrindavan) while implementing its proposed plan to redevelop the temple area.The UP government has also been directed to not disturb the rights of the Sewayats for Sewa of Thakur Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Maharaj in the process...

High Court Issues Notice On DCPCR's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Sexual Assault On 6-Yr-Old

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) seeking re-investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into a 2018 case of alleged penetrative sexual assault on a 6-year-old girl, who later died at the hospital during treatment.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Delhi Police while listing the matter...

'Rooh Afza' Trademark Has Acquired Immense Goodwill, Requires High Degree Of Protection: Delhi High Court In Suit Against 'Dil Afza' Sharbat

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that the mark "Rooh Afza" has acquired immense goodwill and has served as the "source identifier" for the sharbat being manufactured by Hamdard National Foundation (India) and Hamdard Dawakhana for over a century.Observing that "Rooh Afza" mark requires a high degree of protection and it is essential to ensure that the competitors keep a safe...

PIL Challenges 'Clean Chit' to Aryan Khan In Drugs Case, Bombay High Court Says 'Publicity Litigation'

A criminal PIL challenging the "clean chit" to actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the cruise ship drugs case was withdrawn from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday.Acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala called it a "publicity litigation" and asked the petitioner to explain how the issue concerned him and how was it in public interest. It warned that heavy costs would be...

Won't Execute Production Warrant Against TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal Till Jan 9: ED to Delhi High Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday gave an oral assurance to the Delhi High Court that it will not execute till January 9 the production warrant issued against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal by a trial court here in a money laundering case relating to West Bengal cattle smuggling case.Justice Jasmeet Singh posted Mondal's plea assailing the order passed by city's...

Delhi High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Lawyer For Creating Ruckus In Courtroom, Verbally Attacking Judge

The Delhi High Court has issued a show cause notice to a lawyer asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for disrupting judicial proceedings, verbally attacking a sitting judge and creating unruly scenes in her courtroom. A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh issued the notice to lawyer Shakti Chand Rana and directed him...