SC orders registration of all captive elephants in Kerala to make owners/mahouts responsible for cruelty, harassment

Supreme Court allows authorities to initiate criminal prosecution against person causing harm to the elephants and confiscation of the animal.In a major step aimed at cracking down on physical and mental torture they are subjected to, the Supreme Court in a first-of- its-kind-order on Tuesday ordered registration of all captive elephants in Kerala which are mostly used for religious purposes...

SC issues notice to Lalu Prasad Yadav in Fodder Scam case

The Supreme Court recently slapped a notice on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in nexus with the embezzlement episodes of 1990s during his tenure as a CM of undivided Bihar.The Jharkhand government, through the CBI, challenged the State High Court's decision in November last year to partly quash charges, including those under the Prevention of Corruption Act, against veteran politician Mr. ...

Maggi dispute: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission admits Government’s 640 crore class action suit, directs Centre to test samples afresh by accredited labs

A notice has reportedly been issued to Nestle by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, on the Rs 640 crore class action suit filed by the Government. The Government has accused the Company of false labeling and giving misleading advertisements.A Bench headed by Justice V.K. Jain ordered Nestle to file its reply after getting the notice. The matter will now be heard on...

Only criminals are crying for justice in this country: SC upholds conviction in Nitish Katara murder case

An Apex Court Bench comprising Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice A.K. Goel yesterday delivered its order in the infamous 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, upholding the findings of the trial Court and the Delhi High Court. The Court however, agreed to look into the aspect relating to the quantum of sentence awarded to the three convicts- Vikas Yadav, his cousin Vishal and, Sukhdev Pehalwan.The...

SC extends special facilities in jail to Sahara Chief Subrata Roy till September 30; Sahara rejects offers for overseas hotels

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice A.R. Dave and Justice A.K. Sikri has reportedly extended till September 30, the special facilities provided to Sahara Chief Subrata Roy to assist in the communication for negotiating transactions to raise money to pay market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India.Sahara was directed to submit in a sealed envelope, the...

Interns, Law students to be barred from entering High Security Zone in Supreme Court

Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday, through their Facebook page, has endorsed a proposal by Chief Justice of India, to stop entry of Interns and Law students inside the High Security Zone in Supreme Court. The Association said that it has accepted the proposal of the Chief Justice and has assured their full cooperation “ensure stronger safety”in view of “the escalated threat...

CBI ASP Haridath’s Suicide: SC affirms Kerala HC Judgment quashing criminal proceedings against CBI Inspectors [Read the Judgment]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the judgment of the Kerala High Court quashing the F.I.R filed by the Crime Branch arraigning CBI Inspectors S. Unnikrishnan Nair and K.K Rajan as accused in the case relating to the suicide of Haridath, CBI Assistant Superintendent of Police and an investigation officer in the Sampath custodial death case.The facts of the case are as...

An Adulterous wife cannot claim maintenance : Madras High Court [Read the Judgment]

The Madras High Court, in M.Chinna Karuppasamy  Vs. Kanimozhi , has held that a divorced wife is living in ‘illicit relationship’ with man other than her former husband is disqualified from claiming maintenance from her former husband. Justice Nagamutthu further held that “The decree obtained by the husband for divorce on proving the adulterous life of the wife cannot give a license to...

SC asks centre why a 3 Member panel not set up yet to monitor and regulate Govt Ads even 3 months after the order

This came on a plea by Prashant Bhushan for NGO-CPIL seeking contempt action against  friend-turned-foe Kejriwal and TN govt for violating SC rulesNoted lawyer and ousted AAP leader Prashant Bhushan, who formed a forum Swaraj Abhiyan along with Yogendra Yadav, has for the first time dragged Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to Court.It is to be noted that before his ouster and during...

Civil Court’s jurisdiction to grant injunction not ousted when secured creditor initiates proceedings on an asset not being a secured asset, holds Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held in a recent judgment [KHDFC Bank Limited Vs. Prestige Educational Trust] that the bar on the jurisdiction of the civil court to entertain a suit and grant injunction under Section 34 of the SARFAESI Act applies only when an order of injunction is attempted to be granted in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under...

Bombay HC upholds two entry levels for admissions of Economically Weaker Sections under Right to Education Act

A Bombay High Court Bench comprising Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Vijay Achliya has ruled that the State Government’s move to revive the January 21 resolution implementing dual-entry admissions of students of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) was well within the framework of the Right to Education Act (RTE).Earlier in May, the Court had stayed the RTE quota admissions to...

Delhi HC to transfer 12,000 cases to Lower Court

Delhi high court may soon transfer many of its files to the Lower courts. LokSabha last week passed Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015, by a voice vote. It was earlier passed by Rajya Sabha during budget session. The amendment act reads “In sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, for the words ‘‘rupees twenty lakhs’’, the words ‘‘rupees two...