Rajya Sabha Elections : Election Commission First Says Polls Will Be Held During Present Assembly Term; Later Changes Stand

The elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala, which will become vacant on April 21 on account of the retirement of the incumbents, will be held during the currency of the present legislative assembly, the Election Commission of India assured the Kerala High Court on Monday.While the High Court initially recorded this statement made by Advocate Deepu Lal Mohan, the Standing Counsel...

Bombay High Court To Hear Param Bir Singh's Plea Seeking CBI Probe In To Allegation Of Corruption Against HM Anil Deshmukh Tomorrow

Bombay High Court has agreed to hear the Petition filed by Former Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh seeking a CBI inquiry against the alleged corrupt malpractices of Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister Government of Maharashtra.Senior Advocate Vikram Nankani mentioned the matter before Chief Justice Dipankar Datta.Chief Justice has agreed to hear the mater tomorrow.The PIL filed Article 226 of...

'Comprehensive Traffic Management Plan For Kaushambi, Ghaziabad Needed' : Supreme Court Constitutes Committee

The Supreme Court has constituted a committee to evolve a "comprehensive traffic management plan" for Kaushambi, Ghaziabad.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna passed a direction in this regard in a writ petition filed by the President of the Kaushambi Apartments Resident Welfare Association under Article 32 of the Constitution, highlighting a magnitude of...

"PILs Cannot Be Thrown Out Only Because Petitioner Belongs To Rival Political Party": Supreme Court

Supreme Court has recently observed that a Public Interest Litigation cannot be thrown out only because the petitioner belongs to a rival political party. The Court has observed that the persons with political affiliations are, as much entitled to file public interest litigation as any other person. The observations have been made by the Court in its order granting interim relief to...

POCSO : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Compounding Of Case Involving Teenagers

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition which raises the issue that whether an adolescent boy, who enters into a relationship with a girl who is less than 18 years of age, can be punished for the offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act.The petition is preferred against an order of the Madras High Court in Maruthupandi v. State, holding that even if a minor...

'Nightmare To Travel From Noida To Delhi Which Takes Two Hours Instead Of 20 Minutes': Supreme Court Issues Notice In NOIDA Resident's Plea

The Supreme Court issued notice to Central Government and Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure that the road area is kept clear so that the passage from one place to other is not affected.The bench was considering a writ petition filed by a woman resident of NOIDA who alleged that her travel to Delhi it is taking two hours instead of normal 20 minutes.Before the bench headed by Justice...

Can DRT Condone Delay In Filing Application Under Section 17 SARFAESI Act? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition which raises the issue whether the Debts Recovery Tribunal has the power to condone the delay in filing an application under Section 17 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Reinforcement of Security Interest(SARFAESI) Act 2002.The petition was filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court which...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Guidelines For Police On Seizure, Preservation Of Personal Digital Devices And Their Contents

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Union of India for getting its response in a PIL seeking directions on police and investigative agencies, working under the control of Central and State Governments for specifying guidelines with regards to seizure, examination and preservation of personal digital and electronic devices and their contents thereof. Supreme Court Bench comprising...

Rajya Sabha Polls Will Be Held As Per Statutory Schedule; Will Decide Dates Shortly : ECI Tells Kerala High Court

The election process for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala, which will become vacant on April 21 on account of the retirement of the incumbents, will be done as per the statutory schedule and the elections dates will be decided shorty, the Election Commission of India t the Kerala High Court on Monday."We will decide the dates shortly, within one or two days", the ECI's standing...

Kerala High Court Stays Election Commission Order Which Halted Special Rice Distribution Through Ration Kits

The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the direction issued by the State Election Commission which stopped special distribution of rice to non-priority ration card holders(blue and white cards). The High Court noted that the decision regarding the special distribution was taken on February 4 before the election notification, and that auctions for the rice from Food Corporation of India...

Supreme Court Holds Special Sitting On Holi; Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Rape

In a special sitting held on 'Holi', the Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Jude Lobo, a Goa-based restaurateur, Jude Lobo, who is named as an accused in an FIR lodged by a Delhi-based woman alleging rape.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer held the special sitting to consider the special leave petition filed by Lobo challenging the order passed by the Delhi...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-58]

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