Bombay High Court Grants Three Weeks Transit Bail To Nikita Jacob In Greta Thunberg-Farmers Protest Tool Kit Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted three Weeks transit anticipatory bail to Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, who is faced with a non-bailable warrant issued by the Tis Hazari Court, in Delhi, in connection with the farmers' protest "tool kit" case.A single bench of Justice PD Naik granted relief to Jacob after hearing her application. The bench observed that since the police...

Is It Mandatory To Seek Probate Or Letters Of Administration For Establishing A Right As Executor Or Legatee Under A Will? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court observed that the mandatory requirement to seek probate or letters of administration for establishing a right as executor or legatee under a Will, is applicable only to Wills made by a Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina within the local limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of certain High Courts and to Wills made outside those territories, to...

Interests, Needs Of Common People Have To Be Seen: SC Dismisses Challenge To Demolition Of Old Delhi's Hanuman Temple With Liberty To Apply For Alternative Site

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a plea against the demolition of a decades-old Hanuman Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk on January 3, which had created an uproar in the national capital, with liberty to make a representation for grant of an alternative site. The demolition, which was part of the Delhi Government's Chandni Chowk Redevelopment Plan, had also...

Prior Knowledge Of Senior Secondary Level Biology Or Biological Science Is Essential For Admission To MBBS Course: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that prior knowledge - both theoretical and practical, of senior secondary level in biology or biological sciences is an essential qualification to get admission to MBBS Course.The bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed that equivalence in qualification is not merely at the level of a 10+2 requirement, but MCI regulation...

BREAKING : No Suo Moto Contempt Initiated Against Rajdeep Sardesai; Case Status Shown Inadvertently, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court sources have clarified that no suo moto criminal contempt proceedings have been initiated against senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai and that the status of case shown at the SC Website as Suo Moto Case(Criminal) 2/2020(the case registered against Sardesai) has been placed "inadvertently". It was also said that appropriate action to rectify the same is under process.At the...

BREAKING : Supreme Court Registers Suo Moto Criminal Contempt Case Against Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai Over Tweets Against Judiciary

Update at 10.50 PM : No Suo Moto Contempt Initiated Against Rajdeep Sardesai; Case Status Shown Inadvertently, Says Supreme Court[BREAKING] SC sources clarify that no suo moto criminal contempt proceedings have been initiated against Rajdeep Sardesai & that the status of case shown at SC Website as SMC(Crl) 2/2021 has been placed "inadvertently". Appropriate action to rectify the same...

'Portrayal Of Conflicts Between Communities Not An Offence' : Journalist Patricia Mukhim Seeks Quashing Of FIR; SC Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement in the petition filed by Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim challenging the refusal of the Meghalaya High Court to quash criminal proceedings against her over a Facebook post on violence against non-tribal people in State. A division Bench of Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice Ravindra Bhat heard arguments advanced by...

Toolkit Case : Bombay High Court Reserves Orders For Tomorrow On Adv Nikita Jacob's Transit Bail Plea

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved orders for tomorrow on the application filed by Advocate Nikita Jacob in the FIR registered by the Delhi Police over the 'toolkit' created in connection with the farmers protests.A single bench of Justice PD Naik heard Senior Advocate Mihir Desai for Jacob and Advocate Hiten Venegoankar for Delhi police.Venegoankar agreed not to arrest Jacob till...

Pre-Deposit For Filing Appeals Before DRAT Is A Mandatory Requirement: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that entire waiver of pre-­deposit for filing appeal before Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal under Section 21 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, is impermissible.In all cases fifty per cent of the decretal amount i.e. the debt due is to be deposited before the DRAT as a mandatory requirement, but in appropriate cases for reasons to be recorded the deposit...

[Breaking] Activist Shantanu Muluk Granted 10 Days Transit Bail By Bombay High Court In Toolkit Case

The Bombay High Court(Aurangabad benchh) on Tuesday granted 10 days transit anticipatory bail to Shantanu Muluk, whose arrest was sought by Delhi police in connection with the farmers protest 'toolkit' case.A single bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi passed the order.The High Court observed "that the apprehension of arrest is the key factor, that is, required to be considered in...

Madras High Court Rejects Karnan's Defence Of 'Severe Mental Depression'; Denies Bail In Abusive Videos Case

The Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to CS Karnan, former High Court judge, in a case relating to uploading of abusive online videos. A Single Bench of Justice V. Bharathidasan rejected Karnan's defence of mental instability and observed that the former Judge had made scathing remarks against Judicial institutions and the Judges with a predetermined mind, fully...

Toolkit Case : Bombay HC Reserves Orders For Tomorrow On Nikita Jacob's Transit Bail Plea - LIVE UPDATES

The Bombay High Court is consider today the application filed by Adv Nikita Jacob seeking transit anticipatory bail against the arrest warrant issued by Delhi Police in connection with the case registered over the toolkit shared by Greta Thunberg for Farmers Protest.Hearing is before a single bench of Justice PD Naik.Follow this page for live...