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'Sensitise Airport Staff': Supreme Court Endorses Centre's Guidelines On Airport Assistance For Persons With Disabilities
The Supreme Court on November 12 disposed of a writ petition filed by Arushi Singh, a person with benchmark disability, who had approached the Court about the humiliation she had to face at the Kolkata airport where she was allegedly asked to stand up by security personnel. The Court held that the guidelines suggested by the Union Government for the treatment of specially-abled persons...
Judges Of PMLA Courts Not Supposed To Act Like "Extended Arm Of ED": Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Unreasoned Custodial Interrogation Order
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cautioned the Judicial Officers deployed at Special PMLA Courts to not act as an "extended arm" of the central investigating agency Enforcement Directorate, by passing orders of remand against the suspect as a matter of course.Stating so, it set aside a Special Court's "routine order" granting ED custody for custodial interrogation of accused Balwant Singh...
Sikh Women Targeted For Their Attire, Children Bullied In Schools : Lawyer Tells Supreme Court In Plea To Ban Jokes On Sikh Community
In a public interest litigation seeking a ban on websites which spread jokes portraying the 'sardar' community as “persons of low intellect, stupid and foolish”, the petitioner(s) today brought to the notice of the Supreme Court grievances of women and children in the Sikh community, saying that they are subjected to ridicule and bullying but their concerns remain unaddressed.A bench...
Hindu Succession Act | Life Interest Given To Woman Will Not Transform Into Absolute Ownership As Per Section 14 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that when a Hindu woman is given only a restricted estate in property, then she cannot claim to be the absolute owner of the property due to the application of Section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act 1956.Hence, such a property cannot be bequeathed through a Will.The property possessed by a Hindu woman will transform into absolute ownership by virtue of Section 14(1)...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Jagannath Temple Priest In Money Laundering Case Under PMLA
The Supreme Court today (November 21) granted anticipatory bail to Jagannath Temple Priest, Rajkumar Daitapati in relation to PMLA proceedings initiated against him for alleged offence of money laundering. The petitioner, stated to be a generational priest of the Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orrisa has been arrayed in proceedings under S. 3 and 4 of the Prevention for Money Laundering Act 2002...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Against Actress Shilpa Shetty For Using Word "Bhangi" In 2013 Interview
The Rajasthan High Court has quashed a complaint against the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) against actress Shilpa Shetty for using the word "Bhangi" in a 2013 Television interview.Justice Arun Monga held: "In light of the absence of essential ingredients for offenses under Section 153A IPC, the failure to adhere to mandatory procedural requirements under Section 196 Cr.P.C., and the...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Cognizance Of ED Chargesheet, No Stay Granted Today
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court order which took cognizance of ED's chargesheet against him in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri granted time to ED to respond to the plea. However, the Court did not pass any order in the...
Gautam Adani Devised Bribery Scheme To Make Indian Govt Entity Buy Solar Power From His Company: US Dept Of Justice
According to the charges filed by the United States Department of Justice in a U.S. court, Gautam Adani, along with others, orchestrated a million-dollar bribery scheme in the USA to bribe Indian government officials. This bribery scheme was executed to secure contracts for an Adani company to sell solar power to Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), a Public Sector Undertaking owned...
State Govt Can Take Action Against IPS Officers Serving In Their Territory: Centre Tells Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday was told by Additional Solicitor General Ashok Kr Chakrabarti appearing for the central government, that the Department of Personnel and Training was not the competent authority to take action against IPS officers deployed in various states.The ASG submitted a circular dated 24th October by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to a division bench of Chief Justice...
Third-Party Can File SLP Under Article 136 Against Quashing Of Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that a third party can file a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution against the quashing of criminal proceedings.An appeal by a private individual can be entertained, both sparingly and after due vigilance, said the Court relying on the precedents in National Commission for Women v. State of Delhi & Anr. (2010) 12 SCC 599...
Supreme Court Gives Time To Manipur Govt For Filing Response To Plea Challenging Inner Line Permit System
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 21) granted time to the Manipur State Government to file its response in a plea challenging the constitutionality of Manipur's Inner Line Permit System which restricts movement of non-permanent residents in the state. The petitioner, an organization named 'Amra Bangalee', said that due to the ILP system in the State of Manipur, no person who is not...