Bombay High Court Asks Petitioner To Deposit ₹1 Lakh Before Hearing PIL To Rename 'Dindoshi' Metro Station As 'Pathanwadi'

The Bombay High court on Thursday directed a petitioner to deposit Rs 1 lakh before hearing his PIL seeking re-naming of a station on Mumbai Metro Line 7 from 'Dindoshi' back to 'Pathanwadi.' The PIL filed by the Naee Roshni Social Organisation states that originally the metro station was named "Pathanwadi," however, due to "undue political pressure" and requests made by MLAs,...

'Prima Facie Defamation': Mumbai Court Summons Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut In Complaint By BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife

A Metropolitan Magistrates court in Mumbai issued process (summons) to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya. Magistrate PI Mokhashi issued summons to Raut under section 204(a) of the CrPC returnable on July 4, 2022. "These documents and video clips produced on record prima facie reveals that the...

Mosque Loudspeakers: High Court Asks Karnataka Govt If It Has Granted Permanent Licenses, Under What Law

The Karnataka High Court on Friday asked the state government to respond to the allegations relating to grant of permanent licenses for installing loudspeakers in Mosques. The Court also asked the state as to under what provision licences for playing loudspeakers, by 16 mosques (which are before the court), can be granted and which authority is authorised and under what law and for...

BSP MLAs Disqualification: Rajasthan High Court Refuses Interim Stay On Declaration Of Rajya Sabha Election Result; Polling Tomorrow

The vacation bench of Rajasthan High Court today dismissed an application which sought interim stay on declaration of results of Rajya Sabha Elections till the disposal of writ petitions pertaining to disqualification of the six Rajasthan MLAs who originally were elected as Members of Bahujan Samaj Party and were later on considered as Members of the Indian National Congress.Notably, the...

Pressure On WB Police To Shield Certain Persons: High Court Orders CBI To Probe TMC Leader Tapan Dutta's Murder

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe relating to murder of Trinamool Congress leader Tapan Dutta. The CID West Bengal which was probing the case was directed to immediately handover the investigation to the CBI. Dutta, then vice-president of Trinamool Congress' Bally Jagacha block unit in Howrah, was shot dead on May 6, 2011....

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2022 - Constitutional Law (Jan - Mar)

Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018 - What the 102nd Amendment prohibits the State from undertaking is identifying a caste as SEBC or including or excluding a community from the list notified by the President - Determining the extent of reservation for a community amongst the list of Most Backward Classes does not amount to identification. (Para 31) Pattali Makkal Katchi...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2022 [Citations: 1 - 265]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 265Nominal Index RAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 xyz v. GNCTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 2 FUTURE RETAIL LTD. Vs. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 3 VANDANA SINGH v. SATISH KUMAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 4 CHARU SONEJA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2022...

Wrong Blood Transfusion Resulting In Death, A Case Of Medical Negligence; NCDRC

A bench comprising Justice R.K. Agrawal, President and Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member, has observed that, in most of the cases the hospital staff failing to respond to the signs and symptoms of a blood transfusion error. Thus, the cause can be as simple as a breakdown in safety protocols or poor training. The bench noted that, though most hospitals and surgical centres have strict...

BREAKING: Calcutta HC Upholds Single Judge Order For CBI Probe Into Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu's Murder

The Calcutta High Court on Monday upheld the order of a Single Judge bench for a CBI probe into the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead by miscreants on March 13.Some motorcycle-borne persons had reportedly shot Tapan dead when he had gone for a walk near his residence. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) had also...

Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest- May 2022

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Part II of First Schedule - If the offence is punishable with imprisonment for three years and onwards but not more than seven years the offence is a cognizable offence. Only in a case where the offence is punishable for imprisonment for less than three years or with fine only the offence can be said to be non­cognizable. (Para 5.3) Knit Pro...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2022 - CIVIL LAW- [Jan to Mar]

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Appeal against High Court judgment which upheld the procedure adopted by the Execution Court that did not invite objections under Order XXI Rule 34 from Judgment debtor to draft sale deed produced by Decree holder - Allowed - Clearly contravenes the salutary provisions of Order XXI Rule 34 - The objections of the appellant to the draft sale deed to...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- May 2022 With Nominal And Statute/Subject Wise Index

Aadhaar Act 2016 - UIDAI directed to issue Aadhaar cards to sex workers without insisting proof of residence. Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 525 Advocate - Senior Advocate Designation - Instead of ten marks to be allocated to a counsel who has put in between ten to twenty years of practice, the marks be allocated commensurate with the standing of...