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NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Report On Large-Scale Felling Of Over 15 Lakh Trees In Madhya Pradesh
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting large-scale felling of trees across Madhya Pradesh for infrastructure and industrial projects, noting that the issue raises serious concerns regarding compliance with environmental laws.Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Dr A. Senthil Vel said, "The news item highlights that in Madhya...
'Article 32 Is For Citizens, Those Around Delhi Misusing Article 32 Petitions' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday strongly deprecated the growing tendency of litigants to directly invoke Article 32 of the Constitution even when proceedings on the same issue are already pending before High Courts, terming such practice a “gross misuse” of the Court's jurisdiction.A Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed a writ petition filed under Article...
2026 LiveLaw (SC) 53 | X Vs O/O SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE (Justice Yashwant Varma plea against Lok Sabha Inquiry)
Click the links below to read the reports :Supreme Court Rejects Justice Yashwant Varma's Challenge To Lok Sabha Speaker's Formation Of Inquiry Committee In Impeachment MotionSupreme Court Criticises Rajya Sabha Secretary General For Commenting On Merits Of Impeachment Motion Against Justice Varma...
Supreme Court To Consider Priya Kapur's Plea Seeking Certified Copies Of Divorce Settlement Between Sunjay Kapur & Karishma Kapoor
The Supreme Court today(January 16) dealt with the application of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife, Priya Kapur, seeking access to certified copies of the 2016 divorce proceedings between Sunjay Kapur and Karisma Kapoor. She has sought certified copies of the divorce settlement and custody arrangements between both parties.The application was considered by Justice AS Chandurkar in...
Why State Preferred Appeal In Private Dispute Despite Govt Counsel Advising Against It? Gujarat High Court Seeks Explanation
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (January 16) directed the Additional Chief Secretary of the revenue department to conduct an inquiry into why despite a negative opinion given by the government pleader's office against filing of State appeal in a private dispute, the department insisted on filing the same. For context, the court had last month dismissed the State's appeal against a single...
Reference To Arbitration Requires Independent Application, Cannot Be Inferred From Plea To Reject Plaint: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court recently rejected a Master's summons application filed by M/s Samman Capital Limited, that sought stay of a commercial suit on the grounds of an existing arbitration clause.Master's summons under the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) refers to a court order (summons) compelling a party to appear, often to provide documents or information relevant to an insolvency proceeding...
Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Denied Because Deceased Had Less Than 3 Yrs Of Service Left: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that a policy condition restricting compassionate appointment on the basis of the remaining length of service of a deceased government employee is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury observed, “We find that the classification made on the basis of...
Delhi State Consumer Commission Finds Kotak Mahindra Bank Deficient In Service For Auctioning Pledged Gold Jewellery
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Ms. Bimla Kumari (Member), has dismissed an appeal filed by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., thereby upholding the finding of deficiency in service against the Bank for auctioning a borrower's pledged gold jewellery without any contractual authority. The Commission observed that the...
Kerala Court Reserves Verdict In MLA Rahul Mamkootathil's Bail Plea In Third Rape Case, Order Likely Tomorrow
The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Thiruvalla on Friday (January 16) reserved its verdict in the bail application preferred by Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is charged with rape.Smt. Arundhathi Dileep held the proceedings in-camera, allowing an application preferred by Mamkootathil requesting for the same. After hearing the plea, the Magistrate reserved its verdict. The order...