Kerala HC Partly Quashes Centre's 2022 Memo Extending Validity Of Clearance For Mining Projects As Violative Of Environment Protection Act

The Kerala High Court has struck down portions of a 2022 notification and subsequent clarification (Office Memorandum (O.M.)) issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to the extent it gives extension of validity period of Environment Clearance to mining projects.The requirement of prior environment clearance (EC) for mining projects over 5 hectares...

Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam And 7 Others In UAPA Case

The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven other accused persons in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.A division bench of Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur pronounced the verdict. The other accused include Athar Khan, Khalid Saifi, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa ur Rehman, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shadab Ahmed.Name...

'We Can't Be Under Seige': High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra Govt, Manoj Jarange As Judge Forced To Walk To Court Amid Maratha Agitation

The Bombay High Court today slammed the State as well as activist Manoj Jarange for failing to control crowd during protests for Maratha Reservation, thereby forcing a sitting HC judge to walk to the Court on Monday.For context, protesters took over Mumbai streets— playing, dancing and sleeping there, forcing Justice Ravindra Ghuge to walk besides the crowd on the foot-path from the City...

Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To Tasleem Ahmed In UAPA Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar pronounced the order. Tasleem Ahmed was arrested on June 19, 2020.The judges had previously asked the Delhi Police as...

Divisional Commissioner Does Not Have The Power To Review An Already Decided Appeal: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the Divisional Commissioner has no jurisdiction to reopen and rehear an appeal once it has been finally decided.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “There is no power vested in the Divisional Commissioner to suo moto again revive an appeal which has been decided by it earlier in exercise of its quasi-judicial power.”The petitioner, aggrieved...

MP High Court Judge Recuses From Illegal Mining Case After BJP MLA Attempts To Contact Him

Justice Vishal Mishra of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 01) recused from an illegal mining case, stating that BJP MLA from Vijayraghavgarh assembly constituency— Sanjay Pathak, tried to call him to have a discussion regarding the case. Justice Mishra stated,"Mr. Sanjay Pathak has made an attempt to call me to have discussion regarding this particular matter, therefore, I...

S.112 Evidence Act | Compelling DNA Test To Determine Child's Paternity Without Imminent Need Violates Sanctity Of Marriage: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that a DNA test must be permitted only in terms of Section 112 of the Evidence Act, after demonstrable non-access between the parents during the period of birth of the child is proved, as the presumption under Section 112 is rooted in public morality and societal peace.The court added that compelling such tests without a need for the same violates the sanctity...

Maratha Quota Stir: Bombay High Court Says Manoj Jarange 'Illegally' Continuing Protest At Azad Maidan, Asks Him To Vacate Site By 3PM

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 2) slamed Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange for continuing to sit on "fast unto death" at Mumbai's Azad Maidan seeking reservation for the Maratha Community, questioning him over steps taken to control crowd after finding that 1 Lakh people had reached the city. A division bench bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe...

'Extremely Serious Issue': Allahabad HC Mulls Exemplary Cost On Raebareli Collector For Hastily Demolishing House Ignoring A Valid Claim

The Allahabad High Court recently strongly pulled up the Raebareli district authorities, especially the Collector concerned, for demolishing the house of a valid patta holder despite his claim being duly recorded in revenue records. The Court directed the Collector and the officer responsible for altering revenue entries to personally explain their actions. A bench of Justice Alok...

Allahabad High Court Surprised Over Aligarh DC Acting Against Sealed Property Despite Pendency Of Statutory Appeal

The Allahabad High Court last week expressed its surprise over the conduct of the Divisional Commissioner, Aligarh, in purportedly entertaining a private complaint and passing an adverse order (of removal) concerning a sealed property even though a statutory appeal filed by the petitioners was still pending before him. "…we are surprised to note that the Appellate Authority...

Legal Researcher Vacancy At The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur [Apply Now]

The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur invites online applications for the post of Legal Researcher on contractual basis for deputing with Hon'ble Mr. Justice Inderjeet Singh.Name of the Post: Legal Researcher No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 33 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • A candidate must be a fresh law graduate or Postgraduate in law from universities/colleges/ Institutions established by law in India. • A candidate must have a basic knowledge of computers. How to apply? ...

Telangana State Legal Services Authority Inaugurates Legal Services Clinics For Defence Personnel & Their Families Across 8 Districts

The Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) on August 26 virtually inaugurated the Legal Services Clinics in Zila Sainik Boards across the State, while also releasing the Telugu version of the NALSA theme Song "Ek Muthi Aasman". This initiative aims to provide free and competent legal services to Defence Personnel, Ex-servicemen, and their families across the country in all the...