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Satyendar Jain Is Influential Person, ‘Conceptualizer’ Of Entire Money Laundering Operation; Not Entitled To Bail Under PMLA: Delhi High Court
Denying bail to Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that witness statements show that the Aam Aadmi Party leader is the “conceptualizer, visualizer and executor” of the entire operation. The court also said he is an influential person having the potential to tamper with evidence.In the order running into 46 pages, Justice Dinesh Kumar...
Married Couple's Access To Each Other Conclusively Determines Child's Legitimacy U/S 112 Evidence Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if a couple is having access to each other, it is conclusive proof of the legitimacy of a baby and hence, the presumption under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 gets attracted. The observations to this effect was made by Justice Joytsna Rewal Dua while hearing a plea challenging the order of District Judge Shimla in terms of...
'Policy Matter': Meghalaya High Court Dismisses PIL Pertaining To Roaster System For Reserved Seats
The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed on a matter pertaining to the roaster system for reserved seats in the State, observing that these are policy matters that are best left to the legislature and the executive of the State. Without adjudicating upon the merits of the matter, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib...
Peeping Inside Washroom When Woman Is Taking Bath Amounts To Invasion Of Privacy, Will Attract Offence Of Voyeurism: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that if a man peeps inside the washroom when a woman is taking bath, it will amount to invasion of her privacy and also attract the offence of voyeurism.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that taking bath in a bathroom by any person, whether a male or a female, is essentially a “private act” as it is taking place inside the four walls of the...
Aam Aadmi Party Moves Karnataka High Court For 'National Party' Status
Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to grant recognition to it as a National Party under the scope of the Clause 6B of the Election Symbols (Reservation And Allotment) Order, 1968. AAP currently has the status of a State Party in the State of NCT-Delhi, Punjab, Goa and Gujarat. The plea has been moved weeks...
Bombay High Court Refuses Interim Relief To PhonePe In Trademark Infringement Suit, Says Contradictory Stands Taken On Meaning Of ‘Pe’
The Bombay High Court refused to grant interim relief to PhonePe for alleged infringement of its trademark “PhonePe” by Resilient Innovations’ trademark “postpe”.Justice Manish Pitale cited contradictions between PhonePe’s stand taken before the Delhi High Court and the Bombay High Court regarding the meaning of the term “Pe”.“It appears that the endeavour of the plaintiff is...
Constitution Will Perish If Indian Demographic Profile Changes, Follow Bharatiya Traditions & Dharma To Maintain It: Madras High Court Judge
While talking at an event recently, Madras High Court judge Justice GR Swaminathan said that for the Indian Constitution to continue to exist, it was necessary to maintain the demographic profile which existed at the time of drafting the constitution."Constitution is the ultimate for everyone...If the constitution has to remain the same, the demographic profile which existed at the time...
Patna High Court Seeks Airport Authority Of India's Report On Illegal Encroachment Of Lands Meant For Airports In Bihar
The Patna High Court, while hearing a matter concerning the establishment, development, expansion and security of airports in the state, directed the Airport Authority of India to file an affidavit regarding encroachments over the lands meant for three airports — Forbesganj-Jogbani, Raxaul, and Muzaffarpur.During the last hearing, the court had directed all the District Magistrates in Bihar...
Entire Song Not Copied, Single Line Used As Movie Title After Registration: Karnataka Court Vacates Interim Injunction On Film By Ex-MP Divya Spandana
A civil court in Bengaluru has given go ahead for release of Kannada film “Swathi Muttina Male Haniye’, which is made by production house M/s Applebox Studios LLP founded by film actor and ex-Member of Parliament, Divya Spandana, popularly known as Ramya. Additional City Civil Judge Padma Prasad vacated the ex-parte temporary injunction order granted in favour of veteran film producer...
Set Up Commission To Consider Geo-Political Autonomy Of Codava Tribe In Coorg: Subramanian Swamy Files PIL In Karnataka High Court
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the State and Union Governments to set up a commission to consider the demands for granting Coorg, which is part of State of Karnataka, a Geo-Political Autonomy/Self-Rule and inclusion in the Schedule List (ST) list of the Indian Constitution.Dr. Subramanian Swamy has filed the petition in which it...
NGT Directs Ministry Of Jal Shakti To File Status Report On Regulation Of Groundwater For Cricket Playground
The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), comprising Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), and Dr A. Senthil Vel (Expert Member), has directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) to file a status report within two months regarding the regulation of groundwater extraction for the maintenance of cricket...
In A First, Kerala High Court Publishes Privacy Notice; Sets Up Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Data Privacy Of Litigants
The Kerala High Court has issued a data privacy notice, specifying the guidelines that the High Court and the courts under its supervisory control will adhere to when collecting or holding personal data of individuals. The court on the judicial side had earlier directed its Registry to publish privacy notice on the website in both English and vernacular languages. While the court has made...