Inform Steps Taken To Improve Parks In Bengaluru, Karnataka High Court Directs BBMP

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit stating immediate steps which it will be taking for improvement of conditions of parks in the city of Bengaluru. As per the list submitted to the court which is available on the website of BBMP, there are 1010 parks within its jurisdiction. Under the column "present condition'...

If CAT Took Little Precaution To Decide Main Case Rather Than Miscellaneous Applications Time & Again, Entire Controversy Would Come To Rest: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently disapproved the practice of prolonging litigation by focusing on miscellaneous applications filed by parties, instead of deciding the main issue. "The entire controversy would have come to at rest, if the Tribunal would have taken a little precaution to decide the main case rather than dealing with the miscellaneous applications time and...

"Spending On Propaganda Through Ad Expenses, Not Paying MCD Salaries - Is This Not Criminal?" Delhi High Court To Delhi Govt

A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court lashed out at the Delhi government today while hearing a case against non-payment of salaries and pensions to employees and pensioners of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi. The bench said to the counsel for the Delhi Government, "We don't live in ivory towers. There are full page ads everyday in newspapers...

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Suraz Trust MD For His Failure To Appear Before It Citing Covid Vaccination

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice of contempt to Rajiv Daiya, MD of NGO Suraz India Trust whilst strongly deprecating his conduct and noting the non-compliance of an Order which directed him to submit Rs. 25 lakhs costs over allegations levelled against Judges.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta noted in their Order that they strongly deprecated the conduct...

"This Is Forum Shopping, Parties Not Entitled To Hop From Judge To Judge": Bombay HC Judge Justice GS Patel Rejects Plea For His Recusal

Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court recently rejected an application seeking his recusal from hearing a case and transfer to some other Court after the party, Respondent in the pending matter, cited the reason of not having faith in him. While rejecting the said application, Justice GS Patel opined thus: "The application for recusal is rejected outright. This is nothing but...

Augusta Westland Money Laundering Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Accused Businessman Anoop Kumar Gupta

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to businessman Anoop Kumar Gupta, an accused in the Augusta Westland money laundering case. Gupta was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on 29th January this year. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar granted bail to Gupta subject to his furnishing of personal bond of Rs. 5 lacs with two sureties of like amount.Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa along with...

Ramesh Jarkiholi CD Scandal : Karnataka High Court Seeks Report From SIT On Investigation So Far

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the alleged sex CD case involving former State minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, to submit in a sealed envelope a report on the investigation so far carried out by it. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj while issuing notice to the...

Prior Environmental Clearance Not Needed For Widening Work Of NH 4-A : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that prior environmental clearance is not needed for the widening work of the 82 kilometer stretch of National Highway 4-A in the State of Karnataka in terms of the EIA Notification dated August 22, 2013.As per the said notification, prior EC is required for projects having a stretch of more than 100 kilometers. The Court made this declaration based on...

"Cannot Be An Unending Thing": Delhi High Court Directs For Alternate Remedies To Family Of A Man Incorrectly Buried In Saudi Arabia

A Single Bench of Justice Prathiba Singh of the Delhi High Court today directed the Ministry of External Affairs to expedite and suggest alternate legal remedies for the process of exhumation and transport of the remains of one Sanjeev Kumar, an Indian migrant who was allegedly incorrectly buried as per Muslim rites in Saudi Arabia upon his death there in January this year.Noting that despite...

"Victim's Trauma Doesn't End With Rape" - Bombay High Court Recommends Amendment To Give Victim's 164 Statement The Status Of Examination-In-Chief

In a significant ruling, The Bombay High Court has urged the State and Central Governments, to bring amendments under relevant laws and give statements recorded before a magistrate under section 164 of the CrPC, the status of examination-in-chief. A division bench of Justices Prasanna B Varale and Shriram M Modak observed that the trauma of a victim does not end with the incident and...

Mumbai Sessions Court Dismisses Kangana Ranaut's Revision Petition Against Summons In Javed Akhtar's Defamation Case

A Sessions Court at Dindoshi, Mumbai rejected the revision application by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to "suspend" the proceedings against her in the criminal defamation case filed by veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar. Akhtar has accused Kangana of damaging his "immaculate reputation by falsely attributing statements to him," in her interview with Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami, on...

Allahabad High Court Lays Down Procedure & Standard Of Evidence For Enquiry Into Criminal Antecedents Of A Candidate During Selection Process

In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has laid down the procedure to be adopted by the competent authority for inquiring into the criminal antecedents of a candidate for the purpose of selection. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot has elucidated the type of materials that may be considered by such authority, the standard of proof, and other aggravating/ mitigating...