Death By Rash Driving: Delhi HC Court Holds Debarment From Obtaining Driving Licence For Life As Excessive Sentence [Read Judgment]

In a case pertaining to death caused due to rash and negligent driving, the Delhi High Court has noted that lifetime ban on the convict from getting a driving license is too harsh a sentence when his entire livelihood is depended upon driving. While modifying the order of sentence in a revision petition, the Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva noted that: ...

'Personal WhatsApp Account Not A Public Place':Sending Of Abusive Messages On Personal Account Not An Offence U/s 294 IPC, Says Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

"WhatsApp cannot be a public place if messages are exchanged on personal accounts of two persons. If these messages had been posted on WhatsApp Group, in that case the same could have been called as public place because all the members of the group, will have access to those messages"

Revoke License Of Drunken Drivers, Install Alcohol Sensing Ignition Interlocking Devices : Madras HC Issues Slew Of Directions To Curb Drunk Driving [Read Order]

"This Court has every responsibility to give appropriate directions, to safeguard the rights including the right to live as enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India as this Court is the guardian of fundamental rights of the citizens. When thousands of fellow citizens are being killed due to drunken driving, this Court cannot remain a silent spectator with folded hands and...

Babri Masjid Demolition: 313 Examination of Accused Will Begin On March 24

A special CBI court hearing the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case in Ayodhya on Friday fixed March 24 for examining and questioning the accused.The court has summoned accused Champat Rai, Lallu Singh and Prakash Sharma on March 24.Special Judge S K Yadav will also summon the other accused in the case.Earlier, the CBI led its last prosecution witness -- main investigating officer M Narayanan...

Centre Notifies Both IBC Amendment Act & Mineral Laws (Amendment) Act [Read Acts]

The Central government on Friday notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020. Both the Bills were cleared by the Rajya Sabha on March 12, after being passed by the Lok Sabha on March 6. IBC Amendment Act The Bill to amend the IBC Code, 2016 was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 12 last...

[CAA] Salve Finds Nothing Discriminatory, While Suhrith Calls It Unconstitutional: Madras HC Says Both Sides Should Be Allowed To Articulate Their Views [Read Order]

"If this Court has been permitting Anti-CAA meeting to be conducted, this Court is bound to permit holding of meetings in support of CAA also. "

[COVID 19]Government Declares Masks & Hand Sanitizers As Essential Commodities [Read Notification]

In a bid to curb the transmission of Novel COVID-19, the Central government on Friday declared masks and hand sanitizers to be "essential commodities" until June 30, 2020. They have been put under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to enable the Central government and the State government (by delegation) to regulate the production, quality and distribution of masks (2 ply and...

NCLAT Dismisses Appeal Against CCI Nod For Walmart Acquisition Of Flipkart [Read Order]

The NCLAT dismissed an appeal filed by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) against an August 2018 order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approving Walmart's acquistion of Flipkart under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002 A two-member NCLAT bench headed by Chairperson Justices SJ Mukhopadhyay and Bansi Lal stated that CAIT had failed to establish...

Delhi Court Asks Explanation From Police For Not Offering Station Bail To 3 PFI Members Arrested Over Delhi Riots [Read Order]

The Court granted bail and dismissed remand application, noting that all offences in FIR were bailable.

PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Steps To Contain Spread of Coronavirus; Court To Hear The Matter On Monday [Read Petition]

A 42 year old social worker from Mumbai, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking various directions to ensure that preventive and precautionary measures are taken in order to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus. The said PIL was mentioned before the bench of Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice NR Borkar on Friday and the bench allocated March 16...

Delhi Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Against NRC & NPR

The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution against the implementation of NRC and NPR in the national capital. In a one day special session of the Assembly conducted to discuss the situation arising due to Novel COVID-19 and regarding updation of National Population Register, members requested the central government to withdraw the NPR and NRC. A Resolution...

COVID-19: Delhi HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Only Urgent Matters [Read Notification]

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the Delhi High Court has restricted its functioning to urgent matters from March 16. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Administration and General Supervision Committee of the High Court, held in the Chambers of Chief Justice DN Patel today, in the presence of other high court judges. The high court has decided that it will take up...