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Revisit Environmental Clarence Granted To Stone Quarriers In Palakkad District - NGT [Read Order]
Principal bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the Kerala State Pollution Control Board to revisit the Environmental Clearances (EC) granted to a stone quarry, operating 50 meters from public road and residential area in Palakkad district. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel while hearing a petition filled by M Haridasan and others had called for a report from...
INX Media: Special Judge Asks ED To Interrogate P Chidambaram First, Move For Custody Later [Read Order]
Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has allowed ED to interrogate P Chidambaram tomorrow, and then move an application for his police remand in INX Media case. The judge cited application of remand at this stage to be premature and hence asked the agency to interrogate the accused first and then move an application for his police remand. The judge mentioned that since the accused is already...
HC Asks Centre, Delhi Govt. To File Counter In PIL Seeking Linking Of Aadhar With Property Documents Within 4 Weeks
Delhi High Court has asked Union Government and Delhi Government to file counter-affidavits in a PIL seeking linking of Aadhar card with property documents. Advocates Jasmeet Singh and Sanjoy Ghose, appearing from Union Government and the Delhi Government respectively, asked for 4 weeks to take instructions and file counter-affidavit. The Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and...
Special Judge Extends DK Shivakumar's Judicial Custody Till Oct 25
Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has extended DK Shivakumar's judicial custody till October 25 in a money laundering case. Appearing for ED, Mr Amit Mahajan sought extension of judicial custody was also sought as the accused's bail application is pending before the High Court the next hearing for which is scheduled for October 15. During the proceedings, Shivakumar pointed out that...
In A First, A Sitting District Judge Appointed As The Union Law Secretary
District & Sessions Judge, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has become the first sitting judge to be appointed as the Union Law Secretary. His appointment was notified yesterday by the Central govt. pursuant to the decision of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, presently District...
Plea In NGT Against Amazon India & Filpkart For Using Excessive Plastic Packaging Materials
A plea has been filed before the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to e-commerce companies, Amazon India and Filpkart, to not use excessive plastic packaging materials. The Petitioner, a young environmentalist, Aditya Dubey, through his natural guardian, has sought enforcement of his right to live in a plastic-free environment by eliminating single-use plastic being used by...
Breaking: Bombay HC Denies Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira & Vernon Gonsalves In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Orders]
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail pleas of Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves in the Bhima Koregaon case. Justice SV Kotwal pronounced the judgement to a packed courtroom with Senior Advocate Mihir Desai, Dr.Yug Mohit Chaudhary and Sudeep Pasbola present for the accused applicants. Justice Kotwal began hearing the bail applications on August 26...
Continuous Strike And Cessation of Courts Work: Orissa HC Issues Notice On Contempt Proceedings Against Bar Associations Across The State[Read Order]
The Full Court has issued notices to State Govt. of Orissa, Orissa High Court Bar Association,Various Bar Associations, Orissa Bar Council and Bar Council of India and has posted the matter to October 21 for further hearing.
No Vicarious Liability Under Criminal Law Unless It Is A Part Of The Statute; Bombay HC Sets Aside Summons Issued To Directors Of HUL [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has held that there no vicarious liability in criminal law unless the statute takes it within its fold and set aside summons issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ballard Pier against Hindustan Unilever Limited and its Directors, for alleged non-compliance of certain provisions of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishment Act, 1948.Justice Bharati Dangre...
Domestic Violence Complaint Not Maintainable If The Parties Are Not Living Together In A Shared House Hold: SC [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has upheld a dismissal of domestic violence complaint filed by a woman against persons not living with her in a shared household.The woman had filed a complaint against certain persons, claiming that they are her relatives living in the same premises, alleging that they were harassing and abusing her daughters. The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while considering the...
Special Judge Reserves Order In ED's Applications Seeking Arrest and Remand Of P Chidambaram In INX Media Case
Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has reserved order on ED's applications seeking P Chidambaram's arrest and police custody in INX Media case. Challenging the applications, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal argued that ED cannot seek a separate police custody for the accused as he's already under judicial custody in the CBI case and the subject matter of both the cases arise from the...