Be Punctual, Ensure Judgements Are Uploaded; Bombay HC Issues Directions To Judicial Officers

The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court has issued several directions to all the Principal District & Sessions Judges in the State after certain irregularities were observed while inspection of sub-ordinate courts was being conducted.SG Dige, Registrar (Inspection I), Appellate Side, High Court wrote to all the Principal District and Sessions Judges.Following irregularities were found-i) ...

Insist On Income & Assets Affidavit In Matrimonial Cases, Directs P&H HC [Read Judgment]

On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed all family courts in the state to insist on affidavit of assets, income & expenditure in all matrimonial cases, to avoid unnecessary burden on wives seeking maintenance. "The best practices should always be followed particularly if the same are for furtherance of efficient and effective justice dispensation. Furnishing of...

NGT Asks Reliance Jio To Pay Rs 10 Lakh Compensation For Illegal Tree Felling While Laying Optical Fibre Cables[Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has asked Reliance Jio to pay a compensation of fine of Rupees 10 lakhs for illegal cutting of trees in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh for laying underground Optic Fibre lines The issue was regarding the illegal felling of 125 Avenue trees in Kurnool District for laying Optical Fibre Cable from Nannur to Veldurthy villages. The District...

Political Donations : CIC Directs Centre To Disclose Identity Of Donors Who Had Sought Anonymity [Read Order]

In a significant order upholding the interests of transparency in political funding, the Central Information Commission has directed the Central Government to divulge information regarding the identities of persons and entities who had sought anonymity while making donations to political parties.The application filed by RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak had sought information pertaining to the...

NI Act - Presumption Under Section 139 Applies To Guarantor Cheques Also : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that the presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act applies even to a cheque issued by a guarantor.The Court held that a guarantor's cheque is also a cheque regarded under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, 1881, as it is being issued in discharge of legally enforceable debt. Nowhere in the Section 138 it is said that...

Jharkhand Police Drops Sedition Charge Against Anti-CAA Protesters; SP Seeks Explanation From Investigating Officer

On Wednesday, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren took to Twitter to announce that steps had been taken to obliterate the charge of sedition, invoked against 3,000 people in Dhanbad district for participating in anti-CAA protests. "In Dhanbad, directions have been issued to scrap the charge of sedition imposed on 3000 people forthwith and proper action has been recommended against the...

SC Stays Bombay HC Judgement Quashing LRs Issued By DRI For Probe Into Alleged Invasion Of Customs Duty By Adani Group

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a judgment of the Bombay High Court quashing Letters Rogatory issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to authorities in Singapore, UAE, Hongkong and British Virgin Islands seeking information about the purchase and sale of Indonesian coal by subsidiary by Adani Enterprises Ltd. and Adani Power Ltd, companies of Adani group.Three judge bench...

"Chhapaak" Set To Release On January 10 As Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Writer Who Claimed Copyright Infringement By Filmmakers

Deepika Padukone starrer movie "Chhapaak" based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack victim will be released on the scheduled date of January 10 as Bombay high Court on Wednesday refused to stay release as prayed for in the suit filed by writer Rakesh Bharti who claimed copyright infringement against the makers of the movie.Justice SC Gupte questioned the plaintiff's lawyer as to how...

'Unfortunate That Provisions For Probation Are Not Much Utilized By Courts': Allahabad HC Grants Probation In 28 Yrs Old Case For Attempt To Homicide [Read Judgment]

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court asked the courts to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence and the manner in which it was executed or committed. While reproducing Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and Section 360 of CrPC, the high court observed that it was pertinent to release deserving convicts on probation and to cater to the...

Do Something Which Will Mitigate Your Wrong : Karnataka HC To Deccan Herald And Local News Channels Come Which Published Fake News

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday while adjourning the hearing on a suo-moto criminal contempt petition filed against newspaper, Deccan Herald and three other local TV news channels, for publishing flase news titled "Rupees 9 crores was seized from the residence of a City Civil Court (Bengaluru) Judge in a raid by the "vigilance wing of the Karnataka High Court," suggested them to...

CAA Protests : Everyone Has Right To Protest But Within Parameters Of Constitution, Says Tis Hazari Court During Bail Hearing

The Additional Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari Courts on Wednesday heard the bail applications of 15 persons who were arrested by Daryaganj police on December 21 on allegations of violence during anti-CAA protests.The hearing began with Public Prosecutor, Pankaj Bhatia taking the court through the charges and alluding to the incident as a criminal conspiracy. Judge Kamini Lau interjected and said...

Delhi HC Asks CBI Director To Appear Personally If Investigation Against Rakesh Asthana Is Not Completed Within 3 Weeks

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the CBI Director to make an appearance before the court if the investigation against Rakesh Asthana, the former Special Director of CBI, is not completed within 3 weeks.While criticising the agency for not completing the investigation despite the multiple extensions granted by the court, Justice Vibhu Bakhru noted that if the investigation is...