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Court Cannot Be Used As A Tool By A Litigant To Perpetuate Illegality: SC [Read Judgment]
"A person who is on the right side of the law, should not have a feeling that in case he is dragged in litigation, and wins, he would turn out to be a loser and wrong-doer as a real gainer, after 20 or 30 years.”
Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Malaysian Citizen Accused Of Smuggling Human Embryos [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently refused relief to one Partheban Durai, a 41-year-old Malaysian citizen accused of smuggling human embryos into India and mis-declaring them as stem cells to Malaysian authorities.Justice SS Shinde heard the writ petition filed by Durai, who sought release of his passport impounded by customs authorities and a refund of Rs.30,000 that was taken as surety for...
Illegal Appointment Of Officers : MP HC Issues Notice To Municipal Corporation Of Jabalpur And Bhedaghat
RTI Activist, Abhishek Kumar Singh, has moved a petition seeking a writ in the nature of Quo-Warranto before the Madhya Pradesh High Court, challenging the appointment of ten officers in the Municipal Corporation of Jabalpur and three in Municipal Council of Bhedaghat on grounds of procedural irregularity. The High Court had earlier ordered all government departments of the State to...
CCI Finds Jaiprakash Associates Abusing Its Dominant Position, Imposes A Penalty Of 14 Crores [Read Order]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs. 13.82 crores on Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) for by abusing its dominant position in contravention to the provisions of the Competition Act. The Complaint was filed by one Naveen Kataria against JAL. The Complainant also alleged that the terms and conditions in the Provisional Allotment Letter (PAL) were...
Declare Maharastra Floods A Man Made Disaster : Ex-MP Writes To Bombay HC CJ [Read Letter]
In a letter addressed to Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog of the Bombay High Court, former Member of Parliament Nana Patole and social activist Dr.Sanjay Lakhe Patil have sought a declaration of heavy floods and waterlogging in Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli districts of Maharashtra as a man-made disaster under Section 2D of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Apart from this, the said letter...
Delhi HC Seeks RBI Response On Plea To Make Currency Notes Identifiable By Visually Challenged Persons
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India to file an affidavit mentioning the steps taken and the proposed steps for making currency notes easily identifiable by visually impaired persons. In a PIL filed by Rohit Dandriyal, the Petitioners had asked for directions to be issued to the RBI as well as to Union of India for making currency notes...
Madras HC Removes Remarks Against Christian Educational Institutions From Judgment
Madras High Court judge Justice S Vaidyanathan on Tuesday withdrew his controversial observation that co-education in Christian institutes was "highly unsafe" for the future of girl children.The controversial remarks were made while rejecting a challenge by a faculty member of Madras Christian College against show-cause notice issued on sexual harassment complaints by students.In paragraph 32 of...
Civil Court Jurisdiction Cannot Be Completely Taken Away In Spite Of Bar If Jurisdictional Error Is Pleaded: SC [Read Judgment]
"The civil courts shall have jurisdiction to examine a matter in which there is an allegation of non-compliance of the provisions of the statute or any of the fundamental principles of judicial procedure."
Chopper Scam : Kamal Nath's Nephew Ratul Puri Arrested In Central Bank Fraud Case
Ratul Puri, former executive director of digital data storage company Moser Baer India Ltd. was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday in connection with a Rs. 354 crore bank fraud committed against the Central Bank of India, reports the NDTV. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed an FIR against him on August 16, including other key personnel of the company...
Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Senior Adv P Chidambaram In INX Media Scam Case [Read Judgment]
(Story updated with judgment)The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Senior Advocate and former Union minister P Chidambaram in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the INX Media scandal.Justice Sunil Gaur, who delivered the judgement, had reserved the decision on January 25.The judge observed that this was a "classic case of money laundering"....
Gujarat HC Sets Up 'Corporate Style War Room' To Maintain And Monitor Data On Judiciary
The Gujarat High Court has set an information hub on the lines of a 'corporate style war room' within the High Court premises to maintain and monitor data and statistics on the judiciary in Gujarat. The facility was inaugurated by Acting Chief Justice Anant S Dave in the Gujarat High Court, after the flag hoisting ceremony on Independence DayThe facility working under the aegis of SCMS in...
Rajasthan HC Directs District Judges To Submit Details Of FIRs In Crimes Against Women And Children [Read Order]
The High Court of Rajasthan has directed all District Judges within its jurisdiction to make a tabular compilation of FIRs registered within their jurisdictions, on a direction given under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C., for offences committed against women and children.Section 156(3) of CrPC empowers a Magistrate, so empowered to take cognizance under section 190, to order the registration of FIR...