Gauhati HC Sets Aside Foreigners' Tribunal's Ex-Parte Order Declaring A BSF Official & Wife 'Foreigners' [Read Order]

Muzibur Rahman, an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) with the BSF who is posted in Punjab at present, and his wife, were declared foreigners by the Tribunal.

Justice Vikram Nath Appointed as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court [Read Notification]

President of India has appointed Justice Vikram Nath as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.The Collegium on 8th April, 2019 had recommended that Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, senior-most Judge from Allahabad High Court be appointed as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The said recommendation sent to the Government has been referred back for reconsideration for the reasons indicated...

NGT Directs Agra Development Authority To Demolish Encroachment On Yamuna Flood Plains By March 2020

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi has directed the Agra Development Authority to clear the flood plain of river by ensuring removal of all encroachments by 31st March, 2020. The order came on a plea filed by petitioner Umashankar Patwa, seeking a direction to the authority concerned to conduct demolition of encroachment which has come...

SCBA Condoles Death Of Its Former President Ram Jethmalani

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Sunday condoled the demise of senior lawyer and former Union minister describing him as its "illustrious member" and a "doyen of criminal law". Jethmalani, 95, died here on Sunday, six days before his 96th birthday. He served as SCBA president in 2010. "Armed with a silver tongue, an erudite mind and a legendary wit, Shri Jethmalani ji was truly...

Predatory Pricing: SC Dismisses Uber's Appeal Against Probe Into Its Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Uber against the probe ordered by Competition Appellate Tribunal into the alleged abuse of dominance and anti-competitive practices by it.The complaint filed by Meru Travel Solutions Pvt. Ltd. before Competition Commission of India against Uber was rejected by it. Later, on appeal filed by Meru, the COMPAT, had directed CCI's probe...

"There Is Pain In Being A woman, But There Is Pride In It Too"; Bombay HC Corrects "Erroneous" Acquittal In A 20 Yr Old 498-A Case [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of one Mandakini, mother-in-law of deceased Vaishali, who committed suicide by consuming insecticide 21 years ago. Court also concluded that Vaishali's husband Dinesh was guilty under Section 498 A of IPC and afforded him an opportunity of hearing on the point of sentencing. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and...

Special Court Refuses Bail To Christian Michel in Augusta Westland Case [Read Order]

Special Judge Arvind Kumar has rejected the bail application of Christian Michel in cases filed against him by CBI and ED in Augusta Westland scam case. The demand for bail was rejected on the ground that there exist no sufficient reasons to grant the same to Michel. Michel is among the three other middlemen who are being investigated by the CBI for involvement in the VVIP Chopper Scam....

"Yet Another Case Of Frivolous Petition Masked As PIL"; Bombay HC Imposes 5L Cost On Habitual Petitioner [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday imposed a cost of Rs.5 lakh on petitioner Sapan Shrivastava for "gross abuse of process of the Court." Court said-"This is yet another case of frivolous petition masked as a public interest petition and we find that the Petitioner is misusing the process of this court requiring strict action to be taken against the Petitioner."A division bench of Chief...

NGT Pulls Up DPCC For Inaction On Encroachment By Rag Pickers

The NGT has pulled up the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for its inaction on the encroachment of certain public roads and government land by rag pickers, and their engagement in sorting domestic waste from nearby residential areas without any safety equipment. The complainant Rohit Yadav, President of RWA, Madipur Village, New Delhi, sent a letter petition to the...

Higher Courts Should Not Pass Scathing Remarks Against Lower Court Judges: SC [Read Order]

"The judgment may be right or wrong, but the Higher Courts should not pass scathing remarks against the presiding officer of the lower courts only because they do not agree with the point of view of the Trial Court."

A Person Of One Religion Has The Right To Practice Other Religion Inside His House: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday allowed a Hindu to observe Moharrum at his house and directed the Police to ensure that his observance of the religious event was not obstructed by anyone. "The persons of one religion participate in religious functions of other religions. In Maharashtra there is a practice that Muslim people participate in Ganesh festival,...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Plaint Can Be Rejected When It Does Not Disclose Clear Right To Sue: SC [Read Judgment]

"A mere contemplation or possibility that a right may be infringed without any legitimate basis for that right, would not be sufficient to hold that the plaint discloses a cause of action."