Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki Lakhvi And Dawood Ibrahim Notified As Terrorists Under The New UAPA [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Home Affairs, vide notifications issued today, named Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar as terrorists. The Central government was recently empowered by Section 35(1)(a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, as amended by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019, to notify the names of individuals who it believes to...

'If You Want Interim Order, Disclose Your Entire Assets On Oath': Karnataka HC Tells BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Karnataka High Court has directed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, to disclose on oath entire assets both movable and immovable, possessed by him. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Mohammad Nawaz while issuing rule, on petition filed by Chandrashekhar challenging the order passed by the Debt Recovery Appellate...

Move To Remove 2646 Trees From Aarey Forest: Bombay HC Directs MCGM And MMRCL To File Reply [Read Petition]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited to file their reply in a petition filed by Zoru Darius Bathena challenging Tree Authority's resolution to remove 2646 trees at Aarey Forest, Goregaon in Mumbai. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre heard the...

Application For Anticipatory Bail By A Juvenile Apprehending Arrest Maintainable:Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has held that an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 of CrPC may be moved by a juvenile apprehending arrest. The Applicant, Surat, a minor, had moved before the high court, through Advocate Dharmendra Gujjar, aggrieved by the order of the subordinate court which dismissed his application for pre-arrest bail on the grounds...

Former Vice Chairman Of The BCI and Three Other Including Principal Of Law College To Face Trial Under Corruption Act. [Read Order]

Principal of M/s Sarvodaya Law college, and three others, including a former Vice Chairman, Bar Council of India, will have to face trial before a special court on charges of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Karnataka High Court, dismissed the petitions filed by three accused challenging the same. Justice B A Patil, rejected the petitions of Principal, A M R...

Gujarat HC Judge Recuses From Hearing Former IPS Officer's Plea For Bail

A Gujarat High Court judge on Tuesday withdrew himself from the hearing of a bail plea filed by sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a case of custodial death.Justice V B Mayani, who sat on a division bench with Justice Harsha Devani, said "not before me" when the bail application of Bhatt and Pravinsinh Zala, another convict, came up.The judge did not...

Arrest In Delhi Illegal, Had Valid Visa To Travel To the US: Shah Faesal Files Rejoinder In Habeas Corpus Petition

Detained J&K politician Shah Faesal has filed a rejoinder before the Delhi High Court today in order to reply to the aversions made by the Jammu & Kashmir government in his habeas corpus petition. He had mentioned in his petition that he was traveling to the Harvard University to complete the last semester of his education when he was made to de-board the plane and then...

Gauhati HC Bar Association Urges Centre To Return The Collegium Proposal To Transfer Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

The Gauhati High Court Bar Association has passed an unanimous resolution expressing dissatisfaction over the recommendation made by the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Justice Ujjal Bhuyan from Gauhati High Court to Bombay High Court.The Association observed that the transfer of Justice Bhuyan, the third senior judge of Gauhati HC, would "adversely affect the administration of...

Mere Demand Of Money Unaccompanied By Any Harassment Would Not Fall Within The Mischief Of 498-A: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that mere demand of money or property unaccompanied by any harassment would not warrant registration of offence under Section 498A of IPC.Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice NJ Jamadar were hearing a criminal writ petition filed by relatives of one Krishna Lohiya whose wife Priyanka had filed an FIR against them.Case BackgroundIn the FIR,...

Pendency Of Criminal Case Against A Passport Holder Will Not Automatically Result In Impounding Of The Passport: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has held that mere pendency of a criminal case is not a valid reason for impounding a person's passport. Background The Petitioner, Neera Chandra, through Advocate Nipun Singh, had challenged the order passed by the Respondent, Regional Passport Officer of Ghaziabad where under her passport was impounded and a penalty was imposed. The Respondent justified the order...

No Action Can Be Taken Against Those Who Serve Herbal Or Tobacco-Free Hookah; Bombay HC Clarifies [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has clarified that all licensed restaurants can serve herbal or tobacco-free hookah and no action will be taken against them by the police. Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice NJ Jamadar were hearing a bath of petitions filed by various restaurant owners who claimed to be harassed by police authorities for trying to serve herbal hookah at their place...

Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking Population Control Measures Such as Two-Children Policy

Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking directions to be issued to the government to take measures for population control, including the two-children policy. The Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar refused to entertain the plea citing that making any policy on child control is the prerogative of the government. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, who filed the present PIL,...