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...

Delhi HC To Hear Challenge Against Disqualification Of Directors Under Sec.164(2)(a) Of Companies Act

The Delhi High Court on Monday Cissued notice to Registrar of Companies as well as the Union of India to file counter-affidavits in a PIL challenging the validity of section 164(2)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013. There were around 2000 petitions that were filed before the court for the same prayer and the same were clubbed and heard in batches. The petitions were filed in consequence of...

Workmen Dues Of Pension, Gratuity, PF Not Included In Liquidation Assets : NCLAT Affirms NCLT View [Read Judgment]

The Appellate Tribunal confirmed that the dues should be paid to the workers directly, and would not fall under the waterfall mechanism of distribution of assets under section 53 of the IBC.

Consuming Alcohol In College : Madras HC Directs Expelled Students To Do Community Service For Continuing Course

The Madras High Court found a 'pragmatic solution' to deal with students who were expelled from a college for attending a lecture in a drunken state.The Court did not want to spoil their career for a mistake committed due to youthful indiscretion. At the same time, the Court wanted to send them a message. In a balancing act, the Court therefore directed them to do community service and...

'Kodaikanal Has Become Concrete Jungle' : Madras HC Cracks Whip On Illegal Constructions In The Hill Station [Read Judgment]

The Court also passed directions for solid waste management and traffic regulation.