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SC Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Retain Justice Ramendra Jain In Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its recommendation to retain Justice Ramendra Jain in his parent High Court of Punjab and Haryana.Justice Jain was appointed as Additional Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court in April, 2015, subject to his transfer to Karnataka High Court. The Collegium had, however, in July 2017, recommended that he be allowed to continue to function in his...
SC Asks Director Of Real Estate Firm To Surrender As Homebuyers Challenge Protection From Arrest [Read Order]
In some relief to over 400 investors who have been duped of thousands of crores of rupees invested in the now-abandoned project called Cosmo-city on Dwarka Expressway, the Supreme Court has ordered a director of real estate firm ADEL Landmarks Ltd to surrender forthwith while setting aside the order of the Delhi High Court by which he was granted protection from arrest. A bench of Justice...
NGT Slaps Rs 100 Crores Fine On Volkswagen For Emission Of Nitrogen Oxide Beyond Permissible Limits
The principle bench of National Green Tribunal at New Delhi has imposed a penalty of Rs.100 crores on Volkswagen India on finding that its vehicles emitted nitrogen oxide beyond permissible limits, causing damage to environment and health of people.The fine amount is the estimated cost of health damage due to excess emission of nitrogen oxide from the Volkswagen group vehicles. The NGT had...
Make Varanasi & Meerut Stray Cattle Free By Feb 5: Allahabad HC Directs Civic Bodies [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Municipal Corporations of Varanasi and Meerut to make the entire city stray cattle free by February 5. The direction was issued by a bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh. The court was hearing three petitions highlighting the problems being faced by the residents of Varanasi and Meerut due to...
NCLT Slaps Cost Of Rs 10 L On Tata Chemicals For Fraudulent Petition To Start Insolvency Proceedings [Read Order]
The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench, has slapped a cost of Rs 10 lakh on Tata Chemicals Limited for filing a petition fraudulently/with malicious intent against a Maharashtra-based company for the initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) by giving false information to the tribunal and even vouching for it by way of an affidavit.A bench of VP Singh (member...
Strike Called By 32000 BEST Employees Ends; Justice (Retd) FI Rebello To Act As Mediator Between Parties [Read Order]
In a huge relief to Mumbaikars, the strike called by Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) employees has ended. Almost 32,000 BEST employees were on an indefinite strike since January 8 demanding higher salaries, a revision in pay scale for junior employees, and merger of the BEST budget with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) budget. The division bench of Chief...
Sabarimala : Women Were Permitted Entry Through VIP Gate, Observers Tell HC [Read Report]
Commenting on the entry of two women aged below 50 years, Bindu and Kanaka Durga at Sabarimala temple during the wee hours of January 2, the Court-appointed team of observers has stated in their report filed in the High Court as follows :"It is not known as to how the women who are escorted by five unidentified men were allowed to enter the upper "Thirumuttam" through the said gate through...
Consider Elevation Of Justice Rajendra Menon To SC: Bar Council Of Delhi Appeals To The Collegium
The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has appealed to the Supreme Court Collegium to consider the candidature of Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, for elevation to the Supreme Court.The BCD resolution states, "It is further resolved that the Senior Judges of the Delhi High Court as also the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, who have been ignored by the Collegium should...
Senior Advocate Sanjay Jain Appointed ASG In Supreme Court
The centre has appointed Senior Advocate Sanjay Jain as Additional Solictor General(ASG) for the Supreme Court.As per the notification issued yesterday, the appointment is till June 30 2020.He was appointed ASG for Delhi High Court in 2014, but submitted his resignation in March 2018.On Monday, the Centre had appointed Senior Advocate K M Nataraj as ASG for the SC.Last month, Advocate...