Delhi Court Sends 2 Sacked SC Staffers To 7 Days PC For Posting Wrong Info On Website

A Delhi court on Monday sent two sacked Supreme Court staffers to seven days in police custody for allegedly posting wrong information on the apex court's website related to a case involving Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani. Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet Anand allowed the Delhi Police to interrogate Tapan Kumar Chakraborty and Manav Sharma, who were arrested on Sunday, for...

Vijay Mallya's Appeal Against Extradition Order Rejected By UK High Court

A UK High Court has rejected Vijay Mallya's application to appeal against his extradition, reports the PTI. He had filed leave to appeal against the February 4 order of the UK Home Secretary clearing his extradition to India."The application for permission to appeal was refused by Mr Justice William Davis on 05/04/2019," said a spokesperson for the UK Judiciary. The liquor baron has...

Manipur Journalist's Detention Under NSA For Facebook Posts Against PM & CM Quashed By HC [Read Judgment]

Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem, who was detained under the National Security Act on November 27, 2018 for making Facebook posts against Prime Minister and Manipur CM, has been released by the Manipur High Court today.The hearing in the habeas corpus petition filed against the detention order was concluded on March 4 and the judgment was pronounced today. The High Court quashed...

'Empanelled Employees Cannot Continue Beyond 180 Days', Kerala HC Directs KSRTC To Relieve All Empanelled Drivers By April 30 [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala today directed that the empanelled drivers of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation should be relieved by April 30.This is following the earlier order of the High Court directing the removal of empanelled conductors of KSRTC, holding that they cannot continue beyond 180 days and that the vacancies existing beyond that period should be filled up from the rank...

Will Secure Constitutional Protection On Issues Related To Faith & Belief: BJP Manifesto On Sabarimala; Reiterates 'Commitment' To Citizenship Amendment Bill, NRC, Ayodhya, Repeal of Articles 370 and 35A etc.

The Party's Manifesto Reiterates Its 'Commitment' Towards NRC, Citizenship Amendment,Ayodhya, Repeal of Articles 370 and 35A etc.

EVM Guidelines Implementation: Bombay HC Sits And Disposes Of Congress Candidate's Plea On A Sunday [Read Order]

“We are assured by the learned Returning Officer that as far as possible, the efforts shall be made to meticulously comply with each and every direction or guideline of the Election Commission of India in the conduct of poll as well as post-poll arrangement.”

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Bombay High Court Held that in case of a court-executed public auction of an immovable property, before confirming the sale, the Prothonotary and Senior Master of the High Court will obtain the applicable valuation of the property and send an authenticated copy to the office of Deputy Sherriff/Collector along with the sale certificate.Held that Sessions Court and High Court to...

Manipur Journalist's Detention Under NSA Violates India's International Law Obligations: American Bar Association

American Bar Association Centre for Human Rights (ABACHR) has issued a statement condemning the imprisonment of Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem under the National Security Act.Mr. Wangkhem was arrested on November 27 last year for posting a video severely criticising the BJP-led state government for comparing the freedom movement of Manipur with that of the Rani of Jhansi. In the...

26 Additional Judges Of Bombay, Madras and Patna High Courts Made Permanent [Read Notifications]

26 Additional Judges of Bombay (14), Madras (6) and Patna (6) High Courts have been appointed as permanent judges of the respective High Courts. On March 11th, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended them to be made permanent.In notifications issued on Friday, the President of India have appointed them as permanent judges with effect from the date they assumed charge of respective...

Bombay HC Imposes Cost Of Rs.20,000 On Advocate Who Levelled Allegations Against Sitting Judges [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs.20,000 on advocate Arvind Waghmare, who along with four others levelled allegations against sitting judges of the High Court and when suo motu contempt proceedings were started against them, they filed a contempt appeal.Waghmare, Nagorao Ingle, his wife Jyoti and two sons filed the contempt appeal seeking recall of the order passed by...

"RailYatri's Operations Unauthorized", Holds Delhi HC While Dismissing Petitions Against IRCTC [Read Judgment]

"on a deeper consideration of the methodology evolved by M/s Stelling, through its platform railyatri.in connecting the customer to the RSPs and booking tickets by collecting money in its wallet and earning revenue, is surely unauthorized", the Court held.

SC Cancels Bail Granted To Former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday, cancelled the bail it had granted to former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao. Former Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao and his wife Nirmala Devi, are accused in a rioting case of 2016. They were granted bail by the Apex Court in December 2017 and had imposed a condition that they shall stay in Bhopal and not enter Jharkhand except for attending...