Encroachment On Pavements: Delhi HC Tells Civic Bodies To Explore Relocating Religious Structures [Read Order]

Encroachment on pavements cannot be permitted to stand and no person has the right to maintain them, the Delhi High Court has said as it once again called for response from all civic bodies concerned on relocation of idols and religious structures obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement in Karol Bagh area and other encroachments in the Southern ridge.“Such structures encroaching on...

Poor Net Connection: Advocate Wins Battle Against MTNL After 2-yr Struggle [Read Order]

Obama once famously said, “The Internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity.” From work to studies, Internet has become a must tool.Having suffered due to poor internet connection of MTNL and problems emanating therefrom, a lady advocate was forced to move the Consumer Forum and two years later, she has been awarded a compensation of Rs 10,000, besides the service provider being told...

Bhopal Gangrape: MP HC Gives More Time To Govt For Filing Report Against Erring Cops [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted three more weeks to the state government to furnish report on the action taken against erring police officials who did not lodge an FIR in the Bhopal gangrape case.Advocate-general PK Kaurav sought three weeks to file the report on the action taken against the erring police officials who forced the gangraped girl to go from one police station to...

Delhi’s Defacement: Delhi HC Orders Clean-Up On The Lines Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

After the defacement of public spaces in the national capital during the Delhi University Students Union Election, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressly asked the DUSU, its president Rocky Tuseed, the varsity and other authorities concerned to beautify Delhi on the lines of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and undertake spreading public awareness, by all means, about defacement being punishable...

When Every Citizen Is Aware Of His Duties & Respects Others’ Fundamental Rights, We Will Have A Working Constitution: Bombay HC CJ Manjula Chellur

A ceremony to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Constitution Day, which fell on November 26, was held in the Central Court of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, former Chief Justice Sujata Manohar, Justice (Retd) PD Kode, other sitting judges, the Advocate General AA Kumbhakoni, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, president of the Bombay Bar...

Mere Disturbance Of Law And Order Is No Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker Under Art. 19(1)(A) Of Constitution: Rules Kerala HC; Okays Exhibition Of Documentaries On Students’ Agitation In JNU, HCU [Read Judgment]

While overruling the objections of the Central Government regarding exhibition of documentaries ‘March, March, March’ and ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, the Kerala High Court observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. ‘March, March, March’ dealt with...

SC Declines To Interfere With NCDRC Order On ‘Surf Excel’ Scholarship Advertisement Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, in Maharaj Singh v Hindustan Lever Ltd (Hindustan Unilever Ltd) in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s). 36072/2017, has declined to interfere with the reversal order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) wherein it had rejected claims made by claimants, who alleged that HUL was running a fraudulent scholarship scheme under the Surf...

Ashok Menon, Annie John,Narayana Pisharadi Appointed As Additional Judges Of Kerala HC

President has appointed Ashok Menon, Annie John and Narayana Pisharadi as Additional Judges of Kerala High Court.Mr.Ashok Menon is now working as the Registrar General of High Court. Mr. Narayana Pisharadi is the Registrar (Vigilance). Mrs. Annie John is presently working as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thrissur.The Collegium has recommended the names for appointment in the first...

Junaid Khan Lynching Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Father's Plea For CBI Probe [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Monday, dismissed a Petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the brutal lynching 16-year-old boy, Junaid Khan, in June this year."During the course of hearing, complainant has not been able to show that there are serious flaws in the investigation which would lead to the conclusion that same is shoddy or tainted....

Sale Of Land For Mukesh Ambani's House 'Antilia' Illegal, Against Provisions Of Wakf Act: Maharashtra State Board Of Wakfs [Read Affidavit]

The sale of land on which Mukesh Ambani’s home Antilia is built was illegal and against the provisions of the Wakf Act, the acting CEO of Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs has stated in an affidavit before the Bombay High Court.The affidavit was filed after a bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur directed the State Board of Waqfs in an order dated July 21, 2017, to clarify their...

Cab Driver Allegedly Attempts To Abduct Woman Judicial Officer In Delhi; HC Expresses Concern

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, expressed grave concern over the safety and security of woman judicial officers of the subordinate judiciary, after it was apprised of the alleged attempt to abduct a woman judicial officer.High Court Registrar General Dinesh Kumar Sharma reportedly told PTI that the cab driver allegedly change the route when the woman Judge was travelling from Rajinder Nagar...

2011 I-T Dept Circular On Not To File Appeals Before HC Where Tax Impact Is Less Than Rs.10 Lakh Applies To Pending Matters Also: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Director Of Income Tax vs SRMB Dairy Farming (P) Ltd, has clarified that the Income Tax administrative circular, providing for appeals not to be filed before the high court(s) where the tax impact was less than Rs. 10 lakh, would apply even to pending matters, but subject to the two caveats provided in CIT Central-III vs Surya Herbal Ltd.The Income Tax department had...