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Calcutta High Court Allows Sale And Import Of Only Green Firecrackers With QR Code In The State, Issues A Slew Of Directions
"We hope and trust that the festival of lights does not become a cause for concern where the demon of pollution poisons our air and leads to irreparable damage to the health of the population at large" : Calcutta High Court
Condition For Depositing Disputed Money Cannot Be Imposed On Accused While Granting Bail: Delhi High Court
Granting bail to an accused in a case of cheating, the Delhi High Court has said that a condition for depositing disputed money cannot be imposed on an accused while granting him bail.Noting that the conditions that can be imposed while granting bail are mentioned under section 437(3) of CrPC, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the provision nowhere suggests that a condition for deposit...
If Electricity Supply Is Essential To Preserve Corporate Debtor's Value, Dues Must Be Paid During CIRP: NCLAT Delhi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Shailesh Verma v Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution, has held that if electricity supply service is critical to preserve the value...
Delhi High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report From Centre In PIL Seeking Safe Drinking Water At Railway Stations
The Delhi High Court has sought a fresh status report from the Central Government in a public interest litigation alleging that the drinking water served at the railway stations of Northern Railways does not meet the standard prescribed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted six weeks time to the...
[Undue Influence At Elections] Mere Endorsement On Police Requisition Not Sufficient To Prosecute Karnataka Law Minister JC Madhuswamy: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that for initiating proceedings for non-cognizable offences under Sections 171-F and 171-C of IPC, the Magistrate must grant permission after due application of mind. A mere endorsement on the requisition made by the Police is not sufficient.Holding thus, single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav set aside the proceedings initiated against State's...
Centre Defends Deportation Of UK Anthropologist Filippo Osella Before Delhi High Court, Says It Has Sufficient Material To Blacklist Him
The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that there was sufficient material to blacklist and take action of deportation against renowned UK Anthropologist and social scientist Filippo Osella. Osella is the Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies at the Department of Anthropology, School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex in the UK. He was deported...
PFI Arrests: 9 Men Approach Delhi High Court Against 'Illegal Custody', Seek Compensation
A total of nine men, who were recently arrested in connection with the ban on Popular Front of India (PFI), have moved the Delhi High Court seeking their release and compensation, alleging that they were unlawfully detained by the police.During the course of hearing today before a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma, the Delhi Police raised preliminary...
Religion Of Parties Not Relevant For Registering Marriage Under Kerala Registration Of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008: High Court
In a significant order, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the religion of the parties is not a consideration for registering marriages under the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan observed, "The only condition for the registration of the marriage as per Rule 6 of the Rules, 2008 is that the marriage is to be solemnized. Religion of...
Kerala Human Sacrifice Case | Ernakulam Court Remands 3 Accused To Judicial Custody For 14 Days
A Judicial First Class Magistrate Court (JFCM) at Ernakulam on Wednesday, remanded the three accused persons, Muhammad Shafi alias Rasheed, Bhagaval Singh and Laila to judicial custody for 14 days, in the human sacrifice case at Elanthoor Village in Pathanamthitta, Kerala. Two women lottery vendors had been abducted, killed and buried as part of a ritualistic sacrifice, in the months of June...
Lawyer Blames 'Technical Glitch' For Dismissal Of PIL, Delhi High Court Says 'Allegation Strange, VC Facility Being Misused'
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure at a lawyer, who took a "somersault" in a public interest litigation (PIL) when he blamed "technical glitch" for a previously-recorded submission that he wants to withdraw the case. The petition against Delhi government's decision to disaffiliate the college from Delhi University and merge it with the Ambedkar University, was dismissed...
Mere Testimony Of Party Seeking Exemption U/S 3(2) Kerala Private Forest Act Insufficient To Establish That Disputed Property Was Cultivated: High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that testimony alone, of an interested party seeking exemption under Section 3(2) of Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignments) Act, 1971, is not sufficient to establish that the disputed property was cultivated during a particular time.The Act prescribes that the ownership and possession of all private forests in the state of Kerala shall...