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Man Seeks Permission From Madras High Court To Sit On Indefinite Fast Demanding Disclosure Of Former CM Jayalalithaa's Will
A man has recently approached the Madras High Court seeking permission to sit on an indefinite fast demanding disclosure of former CM Jayalalithaa's Will.The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan on Monday heard the petitioner and directed the Government to check if any representations made by the petitioner were pending before the Collector or other concerned authorities.The...
Marriage Not For Mere Carnal Pleasure, But Mainly For Progeneration: Madras High Court
Dealing with an estranged couple's case related to the custody of their children, the Madras High Court in a recent order said marriage is not for "mere satisfying the carnal pleasure" but mainly for the purpose of progeneration. "...this Court would like to stress and impress upon the persons, who have tied the marital knot that the concept of marriage is not for mere satisfying the...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Stop Telecast Of An Interview Given By A Sitting Judge To A News Channel
The Calcutta High Court today refused to stop the telecast of an interview given by the sitting judge of the High Court to a news channel as it expressed a hope that the news channel won't telecast or broadcast anything which may have an adverse effect on the image of the judiciary.With this hope and expectation, the bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi...
Prima Facie Deep Involvement With RDF & Maoist Activities: Bombay High Court Refuses Bail To DU Professor Hany Babu In Elgar Parishad Case
Delhi University Professor Hany Babu mobilising rallies and co-ordinating the defence of convicted professor GN Saibaba was not just helping a fellow academic, but prima facie following a leftist handbook, the Bombay High Court said in its order refusing him bail. Prof Babu was arrested by the National Investigating Agency on July 28, 2020 in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad...
Supreme Court Notifies Dates For Advocate-on-Record Examination 2022
The Supreme Court has issued notification for Advocate on Record Examination. It has been notified the examination will be conducted in the Supreme Court premises on the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd December of 2022. The Notification also stated that the last date for receipt of Application before the Secretary, Board of Examiners, is 1st November, 2022 and no application shall be accepted...
Money Laundering Case: Delhi Court Stays Proceedings Against AAP Leader Satyendar Jain
A Delhi Court on Monday stayed the trial court proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain, who is presently in judicial custody in a money laundering case, after the Enforcement of Directorate (ED) moved an application seeking transfer of the case from a Special Court. Issuing notice on the application, Principal District & Sessions Judge Vinay Kumar Gupta sought response...
Loan Recovery: Karnataka High Court Restrains PNB Housing Finance From Taking Coercive Measures Against Apartment Buyers
In a significant order, the Karnataka High Court has restrained Punjab National Bank Housing Finance Limited from taking any coercive measures to recover the amount from loan borrowers who had entered into a tripartite agreements after booking their apartment units with M/S Mantri Developers Private Limited, in terms of "Pre-EMI Scheme". A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S...
Magistrate Must Not Authorise Detention Casually In Offences Punishable With Imprisonment Less Than 7 Years: Gujarat HC Reiterates
The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to seven years; whether with or without fine, Police officers must not arrest accused unnecessarily and Magistrate must not authorise detention casually and mechanically. The Bench comprising Justice AC Joshi refused to cancel...
Delhi High Court Restrains Former Hockey India Coach From Publishing Info Related To Medical Condition Of Woman Player
After a single bench last week refused to stay the release of a book authored by Sjoerd Marijne - the former coach of Indian Hockey Team, a division bench of the Delhi High Court Monday restrained the author and HarperCollins Publishers India Private Limited from publishing any material relating to medical condition of Indian Hockey player Gurjit Kaur.The Book "Will Power: The Inside Story of...
Black Money Stashed Abroad Threatens National Security : J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that money stashed abroad by evading tax could be used in ways which could threaten national security. The court made these observations in six petitions filed through senior Supreme Court counsel P Chidambaram challenging the validity of the notices dated July 6, 2018 issued by the respondents (Union of India,...
'Won't Interfere If For Greater Good': Bombay High Court Asks BMC To Explain Legal Basis For Imposing Fine For Violation Of Mask Mandate
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to explain the logic behind imposing fines for violation of mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic. A division bench Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar was hearing two PILs praying for prosecution of former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for vaccine mandates. The petitions...
Without Probe, How Can CCPA Decide Pressure Cookers Are Not BIS Compliant? Amazon Argues In Delhi High Court
The e-commerce giant Amazon on Monday questioned before Delhi High Court an order passed by Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposing a penalty on it for allowing sale of domestic pressure cookers allegedly in violation to mandatory standards. How did the authority render a finding that the products were non compliant to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) when there was no...