Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea To Stay Electoral Bonds On March 24

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on March 24 an application seeking stay of the release of new set of electoral bonds, ahead of assembly polls in Kerala, West Bengal, Pudhucherry and Assam.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Association for Democratic Reforms, mentioned the application before the Chief Justice of India today for urgent listing."I wanted to mention Electoral...

"He Is A Police Officer, Knows His Rights" – Special NIA Court On Waze's Allegations That Guidelines Of Arrest Were Not Followed

Even as Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze has approached the Bombay High Court calling his arrest by the National Investigating Agency "illegal," a Special NIA court, rejected his application on irregularities in arrest. "It is an admitted fact that the accused was a police person and hence is knowing about his right," Special NIA Judge Prashant Sitre observed. Waze was...

'Harsh & Unjust' : Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Bail Condition To Produce Govt Servant As Surety

The Gauhati High Court has set aside a bail condition imposed by a Sessions Court that surety should be obtained from a government servant.The Additional Sessions Judge, Kamrup, while allowing a bail application, had ordered that the petitioner should furnish two local sureties of Rs.40,000/- each and out of the two local sureties, one must be a government servant in the rank of...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case- No Conclusive Cause Of Death After 4 Years, Even Suicide Not Established: Sr. Adv. Vikas Pahwa Tells Delhi Court

"There is no conclusive cause of death. It's laughable in my view. even suicide is not established." submitted Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa appearing on behalf of Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar Case. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel heard Mr. Pahwa in the presence of Dr. Tharoor in the courtroom while the arguments took place. As the case was listed for the...

Farmer's Death During Tractor Rally : Delhi High Court Orders Constitution Of Medical Board To Examine Medical Reports

Hearing a farmer Hardeep Singh's petition on the incident where his 26-year old grandson, Navreet Singh passed away in the Republic Day farmers' protest rally due to the alleged overturning of the tractor, a single judge bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna today directed the Secretary, Health, Delhi Government to form a Medical Board to examine the X-Ray report in relation to the death of...

Section 138 NI Act -Accused Can Seek Conversion Of Summary Trial To Summons Trial Only After Disclosing Defence : Delhi High Court

In a trial for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the accused can seek the conversion of summary trial as summons trial only after disclosing his plea of defence, observed the Delhi High Court."...only after disclosing his plea of defence, he can make an application that the case should not be tried summarily but as a summons trial case", the...

End Practice Of Giving 'Plum' Postings For Money : Karnataka High Court Seeks Suo Moto Case Against State

The Karnataka High Court has urged the Chief Justice to take up a suo moto case against the State Government to put an end to the pernicious practice of providing postings for monetary considerations and reasons other than public interest. A single bench of Justice R Devdas, in its order of March 15, said: "Every now and then the citizens of this State are given to understand that...

Prashant Kishor's Appointment As Advisor To Punjab CM- "CM Free To Choose His Advisors": P&H High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed the petition challenging the appointment of Prashant Kishor as Principal Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh. The Bench of Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice Sant Parkash ruled that the Chief Minister has complete authority to choose his advisors. The matter before the Court The two petitioners,...

'No Report If They Are Alive Or Dead' : Patna HC 'Unhappy' At Courts Below For Not Ensuring Welfare Of Seized Cattle

The Patna High Court recently expressed dismay at the Courts below not ensuring the well-being of cattle seized for the alleged violation of the Prevention of Cruelty Act and the rules pertaining to transport of livestock.A single bench of Justice Ashutosh Kumar was dealing with an order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, which dismissed an application filed by a person...

"The Target Is Arnab Goswami, No One Else": Republic TV Tells Bombay High Court In Plea Challenging FIR In TRP Scam

Republic TV Channel's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami told the Bombay High Court on Monday that he is the main target of the Television Rating Points Scam being investigated by the CID, Crime Intelligence Unit of the Mumbai Police, even though he is not an accused. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale were hearing petitions filed by ARG Outlier Media Private Limited,...

[Financial Investigation Underway] NCB Challenges Bail To Rhea Chakraborty's Brother Showik, Eight Others In Bombay High Court

The Narcotics Central Bureau (NCB) has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the bail granted to actor Rhea Chakroborty's brother - Showik and eight others in the drug case connected to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Showik, accused of being a part of a drug cartel and booked under the stringent sections 8 (c) r/w section 20 (b) (ii), 22, 27A, 28, 29 and 30 of the...

Electricity Integral Part Of Right To Life; Duty Of Distributor To Provide Connection Within A Month Of Application: Kerala HC

"To light up a tiny bulb in his tiny house Sainuddeen had to walk from pole to pole..."