A special court in Bengaluru has accepted the closure report filed by the state Lokayukta Police on September 12, 2024, giving clean chit to former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a Rs 1.3 crore bribe case regarding appointments in the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC). Additional City Civil and Sessions judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat accepted the…
The Union of India has approved the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Rajasthan High Court. The information was shared by the Ministry of Law and Justice on its website by way of a notification. As per the Ministry, judicial officers Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Pramil Kumar Mathur and Chandra Prakash Shrimali have…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an application said that on the application by the public prosecutor to withdraw the criminal case on the basis of government order without mentioning any reason or his opinion, court should not permit to withdraw the prosecution as the same is not permissible in the eyes of law. A…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of 2019, which alleged that coaching institutes in Ludhiana and Jalandhar were not adhering to Punjab Building Bye Laws and fire safety norms. The PIL was filed by the Council of Engineers and others against the State of Punjab and other…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal held that the fact that a reception was hosted at Prayagraj, is not relevant for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction on the Family Court under Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Division Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the depleting green cover in the states of Punjab and Haryana, as well as the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The PIL was based on a judicial order passed by a Single Judge of the Court, which emphasized the…
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to a father-son duo accused of raping the daughter/sister and impregnating her. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Pramod. By means of the application under Section 439 of CrPC, applicant Pramod, who is involved…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on issues related to disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. The petitioners, who are practicing lawyers, sought relief in the form of quashing of orders passed by the Bar Council and a direction to the Council…
The Delhi High Court has expressed its strong displeasure against lawyers and litigants for releasing petitions, documents and affidavits to the media even before the courts could consider them. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma observed that such an action could prejudice the parties and influence independent decision-making by courts….
Noting that industrial land allotments were intended for economic development and industrial growth, the Supreme Court recently ruled that it must be utilised by the allottee for such purpose only. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order on Friday on a petition challenging a December 2024 verdict delivered…