The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to acquire the requisite land for expansaion of Shillong airport and hand it over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) within three months. The bench of Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh were hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the development and…
The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail application of Mohammad Kashif, accused of extorting people for getting their work done from Government departments by impersonating himself as a close associate of Union Ministers. A Single Bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Mohammad Kashif….
The Meghalaya High Court recently heard a suo motu case regarding illegal coal mining in the state. The court was presented with a status report from the state government, detailing progress on various recommendations made by the Justice B P Katakey Committee. The report highlighted that the state government had engaged the Meghalaya Basin Development…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Pathan Rashid Ahmad, who allegedly conspired to kill Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari in 2019. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Pathan Rashid Ahmad. By means of the bail…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Punjab toimmediately provide medical aid to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on fast-unto-death at Khanauri border for the past 20 days. Noting that the doors of the Court were always open, the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told the…
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Kerala High Court order imposing certain restrictions on the use of elephants during temple festivals, such as Thrissur Pooram. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice NK Singh ordered that any direction issued by the High Court contrary to the Kerala Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules,…
In order to streamline urban development and ensure strict enforcement of laws prohibiting illegal or unauthorised construction, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of guidelines for States and Union Territories across the country. While upholding the demolition of unauthorised commercial constructions at a residential plot in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, the Bench of…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its strong displeasure over the amount of pension being given to some retired High Court judges. Noting that the pension of some retired High Court judges ranged between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000, which was ‘pitiable,’ the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan observed that a…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the auctioning of resin blazes by the HP State Forest Development Corporation Limited. The petitioner had alleged that the corporation had fixed an annual yield of 55 quintals per section, which was higher than the prescribed yield of 35-40 quintals per…
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Mohammed Zubair, former journalist and co-founder of AltNews, for sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), regarding an alleged hate speech delivered by Yati Narsinghanand, priest of Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh. Noting that it was not appropriate for Zubair to post about the…