The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on the bail petition filed by former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case linked to the teacher recruitment scam in the state. Taking in view Chatterjee’s medical ailments and his advanced age, the Bench headed by Justice…
Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai on Tuesday argued before the Delhi High Court that AajTak India Today Chairman Aroon Purie has to tender an unconditional apology to him for carrying an unverified news item against him. When Delhi High Court judge Justice Anish Dayal verbally suggested to the parties to see if settlement is possible, Senior…
The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the State of West Bengal over slow progress in implementing security measures across government-run medical colleges and hospitals. The Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra asked the counsel appearing for the State of West Bengal about the steps taken…
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar over their remarks against the alleged deletion of Delhi voters’ names from electoral rolls in 2018. The Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition said that if the manager of a college management committee dies, then the deputy manager has the right to look after the work of the committee. A single-judge bench of Justice Manish Kumar passed this order while hearing a petition filed by C/M Shri Narang Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 upon the State of Kerala for not filing the response/report on time. The Principal Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr. A. Senthil Vel considered the issue of protection of Ashtamudi Wetland and Vambanad-kol Wetland which are the Ramsar…
The Allahabad High Court has set aside an order initiating proceedings for recording the statement of the complainant again after framing of charges in the trial court. A single-judge bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery passed this order while hearing an application under Section 482 filed by Om Prakash Mishra and Another. Counsel for applicants…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Counsel for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)) to obtain instructions in respect of the testing facility available for compounds/elements used in cars as flame retardants and submit a report within 8 weeks by way of an affidavit. The Principal Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun…
The Allahabad High Court has said that a person cannot be detained for an indefinite period if the prosecution is not taking interest and making sincere efforts to produce the prosecution witnesses before the trial Court. A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh heard a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Manoj. This is…
The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam actor Siddique in the rape case of a young actress. The Bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma further issued notice to the respondents. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the petitioner, apprised the Bench that Siddique was seeking…