The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on a petition seeking the transfer of trial against him and others in the 2015 cash-for-vote scam outside the state. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice K V Vishwanathan directed the Congress leader and others to respond to the…
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Bibhav Kumar, an aide of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Member of Parliament (MP) Swati Maliwal, till the conclusion of trial in the case. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the bail…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed an appeal filed under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 challenging the order passed by the Additional District Judge, Fatehpur, whereby the trial Court dismissed the divorce case instituted by the appellant, seeking dissolution of his marriage on the grounds of insanity and cruelty. The Division Bench…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter relating to the death of 17 workers and injuries caused to 20 others due to the eruption of a major fire reportedly after a reactor blast in a manufacturing company plant in the Special Economic Zone at Atchutapuram in Anakapalli of Andhra…
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the petitioner making sweeping allegations of encroachment over public land/ pasture land. Under the scheme of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956, any allegation with regard to encroachment on revenue land including pasture land, public land or any other land is required to…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition held that provision of Order VI Rule 17 of CPC inserted through amendment in 2002, would not be applicable to the suits, which are pending prior to the date of amendment. A single-judge bench of Justice Neeraj Tiwari passed this order while hearing a petition filed by…
The Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice to a state Judicial Officer and a Police officer for violating the Supreme Court’s guidelines. A single-judge bench of Justice Rajeev Singh passed this order while hearing a Contempt Application filed by Ashutosh Singh and Another. The application has been filed to summon and prosecute the…
Expressing concerns over state governments resorting to the demolition of houses of persons accused of crimes as a punitive action, the Supreme Court on Monday said it was thinking of laying down pan-India guidelines to address the issue. While hearing a batch of petitions challenging the ‘bulldozer’ actions in various states, the Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court on Monday constituted a high-powered committee to hold negotiations with the farmers protesting at the Shambhu border between the States of Punjab and Haryana. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order on a petition filed by the State of Haryana against an order of the Punjab…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Financial Commissioner, Revenue & Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Chandigarh to take suitable action in accordance with law in the matter of consolidation of 6500 acres of land situated in village Nindana (Mohammadpur, Khas, Titari), Tehsil Meham, District Rohtak. The Division…