The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition said that the lower courts are issuing certified copies of the victim’s statements recorded u/s 164 Cr.P.C (now section 183 BNSS) which is legally not permissible. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed this order while hearing a petition…
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant interim bail to Popular Front of India (PFI) Chairman OMA Salam, who sought two-week relief on account of his daughter’s death. The Division Bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma noted that it could not enlarge Salam on bail since he was an…
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Advocate Tejas Dhirenbhai Karia for appointment as a judge of the Delhi High Court. A resolution passed by the Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, said on Thursday that Advocate Karia, who was eminently fit and suitable for the role, would prove to…
The Legislative Assembly of Assam has passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, which makes it compulsory for all Muslims to register their marriages and divorces with the state government. The Legislative Assembly of Assam has passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, making the…
Renowned lawyer, scholar and political commentator, Abdul Ghafoor Majeed Noorani, passed away in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 93. Born in 1930, Noorani practiced in both the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court. He was a reputed name in the Indian legal and political circles, respected for his knowledge in Constitutional law. He was…
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed two petitions challenging the Karnataka government’s decision to rescind consent for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in a corruption case against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. The Bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Umesh Adiga observed that the dispute between the Central government and the…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissing an appeal and held that pre-institution mediation under Section 12A (1) of Commercial Court Act, 2015 is necessary only when urgent relief is not claimed in the suit. A single-judge bench of Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit passed this order while hearing an appeal filed by Ashok Kumar Katiyar. The…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed alleging public cause that to avoid transparency and open competition, the Municipal Council, Rampura Phul, District Bathinda, has adopted the process of open bidding where only two bids were received for execution of the work of completion of CT/PT toilet blocks, which…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter relating to the rising pollution in the seven Great Lakes trek in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 09.08.2024. As per the news item, the pollution crisis is due to…
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the order of the District Basic Education Officer dated August 9, 2024 which refused to grant 180 days maternity leave to Kushal Rana, assistant teacher of Primary School Mundika Mankara Rampur, terming it illegal. A Single Bench of Justice Prakash Padia passed this order while hearing a petition filed…