The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a notification issued by the Union of India, granting exemptions from environmental clearance for dredging and desilting of dams, reservoirs, weirs, barrages, rivers, and canals. The petitioner, Gaurav Partap Singh Pathania, had argued that the notification dated January 15, 2016, was…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing an application said that the Court came across number of cases where just to harass the family of husband or the person in domestic relationship, aggrieved party implicated the relatives of other side who are not even living or lived with the aggrieved person in shared household. A Single…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the re-counting of votes for the election of village head of Jogiabir Gram Panchayat in Azamgarh district on February 3. A Single Bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Khursheed Ahmad. The petition has been placed on the basis of urgency…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to file a report within six weeks regarding the authenticity of certain audio clips alleging Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s role in the ethnic clashes that rocked the state in 2023 and 2024. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and…
The Delhi High Court has summoned Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor for allegedly making false and defamatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar, during the 2024 general elections. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order on a civil defamation suit filed by Chandrashekhar seeking…
By Inderjit Badhwar In this issue of India Legal, we had a rich harvest of stories vying for our cover. Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal’s thought-provoking commentary on the death penalty challenges our perspectives on justice and retribution. Columnist Kumkum Chadha’s analysis of the latest Padma Awards dissects the intricate interplay of politics and recognition in India’s…
By Kumkum Chadha Thirty-two years ago, the air rang with incendiary slogans: “Ek dhakka aur do, Babri Masjid tod do” (One more push, demolish the Babri Masjid), “Ram naam satya hai, Babri Masjid dhwast hai” (Ram’s name is the only truth, the Babri Masjid is no more). It was a prelude to the demolition of…
By Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal A duty lady doctor in RG Kar Hospital, Kolkata, was raped and murdered on August 9, 2024. Investigation was transferred to the CBI and concluded in two months. Chargesheet was filed in the Court of Sessions on October 7, 2024, against Sanjay Roy for rape and murder. Charges were framed…
By Bishwajit Bhattacharyya The Union Budget 2025 represents Union Government’s estimated receipts and expenditure from 1.4.2025 to 31.3.2026! Article 112 of the Constitution mandates this. Today at 12.16 PM the Union Finance Minister has proposed an estimated total receipts of INR.34.96 trillion which falls short of estimated total expenditure of INR.50.65 trillion, reflecting a fiscal…
The Gauhati High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the transfer of a vigilance investigation to a special investigation team or a judicial commission. The Division Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita held that the PIL was barred by the principles of res judicata, as the…