A special MP/MLA court in Pune has granted ‘permanent exemption’ from appearance to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for making derogatory remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The order was passed by Judge Amol Shinde. This means the Congress MP need not attend the court proceedings during…
The Bombay High Court will hear on March 10, a petition filed by gangster Abu Salem, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, seeking early release from prison on the grounds that he has already completed his 25-year sentence. The petition will be heard by the Division Bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice…
The Delhi High Court has adjourned to March 12, a writ petition seeking directions to the Central government to replace the word India in the Constitution with ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta granted time to the Counsels representing Respondent nos. 1 and 4 (Centre) to take instructions on the matter…
Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to UK-based arms consultant Christian James Michel in a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam case. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted bail to Michel on the grounds that he had remained in custody for…
The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the repair of a Lailunga-Kotba-Lawakera road in Jashpur district. The petitioners had alleged that the road, which was constructed by the state authorities, was not in a good condition and was causing inconvenience to the public. The court…
The Meghalaya High Court has set aside a maintenance order passed by a Trial Court under Section 125 of CrPC on the ground that no affidavit of disclosure of assets and liabilities were filed by both parties. A Single Bench of Justice Justice B Bhattacharjee passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Goreth…
The Allahabad High Court has overturned the order of a single bench which declared changing name as per one’s wish as a fundamental right. The court said that changing the name is not a fundamental right. Making a law on this is a policy matter of the Centre and the state. The Division Bench of…
The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has recently passed an order directing the state to take stringent measures to prevent illegal sand mining and excavation. The order was passed in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in 2019, highlighting the growing problem of illegal sand mining in the state. According to the…
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Department, to file an affidavit explaining why provision was not made for filling up posts required to run and manage the District General Hospital. This direction was given in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Satyavrat Narendra Dutta,…
The Allahabad High Court has said that if a witness is a relative of the victim, his testimony cannot be rejected on this basis alone. The court should check the credibility of his statements. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi heard a Criminal Appeal filed by Rakshpal…