The National Green Tribunal’s Principal Bench in New Delhi has imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 upon the District Magistrate, Sambhal for not complying with the order of the Tribunal and not assisting the Tribunal. The Tribunal, led by Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Judicial Member and Dr A. Senthil Vel, Expert Member…
The Allahabad High Court has said that merely because that Urs observance would coincide with a religious festival, it may also not be a ground to deny the believers or followers of Hazrat Shah Mohammad Saqlain Miyan Huzoor their right to observe their religious practice, during that period. The Court set aside the order of…
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed challenging the Mizoram government’s selection of private respondents for certain works. The petitioner alleged that the government ignored quotations from prospective tenderers who bid below the scheduled rate (SOR) and instead awarded the tender to private respondents who quoted rates exactly matching the…
In a significant verdict, the Gujarat High Court has directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to ensure the rehabilitation of slum-dwellers in Piranana Chhapra, Behrampura, in accordance with the 2010 Regulations for Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of Slums. The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi’s order came in response to a public interest litigation…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition noted that if any offence is committed by a citizen of India outside India, then investigation can be inquired or tried in India after getting prior sanction from the Central Government. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed this…
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Delhi Police to a plea seeking permission for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and others to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed the authorities to respond to the plea by October 16….
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that an offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, can only be established if the insult or intimidation has occurred in a public setting, in presence of others. Quashing the orders passed by the trial court and the Special Judge, the single-judge Bench…
The Delhi High Court today granted BJP leader Subramanian Swamy time to file a copy of petition pending before the Allahabad High Court on the issue of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship. The BJP leader informed the court that he had obtained the copy of the petition and the prayers in that matter are different…
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry out a detailed probe into the allegations of custodial torture involving two women arrested during protest against a heinous crime, where a trainee doctor was murdered and raped in RG Kar hospital. Following the aforesaid serious acquisitions of custodial torture, Justice…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recalled his tenure of two years with contentment and satisfaction. Addressing the convocation ceremony of JSW School of Law in Bhutan on Tuesday, the CJI said that in the past two years, he has woken up every morning with a commitment to give the job his fullest and…