The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines to be followed by the States, while ordering the demolition of a property belonging to a person, either accused or convicted in an offence. Calling the right to shelter a fundamental right, which could not be violated arbitrarily, the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and…
The Meghalaya High Court has permitted the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to proceed with constructing the first package of the Shillong-Dawki national highway. However, the court stalled tree felling along the 11.6-kilometre stretch from Rilbong to Mylliem Marbaniang. Kaustav Paul filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to protect the environment and…
The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Anuj, who is accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl. A Single Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Anuj. The bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case under…
Delhi Rouse Avenue Court today acquitted former Congress lawmaker Jagdish Tytler and businessman Abhishek Verma in a cheating and forgery case stemming from a 2009 forged letter that was used for assuring visa extension to Chinese telecom officials. Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue court acquitted the Congress lawmaker and the businessman. In this Chinese…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to conduct a thorough medical examination of former Popular Front of India (PFI) Chairman E Abubacker within two days and submit a report of the same. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar issued the directions while hearing…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of severe pollution plaguing Durgam Cheruvu, a lake in Hyderabad, Telangana. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of a news item dated 30.09.2024. As per the article, authorities from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) announced the closure following alarming water quality tests…
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Defence Colony Welfare Association (DCWA) on Tuesday for illegally occupying the Gumti of Shaikh Ali at Defence Colony in Delhi and the Archaeological Survey of India for allegedly failing to stop the same. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, after perusing a status…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the respondents to refund Rs 1,74,900 to the petitioner realized as tax for his hybrid vehicle. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Ankur Vikram Singh. The petitioner said…
The Kerala High Court has disposed of petitions seeking a railway line from Nanjangud to Nilambur via Sulthan Bathery. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu, disposed of two petitions filed as public interest litigations. The petitions sought directions to implement the Nanjangud-Sulthan Bathery-Nilambur railway line and to take necessary steps…
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said that he would not entertain any oral mentioning of matters for urgent listing. The CJI told the lawyers mentioning urgent matters that requests for urgent listing should be made either through e-mails or written letters, clearly stating the reason for urgency. The practice of oral mentioning…