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…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia, commonly known as Beer Biceps, in connection with the FIRs registered against him across the country over his alleged obscene remarks during an episode of the “India’s Got Latent” show. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh…
The Delhi High Court has allowed the transfer of a winding-up petition regarding an Indian charter airline to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) without a formal application. Consultancy firm Cowi India Private Limited (Cowi) had filed a petition under the Companies Act, 1956, seeking the winding up of Indian charter airlines Pinnacle Air Private…
The Supreme Court on Mondayissued notice to the Union of India, the State of Madhya Pradesh and its pollution control board over the ongoing disposal of around 377 tonnes of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, which claimed more than 5,000 lives and left several thousands injured. The waste originated from the 1984…