The Allahabad High Court while quashing the entire case proceedings as well as summoning order in connection with an FIR lodged against the elder brother/applicant under Section 406 IPC, said that the court always cherishes the sacrifice of Bharat, the younger brother of the Bhagwan Shri Ram but the complainant for his conduct towards his…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the alarming pollution levels at Sakhi Lake in Hyderabad, primarily due to the discharge of pharmaceutical waste from nearby industries. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 22.09.2024. As per the article, the lake has been contaminated by…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has requested the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to take action on the growing incidents of mistreatment of advocates by judges during court proceedings. The BCI in its letter signed by Chairman and Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra suggested that one of the ways to address inappropriate judicial…
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…