The Allahabad High Court has cancelled bail obtained on the basis of filing a false affidavit and directed the accused, one Purushottam Lal Vishwakarma, to surrender in court within two weeks. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Pradeep Kushwaha. The application seeks cancellation of…
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Election Symbol (Reservation & Allotment) Order, 1968, regarding reservation of election symbol only for recognised registered political parties. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on Friday rejected the petition filed by Janata Party on the grounds that…
The Delhi High Court, while refusing to extend the interim bail granted to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, directed the former MLA to surrender before police. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dharmesh Sharma told Sengar that it would not hear his medical bail extension…
The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to March 21, a petition challenging the bail granted to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. The single-judge Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the order on request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Counsel…
The Delhi State Wetland Authority has filed a report in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) informing it that there are 1,367 water bodies in 11 districts of Delhi, including 1,045 listed water bodies and 322 wetlands identified through satellite imagery. The report, however, also revealed that a substantial number of water bodies are not identifiable…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Varanasi fashion model Mamta Rai booked over allegation of promoting enmity between the different groups on the ground of religion and race, on controversial poster with a shivalinga. A Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak passed this order while hearing an application filed by Mamta Rai. It…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) pollution in Gujarat, revealing alarming levels of this harmful gas in various cities, with a particular focus on Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated December 03, 2024. As per the…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken took suo motu cognizance of the 72% increase in the generation of electronic waste (e-waste) over the past five years, with the volume rising from 10.14 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to 17.51 lakh tonnes in 2023-24 in India. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of…
The Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application of Abhishek Bhardwaj accused of rape and said that no doubt in the matter of rape, the statement of the prosecutrix should be given primary consideration, but at the same time, it should also be kept in mind that nowadays there can be no presumption that…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by former Popular Front of India (PFI) chairman E Abubacker, seeking bail on medical grounds in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Bench of Justice Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that it was not inclined to grant bail on medical grounds…