The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Javed Alam, who is accused of abducting a minor Hindu girl and having physical relations with her. A Single Bench of Justice Sameer Jain passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Javed Alam. The bail application has been filed seeking release…
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to take immediate steps for the rehabilitation of victims of sex trafficking, as well as to safeguard their rights and dignity. Expressing concern over the ‘highly-sensitive’ and ‘important’ issue, the Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Pankaj Mithal directed the Union government to file a fresh…
A Delhi court on Thursday ordered the release of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case registered against him by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) over alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship. Special Judge Jitender Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts held that there was no legal ground…
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by H C Arora, citing a service dispute related to the recovery of commutation amount of retired High Court judges. The court, comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal, ruled that service disputes cannot be…
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the demand and penalty order passed under Section 129 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 against a businessman. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar passed this order while hearing a petition filed by M/S Lakhdatar Traders. The petition has…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Irfan Solanki, former Kanpur MLA of the Samajwadi Party, in a 2022 arson case. The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice Surendra Singh-I passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Irfan Solanki and Another. The criminal appeal has been filed against the…
The Gauhati High Court’s Itanagar Bench has issued notices to respondents in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Gollo Tuki, spokesperson of the All Papum Pare District Students’ Union (APPDSU). The PIL alleges misappropriation of Rs 14 crore meant for establishing a State Drugs Regulatory Mechanism and Drugs Testing Laboratory in Arunachal Pradesh. Tuki’s…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed two Public Interest Litigation (PILs) that were challenging the Bar Council of India’s orders. On November 12, 2024, the Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal, dismissed PILs filed by the practicing advocates, challenging Bar Council of India’s (BCI) orders staying Punjab and Haryana High…
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought directions to the Union of India to ban the operations of WhatsApp for its refusal to comply with the new Information Technology (IT) Rules. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar passed the order on a petition filed by…
Noting that Article 14 of the Constitution could not be used to perpetuate illegality, the Supreme Court recently held that a person could not claim equal treatment based on an illegal benefit conferred to someone else. The order was recently passed by the Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Augustine…