The Chhattisgarh High Court recently heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the operation of passenger buses and stage carriages without licensed conductors. The petitioner sought directions from the court to ensure that all registered passenger buses and stage carriages operating in the state have licensed conductors on board. The court heard arguments from both…
The Supreme Court on Friday observed that family members of a person accused of domestic violence, who did not come to the rescue of the complainant and remained as mute spectators, could not be implicated in a criminal case unless a specific Act was attributed to them. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently registered a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) based on a report in a Hindi newspaper on February 3, highlighting the alarming condition of Sanjeevani 108 ambulances operating in the state, particularly in Bilaspur district. According to the report, these ambulances, which are meant to provide emergency medical services,…
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the order to stop the salary of three teachers on false complaint and directed the Secondary Education Secretary to take criminal action against the complainant. A Single Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Smt Durgesh Sharma and 2 Others….
The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the transfer of probe into the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from the Lokayukta police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The single-judge Bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that there was nothing on record to show that…
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition challenging the directions issued by the Kerala High Court over the registration of FIRs based on the depositions given by witnesses/victims before the Justice Hema Committee regarding the sexual exploitation of women in Malayalam cinema. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the improper disposal of industrial waste in Sirgitti industrial area of Bilaspur district. The court took suo motu cognizance of the matter based on a news item published in a Hindi newspaper on December 25, 2024. The news item highlighted the…
The Allahabad High Court, while disposing an application, has observed that not providing the advance copy of the application filed by the Director of Enforcement (ED) under Section 50 of the PMLA, 2002 to the applicant would not violate his principles of natural justice inasmuch as the accused has no right to oppose it. A…
The government of Uttar Pradesh has requested the Supreme Court to let it manage eight temples in Mathura, wherein Advocates were earlier appointed as court receivers, till the pendency of civil suits. The Bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice SC Sharma was on Thursday hearing a case related to the appointment of advocates as…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the alleged illegal drilling of locomotive axles, which posed a potential threat to the safety of railway passengers. The court took suo motu cognizance of the matter and directed the Divisional Railway Manager, South East Central Railway, Raipur, to file a…