A Pune court has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to remain present before it on December 2, in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him for allegedly defaming late right-wing leader and Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The order was passed by Special MP/MLA court Judge Amol Shinde on Tuesday after Advocate Milind…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to hospital negligence, specifically addressing concerns over Bilaspur District Hospital’s oxygen plant functionality and Sunday OPD closures. This development comes after the court was assured that all three oxygen plants are now fully functional and catering to patient needs. Additionally, the emergency…
The Gauhati High Court’s Itanagar Bench has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by one Yomlar Buchi and two others. The petitioners are seeking relief regarding the dire state of village roads and National Highway portions within Likabali Town, Lower Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh. This PIL, filed under Article 226 of the Indian…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting a transfer application said that the transfer applications concerning cases pending in Family Courts which fall within the territorial jurisdiction of the Lucknow Bench of the High Court must be filed before the Lucknow Bench itself, not the principal seat at Allahabad. A Single Bench of Justice Kshitij Shailendra…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the recovery of compensation from Head Jail Warder Kailash Mina in the case of suicide of a prisoner in Muzaffarnagar District Jail. A Single Bench of Justice Vikas Budhwar passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Kailash Mina. The contention of the petitioner’s counsel is that while…
The Gauhati High Court’s Kohima Bench has issued an order directing the National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to carry out safety work on the Dimapur-Kohima Road Project in Nagaland, including slope protection, removal of overhanging rocks, and submission of detailed reports. This case, a Public Interest Litigation (Suo Motu) initiated in 2019,…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, who was arrested on allegations of raping a young actress in 2016. The Bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma noted that considering the sensitivity of the case, it would not be appropriate to assign elaborate reasons for making the…
In view of the worsening air quality of Delhi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday permitted the judges to conduct the Supreme Court proceedings in a virtual mode. However, the CJI refused to give a definite statement regarding the functioning of the Courts being conducted only online. A request for the same was…
Expressing serious concern over the lackadaisical implementation of the Arms Act leading to proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition, the Supreme Court has constituted a five-member committee in each State and Union Territory of the country for strict monitoring of the manufacture, possession, sale and transportation of unlicensed arms. Noting that the prevalence of law,…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India over the non-appointment of chairpersons in 11 Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across the country. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar directed the Central government to file a response within five weeks, followed by three weeks…