Expressing concerns over state governments resorting to the demolition of houses of persons accused of crimes as a punitive action, the Supreme Court on Monday said it was thinking of laying down pan-India guidelines to address the issue. While hearing a batch of petitions challenging the ‘bulldozer’ actions in various states, the Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court on Monday constituted a high-powered committee to hold negotiations with the farmers protesting at the Shambhu border between the States of Punjab and Haryana. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order on a petition filed by the State of Haryana against an order of the Punjab…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Financial Commissioner, Revenue & Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Chandigarh to take suitable action in accordance with law in the matter of consolidation of 6500 acres of land situated in village Nindana (Mohammadpur, Khas, Titari), Tehsil Meham, District Rohtak. The Division…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has stressed on having a national-level recruitment process for the state judicial services, in order to widen the ‘domestic’ walls of regionalism and state-centred selections. Speaking during the valedictory ceremony of the National Conference of the District Judiciary on Sunday, the CJI emphasized the need to standardise the recruitment…
President Droupadi Murmu has expressed concern over the adjournment culture prevailing in the country, stating that a common man, especially a poor person, who travelled from his village to the court in his pursuit of justice, was highly disappointed by the tradition of courts alloting dates after dates in his case. Addressing the valedictory ceremony…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken Suo Motu cognizance of reconstruction activities at the Ansals Aravali Retreat in Raisina, Gurgaon merely two weeks after the district administration ordered demolition of illegal farmhouses in the area. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 28.07.2024. As per the…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court while allowing an appeal said that in matrimonial disputes, the events in question take place between the parties within the four walls of their house, and the family members are the most natural witnesses of those events. The testimony of family members cannot be discarded on the…
The Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application of Prakash Kumar Gupta accused of enticing a minor aged about 13 years. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Prakash Kumar Gupta. Applicant seeks bail in Case U/S 363, 366, 376(3) IPC and…
The National Green Tribunal imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the Member Secretary, UPPCB and District Magistrate, Fatehpur each, since no one is present on behalf of them to assist the Tribunal. The Principal Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr A. Senthil Vel considered the issue of illegal mining and…
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a party cannot be permitted to “blow hot and cold”, “fast and loose” or “approbate and reprobate” at the same time while disposing a petition. This rule is applied to do equity, however, it must not be applied in a manner as to violate the principles of right…