The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking the intervention of the High Court in the matter of allotment of work under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), which has been launched with the aim of providing basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, urban transport, parks…
The Delhi High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against UK-based JCB and its Indian subsidiary over the alleged misuse of its dominant position. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma further set aside an order passed by the trial court issuing search…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Secretary, Transport Department, State of Chhattisgarh to file his personal affidavit with respect to the steps which have been taken in light of news reports that no fitness test is being conducted at the automated fitness centre. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu…
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted an accused who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for raping a 6-year-old girl in 2001. The Division Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Gautam Chowdhary passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Heera. By means of the appeal, the accused-appellant…
The Bombay High Court imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions for establishing an Anti-Organized Crime Unit within the framework of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) and United Nations Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). The PIL petition has been filed by a…
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondent authorities to conduct an inquiry regarding the case of a tribal girl of a Kanya Awasiya Vidyalaya becoming pregnant. Brief facts of the case are that on a news was published in a daily newspaper Bilaspur edition dated 13.07.2024…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting a bail application said that two youths passing lewd remarks at a girl going home and trying to force her to sit on a bike is against the principle of a fearless society and good governance of law. A Single Bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain passed this order…
The Justice Hema Committee Report was released on August 19, 2024, amidst much furore. And this was after the Kerala High Court refused to entertain an appeal by actress Ranjini against its release as she claimed that she had given statements to the Committee under the promise of secrecy. The Report reveals shocking findings about…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) office is under a cloud. The law ministry has termed the orders passed by CGPDTM over the last two years as legally unenforceable, as they have been passed by outsourced employees. The Trade Marks Act, 1999, prohibits orders by outsourced employees;…
By Sujit Bhar The issue of the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee lady doctor early on August 9 at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been dissected a million ways by the police, the state administration, by parties in Opposition and on social media, many through fake videos/audios. One person…