The Calcutta High Court has taken up a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an inquiry into the death of an elephant during its forced removal from Jhargram town on August 15-16, 2024. The court’s decision comes after the state government submitted that a similar issue had been dealt with in an earlier petition and certain…
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointments to several posts in the Sri Venkateshwara Veterinary University, Tirupati. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati held that the petitioner had a direct and personal interest in the litigation, as…
The Allahabad High Court has cancelled bail obtained on the basis of filing a false affidavit and directed the accused, one Purushottam Lal Vishwakarma, to surrender in court within two weeks. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Pradeep Kushwaha. The application seeks cancellation of…
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Election Symbol (Reservation & Allotment) Order, 1968, regarding reservation of election symbol only for recognised registered political parties. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on Friday rejected the petition filed by Janata Party on the grounds that…
The Delhi High Court, while refusing to extend the interim bail granted to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, directed the former MLA to surrender before police. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dharmesh Sharma told Sengar that it would not hear his medical bail extension…
The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to March 21, a petition challenging the bail granted to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. The single-judge Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the order on request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Counsel…
The Delhi State Wetland Authority has filed a report in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) informing it that there are 1,367 water bodies in 11 districts of Delhi, including 1,045 listed water bodies and 322 wetlands identified through satellite imagery. The report, however, also revealed that a substantial number of water bodies are not identifiable…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Varanasi fashion model Mamta Rai booked over allegation of promoting enmity between the different groups on the ground of religion and race, on controversial poster with a shivalinga. A Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak passed this order while hearing an application filed by Mamta Rai. It…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) pollution in Gujarat, revealing alarming levels of this harmful gas in various cities, with a particular focus on Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated December 03, 2024. As per the…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken took suo motu cognizance of the 72% increase in the generation of electronic waste (e-waste) over the past five years, with the volume rising from 10.14 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to 17.51 lakh tonnes in 2023-24 in India. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of…