The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition held that a license fee cannot be retrospectively charged from the licensee prior to the date of grant of license and any penalty that is sought to be imposed for want of license can only be imposed in due course following procedure of law. The Division Bench []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the illegal mining in Rajasthan. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 18.01.2024. As per the article, State Authorities had initiated a campaign against illegal mining and about 676 sensitive []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its order in the interim bail petition of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. The Apex Court is likely to hear the matter on May 9. Earlier in the day, the top court of the country []

The Delhi High Court recently observed that educating minor children about sexual harassment by teaching them about good touch and bad touch might not be sufficient to protect them from the threats of the virtual world. Mentioning that the minors should be taught about virtual touch as well, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma explained that educating []

The Telangana High Court recently directed that no coercive action be taken against Congress workers in a matter involving a fake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Justice B Vijaysen Reddy ordered both the state and Delhi police to refrain from taking any coercive steps against the Congress workers. The court directed the state []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the proposal to construct the new building of the Bombay High Court at Goregaon, noting that it was not a convenient location. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice BR Gavai and Justice JB Pardiwala observed that the name of Goregaon apparently arose out of []

The Supreme Court on Monday postponed to July the hearing of the plea lodged by Karnataka government against the Centre for drought relief funds. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the judgment, taking into consideration Senior Advocate Kapil Sibals opposition of the Unions stance that Karnataka had not furnished relevant []

The Centre recently defended before the Supreme Court its letter asking state/Union Territories licensing authorities to not take action against ads related to Ayurvedic and Ayush products under Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 (1945 Rules). This follows in the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurveda over the publication of misleading advertisements. According []

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man who was charged with offences under Sections 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, noting that mere possession of photographs of Osama bin Laden, ISIS flags, or accessing the lectures of hardline Muslim preachers, could not be considered a crime under UAPA. The []

The Supreme Court recently held that the department must mandatorily adhere to the time limit for processing and issuing the refunds under Section 38 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004. The bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice PB Varale remarked that the language of Section 38(3) is mandatory and the department must []

The Supreme Court today sought an explanation from its Registrar (Judicial) against the listing of the case without following the proper procedure. Notably, the Special Leave Petition (Criminal) was lodged and it was listed before the court without an exemption from the surrender application. The Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Karol asked []

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, which had dismissed a petition against the clearing of land for the proposed greenfield airport at Doolo Tea Estate in Assams Silchar. The order was passed by the Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj []

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that its order whereby it had directed reservation of minimum one-third seats for women in the Supreme Court Bar Associations executive committee is on an experimental basis and that any difficulty faced in implementing the reforms would be placed before the apex court. The bench of Justice Surya Kant []

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) to ensure the availability of clean drinking water in certain areas of Lucknow. The Division Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed this order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Utkarsh Lok Sewa Sansthan []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the development of waterfront around Mangalore, Karnataka. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 20.10.2023. As per the article the primary reason behind this project is that there is lack []

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Muneer Alam accused of actively participating in strengthening the Popular Front of India (PFI) organization to establish Ghazwa-e-Hind inHindustan. The Division Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Saurabh Lavania passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Muneer Alam. []

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and the Delhi Police on the nodal officers responsible for taking action in case they receive bomb threats at schools and the number of mock drills conducted in schools to ensure evacuation of children without panic. The []

The Supreme Court today granted anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a case where it was alleged that he along with other accused threatened the District Mau Administration and violated the model code of conduct during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Umar Ansari moved the Supreme Court against the []

Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Monday denied bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the now scrapped liquor policy. The order was passed by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja. The Special Judge also rejected K Kavithas []

Hemant Soren, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has moved the Supreme Court against High Courts dismissal of the challenge to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. Hemant Soren had urged for an early listing of the matter considering that the election phase begins on May 13. Earlier, the Jharkhand High Court had dismissed the []

On account of the General Elections 2024, Delhi High Court has declared May 25 as holiday for the High Court, as well as for the courts subordinate to it. As per a notification issued by Registrar General Kanwal Jeet Arora, the cases listed (including the cases wherein orders/judgments were reserved) before the courts subordinate to []

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging the Allahabad High Court order, which acquitted Moninder Singh Pandher and Surendra Koli in connection with the gruesome murder of several girls that took place at Nithari in Noida between 2005-06. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice []

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a public interest litigation, which sought directions to the Delhi governments Education department to stop a private school from charging fees for providing air conditioning (AC) facilities in classrooms to students. The order was recently passed by the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet []

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to publish the Justice Rohini Commission report publicly. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar passed this order whilehearring a PIL filed by Eklavya Educational Foundation and Another. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioner purportedly []

The Rajasthan High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in pro-bono capacity that village forest area has been extensively encroached by a large number of encroachers. Against them, proceedings under Section 91 of the Land Revenue Act have duly been drawn by Tehsildar and after hearing, orders of eviction were passed against []

The Bombay High Court at Goa disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed alleging that trees have been cut without any permissions under the Goa Preservation of Trees Act, 1984. The Advocate General clarified before the High Court that no trees have been cut without any permissions under the Goa Preservation of Trees Act, []

While hearing the bail application, the Allahabad High Court has granted interim bail to the accused under POCSO Act to marry the victim. A Single Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Dhiraj. Counsel for applicant has stated that the applicant is in jail []

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central government on a public interest litigation seeking omnibus measures for the welfare of farmers, including formulation of a national farmer policy and a price stabilisation fund. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order on Friday on a petition filed through []

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of both the Union of India and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) over a petition seeking appropriate government residential accommodations for district court judges of the national capital. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to an explosion at a firecracker factory in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh claiming lives of seven persons and leading to injury of several others. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 26.02.2024. []

The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to the son accused of murdering his father. A Single Bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Kallu. It has been averred in the F.I.R that on 30.10.2023 at about 05:00 a.m the informant was telephonically informed []

The Bombay High Court held that PSBs dont have the power to request issuance of Look Out Circulars against defaulting borrowers as the fundamental right to personal liberty cannot be compromised

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HD Revanna, Karnataka MLA and Janata Dal (Secular) leader today withdrew his anticipatory bail plea in the sexual abuse case involving his son and Hassan Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revanna. HD Revanna withdrew his plea after Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) BN Jagadeesha told the special court that the rape charge under Section 376 of Indian []

The Supreme Court today told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that it may consider the question of interim bail for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal due to elections. The court asked the ED counsel to come prepared on this aspect when it takes up the matter on Tuesday. A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar []

The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition said that to constitute an offence under Section 494 I.P.C, it is necessary that the second marriage should have been celebrated with proper ceremonies and in due form. The Saptapadi ceremony under the Hindu Law is one of the essential ingredients to constitute a valid marriage. A []

The Bombay High Court issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging the legality of the amended rule wherein proviso is added after Sub-Rule (5) to Rule 4 of the Maharashtra Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 wherein the rider is provided to the local authorities not to identify []

The Patna High Court dismissed a Petition filed seeking striking down of Rule-7(iii)(d) of Chapter-4 of the Senior Resident/Tutor and Bihar Medical Education Service Recruitment, Appointment and Promotion Rules, 2008. The objectionable rule prescribes the maximum age limit for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor to be 45 years for unreserved category, 50 years []

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to bar namesake or duplicate candidates who deliberately contest elections as independent candidates in an effort to ruin the chances of other candidates. The plea sought directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to scrutinise the background of namesake candidates and []

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday dismissed former Chief Minister Hemant Sorens plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the land scam case. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Navneet Kumar dismissed his plea 4 days after the Supreme Court, posting Sorens plea against ED Arrest in the []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the massive fire which has erupted at Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 24.04.2024. The news item discloses that the combustion of methane gas []

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Professor Hany Babu, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, to withdraw his bail petition on grounds of change in circumstances. The Counsel appearing for Babu apprised the Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal, which was slated to hear the matter today, that []

The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Sachin Sharma and Subham Gurjar, accused of attempting to murder on MP Asaduddin Owaisi by firing near Meerut Delhi Highway Toll Plaza. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Sachin Sharma and Another. The []

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on pleas lodged by former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the liquor policy case. A single judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma []

The Supreme Court today stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order for the opening of the road to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Manns house on experimental basis from May 1. Notably, the road in front of the Chief Ministers residence was blocked for security purposes during the Khalistani terrorism of the 1980s. Staying the []

The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) lodged by the State of Kerala against a 2019 judgment of the Kerala High Court which ordered the state to grant Rs 1 lakh compensation to a man who was illegally detained by the police on suspicion of being a Maoist. A bench of Justice []

A special court in Uttar Pradesh postponed hearing in a 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remark targeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah to May 14 as no judge was assigned to the MP-MLA court. Rahul Gandhis counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla said that the hearing was scheduled for Thursday []