The Khurda District and Sessions Court today rejected the bail plea of BJD MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal, who was arrested by the CBI in a chit fund case. The legislator has been undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack after his arrest. Judge R K Patnaik declined to grant bail to Biswal even though the
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Central government in a public interest litigation challenging the Constitutional validity of Sections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and seeking framing of gender neutral rape provisions. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar heard the petition filed by Kumar, before seeking the
The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association has decided to abstain from work on Wednesday as a mark of protest against Justice Jayant Patel’s transfer to Allahabad High Court. It has also made an appeal to all Bar Associations of the sub-ordinate Courts and Tribunals to boycott work tomorrow. Justice Patel resigned on Monday, allegedly to protest his non-elevation as the
Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Madras High Court, which had validly held that children born out of void marriages are legitimate. The Centre had first appealed against the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal and having lost in both, pursued its appeal in the Supreme Court, adding one more instance to the
As per the Supreme Court notification earlier this month, Chief Justice Misra, who is the patron-in-chief of the panel, has decided to continue with Justice Lokur as the judge-in- charge of the crucial E-panel committee, the PTI (Press Trust of India) report said. Justice Lokur’s continuance in the job assumes significance as he had taken up the ambitious task of
Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Jayant Patel has resigned from service, because of non-elevation to Supreme Court, despite his seniority. While the issue of Justice Patel’s elevation has been brought up several times in the past, the final stroke seems to have been his transfer to Allahabad High Court, where he was to be the third senior-most Judge to be uplifted
Two petitioners from Rohingya’s community have said in a rejoinder affidavit filed before the Supreme Court that Rohingyas are not illegal immigrants but refugees and have no connection with any criminal activity. In the affidavit before the Supreme Court, the Centre had said that it has intelligence inputs that some Rohingya Muslim refugees have links with terror groups operating out
Bombay High Court quashed and set aside an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which directed a probe into the ‘cartelisation’ charge levelled against them by new market player Reliance Jio. Bombay High Court stated that the order by CCI and consequential notices issued by Director General as illegal and perverse. Bombay High Court also noted
West Bengal State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBSCPCR) has moved to the Supreme Court, to become a party in the matter to be heard on October 3. The plea has challenged the notification of the central government asking for identification and deportation of all Rohingyas to Myanmar. WBSCPCR has said that “Rohingyas are being systematically tortured and killed
A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court demanding a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take appropriate steps to use Common Electoral Rolls for Parliament, State Assembly and Local Body Elections. The petition was filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay due to lack of a uniform law or procedure for State election
