Judgement

Bombay HC quashes FIRs against 29 foreigners in Tablighi case

 The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed the FIRs filed against 29 foreign nationals who were charged for violating their Tourist Visa conditions by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Delhi. A Division Bench of Justice T.V. Nalawade and Justice M.G. Sewlikar observed that there is no restriction on foreigners for visiting religious places and …

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AG declines consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Swara Bhaskar

New Delhi: Attorney General K. K. Venugopal has declined consent to initiate contempt proceeding against actress Swara Bhaskar for her comments against the Supreme Court on social media. Contempt petitions need the AG’s consent before the judges look at it. This petition was filed by Usha Shetty. She has also sought the consent of Solicitor …

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PETA Filed Plea warning of another Transmitting Disease ‘Glanders’

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court with regards to the issue of Glanders in horses, mules, ponies, and donkeys in Delhi seeking directions to implement Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Disease in Animal Act, 2009 and National Action Plan for its …

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Babri Masjid case: Supreme Court gives CBI Spl court till Sep 30 to wrap up

The Supreme Court on August 19 has extended the deadline till September 30 for the CBI Special Court for pronouncement of its judgment in Babri Masjid case. The order was passed by the Bench comprising of Justices Rohinton F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, and Indira Banerjee.  The criminal case against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murali …

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Supreme Court issues notice in a plea to transfer rape case against UP standing counsel out of state

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and SP on a writ petition seeking transfer of investigation and trial of the criminal case filed against the Additional Chief Standing counsel of the UP Govt. who has been made accused of rape by a young practicing lawyer from Delhi. The petition has been moved …

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First E-Lok Adalat a huge success

Need to ensure that E-Lok Adalat remains the ‘People’s Lok Adalat’: said Justice N.V. Ramana, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority, during the virtual accomplishment ceremony of the online Lok Adalat. The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) under the aegis of National legal Services Authority organised the state’s first online Lok Adalat. It was organised all …

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New Tax Reforms: Taxpayers’ Chimera?

The reforms are meant to benefit sincere taxpayers, ensure their fair and polite treatment, and ease their compliance burden. Yet, tax harassment and trial notices are the order of the day, leading to distrust By Shivanand Pandit With the intention of boosting revenues to meet imminent fiscal crunches, many developing countries introduce tax reforms. Major …

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Plea in SC against govt order on Vinayaka Chaturthi Puja celebrations

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court against the press release by State of Tamil Nadu by which it had disallowed the installation of Vinayaka idols and procession of the idols for immersion in sea or water bodies. The petitioner had challenged the government press release dated 13th August 2020, issued by the …

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Dua case adjourned, SC wants to hear SG’s argument

Our democracy in true sense is in threat if our press is not allowed to function freely, said Senior Advocate Vikas Singh during the hearing of plea filed by veteran journalist Vinod Dua seeking quashing of FIR registered against him. The bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices UU Lalit and Vineet Saran today heard a plea filed by Senior …

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AGR case: SC asks DoT to give details of dues from users of shared spectrum

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Department of Telecommunications to file an affidavit regarding dues to be paid by users of shared spectrum, along with a reply on past dues, dates of grant and transfer of licenses.  A three-judge Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S. Abdul Nazeer and M.R. Shah heard the matter regarding …

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