Chennai: Contending absence of legal powers for the government to acquire ancestral properties — immovable and movable — for memorial purposes as well as other aspects like procedural infirmities, J. Deepa, the niece of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and …
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SC collegium recommends elevation of four judges to top court
The Supreme court collegium is understood to have recommended the elevation of the Chief Justices of Patna, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura high courts as judges of the Supreme Court. The four Chief Justices who have been recommended for elevation …
Read More »Bengal police deny phone-tapping, HC dismisses Mukul Roy’s plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by former Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy in which he had accused the West Bengal government of tapping his phone, after the state police authorities denied it. As Justice Vibhu Bakhru …
Read More »KDMC mayor disqualified
The local court on Thursday disqualified Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Mayor Rajendra Deolekar over a caste category dispute. The petition was filed by Deolekar’s rival Arjun Vishnu Mhatre of BJP. Both had fought elections from ward number 6 of …
Read More »Juvenile cases to be disposed off by bench only: Himachal HC
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday set aside a Juvenile Justice Board judgment relating to a criminal offence, as it was delivered by the Principal Magistrate alone without involving the board’s other two members. Directing the juvenile board to …
Read More »Madhur Bhandarkar: Selective outrage over films is wrong
Selective outrage over films is wrong, National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said on Thursday, claiming that those who are backing Sanjay Leela Bhansali over his controversy-marred film Padmavati did not support him when his Indu Sarkar came under fire. I …
Read More »HC questions 12% GST on sanitary napkins
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the central government’s decision to impose 12 per cent tax on sanitary napkins under the GST regime, saying it has exempted “bindi, kajal, sindoor” which seem more essential than sanitary napkins. The court …
Read More »Missing girl case: High Court warns of action against cops
Taking a strict note of the Mumbai Police’s failure to find a minor girl who was reported missing from the city five years ago, the Bombay High Court said that if the police department does not straighten its act soon, …
Read More »High Court drops contempt proceedings against BMC over fire engine in public park
The court was hearing a plea filed by the Malabar Hill Citizens Forum against the BMC’s decision to park the fire engine and erect a temporary shed in the park The Bombay High Court on Wednesday agreed to drop the …
Read More »High Court grants bail to SPTPL officials in highway accident case
The FIR was lodged after an accident on the highway near Uran Phata flyover The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to two officials of the Sion Panvel Tollways Private Limited (SPTPL) who were arrested for poor maintenance of the Sion-Panvel …
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