Month: October 2019

Despite Tripura HC’s ban, Animal sacrifice continues at Tripureswari Temple, local admin and temple yet to receive court order

Source: opindia.com In open defiance of Tripura High Court’s order banning animal sacrifice at Temples, Pashubali continued as usual in Maa Tripureswari Temple at Udaipur, Tripura. The government, thus far, has issued no order regarding the same and made no attempt thus far at enforcing the High Court order. Therefore, Pashubali continued at the Temple as usual. As reported

Gujarat High Court disposes petitions against Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala

Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed Speaker Rajendra Trivedi to expeditiously decide on the disqualification application moved by Congress against turncoats Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala, preferably within November 2. The direction came from the division bench of Justice SR Brahmbhatt and Justice VP Patel in connection with petitions filed by Congress

Kashmir’s PSA move against Farooq Abdullah blocks petition in Supreme Court

Source: hindustantimes.com Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vaiko’s petition that wanted the Jammu and Kashmir government to produce former chief minister Farooq Abdullah was disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government had issued orders

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 30, 2019)

source: downtoearth.org.in Report on Ganga pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 27, 2019 directed the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh to ensure the supply of drinking water to the residents of Rania, Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, where there has been a chromium dump since 1976, and has not been shifted despite repeated orders.

Police can’t book house owners for not verifying tenant, domestic help details, rules Punjab and Haryana high court

Source: hindustantimes.com Police can’t register an FIR against house owners for not verifying details of tenants, paying guests and domestic helps, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled. This year alone, as many as 400 cases have been registered against house owners in Chandigarh and Mohali for violating the magistrate’s orders on mandatory police

CBI property scan on Madras High Court ex-Chief Justice Tahilramani

Source: telegraphindia.com Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has allowed the CBI to take action “in accordance with the law” against Justice Vijaya K. Tahilramani because of an alleged adverse intelligence report about her regarding property transactions. Justice Tahilramani recently resigned as Madras High Court chief justice after she was told to head the much