Source – indiatimes.com The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on an appeal filed by expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar challenging a trial court’s verdict which had sentenced him to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao in 2017. A Division

Source – business-standard.com The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.The bullet train project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in September 2017. The train

Source – newindianexpress.com KOLKATA: A ‘Justice Clock’ will be installed at the Calcutta High Court on January 22, displaying the status of cases in subordinate courts of West Bengal, an official said here. The electronic LED display board beside the ‘E’ gate of the high court will be inaugurated by Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan, its

Source – thewire.in That DSP Davinder Singh of the J&K Police was caught “transporting” two hardcore Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and one overground worker (OGW), apparently for a paltry fee of Rs 12 lakh should not come as a surprise. What is really a matter of serious concern is that the system had not only “tolerated” him for

Source – thehindu.com The Kerala High Court on Friday constituted a monitoring committee to verify the progress of work proposed by the Government for maintenance of the drainage system and major canals in the city. Justice Devan Ramchandran constituted the committee with member secretary, Kerala State legal Services Authority (KELSA), as its convenor and secretary,

Source – outlookindia.com The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on plea moved by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan”s son Abdullah Azam whose election from Suar Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh was annulled for allegedly being less than the mandatory 25 years of age, when he filed nomination. Although, a bench headed by Chief

Source – hindustantimes.com The Central Administrative Tribunal’s (CAT’s) decision to quash appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab DGP on Friday came as a big setback to Captain Amarinder Singh-led state government, which immediately went into a huddle to explore the legal options to challenge the order. The chief minister was attending the special session of

Source – hindustantimes.com The Union government and the higher judiciary appear to be at loggerheads again over judicial appointments, with each blaming the other for the over 410 vacancies across high courts in the country. Last week, a Supreme Court bench headed by justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul sought an answer from the government on whether

Source – indialegallive.com Mr Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel and others moved to Karnataka High Court under section 482 CrPC to quash and set aside the magistrate order who took cognizance of a criminal complaint filed by N Naresh Kumar, alleging that without his consent, his call details were provided to 3rd party. FIR has been

Source – hindustantimes.com Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea seeking the reopening of the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch in the Capital and asked the police to take action in accordance with the law in a time-bound manner. The stretch in south Delhi, which connects Delhi, Faridabad in Haryana and Noida in Uttar