The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Etah to look into the incident of the assault on the lawyer by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
Madras High Court has recently settled the disputes between the renowned music director Ilaiyaraja and the proprietors of Prasad Studio, allowing the composer to meditate for a day in his music room where he used to compose his songs for 35 years.
A Notice has been issued by the Telangana High Court to the state and Central Government, its Pollution Control Boards, and collectors, concerned for filing a counter-affidavit against a Public Interest Litigation which complained about the lack of performance of duties by the authorities who failed to prevent the establishment and failure of unauthorized and illegal stone crushing units in the districts of Rangareddy and Sangareddy.
The Supreme Court in a recent judgment has clarified that the Tenancy Matters which fall under the Transfer of Property Act are arbitrable and paved the way for faster adjudication of cases.
The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man who was alleged for holding the hand of a 17-year-old while expressing his love to her. The Bombay High Court stated that mere holding or touching the hand without sexual intention will not amount to sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
The Customs department is planning to move to the Kerala High Court against the state jail department’s decision of not allowing the custom’s official along with visitors who want to meet the prime accused Swapna Suresh in the Kerala Smuggling Case, under Cofeposa (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act).
Taking note of the illegal and unauthorized construction of about 40m near Qutub Minar, an ASI protected heritage monument, the Delhi High Court directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Zonal Deputy Commissioner of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to look into the matter of the failure of duties and fix the responsibility of the officers.
The Allahabad High Court while uniting a Hindu wife with her Muslim Husband said that “she has a choice to live her life on her own terms”.
The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause notice to a convict who has produced a wrong copy of a verdict passed by the Trial Court and misled the Apex Court to get an order in his favour.
The plea filed by Kian Medhi Kumar in Karnataka High Court, through his father, states that the government’s decision to allow Vehicular Traffic inside the Cubbon Park is an action of ‘environmentally irresponsible respondents’ which is ‘directly affecting’ his health, well-being, and quality of life.
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