Gujarat High Court Permits Interim Relocation Of Bhadra Parisar Street Vendors To Nearby Plots To Ensure Livelihood During Diwali

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 17) permitted the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to temporarily relocate registered street vendors operating in Bhadra Parisar area to two nearby plots in order to ensure that they are not deprived of their livelihood during Diwali festival.Bhadra Parisar area constitutes of a Fort in the walled city in Ahmedabad and also comprises of Maa...

ED Can Treat Coal Block Allocation Obtained By Deceit As 'Property' Involved In Money Laundering: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that coal block allocation obtained through misrepresentation or fraud leading to proceeds of crime amounts to an offence of money laundering under the PMLA.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that obtaining financial benefits in the form of profits earned from the extraction and sale of coal or through...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Restraining Spiritual Leader From Visiting Vijaypura, Says Conduct Eroded Dignity Attached To Office

"Such conduct, by any measure, is wholly inconsistent with the moral and spiritual discipline expected of a religious head and erodes the dignity attached to his office,” the court said.

Hijab Row: Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay For Now DDE's Order Permitting Muslim Girl To Wear Headscarf In School, Seeks State's Stand

The Kerala High Court has directed the State attorney to get instruction on a directive issued by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Ernakulam, asking St. Rita's Public School, a Christian management school affiliated with CBSE, to permit a Muslim girl student to attend classes wearing headscarf.Justice V G Arun directed the State to get instructions in the matter, while refusing to...

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Digitise Parole Process, Build Online Dashboard For Tracking Applications

The Karnataka High Court has suggested that applications seeking parole leave–which presently have to be drafted on paper and submitted physically, be permitted to be filed and processed electronically and the details of the same must be made available in electronic form. Justice Suraj Govindaraj in his order noted that all the applications for parole are made on physical paper, are...

Not Filing Prescribed Affidavit As Per Conduct Of Election Rules Makes Election Petition Non-Maintainable: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an election petition filed with allegations of corrupt practice has to be accompanied by a mandatory affidavit in Form 25, as required under Rule 94-A of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel Held that:“...though in the election petition there are allegations of corrupt practice, yet the election petitioner has not filed...

'Hurts Christian Sentiments': Catholic Congress Says Opposing Haal Movie, Kerala High Court Decides To Watch Film

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 17) allowed the petition filed by Catholic Congress to implead itself in the plea preferred by director and producer of Shane Nigam starrer movie 'Haal' against CBFC's grant of A certification to the film. It also orally told that matter would be taken up on October 21 to decide on a date for the judge to view the movie.Justice V.G. Arun allowed...

Karur Stampede | Actor Vijay's TVK Party Not Recognised Political Party: ECI Tells Madras High Court

The Election Commission of India, on Friday, told the Madras High Court that Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party was not a recognised political party. As per the ECI rules, for being recognised as a State political party, a party has to secure at least 6% of the valid votes polled and two seats in Assembly polls or one in Lok Sabha polls or have 6% valid vote-share in the last Lok...

How Is Rampal Managing To Write & Distribute Books Allegedly Targeting Hindu Deities From Hisar Prison? : Allahabad High Court Asks Jailor

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) directed the Jailer, Hisar Central Jail in Haryana to explain as to how self-styled Godman Sant Rampal, presently lodged in the Jail, is writing and distributing books allegedly targeting the Hindu deities. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar passed the order on a plea moved by Hindu Front for Justice...

Arbitral Proceedings Cannot Continue Once Moratorium Under IBC Is In Effect, Creditors' Recourse Lies Before Liquidator: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh held that arbitration proceedings cannot continue after commencement of liquidation, any order passed thereafter is not legally sustainable. However, considering that continuation of arbitration proceedings would be futile and that the petitioner had not been informed of the commencement of the liquidation, the court...

MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Defrauding Ramakrishna Mission Ashram Official Of ₹2.5 Crore

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 14) granted bail to a man allegedly involved in a cyber fraud case where an official of Ramakrishna Mission Ashram was cheated of Rs. 2 crore by persons who impersonated police officials and used forged documents.The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke directed,"Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case coupled with the...

Rajasthan High Court Restrains Manufacture, Sale Or Import Of 'Genetically Modified' Foods Till Centre Frames Regulations

Rajasthan High Court has restrained the Food Safety Standards Authority of India and Environment Ministry's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee from granting permission for sale, manufacture, distribution or import of Genetically Modified (GM) Food till regulations are framed governing such items. The court also directed the FSSAI and the Centre to frame the requisite regulations governing...