[ad_1] The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently granted a month's time to the Pollution Control Board (PCB), Uttarakhand along with other government officials to submit a response on unauthorised cutting of trees in the forest area adjacent to Nainital city.Since the Naini lake gets recharged by forest areas around it,...
After Delhi HC order, Telegram discloses details of users sharing infringing material, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Pursuant to the Delhi High Court judgment of August 30 that courts in India can direct a messaging app to disclose the information of infringers, Telegram -- an instant messaging application -- has finally handed over the copies to the court.The said data, which is in the form of...
Queer lawyer requests CJI for gender-inclusive appearance slips in courts, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] A queer lawyer practising before the Supreme Court has written to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with a request to modify the appearance slips in the Supreme Court to include an additional column for mentioning people's pronouns so that they may be correctly used in the court's...
J’khand HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Jharkhand High Court, referring to Muslim Personal Law, has said that Muslim girls aged 15 or above have the liberty to marry the person of their choice without any interference of their guardians.The court said this while quashing criminal proceedings based on an FIR lodged against a Muslim...
Karnataka HC sends back the matter to Lokayukta, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Holding that further scrutiny report is cryptic and suffers from non application of mind, the Karnataka high court has remitted back to Karnataka Lokayukta a complaint pertaining to certain illegalities vis-a-vis tender for procurement of machineries to 28 state run Industrial Training Institutes( ITIs) in 2014.Allowing a petition filed...
Bilkis Bano’s moves Supreme Court challenging 11 convicts’ release, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Bilkis Bano has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts who gangraped her and murdered her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. In her petition, filed on November 29, Bano has also sought review of the Supreme Court’s May order that permitted the Gujarat...
Kerala HC completes hearing, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Kerala high court on Wednesday completed the hearing on a plea seeking a CBI probe or an independent enquiry into the letter allegedly issued by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation mayor Arya Rajendran seeking a list of CPM workers for making appointments.Justice K Babu is considering a petition (WP-Crl. 1078/22) filed...
Sebi penalises 15 entities for manipulating Parichay Investments stock prices, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday levied fines totalling Rs 1.15 crore on 15 entities for manipulating the share price of Parichay Investments Ltd (PIL). The regulator imposed fines in the range of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh on 15 entities. The order came after the Securities Appellate...
Madras HC quashes one of two FIRs filed against ex-TN minister, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed an FIR filed against former Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister and AIADMK leader, S.P. Velumani but refused to quash another FIR registered against him.Both FIRs were registered against the former minister on corruption charges.Madras High Court division bench comprising Justices P.N. Prakash...
Delhi HC asks Satyendar Jain to approach trial court in defamation case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked jailed Minister Satyendar Jain to approach the trial court to challenge the criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi BJP leader Chhail Bihari Goswami.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma allowed Jain to withdraw his plea and granted him liberty to approach the trial court by...