Category: LEGAL NEWS

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take a decision within two weeks on the complaint against a media house for broadcasting shows related to the ‘Palghar mob lynching’ in Maharashtra on April 16. Justice Navin Chawla directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider the petitioner’s complaint of May 5 and take a decision on it within two weeks. With the direction, the court disposed of the plea by a lawyer — Amrish Ranjan Pandey — who alleged that the shows aired on the incident…

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday suspended its hearings scheduled for the day, including all virtual hearings, in view of the heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs. The bail pleas filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, both arrested in a drugs case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, were to be heard on Wednesday by a single bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal through video-conferencing. Besides, a division bench led by Justice S J Kathawalla was scheduled to hear actress Kangana Ranaut’s plea…

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The Supreme Court has imposed an interim stay on an order of consumer commission NCDRC directing German automobile company BMW to compensate a customer by replacing his vehicle with a new one after it got damaged in an accident. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud issued notices to the customer, Dassault Systemes India Private Limited, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited, Bird Automotive Pvt Ltd and sought their replies. There shall be an interim stay of the judgment and order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)…

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there was an approval by the Central government on use of Remdesivir and Fabiparivir as medicines to treat COVID-19. The top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and selling these two medicines for treating COVID-19 patients allegedly without valid licences. Remdesivir and Favipiravir are antiviral drugs and their efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients have been a matter of debate among medical experts. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde…

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there was an approval by the Central government on use of Remdesivir and Fabiparivir as medicines to treat COVID-19. The top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and selling these two medicines for treating COVID-19 patients allegedly without valid licences. Remdesivir and Favipiravir are antiviral drugs and their efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients have been a matter of debate among medical experts. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde…

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The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was “not permissible” as it is not recognised by “our laws, legal system, society and our values”. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan by Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta during hearing of a PIL seeking a declaration that same sex marriages be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) and Special Marriage Act. Mehta opposed the relief sought in the petition saying “our laws,…

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The National Green Tribunal Friday formed a committee to submit a report on a plea alleging discharge of chemicals by Aditya Birla Group’s flagship Indian Rayon in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a committee comprising Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution control board, Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Act, nominee of National Institute of Oceanography, Goa and District Magistrate of Gir Somnath. We are of the view that since the pleadings have been filed long back, without expressing any final view…

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The Delhi High Court Thursday questioned Arnab Goswami for running a parallel investigation and trial in the Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death case and directed the journalist to be bound by his undertaking on showing restraint and bringing down the rhetoric while covering the matter. Justice Mukta Gupta said the court was not saying that anyone will gag the media but at the same time, sanctity of investigation must be maintained. Please show restraint. Once the police investigation is going on in the criminal case, there cannot…

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking to open all religious places of worship across country which have been closed due to COVID-19 pandemic.   A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued the notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the plea of Ahmedabad-based “Gitarth Ganga Trust’ seeking opening of the places of worship in the country. “We are issuing notice just to explore possibility,” said the bench, which also comprised Jusrices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, in…

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Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer Vikas Singh Tuesday alleged that the FIR registered by Mumbai Police against Rajput’s sisters and others on Rhea Chakraborty’s complaint is illegal and they will take serious action in the matter. The senior advocate said the case related to Rajput’s death was serious where multiple agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Narcotics Control Bureau are probing the issue and they will not allow the accused to deflect the investigation by filing of such complaints. He said a decision will taken during the day whether…

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