Court News Updates

The Allahabad High Court on Friday said in an order that the authority which has given permission under Section 21 of the General Clauses Act has the right to withdraw it even if there is no such provision in relevant law.

The Delhi High Court on Friday rebuked South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on the issue of concretization of trees in the capital, and said it is the worst kind of human rights abuse as it changes the whole environment of people. The court had sought response SDMC and Delhi Police on concretizing hundreds of trees.

Allahabad High Court division bench while hearing a petition filed by Yes Bank Limited refused to interfere in the FIR filed against the officials of Yes Bank in the multi-crore share scam and dismissed the petition related to it.

Calcutta High Court directed the Counsel for the Eastern Railway to hand over a copy thereof to counsel for the petitioner and “it will be open to the counsel for the petitioner to point out by filing the appropriate material to show if all such steps have been taken on the spot”, said the Court.

Meghalaya High Court division bench while considering the PIL held that this is a cause for which no public interest litigation can be brought.

A single-judge bench while hearing a petition filed by Dileep Kumar Sharma appointed a receiver at Giriraj Ji Govardhan Mandir Vrindavan and directed to pass the order afresh setting aside the order of Mathura Civil Judge.

The CBI has got the Allahabad High Court's go-ahead to prosecute retired Allahabad High Court judge S.N. Shukla in a medical college corruption case in accordance with the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The Supreme Court yesterday, the polling day for the Tripura local body elections, had directed to ensure the security at the polling booths by sending more companies of Central Armed Police Force personnel in each of the 770 polling booths in Tripura, but the Supreme Court orders were not complied......

The Supreme Court will hear slain underworld don Vikas Dubey's wife Richa Dubey's petition challenging the Allahabad High Court decision on her plea denying her relief on November 29. Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the Bikru case of Kanpur.

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the purpose of the Consumer Protection Act would be defeated if the NCDRC continues to delay the hearing of the cases.