Author: Shabnam Jahan

The Court expressed sadness that, despite the country having been independent for 75 years, low-income individuals still needed to do manual scavenging duties. In its ruling in Court on its own Motion v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors on Thursday, the Delhi High Court said that the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, was not being implemented. Even after 75 years of independence, it is terrible that low-income individuals still have to labor as manual scavengers. This was taken into consideration by a division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice…

A challenge to an administrative service appointment should be brought before the Maharashtra State or Central Administrative Tribunal, the court questioned the petitioner about how it could become involved in this matter. The petitioner was directed by the Bombay High Court on Thursday to provide justification for the maintainability of the claim made in opposition to the appointment of the current Municipal Commissioner of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC). According to the argument made by public activist Selvaraj Shanmugam, current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was the Minister of the Urban Development Department in 2021, appointed Dilip Dhole to…

In order to stop corporations from exploiting their dominant market position, CCI has requested a number of changes. The Sony-Zee merger has been given the go-light by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) subject to a number of restrictions. To stop Zee Sony from exploiting its dominant market position, CCI has put restrictions in place. After the merger, Sony Pictures Networks India will hold a majority stake—nearly 51 percent—in the combined company, which will be listed on the Indian stock exchange. Sony Pictures Networks India and Bangla Entertainment were advised to obtain the CCI approval by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. The…

The Court ruled that the husband must present specific evidence that his wife’s behavior made it challenging for him to coexist with her. In a major decision, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court found that Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act does not apply when a woman indicates a wish to leave for employment [Pundlik Yevatkar vs. Ujwala @ Shubhangi Yevatkar]. During a hearing for a divorce petition, a husband claimed that his wife frequently argued with him because she needed to go to work and had threatened to not have children unless she found employment. The…

Additionally, Justice NJ Jamadar referred to the PMLA Act’s proviso to Section 45, which permits the granting of bail based on medical justifications. The Bombay High Court noted from the evidence presented before it that there was a likelihood Anil Deshmukh would not be found guilty in the case when it granted bail to the former Maharashtra Home Minister in the money laundering case against him. Justice NJ Jamadar observed that the co-accused in the case and fired Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze’s testimonies were the main source of information used by the investigative agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED). According to…

The Kerala High court ruled that any party seeking relief from the court cannot be denied it because of the court staff’s failure to ensure compliance with the regulations. In a recent case, CP Pappachan v. State of Kerala & Anr., the Kerala High Court ordered the State’s subordinate courts to abide by Rules 28 and 29 of the Criminal Rules of Practice, which demand that all complaints and petitions submitted to the court be sealed and that the appropriate court fees have been paid. After seeing that many complaints and petitions filed with the court lack a seal as…

Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan went to court and argued that even though it has been more than 60 days after their detention, the CBI has not yet submitted its charge sheet. Kapil Wadhawan, the former managing director of Dewan Housing and Finance Limited (DHFL), and Dheeraj Wadhawan, the director, were denied statutory bail by a Delhi court in connection with an alleged ₹ 34,000 crore bank loan scandal. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended both defendants on July 19, 2022. They appeared before the court and said that even though more than 60 days had gone since their detention,…

Sources made it clear that the two judges’ objections were exclusive to the letter that was disseminated and not to the suggested candidates. In a letter asking for their approval to nominate four judges to the Supreme Court Collegium, Chief Justice of India UU Lalit received opposition from two members of the Collegium. In an unusual action, CJI Lalit wrote a letter to his colleague’s judges in the collegium asking for their approval for the appointment of four additional justices to the Supreme Court, according to a previous report from Hindustan Times. In the letter, the following persons were suggested…

The respondent in the case was also ordered by Justice Jasmeet Singh to report to the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee (DHCLSC) office and perform pro bono work for the following three months.

The renowned Saptashrungi temple in Maharashtra’s Nashik area will be able to perform animal sacrifices, the Maharashtra government recently informed the Bombay High Court.