The High Court of Delhi has quashed Look Out Circulars issued against former directors of AAA Paper Limited at the instance of the Bank of Baroda, observing that LOCs cannot be issued on the mere request of banks and that there must be some application of mind before taking such action.
The single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad recently observed that the Court was coming across a large number of cases where banks were insisting on the opening of LOCs just as a measure to recover m...
Recently, the Kerala High Court quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man who was arrested by the police for watching obscene videos on his mobile phone on the roadside. The Court made it clear that the individual had committed no offence as he was viewing the obscene video in his private time without exhibiting it to others. The case has, however, revived the debate about pornography and the laws that govern it
Even as Delhi grapples with pollution every year during Diwali, petitions in the top court have urged the lifting of the ban on crackers. But the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court have refused to relent
In what could perhaps be seen as a skewed response to maternal upbraiding, courts in India have been okaying medical termination of pregnancies beyond the previous lakshman rekha of 20-24 weeks. Recently, a 27-week-old foetus was cleared for abortion. Court-sanctioned abortions in India have gone beyond the doors of matrimony
With “fatigue” among pilots becoming a major talking point, it is time for a Supreme Court suo motu action to look into their mental health as they are under immense pressure to perform their tasks
The Court has lambasted media trials which deflect the course of justice and asked the home ministry to prepare a manual in this regard. The media has increasingly invaded the judiciary’s domain by conducting parallel trials
In an incident which once again puts a question mark on airlines’ operations and passenger well being, well-known actress and BJP MP Hema Malini was allegedly put into a very uncomfortable position by unruly co-passengers. The incident has also raised questions about the right to privacy
Sitting Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, Justice Kailash Prasad Deo, passed away this morning. Justice Deo was ill for some time. He was admitted to Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital, where he breathed his last at 5:20 am this morning.
The body has been shifted to Justice Deo’s residence at Nepal House in Doranda of Ranchi. Relatives and family members poured in to pay their tributes to the departed soul.
Justice Deo’s body would be taken to the premises of the Jharkhand Hi...