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SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking Allahabad HC bench in western UP

The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking establishment of a separate bench of the Allahabad High Court in western Uttar Pradesh, saying this was not the right forum. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said though a good issue has been raised in the petition, but the apex court cannot deal with it "on judicial side". When lawyer K R Chitra, appearing for NGO 'Fight For Human Rights, said the litigants of western Uttar Pradesh also need smooth access to the high court, the bench said, "you are absolutely right, but the choice of the forum is wrong". "The prayer made in the writ petition i.e. establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court of Allahabad for western Uttar Pradesh cannot be the subject matter of judicial determination and directions. "The writ petition is, therefore, not maintainable and is accordingly dismissed," it said. The PIL said currently the Allahabad High Court has its separate branch at ...

Goldman Sachs 'cheated' Malaysia over 1 MDB from state coffers: Mahathir

The US Justice Department unveiled criminal charges this month against ex-Goldman bankers Tim Leissner and Ng Chong Hwa

10-yr-old girl injured in toy car explosion

A 10-year old girl was seriously injured on Tuesday when a toy car found on the road near her house at the Manipuri Basti here exploded when she played with it, the police said. Her mother of the class three girl was also injured in the explosion, the police said. Her neighbours said that a packet containing the toy car was found by a person on the road and the girl took it inside her home to play with it. As she was pushing it around an explosion occured grievously injuring the girl and her mother, who was nearby, they said. The girl was immediately rushed to hospital where doctors said one of her eyes was damaged due to explosive particles entering it. Her face suffered multiple injuries as did her body and two of her fingers were severed. The mother was injured on her legs, the doctors said. Police said its teams with forensic experts have rushed to the spot and have begun investigations to find out the nature of the explosive and who may have kept it at the spot.

NGT suggests farmers to use treated water for agriculture, use less water consuming crops

Expressing concern over extraction of groundwater, the National Green Tribunal has suggested use of treated sewage water by farmers for agricultural purposes instead of potable water. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said at a time when there is serious depletion of the water table there was a need to switch over to less water consuming crops. "We do appreciate the difficulties of the agriculturists but the option of providing alternative of use of treated sewage water etc or switching over to less water consuming crops needs to be considered," the bench, also comprising Justice S P Wangdi, said. "Equally significant is the need for checking contamination of underground water by who are discharging untreated effluents in the earth or in water bodies.Comprehensive planning and execution thereof on the subject with utmost priority is necessary and absence thereof has led to emergency situation in certain areas," it said. The tribunal was hearing petitions ...

Kerala Police officer involved in murder kills self

A senior Kerala Police officer who was eluding arrest after causing a man's death a week back was on Tuesday found hanging at his home in Kollam district.

RInfra wins arbitration award worth Rs 16.14 cr against NHAI

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Tuesday said that it has won an arbitration award worth Rs 16.14 crore against the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

Delhi Chief Secy moves HC against fresh breach of privilege proceedings by Assembly

Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash on Tuesday moved the high court here challenging the fresh breach of privilege proceedings initiated against him by the Assembly on complaints by two of its committees. The plea was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao which allowed it to be listed for hearing on Wednesday. The petition has sought setting aside of the breach of privilege proceedings initiated by the Assembly's Privileges Committee based on complaints by the Question and Reference Committee (QRC) and the Protocol Committee. The chief secretary's plea has also challenged the complaints made against him by the QRC and Protocol Committee. He has contended that the breach of privilege proceedings initiated against him based on the two complaints were "violative of the Constitution of India as well as the Rules of the House and therefore, illegal and unconstitutional". The petition also seeks quashing of the Speaker's decision to refer the two ...

Two electrocuted in UP village

Two persons were electrocuted in Ballia district when they were returning home after making preparations for the festival of Chatth, police said on Tuesday.

Sabarimala: SC to hear review petitions on Jan 22, refuses to stay its verdict

The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear on January 22 in open court the pleas seeking review of its verdict which allowed entry of women of all age groups into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, but refused to stay the judgement. On September 28, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in 4:1 verdict had paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple saying the ban amounted to gender discrimination. The review petitions against the verdict were taken up 'in-chamber' by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. "All the Review Petitions along with all pending applications will be heard in Open Court on 22nd January, 2019 before the appropriate Bench. We make it clear that there is no stay of the judgment and order of this Court dated 28th September, 2018 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No.373 of 2006 (Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs. The ...

Five poachers in Kerala, Delhi get imprisonment, fine for killing tigers: CBI

Five poachers in Delhi and Kerala were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by local courts in two separate cases for killing tigers, according to a CBI statement. In the first case, Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate sentenced Gireesh and Siby Jose, both resident of Idukki, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each, it said. The CBI had registered a case after allegations were levelled that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy at Nedumkandam, Adimali and other places in 2005. They had encroached the reserve forest of Munnar forest division in Idukki, killed a tiger and took away its skin for sale, the statement said. The tiger skin was seized by forest officials on July 22, 2015 from the accused's residence, it said, adding the trial court convicted two accused and acquitted four others. In another case, a court in New Delhi sentenced Nepali national Mangal Lama alias Tashi to five years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs ..

ASI suspended for misbehaving and fighting with youth

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police has been suspended after he allegedly, in an inebriated condition, misbehaved and fought with a youth in Kaimur district in dry Bihar, police said on Tuesday. The incident happened on Monday night under the jurisdiction of Ramgarh police station when the youth was returning home in Ramgarh town, the police said. The youth, Abhimanyu Gupta, lodged an FIR on Monday and in his complaint he mentioned that ASI Mantun Kumar, under the influence of alcohol, misbehaved with him and also indulged in a fight with with him, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Kaimur district, Raghunath Singh, said. The ASI was sent to a Bhabua Sadar Hospital for medical examination on Monday night and the doctors confirmed that the ASI had consumed liquor, the DSP said. "ASI Mantun Kumar was arrested for consuming liquor. But he was later released on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 50,000 as it was his first offence," the DSP said. Kaimur district ...

CCTV cameras in all DTC buses likely by May next year: Delhi govt to HC

The AAP government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that CCTV cameras are likely to be installed in all DTC buses in the national capital by May next year. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao during the hearing of a PIL by a lawyer. The petitioner has sought installation of CCTV cameras, and other safety and security features in all buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). The court listed the matter for hearing in January after the advocate appearing for petitioner Manish Kumar opposed the Delhi government's submission and said earlier the DTC had claimed there were marshals present in some of its buses, but this was not correct. The counsel sought time to file a response to the status report filed by the Delhi government, following which the court listed the matter for hearing in January. The Delhi government, represented by its additional standing counsel Gautam Narayan, told the bench that tenders have been floated .

CBI files case against its Deputy Legal Advisor for forgery

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against its Deputy Legal Advisor Beena Raizada for allegedly forging signatures of the head of the branch in her annual appraisal report in order to get a favourable promotion.The case has been filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 417 read with 511, 468, 471 and 477.The FIR has been registered under suspected offences of cheating, forgery, use of bogus documents as genuine and fraudulently committing mischief of documents.The complainant Ashish Prasad, Deputy Superintendent of Police at CBI AC-V Unit of Bhopal had registered the complaint at CBI AC-I Unit, Delhi.ASP Sandeep Chaudhary has been entrusted with the responsibility of investigating the case.

Court to pronounce order on Janardhan Reddy's bail tomorrow

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Tuesday reserved the bail orders for mining baron and former state minister Gali Janardhan Reddy who was arrested by the Central Crime Branch on Sunday in connection with a fraud case. The court will announce its verdict tomorrow.Reddy was arrested in an alleged bribery case involving the Ambident Group. He is suspected to have received 57 kilograms of gold worth Rs 18 crore to help an accused in a case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Bengaluru Commissioner of Police T Suneel Kumar had earlier said, "A company Ambident, set up in 2016-17 assured investors a return of 30-40 per cent per month in the form of profits. Thousands of people were lured to invest. Initially, they returned the first batch profits as promised following which more people poured in. Subsequently, when it failed to return the principal amount, cases were registered."He added, "In January 2017, the ED raided the company. The crime ..

Minor found dead in Manipur observation home

A minor who was arrested in connection with the death of a girl was found hanging from a ceiling fan at a government-run observation home in Manipur on Tuesday, police said.

S K Seth to be sworn in as Chief Justice of MP High Court

Justice S K Seth will take oath as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Wednesday. High Court Registrar (Administration) Satish Chandra Rai said that Governor Anandiben Patel will administer the oath of office to Justice Seth in Bhopal. Seth, the senior-most judge of the MP High Court at present, was made acting Chief Justice after Chief Justice Hemant Gupta was elevated to the Supreme Court . Seth will be the 24th Chief Justice of the MP High Court. Before becoming a high court judge, Seth had served as an additional advocate general. He was enrolled as an advocate on July 24, 1981 and practised in Jabalpur. He was appointed a high court judge on March 21, 2003 and was made a permanent judge on January 19, 2004, as per the high court website. He is due to retire in June 2019.

Tihar inmates allege human right violation by TN special police: HC seeks AAP govt reply

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought responses from the AAP government and Tihar prison authorities on allegations by some inmates that the Tamil Nadu Special Police, which takes care of the jail's security, was violating human rights. The inmates of a high-risk ward of the jail levelled the allegations in a letter to the court, which was converted into a PIL by a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao. The bench issued notices to the Delhi government, director general of prisons, the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) and some of its officers, who have been named in the communication, seeking their stand on the issue. The inmates, around 15 of them, from the high risk ward of Central Jail 8 of Tihar have specifically accused a TSP sub-inspector of inciting other prisoners to assault Muslim inmates lodged in the ward. Besides, the letter also alleged that threats of use of force by TSP officers. Some of the officers have been accused of "misbehaviour while frisking ...

130 candidates facing criminal cases in fray for Chhattisgarh polls

As many as 130 candidates facing declared criminal cases, 90 of them involving serious charges like attempt to murder, are among the 1,079 candidates in the fray for the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls in 72 constituencies.

Madras HC stays NGT penalty on TN govt over delay in removal

The Madras High Court Tuesday stayed the Rs 2 crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal on Tamil Nadu Public Works Department for failing to initiate appropriate pre-monsoon preparedness work here, particularly for the Buckingham Canal. A division bench comprising justices MM Sundresh and Krishan Ramaswamy passed the interim order on an appeal moved by the public works department (PWD) challenging the order. On October 31, the NGT imposed the fine, noting that the pace of work undertaken by the PWD to resolve these issues was disappointing. The order was passed on a plea by activist Jawaharlal Shanmugam seeking restoration of rivers and canals in the city. Directing the Tamil Nadu chief secretary to look into the matter directly and ensure steps are taken on an urgent basis in the interest of the environment and the people, the tribunal said the report on removal of encroachments was equally disappointing. It is stated that out of total 26,300 encroachments, only 408 have ..

HC reserves orders on pleas of Irani, Nirupam in defamation cases

The Delhi High Court reserved its orders Tuesday on two separate pleas filed by Union minister Smriti Irani and Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, seeking quashing of the summons issued to them in cross-defamation complaints filed against each other. Justice R K Gauba reserved the verdicts on the two petitions after hearing the arguments of the lawyers of the two leaders. In her plea, Irani has sought quashing of the summons issued to her by a trial court on June 6, 2014. She has also sought quashing of the complaint filed by Nirupam. Nirupam has challenged a magisterial court's March 11, 2013 order summoning him in Irani's defamation complaint against him. He has also sought quashing of the January 1, 2013 complaint filed by Irani. The court had earlier advised both the leaders to arrive at a compromise with regard to the defamation cases they have filed against each other. Nirupam, a former Congress MP, had filed the complaint against Irani, alleging that on December 20, 2012, when the