Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he was withdrawing his request for parliamentary immunity in the three graft cases against him to stop the “dirty game” over the issue, paving the way for legal proceedings against him to go forward. The Israeli leader made
The Bombay High Court granted ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar’s husband, Deepak Kochhar liberty to appeal against an Income Tax (IT) Assessment Order challenged by him before first appellate authority. The High Court also added that it is open to Kochhar to file an application for
The Supreme Court held that the closing of departure gates by Airlines due to the failure of passengers to show up on time shall not be regarded as “Deficiency of Service” in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Referring the Contract of Carriage applicable to flight
The Karnataka High Court yesterday granted bail to a Bangladeshi Christian woman accused of being an ‘illegal migrant’, keeping in mind the provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA). The main allegation against the petitioner was that she had obtained an Indian passport by means of
The Supreme Court today dismissed the petition filed by Mukesh, convict in the Nirbhaya case, challenging the decision of the President of India to reject his mercy plea. The judgment was rendered by the Bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, and AS Bopanna. Pronouncing the verdict today,
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court today held that the grant of anticipatory bail should not be subject to time constraints. The Court also added that it is also open to the court to impose conditions. While holding this, the Constitution Bench held, “Parliament
A PIL in the Supreme Court has sought directions for restricting political parties from fielding candidates against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, saying that allowing criminals to contest and become legislators is extremely serious for democracy. It has sought directions for every
E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and need to establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated due to the packaging of their products, the Central Pollution Control Board told
Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat recused himself from hearing the Centre’s plea seeking Rs 7,844 crore as additional fund from successor firms of US-based Union Carbide Corporation for giving compensation to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims. A five-judge bench headed by Justice
A magistrate’s court here in Maharashtra sentenced eight persons till the “rising of the court” and imposed a fine of Rs 600 on them for taking out a rally by defying the prohibitory orders after India had defeated Pakistan in a cricket tie in 2016.