April 2021 – Page 7 – Lawcutor

Supreme Court rejects plea by Trinamool Congress leader seeking 100 percent VVPAT verification of votes

The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by an All India Trinamool Congress leader from Bongaon, Gopal Seth, seeking 100 percent matching of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit…

Supreme Court: when seat of Arbitration is changed with mutual agreement of parties award cannot be challenged by either parties

Special Civil Application was filed by Inox Renewables Ltd. against order of Commercial Court, Ahmedabad which was dismissed, holding that the courts at Jaipur, Rajasthan would be the courts in…

Deep Sidhu sent to one day Judicial custody by a Delhi court in Red Fort violence case

A Delhi court ordered one day judicial custody of Deep Sidhu in connection with the FIR lodged by the Archeological Survey of India for the damage caused to the Red…

Can’t presume person is fleeing from justice when Section 41A CrPC notice is issued after person has left the country: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court in a recent order has held that when a notice of appearance is issued under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure before police officer…

Clearing of Kumbh gathering, enforcing Covid guidelines in elections : PIL SEEKS IN SC

Advocate Sanjai Kumar Pathak filled a petition claiming, "The authorities are not only permitting but facilitating and promoting congregation of people in the events like Kumbh 2021 and election rallies."…

Supreme Court recommends for amendment to Negotiable Instrument Act giving magistrate power to recall summons

Criminal SLP No. 5464 of 2016 was filed for dishonour of two cheques of amount of Rs.1,70,000/-. Case was filed under section 138 of NI Act. Chapter XVII inserted in…

NGT directs Centre to regulate extraction of ground water in cricket fields

The petitioner, Haider Ali raised a concern that the use of ground water for maintenance of cricket fields is depriving people of portable drinking water. The Petitioner further stated that…

Bombay HC : RT-PCR test reports should be sent immediately on WhatsApp

A suo motu PIL was heard in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court by a Division Bench consisting of Justice ZA Haq and Justice MA Borkar. The applicant,…

South Korea intends to take Japan’s Fukushima Water Decision to the International Court of Justice

Despite protests from fisheries and environmental organisations, South Korean President Moon Jae-in directed officials to look into petitioning an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima…

CBI framed charges against Hoods in AJL plot allotment case

In the Associated Journal plot allotment case, charges were being framed against the former Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda by a Special CBI Court in Panchkula. In the…