The verdict was reserved by the Supreme Court in a petition that seeks implementation of the Justice Srikrishna Commission report filed which indicated that many police officers and certain leaders of the Shiv Sena were related to the 1992 Mumbai riots.
A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Vikram Nath asked the State of Maharashtra to file an affidavit for the detailed compensation provided to the victims of the riots within two weeks.
Sep 02, 2022
Declare Elephant Corridors Near Jim Corbett Park Eco-sensitive Zones: Uttarakhand HC
Expressing serious concern over encroachments and obstructions, Uttarakhand High Court directed the state government to consider declaring elephant corridors in the Jim Corbett National Park as "eco-sensitive zones" and not to allow constructions in any form like hotels, resorts and restaurants which fall within the identified corridors in the area.
The HC also directed officials to protect the already identified elephant corridors in the area, to depute competent and sufficient staff on either side of the elephant corridors to ensure their safe passage in the night hours between 10pm and 4am and not to allow, or undertake, any further road construction which cuts across the corridors without providing adequate infrastructure to allow unobstructed and safe movement of wild elephants across such roads.
The directions were given by the division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice RC Khulbe, while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Independent Medical Initiative Society in 2019.
Sep 01, 2022
Delhi High Court Appoints 5 Retired Judges to Deal with Cheque Bounce Cases
The Delhi High Court appointed five retired judges as presiding officers of Special Courts which were established to deal with cheque bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
The postings were made in compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court.
The retired judges who were appointed as presiding officers of Special Courts (NI Act) are Rakesh Siddhartha, C. K. Chaturvedi, Satinder Kumar Gautam, Chandra Bose and Ram Bhagat Singh and their postings will be with effect from September 1. These five officers will be posted in trial courts having jurisdiction of South, South East, South West, Central and New Delhi districts respectively.