https://www.sahilonline.net/en/legal-corner SahilOnline, Leading news portal from Coastal Karnataka, bringing you latest updates from the Coast, State, Nation and the World, in Kannada, Urdu and English. Legal Corner https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-directs-parties-to-upload-on-website-details-of-pending-criminal-cases-against-candidates New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, noting that there has been an alarming increase in criminalisation of politics. The apex court said political parties will also have to upload reasons for selecting candidates with pending criminal cases on their website. The court passed orders on a contempt plea which raised the issue of criminalisation of politics claiming that directions given by the apex court in its September 2018 verdict relating to disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidates are not being followed. A bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman also directed that political parties will publish these details on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter and in one local vernacular and one national newspaper. The top court said political parties will have to submit a compliance report in this regard to the Election Commission within 72 hours of selecting candidates having pending criminal cases against them. It directed that the EC shall bring it to the notice of the apex court in case of failure of political parties to comply with its directions. While pronouncing the order, the bench said it appears that there has been an alarming increase in criminalisation of politics in the last four general elections https://www.sahilonline.net/en/should-india-shift-its-approach-towards-chinese-aggression-in-2018 A brief view on India's potential approach towards China's increasing economic and military dominance https://www.sahilonline.net/en/proposed-surrogacy-law-says-no-parenthood-for-singles Bollywood celebrities like Karan Johar and Tusshar Kapoor became proud fathers via surrogacy but other aspiring singles may face roadblocks as a proposed law restricts this method by allowing only legally wedded couples. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/court-reserves-order-on-eds-plea-for-nbw-against-zakir-naik A special court here today reserved till tomorrow its order on Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking a non-bailable warrant against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/2002-gujarat-riots-probe-sc-relieves-sit-chief-r-k-raghavan The Supreme Court today allowed R K Raghavan, who was heading the apex-court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe 2002 Gujarat riots cases, to be relieved from the duty of heading the team. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/right-to-know-a-fundamental-right-cannot-be-curtailed-ag-to-sc Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today told the Supreme Court that the right to know is a fundamental right and it cannot be curtailed by banning information on the Internet. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/developed-nations-responsible-for-climate-change Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today blamed developed countries including the USA for the depletion in ozone layer and held them responsible for global climate change. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/parking-woes-in-nodia-hc-summons-authority-ceo The Allahabad High Court has asked the CEO of Noida Authority to appear in person on April 20 and submit "some plan for multi-level parking in each sector" to ease the traffic congestion in the city. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/rs-5400-cr-worth-of-undisclosed-income-detected A whopping Rs 5,400 crore worth of "undisclosed income" has been detected by law-enforcing agencies till January 10 since demonetisation came into force last November, the government has told the Supreme Court. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/interim-bail-to-5-fresh-accused-in-coal-case A special court here today granted interim bail till May 4 to five fresh accused named by the CBI in its supplementary charge sheet in a coal scam case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/court-says-robbery-on-rise-upholds-convicts-jail-term Incidents of robbery at public places are gradually rising with unscrupulous persons finding women a soft target, a Delhi court has observed while upholding the jail term of a man in a robbery case. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-absolves-doctor-of-medical-negliegence-charge-after-20-yrs The Supreme Court has absolved a doctor from Maharashtra of the charge of medical negligence after 20 years of an incident in which a road accident victim succumbed to injuries at a hospital. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/high-time-courts-dealt-with-frivolous-pleas-strictly The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea of a man seeking appointment in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on compassionate ground terming it a "frivolous petition" which needed to be dealt with sternly. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-seeks-reply-from-6-states-on-plea-to-ban-cow-vigilantes The Supreme Court today sought response of six states, including Rajasthan, on a plea seeking a ban on cow vigilante groups there. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/hc-asks-state-to-look-into-plea-on-minority-commission The High Court of Karnataka on Friday asked the State government to consider a representation of a petitioner for appointing a person from any minority community other than Muslim as the chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/plea-against-kejriwal-court-says-acbs-report-unsatisfactory A Delhi court expressed unhappiness over an "unsatisfactory" report of the Anti-Corruption Branch on threat perception to the complainants in the alleged PWD scam in which a criminal plea has been filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his relative. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/googlee-given-to-google-by-hc The domain name 'Googlee' has gone to search engine major Google as the Delhi High Court held that it was registered in bad faith, and not a coincidence, by an entity. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/former-bssc-chairman-sudhir-kumar-denied-bail-plea A special court today denied bail to former Bihar Staff Selection Commission Chairman Sudhir Kumar, arrested in a case involving the leakage of question papers of a clerical grade examination held by the Commission. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/dowry-death-hc-upholds-10-years-jail-to-husband The Delhi High Court has upheld 10 years jail term to a man whose wife committed self-immolation, saying she ended her life due to cruelty and harassment meted out by him for dowry. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-slaps-rs-1-lakh-cost-on-rajasthan-govt-for-frivolous-plea The Supreme Court has slapped Rs one lakh cost on the Rajasthan government for filing "frivolous and unjustified petitions" in an arbitration case, saying such tendencies need to be stopped. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/a-days-strike-by-lawyers-affects-47000-pending-cases Hearing in majority of the 45,690 cases posted before various taluk, district and metropolitan courts across the State, and around 1,800 cases before the High Court of Karnataka’s principal Bench in Bengaluru and two permanent Benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi were affected on Friday owing to boycott of court proceedings by lawyers. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-bans-sale-registration-of-non-bs-iv-compliant-vehicles The Supreme Court today banned the sale and registration of vehicles which are not compliant with BS-IV emission norms from April 1 across the country. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/remember-your-bond-solve-dispute-amicably-hc-to-sisters "Sisters never fight" was the counsel of the Delhi High Court to two siblings embroiled in 25-year-old property dispute as the judges took them down the memory lane reminding them of their bond and asked them to resolve the issue amicably. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/hc-refuses-to-interfere-in-aircel-maxis-case The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere in the Aircel-Maxis case as the matter is pending before a special court set up by the Supreme Court. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/cbi-seeks-cancellation-of-jagans-bail The CBI has sought cancellation of bail of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy for allegedly trying to influence a crucial witness in a corruption case registered against him six years ago. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/liquor-ban-cji-expresses-regret-as-spl-bench-did-not-assemble "We are very sorry," Chief Justice J S Khehar today told Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi when he submitted that despite assurance, the special bench did not assemble yesterday to hear pleas seeking modification of an order banning liquor vends along highways. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/court-issues-warrants-against-vicky-goswami-mamta-kulkarni The district court here today issued non-bailable warrants against the alleged international drug-lord Vicky Goswami and his partner and yesteryear's Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni in an ephedrine haul case. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/aadhaar-not-mandatory-for-extending-welfare-schemes-benefitsc The Supreme Court today made it clear that Aadhaar cards cannot be made mandatory by the government for extending benefits of social welfare schemes. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/private-airline-pilot-put-on-trial-in-unnatural-sexcase A pilot with a private airline will face trial for allegedly having unnatural sex with a former air hostess of the carrier, the Delhi High Court has said while absolving him of the charge of rape. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-upholds-life-term-for-3-for-killing-gujarat-shiv-sena-leader The Supreme Court has upheld the life term awarded to three persons for killing a Shiv Sena leader in Gujarat whose younger brother had married a woman from a minority community. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/citizens-have-faith-in-cbis-investigating-abilities-sc Citizens of India have faith in the "investigating abilities" of CBI, the Supreme Court today observed while directing the agency to probe a case relating to the mysterious death of a 22-year-old woman in Noida in 2015. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-judge-launches-sclscs-video-conferencing-facility Justice Dipak Misra today inaugurated the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee's (SCLSC) video conferencing facility in the court complex. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/life-sentence-for-ajmer-blast-case-convicts A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here today sentenced Bhavesh Patel and Devendra Gupta to life in jail in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-to-hear-plea-for-probe-into-alleged-tampering-of-evms The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking a probe into allegations of alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during polls, including the recent assembly elections in five states. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ddca-case-kejriwal-appears-gets-bail Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today granted bail by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by DDCA and cricketer-turned-politician Chetan Chauhan. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-seeks-reply-of-centre-on-plea-against-pension-perks-to-mps The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea seeking scrapping of pension and other perks being given to Members of Parliament. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-suggests-fresh-attempts-to-resolve-ayodhya-dispute The Supreme Court today said fresh attempts must be made by all parties concerned to find a solution to the Ayodhya temple dispute which is a "sensitive" and "sentimental matter". https://www.sahilonline.net/en/parents-can-evict-abusive-adult-children-from-their-house-hc Children who abuse their parents while staying with them in their house can be evicted from the property, the Delhi High Court has ruled. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/protests-at-jnu-indicate-something-is-wrong-somewhere-hc The large number of student protests at JNU only indicates "there is something wrong somewhere", the Delhi High Court told the varsity today while allowing the students to agitate near the admin block. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/13-maruti-ex-employees-get-life-term-for-2012-violence A Gurgaon court today awarded life sentence to 13 former employees of Maruti-Suzuki India Limited, who it had found guilty of murder, in connection with the violence at the automobile giant's Manesar plant in 2012 in which a senior company officer had died. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/new-chief-justice-of-mp-high-court-takes-charge Justice Hemant Gupta today took oath as the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court at a brief ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/will-have-last-say-on-recommendations-on-national-security-sc-collegium The Supreme Court collegium has made it clear that it will have the last say in cases where its recommendation for appointment of a judge is returned by the government on the grounds of national security and public interest. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/are-we-not-ashamed-of-opposing-neet-asks-hc-judge Madras High Court today made some critical observations on Tamil Nadu government's opposition to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/no-corruption-case-made-out-against-traffic-police-acb-to-hc The Maharashtra ACB today informed the Bombay High Court that no offence of corruption was made out against the traffic police department as alleged by a head constable. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karim-moranis-anticipatory-bail-cancelled-asked-to-surrender A local court has cancelled the anticipatory bail of Bollywood film producer Karim Morani, who was booked for allegedly raping a Delhi-based woman. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/man-gets-jail-for-failure-to-abide-by-sc-order-on-alimony Violating a Supreme Court order asking him to pay Rs one lakh interim alimony to his estranged wife has proved costly for a man, with the Delhi High Court sending him to jail for two months. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-declines-to-entertain-plea-on-reducing-pollution A plea, seeking an order for fixing the exhausts of all vehicles on the top rather than in the bottom claiming that this would lessen pollution, has been rejected by the Supreme Court. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/intention-was-to-make-you-alive-to-the-situation The Supreme Court today said its order seeking prompt replies from the Centre and the RBI on a plea against alleged tweaking of rules on exchange of demonetised currency was intended to make them "alive to the situation". https://www.sahilonline.net/en/panel-set-up-to-look-into-ramjas-college-violence The police today told the Delhi High Court that it has set up a panel to look into the recent violence at Ramjas College where students and scribes were allegedly assaulted by cops. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/hc-asks-centre-aap-govt-to-frame-policy-on-e-rickshaws The Delhi High Court today directed the Centre, the AAP government and the Delhi police to frame a comprehensive policy on plying of e-rickshaws in the national capital. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ramjas-college-violence-plea-in-hc-for-action-against-cops A plea seeking action against the policemen who had allegedly assaulted students and journalists during the violence at Ramjas college last week has been moved in the Delhi High Court. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/can-a-patient-without-donors-advertise-for-transplantation Can a person who has no family donor be allowed to advertise to get a volunteer for a kidney transplant?