Data Protection Bill Ready; Will Be Introduced In Parliament In Monsoon Session : AG Tells Supreme Court In WhatsApp Case

During the course of the hearing in pleas challenging the latest privacy policy of WhatsApp, on Tuesday, the Attorney General for India, Mr. R. Venkataramani, informed a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the new Data Protection Bill is ready and would be introduced in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament that is to commence in July, 2023. A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices KM...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Labour Court's Decision To Reinstate Terminated Workman For Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the decision of the Labour Court to reinstate a workman, who was terminated by a private company for not joining the service on the notified date, without holding the enquiry and following the principle of natural justice.The court was hearing the writ petition filed by the company against the Labour’s Court decision of reinstatement.The bench...

Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Against IT Rules Amendment That Allows Centre To "Fact Check" Social Media Posts About Itself

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the new amendment to Information Technology Rules that empower the Central Government to identify 'Fake News' about itself in the social media."In effect, the Rules require social media intermediaries to censor or otherwise modify content that relates to the Central Government, if a government-mandated...

Supreme Court Expresses Disapproval Of NGT Principal Bench Hearing Cases From Western Zone; Warns Of Contempt Action

The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal should know its limitations, said the Supreme Court on Monday. While expressing disapproval over the principal bench of the tribunal allegedly continuing to hear cases arising from the western zone in which they had taken suo motu cognisance, despite the top court’s strictures, Justice BR Gavai said: “There is a specific mandamus...

Management Of Mughal Mosque Seeks Directions For Allowing Prayers During Ramazan, High Court Lists Matter For Hearing On April 27

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed an application seeking directions for allowing prayers at a mosque situated inside the Qutub Minar complex during the month of Ramzan for hearing on April 27. The month of Ramzan this year ends on April 22 or April 23.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice on the application moved by Managing Committee of Delhi Waqf Board seeking early disposal of a...

Permitting Indian Citizen To Take Child Abroad Does Not Foreclose Right Of Other Spouse To Get Custody: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that granting permission to an Indian citizen to take his/her child abroad would not foreclose the right of the other spouse to get custody of the child. The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar compared the situation to that of procuring custody of a child who is habituated resident in a foreign Country.It...

Election Officials Have No Authority To Search And Seize Material Before Announcement Of Election: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that Returning Officer or the election officials would not get any jurisdiction to search or seize any material before announcement of elections. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed,“The Returning Officer or the election officials would not get any jurisdiction to search or seize any material before the announcement of...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's Plea To Transfer Case Pending In UP To Delhi; Stays Trial

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a petition filed by former Law Minister of Delhi, Somnath Bharti seeking transfer of case pending before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Special Court, Additional Session Judge, Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah stayed the...

Look Into Anomalies In Maintaining ‘Asla Registers’ In Police Stations: Delhi High Court To Commissioner Of Police

The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to look into the anomalies in maintaining the “Asla registers”, which contain details of issuance and return of arms, in all the police stations. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A. Bamba passed the order while setting aside the conviction and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life awarded to...

Judgments Are Nothing But Waste Papers If Not Implemented In True Letter & Spirit: Justice Battu Devanand Of Madras High Court

Justice Battu Devanand, who was recently transferred from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Madras High Court, on Monday said that passing orders and judgments is not the only duty of the court and that such orders and judgments would be a mere waste paper unless they are properly implemented. "In my opinion passing orders and rendering judgments is not the only duty of courts and judges....

S. 27A Kerala Wetland Act | Conversion Fees Exempted For Property Less Than 25 Cents Purchased Even After 2017 Cut-Off: High Court

The Kerala High Court recently declared that the fees prescribed under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 with respect to conversion of a property purchased after December 2017, cannot be insisted if the property measures less than 25 cents.Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman rejected the contention that 'any property' purchased after December, 2017 would...

Supreme Court Dismisses Tamil Nadu Govt's Plea Challenging HC Judgment Lifting Conditions For RSS Route March

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, dismissed the plea filed by the Tamil Nadu Government challenging the order of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, which set aside conditions imposed by the Single Judge on the route march sought to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the State. The Apex Court also dismissed a separate plea filed by the State Govt assailing the...