Supreme Court Directs UIDAI To Issue Aadhaar Cards To Sex Workers Without Insisting On Proof Of Residence

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue Aadhaar Cards to sex workers on the basis of a proforma certification submitted by a Gazetted Officer at NACO or the Project Director of the State Aids Control Society. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and A.S. Bopanna asked UIDAI to ensure that confidentiality of...

Orissa High Court Issues Directions To Govt For Improving Public Healthcare Facilities In State

The Orissa High Court recently held hearing on a holiday (21st May 2022) to review the lacunae in the Public Healthcare Facilities of the State. It also issued a slew of directions to the State Government for improvement of conditions in the government hospitals. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "Nearly six months...

Appeal Filed By Insurance Company 'Unnecessary' Considering 'Smallness Of Amount': Gujarat High Court Upholds Compensation Award Of ₹65,200

Stating that the Insurance Company had unnecessarily filed an appeal for challenging a small compensation amount in a motor vehicles accident claim, Justice Sandeep Bhatt has affirmed the award of INR 65, 200 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and dismissed the appeal of the Insurance Company. The brief facts of the case were that the Claimant (Respondent No. 1) was riding in...

Detention Order A Preventive Measure, Sense Of Urgency Is Must, Failure To Serve/ Detain At Earliest Possible Defeats Its Purpose: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the purpose of detention order is a preventive measure and if the detenu is not served or detained at the earliest possible, keeping in view the spirit of Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India, the purpose is defeated.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta quashed the detention order issued under...

[K-Rail] SIA Conducted Via Digital Means, No More Survey Stones: State Informs Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court was informed by the State on Tuesday that the practice of placing survey marks has been done away with and the social impact assessment (SIA) for the K-rail project was being conducted through digital methods such as geo-tagging wherever the people take objection to lay survey stones for the survey.Justice Devan Ramachandran recorded this submission and observed that...

Attempt To Get Civil Dispute Resolved By Invoking Criminal Court's Jurisdiction Amounts To Abuse of Process of Court: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the attempt of a complainant to get the civil dispute resolved by resorting to invoking jurisdiction of a criminal court amounts to abuse of the process of the court. In the present case, the court noted that the real dispute between the parties is prima facie of civil nature which cannot be adjudicated by a criminal court.Justice Birendra Kumar,...

Bar Associations Cannot Pass Resolutions Against Representing A Person, Shall Amount To Violation Of Constitution: Madras High Court

Condemning the act of the Karaikudi Bar Association in passing a resolution stating that no one shall represent certain accused in a case, the Madras High Court held that such a resolution is illegal; and null and void and the same shall have no force of law. Even in instances where there has been an attack on advocates, the same should be condemned sternly and the attackers should be...

"Country's Prestige Involved": Orissa HC Orders Centre To Make All Arrangements For Participation Of Women U-18 Volleyball Team In Asian Championship

The Orissa High Court has directed the Union of India to make all arrangements, including financial and travelling provisions, for the Indian Under-18 Women's Volleyball Team to participate in the 14th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, which is scheduled to be held in June at Nakhon Pathom city of Thailand. While expressing serious dismay at the inaction of the Union of India...

Delhi HC Dismisses Students' Plea Requiring GGSIP University To Provide Certified Copies Of Answer Scripts As Per Fee Prescribed Under RTI Rules

RTI Rules shall not apply in derogation of procedure/fees prescribed by University.

35 Notable Judgments Delivered By Justice Vineet Saran

Justice Vineet Saran, who retired as a Judge of the Supreme Court on 10th May 2022, had been instrumental in developing jurisprudence of various aspects of law. He has authored and delivered multiple landmark verdicts during the span of almost 4 years of his judgeship at the Apex Court. From being part of Division Benches to penning down orders for the Constitution Benches, he has...

Investigating Officer Can't Change Stand Or Rely On Material Not Forming Part Of Chargesheet To Arraign The Accused: Gujarat High Court

While quashing the FIR registered against the Applicant for offences under Sections-66(1)b, 65AE, 116(2), 81, 98 and 99 of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, the Gujarat High Court has held that it is not open for the Investigating Officer to rely upon other material which was not a part of the chargesheet to allege that the Applicant was involved in the crime in in question. The Applicant...

New ITR Forms Issued For Assessment Year 2022-23: Know 6 Additional Information Which Taxpayers Will Now Have To Give

The Income Tax Department recently announced new ITR (Income Tax Return) forms for the assessment year 2022–23. The information which the taxpayers will now have to disclose is the source of pension, interest received from the EPF account, date of purchase or sale of land, and many other items. If you are not aware of these changes, then you may face difficulties in filling...