[Forced Religious Conversions In Govt Schools] What Is The Harm In Framing Guidelines? Madras High Court Asks TN Govt

The Madras High Court on Thursday asked the State Government what was the difficulty in framing guidelines against alleged forced religious conversions in government schools. It observed that though the Constitution gives a right to profess a religion of one's choice, it does not give any right to forcibly convert. The bench of Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice S. Ananthi was hearing...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Action Against "Hindu Rashtra" Event Proposed In Delhi Apprehending Hate Speech

In a new developoment in the hate speech case before the Supreme Court, the petitioners have filed an application against an event scheduled to be held in Delhi today where a resolution for "Hindu Rashtra" is proposed to be made.The application has been filed by journalist Qurban Ali and Senior Advocate Anjana Prakash (former judge of Patna High Court)in their PIL seeking criminal action...

Relief For HT Media: Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Interim Injunction Against Infringing Website Hindustan Times Marathi

The Delhi High Court recently granted ex-parte interim injunction in favour of HT Media Limited which runs news publications in various languages in the name Hindustan Times, against a party using a deceptively similar logo and domain name. Justice Jyoti Singh observed: "Having heard the learned counsel for the Plaintiffs, this Court is of the view that Plaintiffs have made out a...

"Interferes With Judicial Functions": Supreme Court Holds Kerala Law To Revoke Aribtral Awards Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that the Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Act, 1998 to be unconstitutional as it had an effect of annulling the awards passed by the arbitrators and the judgments and decrees passed by the courts.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai dismissed the appeals filed by the State of Kerala against a Kerala...

'Larger Issue': Calcutta HC Directs WB Electricity Distribution Company To File Report On Street Lighting Facilities In Villages To Curb Rape Incidents

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) to file a report in respect of providing street light connections in the streets of villages in West Bengal in order to curb incidents of rape and molestation. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was adjudicating upon a Public...

District Collector Can Be Notified As 'Appropriate Government' Under Right To Fair Compensation Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a District Collector can be notified as the 'appropriate government' mentioned in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Justice Devan Ramachandran found that as per Section 3E of the Act, the State Government can notify a District Collector to be the "appropriate Government" and he...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Mandatory Insurance Cover For Electric Bikes

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation, seeking directions to make insurance cover compulsory for all electric vehicles, more particularly two wheelers and three wheelers, before they are delivered to the owner-purchaser and brought on road.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla has issued notices to both Central...

Teachers In Govt Aided Private Educational Institutions In MP Entitled To Superannuation Age Of 65 Years : Supreme Court Reiterates

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that teachers in government aided private educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh are entitled to get the benefit of enhanced age of superannuation of 65 years. The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna rendered the observation while considering SLP assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's order dated May 9, 2017 by which the High Court...

Once Declared Citizen, Same Person Can't Be Declared Foreigner As Res Judicata Principle Applicable To Foreigners Tribunals' Proceedings: Gauhati HC

Relying upon the Apex Court's Judgment in the case of Abdul Kuddus V. Union of India [(2019) 6 SCC 604], the Gauhati High Court has observed that the opinion of the Foreigners Tribunal regarding the citizenship of a person would operate as res judicata.Here it may be noted that Res judicata is a principle of law that states that once a final decision has been given by a competent court on...

Election Petitioner Seeking Recounting Of Votes Must Provide Material Justifying Such A Direction: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently set aside an order of an Election Tribunal whereby re-counting of votes in an election to the post of Sarpanch was ordered and the initial election result was interfered with.Allowing the appeal preferred by the candidate who was initially declared successful but was later removed from the said post owing to the Tribunal's order, a bench of Justice...

Wife Leaving Matrimonial House Not Ground To Deny Maintenance If She Moved Out Due To Ill-Treatment By Husband: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that if a wife moves out of the matrimonial house due to ill-treatment meted out by husband, he cannot claim that she moved out by mutual consent and thus he is not liable to pay maintenance amount. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by one Satish N questioning...

Insider Trading Case: SAT Lifts Restrictions Imposed By SEBI On Infosys Employees

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai consisting of Justice Tarun Agarwala (Presiding Officer) and Justice M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member) has lifted the restrictions on buying, selling, or dealing in securities imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for alleged insider trading by lawyer and finance professional of Infosys.The SEBI conducted an examination...