Involve NGOs, Child Rights Activists In Identification Process Of Children In Streets : Supreme Court Tells NCPCR

The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ("NCPCR") to involve Non-Government Organisations and individuals working in the field of Child Rights in the process of identifying the Children in Street Situations ("CiSS"). It also enquired if the access to the Bal Swaraj portal set up by the NCPCR could be provided to...

Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order Extending Tenure Of Technical Member Of WB Taxation Tribunal, Orders State To Expeditiously Make New Appointment

The Calcutta High Court on Monday set aside an order whereby the tenure of the existing Technical Member of the West Bengal Taxation Tribunal has been extended until formal appointment of Technical Member by the Government.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj directed, "..the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside, however...

Supreme Court Raps VC & Registrar Of Garhwal Central University For Failing To Treat Substantively Appointed Teachers At Par With Regularly Appointed Teachers

The Supreme Court recently rapped the Vice Chancellor and Registrar of Garhwal Central University on their failure to treat the teachers who were substantively appointed at par with regularly appointed teacher for the purpose of pay scale and notional consequential benefits. While granting one more opportunity to comply with the order dated September 3, 2021 the bench of...

"Hathras Rape Victim's Family Feels Insecure In Hathras & Wish To Relocate To Noida; Brother Wants Job There": Amicus Informs Allahabad High Court

The family members of the Hathras Rape victim have conveyed to the Allahabad High Court that they wish to relocate to NOIDA as they do not feel safe in Hathras. The brother of the victim girl has also expressed his willingness to take up a government job in Noida.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh is hearing a Suo-Moto case instituted over the Hathras Rape...

Over One Lakh Child Marriages Every Year: PIL Alleges In Bombay High Court, Notice Issued

The Bombay High Court has sought a response from the State Government on a public interest litigation which seeks formulation of rules for effective implementation of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The PIL alleges that absence of rules and non-implementation of the Act is resulting in almost one lakh child marriages every year and no action is being taken, leaving the victims...

Private Parties Can't Approach Courts Seeking Attachment Of Properties In Foreign States Under Chapter VIIA CrPC : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the courts in India cannot entertain any request directly from any private parties or institutions to initiate proceedings for attachment of properties in foreign states and added that such requests can only be made by the Centre or appropriate authorities under Section 105 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).Upon examining the legislative intent...

Delhi High Court Tells Centre To Explore Possibility Of Physically Disabled Candidates Being Able To Pursue Some Disciplines Of Medical Education

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the National Medical Commission to explore, in consultation with Central Government, the possibility of physically disabled candidates being able to pursue some disciplines of medical education with the advancement of science and technology, in the next six months. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin...

Supreme Court Seeks Status Reports From Centre, States On Registration Of Migrant Workers, Community Kitchens & Dry Ration

The Supreme Court on Monday called for compliance reports from the Union of India and the State governments on what further actions have been taken to comply with its June, 2021 directions in a suo moto case dealing with the problems of migrant workers.In its judgment delivered on 29th June 2021, the Court had directed all the states to implement the "one nation, one ration card" scheme and...

Number Of Students In Govt Aided Schools Inflated To Divert Public Money: Bombay HC Seeks Action Against Culprits, Appoints Committee To Curb Malpractices

The Bombay High court recently dealt with a petition demonstrating malpractices in the Maharashtra Education Department and constituted a committee to curb the same, while asking the government to continue its belated efforts to remedy the situation by recovering monies. A Bench of Justices Ramesh Dhanuka and Sanjay Mehare appointed the three-member committee in light of practice of...

Model Builder-Buyer Agreement : Supreme Court Asks States/UT's To Share Information Sought By Ministry Of Housing

On a plea seeking a direction to the Center to frame model builder-buyer and agent-buyer agreements to ensure uniformity across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Chief Secretaries of States Union Territories to circulate the information sought by the the Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs by May 15, 2022. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud...

Denial Of Conjugal Relationship Ground For Divorce But Not 'Exceptional Hardship' To Waive Cooling Off Period U/S 14 Hindu Marriage Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that though denial of conjugal relationship is a ground for divorce and tantamounts to cruelty, the same cannot be said to amount to "exceptional hardship" under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955.Section 14 prescribes a mandatory 1 year waiting period from the date of marriage, before filing for divorce. A proviso to this Section states that the 1 year...

Shortage Of Fuel Pumps On National & State Highways: Patna High Court Calls For Fresh Demand Survey

The Patna High Court has directed the Central and State Governments to submit a detailed report on the issue of non-availability of adequate number of petrol pumps on National and State Highways. Expressing concern over the problems being faced by the people passing through these highways, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar observed,"It is unfortunate...