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Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 9)- LIVE UPDATES
Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions.The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.On Monday, Chief Justice sought a clarification from the State regarding its stand on banning hijab....
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Cancel Offline Board Exams Of Class 10 & 12 Of CBSE, ICSE and State Boards; Says 'Such Petitions Give False Hopes To Students'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought cancellation of offline exams for Classes 10 and 12 to be conducted by all State Boards, CBSE and ICSE.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar dismissed the petition observing that it was "ill-advised and premature" as the authorities are yet to take decision regarding the conduct...
Public Service, Nature Of Misconduct Of Employee Significant Considerations U/S 11 Industrial Disputes Act: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that while exercising its powers under Section 11A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Labour Courts/ Tribunals must factor in the nature of employment, whether public or private.Section 11A empowers Labour Courts/ Tribunals to lessen the punishment of 'discharge or dismissal from service' for employee's misconduct and direct reinstatement on such terms...
Justice Vipin Sanghi Of Delhi HC Recuses From Pleas By Facebook, Google & Twitter Against Global Blocking Order Of Content Against Baba Ramdev
Justice Vipin Sanghi of Delhi High Court on Wednesday recused from hearing a bunch of appeals filed by social media giant Facebook, Google and Twitter against Single Judge's order imposing a global injunction upon them and directing them to take down defamatory content against Baba Ramdev.The appeals, which came up before a division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice...
141 Children Missing From Govt Owned Child Care Institutions: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Produce Investigation Report
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to place on record, in two weeks time, a report of the investigations done to trace 141 children who are missing from government owned Child Care Institutions. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj while issuing notice to the respondents on a public interest litigation filed...
Internet Blockade | Gauhati High Court Allows 'Internet Freedom Foundation' To Intervene In PILs Challenging Telecom Services Rules, 2017
The Gauhati High Court has allowed an Interlocutory Application filed by the 'Internet Freedom Foundation' ("IFF"), seeking permission to be impleaded as an intervener in a Public Interest Litigation ("PIL") filed by Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, Editor-in-Chief of Prag News, inter alia challenging the constitutional validity of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Suo Moto PIL Over Illegal Constructions And Encroachments In Okhla Industrial Area
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a suo moto public interest litigation registered over the issue of illegal constructions and encroachments of public land in city's Okhla industrial area. A division bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla sought response of the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Chairman of...
Gurmeet Singh Not A "Hardcore' Prisoner": Haryana Defends Move To Release Him On Furlough Before High Court
The Haryana State has defended its move to release Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Furlough (for a period of three weeks from February 7 to February 27) before the Punjab and Haryana High Court by stating that he is not a hardcore prisoner.The Haryana Government was responding to a petition moved before the High Court challenging the Government's decision to release him...
'Pre-Planned Well-Designed Fraud With Union Of India': Delhi HC Imposes ₹1L Cost On Plea Against Seizure Of Luxury Car For Evading Import Duty
The Delhi High Court today imposed cost of Rs. 1 lakh while dismissing a petition challenging the seizure of a luxury car and subsequent proceedings under the Customs Act, over non-payment of import duty.Noting that the petitioner had violated the conditions of duty-free import and had also allegedly forged the bill of entry, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti...
Actor Chetan Kumar Arrested By Karnataka Police Over Tweet Against Judge Hearing 'Hijab Case'
The Bangalore police on Tuesday evening arrested actor and activist Chetan Kumar A, for retweeting an old tweet which he had posted nearly two years ago, criticizing an order passed by Justice Krishna S Dixit in an alleged rape case, who is now part of the full bench hearing a batch of petitions related to the Hijab ban. The police arrested the accused under section 505 (2)...
Prior Interim Protection No Ground To Grant Anticipatory Bail: Gujarat High Court
"Merely granting protection for long time would not be a ground to extend the benefit of anticipatory bail to the accused, when the applicant is otherwise disentitled for anticipatory bail", the Gujarat High Court has held. Justice Ilesh J. Vora was hearing an application under Section 438 of CrPC seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with an FIR for offences under Sections 307, 397,...