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Amazon-Future Disputes: Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing To February 11; Seeks Clarity On Inter-Connectedness Of Matters
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in a bunch of pleas pertaining to disputes between Amazon and Future Group, over the latter's deal with Reliance Retail.Stating that the matter has gone back and forth making the case complex, Justice C. Hari Shankar asked both the parties to file short submissions. The Court also sought the parties to identify the priority of the...
Hijab Ban : How Can Girls Going To School Wearing Head Scarf Be Public Order Issue? Petitioners Argue In Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court today commenced hearing a writ petition filed by a Muslim girl student challenging the action of a government college in denying her entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf).Justice Krishna S. Dixit has requested the student community and the public at large to refrain from taking onto the streets in connection with the issue and indulging in parallel protests. The...
Municipality Act | Secretary Can Issue Notice, Take Action Upon Finding Illegal Construction Being Carried Out : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday held that the Secretary of a Municipality is empowered to issue notice and initiate suitable action if a building construction is found to be proceeding illegally within their jurisdiction. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed so while dealing with a set of appeals filed under the Kerala Municipality Act and the...
Water Body Encroachment: Plea In Madras High Court Alleges State Of Discriminating Against Temples During Demolition Drive
In a public interest litigation filed seeking directions to the state government for regularization and relocation of temples constructed on poramboke lands and water bodies, Madras High Court has asked the petitioner to file a detailed affidavit on how the current demolition drive for removal of encroachments have been religiously discriminatory.The first bench of Acting Chief Justice...
Conduct Of APSC Mains Exam 2020 Challenged Before Gauhati High Court On Ground Of Violation Of Examination Rules
A Writ Petition has been filed before the Gauhati High Court challenging the conduct of the Assam Public Service Commission Competitive (Main) Examination, 2020 scheduled to be held from February 21, to February 27, 2022.The plea has been moved by Bikas Borah and 10 others challenging the decision of the Public Service Commission for the state of Assam to issue the impugned notification...
"Right Of Convict To Have Conjugal Relations Isn't Absolute": Punjab & Haryana High Court Agrees With Madras HC's Recent Ruling
In a significant ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the right of a convict to have conjugal relations is not an absolute one and is subject to 'reasonable restrictions', 'social order', 'security concerns', 'good behavior' in the jail, etc.Significantly, the Bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi expressed its agreement with Madras...
Bombay High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To NCP Leader Nawab Malik On Contempt Plea Filed By Sameer Wankhede's Father
The Bombay High Court has issued a show-cause notice to State cabinet minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik asking him to explain why shouldn't action be taken against him for breaching undertakings given to the court and for continuing to defame IRS officer Sameer Wankhede and his family. A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav passed the order on a contempt...
Can't Become Super-Censor, No Compulsion To Proactively Monitor 'Unlawful Content' On FB, Insta: Meta Tells MP High Court
Meta has deposed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) that it can't be compelled to proactively monitor its platforms (Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp) for unlawful content and that it can't become a super-censor for billions of users and billions of pieces of content posted on its platforms every day.Essentially, Meta has filed an affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Allows Candidates To Send Representation To Union Seeking Extension Of Internship Deadline
The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted NEET-PG candidates to submit a representation to the Union Government seeking an extension of the May 31, 2022, deadline for internship for the purposes for NEET-PG admission.The Court was not inclined to make a judicial intervention in the matter saying that it was ultimately a policy decision. But the Court said that it will instead allow the...
Bhima Koregaon: Seized Mobile Devices Of Seven Accused To Be Submitted To Pegasus Committee To Check For Possible Snooping
Mobile devices of the seven accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case will be submitted to the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Committee (TC) probing allegations of snooping using Pegasus spyware, after the Special Court allowed the National Investigation Agency's plea. Special Judge DE Kothalikar allowed the application to hand over devices from the court's custody to the...
Lacunae In Prosecution Case Due To Patent Contradictions Cannot Be Cured By Resorting To Statutory Presumption U/S 29 POCSO Act: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that lacunae in the prosecution case due to patent contradictions or inherent improbabilities cannot be cured by resorting to statutory presumption under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). A Bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak observed, "Glaring lacunae in the...
Supreme Court Directs IIT To Treat OCI Student At Par With Indian Student With Respect To Fees
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT) to treat the petitioner, a Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) student at par with Indian students in terms of the fees payable to the Institute, at least for the current academic year. A Bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari referred to its interim order dated 27.20.2021, wherein...