'Not In Public Interest': Calcutta High Court Directs Jhargram District Magistrate To Decide On Postponement Of Jangalmahal Utsav Amid Covid Surge

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the District Magistrate, Jhargram to consider postponing the upcoming Jangalmahal Utsav, scheduled to take place across 6 districts of West Bengal from January 17- January 19, 2022, in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the State. The decision has to be taken within a period of 24 hours, the Court directed further. Earlier in the day,...

Bulli Bai App Creation "An Affront To Dignity Of Women Of Particular Community" : Delhi Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bishnoi

A Delhi Court on Friday denied bail to Neeraj Bishnoi, a 21 year old arrested from Assam in connection with Bulli Bai App case observing that the act is an "affront to the dignity of the women of particular community and communal harmony of the society".Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Patiala House Court, Pankaj Sharma, denied bail to Bishnoi who, as the police claimed at the time of arrest,...

"Prima Facie Accusation Not True": Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To An Accused In 'Tarn Taran Bomb Blast' Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted bail to an accused in the 2019 Tarn Taran Bomb Blast case as it recorded that the accusation against him is not prima facie true and therefore, he is entitled to the benefit of regular bail during the pendency of the trial in the case.This order came from the Bench of Justice G. S. Sandhawalia and Justice Vikas Suri while hearing the bail plea...

IT Union Approaches Labour Department Against HCL's Bonus Recovery Policy

HCL Technologies has asked its employees to pay back their Engagement Performance Bonus (EPB). This bonus is granted to all employees in every financial year. HCL's Stand On The Issue HCL claimed that it is not doing something new of which the employees are not aware. It already had in place a policy to recover the Advanced Monthly Performance Bonus (AMPB) back from the employees...

Plea To Postpone Jangalmahal Utsav Amid Covid Surge: Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response

The Calcutta High Court on Friday sought the State government's response in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking postponement of the upcoming Jangalmahal Utsav, scheduled to take place across 6 districts of West Bengal from January 17- January 19, 2022, in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the State.The Jangalmahal Utsav takes place every year in the month of January to...

Delhi High Court Calls For Uniform Protocol Across City For Dealing With Menace Of Mosquito Infestation

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the municipal corporations and local bodies to examine and identify the adequate steps for incorporating a 'common protocol' to be followed by all the authorities for dealing with the menace of mosquito infestation and spreading of vector borne diseases in the city. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was of the view that the reasons for...

Punjab Polls: High Court Directs Police To Give 7-Day Notice Before Arresting 3 'AAP' Leaders Fearing Political Vendetta

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week directed the Punjab Police to give 7 days' notice to 3 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders before arresting them. These leaders had moved the court claiming that they are being harassed due to political vendetta and a case could be filed against them under IPC or NDPS Act.This order holds importance as Punjab Legislative Assembly elections will be held on...

Plea Before AG Seeks Contempt Action Against Yati Narsinghanand Over Remarks Against Supreme Court

An activist has written to the Attorney General for India seeking consent to initiate contempt proceedings against the 'Dharam Sansad' leader Yati Narsinghanand over his recent 'derogatory remarks' against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India. The letter of Shachi Nelli addressed to the AG has stated that in an interview given to Vishal Singh that went viral on the social...

Karnataka High Court Asks State About Schemes For Welfare Of Stray Animals, Establishment Of Taluk Shelters

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the State government to inform whether it has notified any scheme for the welfare of stray animals. The Court also inquired whether the state government is contemplating to establish goshalas in each taluk of the state to protect these stray animals and also help the farmers from protecting their crops from these stray animals. A division...

Bulli Bai App Case : Accused Arrested From Uttarakhand Seek Bail In Mumbai Court

Two accused – Sweta Singh(18) and Mayank Rawat (21) arrested by the Mumbai Police in the Bulli Bai App case filed bail applications soon after the Bandra magistrate's court remanded them in judicial custody today. Metropolitan Maigistrate Komalsing Rajput remanded them after being informed that Rawat had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. Earlier, first arrestee Vishal Jha and...

Kerala High Court To Revert To Virtual Hearings From Monday Amid COVID-19 Surge In State

Following suit of many Courts across the country, the Kerala High Court has decided to revert to functioning through online modes from January 17, 2022, Monday due to the COVID-19 surge in the State. A notice to this effect was issued by the Registrar General of the High Court on Saturday with the following directions:Sitting of all Benches in the High Court will be through video...

Employees Compensation Act - Insurer Can't Deny Coverage Saying Deceased Was 'Helper' & Not 'Cleaner' Of Vehicle : Supreme Court

"In the absence of any clear demarcation of duties of a Helper or a Cleaner and in view of the fact that Helper and Cleaner are interchangeably used, therefore, declining claim for the reason that deceased was engaged as a helper and not Cleaner is wholly unjustified".