PIL Moved In Allahabad High Court Seeking Postponement Of UP Assembly Elections 2022 Amid COVID Surge

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking postponement of elections for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in view of the COVID surge. While seeking a direction to the Election Commission of 'Bharat' to hold the said elections in April and May 2022 (rather than February and March 2022), the petitioner has also prayed for quashing of...

Late ITR Filing- "Solve Technical Glitch On IT Portal": Gujarat HC Asks Centre On Plea Seeking Waiver Of Late Fee, Interest & Penalty

The Gujarat High Court has sought the reply of the Central Government on a plea moved by seeking waiver of interest, late fees, and penalty in case of Late filing of Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit for the A.Y. 2021-22.The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Nisha M. Thakore was hearing the plea of Chartered Accountants Association, Surat highlighting the...

Can Husband Produce Secretly Recorded Phone Conversations Of Wife As Evidence In Divorce Case? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a SLP challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court's order which held that recording of telephonic conversation of the wife without her knowledge is an infringement of her privacy. The High Court had held that a discreetly recorded phone conversation won't be admissible in evidence before the Family Court.A bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and...

Couples Can't Seek Police Protection As A Matter Of Right, Must Muster The Audacity To Persuade Their Families: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has denied Police protection to a runaway couple, apprehending threat from their families. The court observed that there is no material or reason for it to conclude that the petitioners' life and liberty are at peril. Justice Dinesh Mehta further observed, "If the petitioners have decided to marry, they must muster the audacity and possess tenacity to face and...

Karnataka HC Directs State Mental Health Authority To Provide Proper Medical Treatment To Mentally Ill Inmates At Destitute Centres, Asylums, Etc.

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka State Mental Health Authority to take appropriate and necessary steps for providing proper medical treatment to the mentally ill inmates of rehabilitation centres, aged homes, destitute centres, reception centres, asylums, orphanages centres, etc.A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj while...

Supreme Court Slams Tamil Nadu Police For Hasty Arrest Of AIADMK Leader Rajenthra Balaji; Grants Him Bail For 4 Weeks

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday granted bail for four weeks to former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthrabhalaji accused in a Government job scam. The Bench recorded, "Taking into consideration of all the facts and orders passed by us in suo moto case where we gave directions to decongest the prisons due to covid, for time being we grant bail to the petitioner for period of 4...

Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Clarify Its Stand On K-Rail SilverLine Project

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the Central government to make its stand clear regarding the K-Rail Silverline project while staying the process of laying boundary stones in violation of the Survey and Boundaries Act on the land identified for the project ahead of a social impact assessment. The Silver Line Project is a semi high-speed rail corridor connecting one end of the State to...

Madras High Court Strikes Down Women Reservation In Excess Of 50% For Chennai Corporation Polls

In a plea against reservation in excess of 50 per cent for women in Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation, Madras High Court has held that reservation can only be based on the total number of seats in the Municipality and not on Zonal wise demarcation. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu has struck down the 2019 Government...

How Congress Padayatra Is Allowed Amid COVID? Karnataka High Court Asks State

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee to inform by day after tomorrow as to whether it has taken any due permission to hold the 10 days Padayatra demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj, while hearing a petition filed by...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Second Round For NEET-UG Exam

The Supreme Court today dismissed a SLP assailing Delhi High Court's order of refusal to interfere in a petition seeking to conduct a second round of NEET UG.The bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi remarked that it was a policy decision to be taken by the educational agency and the Court cannot interfere in that. Courtroom ExchangeWhen the matter was called for hearing,...

Non-Commercial Associations Can Use 'Kerala', 'India' In Their Names : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that an association formed by private individuals cannot be prevented from naming after 'Kerala' or 'Bharat' or 'India' under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 if their activities are not related to any trade or business.Justice N. Nagaresh observed that the said Act only banned the naming of commercial entities after India...

Rules Taking Away Vested Rights Of Employees Retrospectively Violate Articles 14 & 21 Of Constitution : Supreme Court In Bank Pensioners Case

The Supreme Court has held that an amendment that has retrospective applicability and takes away the benefit which was already available to an employee under the existing set of rules would divest the employee of his vested/accrued rights and thus, will violate the rights guaranteed under A.14 and A.21 of the Constitution."...if the employee who had already been promoted or fixed in a...