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...

Haridwar Hate Speeches : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Action; Allows Petitioners To File Complaints Against Other Similar Meetings

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government, the Delhi Police and the State of Uttarakhand in a PIL seeking criminal action with respect to the Dharm Sansad conclave held at Haridwar and Delhi where hate speeches against Muslims were made.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli issued notice on the...

Plea Against Hate Speeches At Haridwar Dharm Sansad: LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

#SupremeCourt Court to hear today a PIL seeking action against anti-Muslim hate speeches made at Haridwar Dharm Sansad. A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli will take up the matter shortly. Case listed as item 25.Senior Adv Anjana Prakash (former judge of Patna High Court) and journalist Qurban Ali are the petitioners in the PIL against...

Delhi High Court Grants Last Opportunity To UP Govt For Filing Status Report In Probe Against Errant Police Officers Who Harassed Couple

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one last opportunity to the Uttar Pradesh Government for filing status report in the probe conducted against it's errant police officers over harassment of a runaway couple. The father and brother of the man from Delhi, who married a woman against her family's wishes, were arrested by the UP Police for kidnapping. The couple, a major, claimed to...

Mumbai Court Refuses Pre Arrest Bail To Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer And 3 Others In Sexual Harassment Case

A Sessions Court in Mumbai has rejected anticipatory bail application of a Mumbai based lawyer Inder Pal Singh, who has been representing former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh before the High Court as well as the Sessions Court.Singh is accused of outraging modesty of a female member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a former North Mumbai District President of the party....

PM Security Lapse : Supreme Court Appoints Former SC Judge Justice Indu Malhotra As Enquiry Committee Head

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra to head the Committee to enquire into the security lapse which happened during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab on January 5.The Court opined that the "questions cannot be left to one-sided enquiry" and a judicially trained mind needs to oversee the probe. The Director-General of...

GST- State Authorities Cannot Act On Whims And Fancies To Harass Trading Community: Allahabad High Court

In a case pertaining to wrongful seizure of a consignment by State authorities citing non-compliance with the provisions of UP GST Act, a single judge bench of Allahabad High Court has observed that "State government has tried to create an atmosphere for free flow of trade and commerce so that a good business environment can be developed in the State of Uttar Pradesh which can be used...