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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Compensation & Employment, Filed By Man Who Lost His Parents In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the plea filed by a man who lost his parents in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, seeking directions on the Delhi Government to provide him employment in terms of a circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for this purpose. The plea also sought compensation from the Delhi Government for the loss of his income from the date of his...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Birendra Kumar From Patna High Court To Rajasthan High Court
The Central Government today notified the transfer of Justice Birendra Kumar, Judge, Patna High Court to Rajasthan High Court. Justice Birendra Kumar was born on 23rd May 1963. He completed his LL.B. degree from Patna Law College, Patna in the year 1986. He practiced in various Civil and Criminal Matters in Patna Civil Court and Patna High Court.Justice Kumar Joined Bihar Superior...
Does Establishment of Caste Based Development Boards/ Corporations Violate Concept Of Secularism? Karnataka High Court To Examine
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said it would examine if caste-based corporations established by the state government violate the concept of Secularism as envisaged in the Constitution. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum was hearing two petitions challenging the government orders issued in the year 2020, establishing the...
BREAKING : Centre Introduces Bill To Raise Age Of Marriage For Women As 21 Years In Lok Sabha
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani introduced in the Lok Sabha today the "Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021", which seeks to increase the age of marriage for women to 21 years across all religions.The Minister said that the bill will amend the provisions of the Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872, the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 1936, Muslim...
Does Policy Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination Affect Citizens' Right To Earn Livelihood? Delhi HC Issues Notice On Teachers' Plea
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea raising a question as to whether the action of mandating COVID-19 vaccination can adversely affect citizens' right to earn livelihood? This is the third such petition before the Court.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on the plea filed by two teachers seeking quashing of the guidelines issued by the Delhi Government directing...
Karnataka High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Public Prosecutor Accused Of Raping Law Intern
The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Special Public Prosecutor K S N Rajesh accused of sexual assault and attempt to rape by a law student working in his office. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while dismissing the petition said, "The petitioner is a practising advocate and said to be having influence in Police, University and Judges, such...
Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bars Practice Of Two More Lawyers Over Arrest In POCSO Case, Complaint For House Trespass
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has barred the practice of two lawyers vide a resolution dated 18th December, one accused in a POCSO Case, and the other accused of house trespass and giving life threats. The prohibitory order comes days after the Bar Council passed similar orders against two lawyers for professional misconduct and suppressing the factum of being a...
'When Will A High & Mighty State Owned Insurance Company Realise Its Social Conscience?': SC Criticizes Challenge Against Compensation For Worker's Death
In a case where "a poor farming family is lost in a long drawn out battle to secure a paltry compensation of Rs 2,64,895 awarded by the Commissioner of Labour for the death of their son for an accident", the Supreme Court has criticised the State-owned New India Assurance Co. Ltd. for raising a challenge to the award./"When will a high and mighty state-owned insurance company realise its...
"JJBs To Review Progress Of Child In Conflict With Law, Ensure Post Release Plans": Delhi High Court Issues Slew Of Directions
Keeping in view the importance of reformation, rehabilitation and social integration of a delinquent child within the scheme of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, the Delhi High Court last week issued slew of directions to the Juvenile Justice Boards as well as the Delhi Government for streamlining the functioning of the juvenile justice delivery system under the Act and Juvenile Justice...
'No Cooperation From Advocates In Deciding Criminal Appeals': Bombay High Court Asks Bar Council To Take Note
The Bombay High Court recently took strong exception to the non-cooperation of advocates by repeatedly taking adjournments in criminal appeals if their clients are out on bail, and directed the Bar Council to take note of the same. A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan observed thus after repeated adjournments sought by an advocate handling a...
