'Why Are You Ashamed Of Prime Minister's Photo In Vaccination Certificate? He Is Our PM' : Kerala High Court Asks Petitioner

The Kerala High Court on Monday questioned the credibility of the plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed on the vaccination certificates issued to citizens upon being vaccinated against Covid-19.When the matter came up for hearing, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed: "He is our Prime Minister, not the Prime Minister of any other country. He came to...

Karnataka HC Directs State Not To Precipitate Issue Of Making Kannada Language Compulsory Subject For Degree Courses Till December 16

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government and all the Universities in the state, to not precipitate the matter with respect to making Kannada language compulsory till the next date of hearing, i.e., December 16. The direction was given by a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum after Additional Solicitor General M B...

No Coercive Action Against Kangana Ranaut Over 'Khalistan' Remark Till January 25: Mumbai Police To Bombay High Court

The Mumbai Police on Monday told the Bombay High Court that it will not take any coercive action against actress Kangana Ranaut till January 25, in the FIR registered against her for her Instagram posts about the Sikh community and Khalistani movement, after the Prime Minister's announcement to repeal farm laws. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal also...

Delhi High Court Seeks Report From District Judges Over Compliance Of Its Order To Permit Hybrid Hearings At Parties' Request

The Delhi High Court on Monday called for a report from all the district judges, disclosing the details of the courts which were not complying with its direction to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the request of parties.The Division Bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Anil Kumar Hajelay, seeking hybrid hearings for...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Gig Workers' Plea For Benefits As Workers Of Apps Like Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy Etc

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition seeking social security rights for "gig workers" employed by online food delivery, courier and tax aggregators applications such as Ola, Uber, Zomato, Swiggy etc.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice BR Gavai issued notice in the writ petition filed by the "Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers...

'Take Immediate Measures To Repatriate Victim To India': Calcutta High Court Directs Union In A Case Of Trafficking Of Girl From India To Bangladesh

The Calcutta High Court last week came to the aid of a victim girl who had been trafficked to Rangpur, Bangladesh by directing the Central government to immediately take concrete measures to ensure immediate repatriation of the victim to India. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha further extended a request to the High Commissioner of Bangladesh is India to shift the victim girl from Sheikh Russel...

"Vague"- Union Opposes Mumbai Police Plea For Documents In Rashmi Shukla Information Leak Case

The Union Home Ministry has opposed the application filed by Mumbai Cyber Police seeking documents from the them in the phone tap information leak case, calling it as vague and untenable.The case relates to the leaking of certain documents connected to senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla's phone tap report on corruption in police transfers and postings in Maharashtra.An affidavit filed by the...

NEET-PG : Supreme Court Asks Petitioners Seeking 1:5 Seat To Candidate Ratio In Counselling To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a writ petition filed seeking directions to the Medical Counselling Committee to follow 1:5 seat to candidate ratio in NEET PG admissions, as directed by the Supreme Court in Anand S Biji vs State of Kerala decision.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna suggested that the petitioners move the concerned High Court....

Excess Primary Healthcare Centres Established In State In Terms Of Population Ratio: State Tells Karnataka High Court

There are around 822 PHCs in excess in terms of population ratio, the state government said.

'Ensure They Are Able To Live Peacefully': Calcutta High Court Grants Police Protection To Inter-Religious Married Couple

The Calcutta High Court last week granted police protection to an inter-religious married couple against the family members of the wife after noting that the wife was a major. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was adjudicating upon a plea moved by a 18 year old girl seeking protection for herself and her husband against her family members who had objected to their inter-religious marriage....

[Walayar Rape-Death Case] Whether Victims Died Of Suicide Or Were Murdered Yet To Be Examined: Prosection Submits Before Kerala High Court

Further developments ensued in the infamous Walayar case as Kerala High Court on Monday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to furnish the stage of investigation and the approximate time required to submit the final report in the matter. During the proceedings, Justice P. Gopinath was informed by the prosecution that the nature of the victims' deaths was also yet to be...

What Is India's Judges to Population Ratio?

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha by a written reply that the nation currently has 21.03 judges per million population. The statement was in response to question posed by members of Parliament seeking the Law Minister's response on the judges-to-population ratio. Mr. Rijiju stated in his response that as on 31.10.2021 the judge to population ratio (Judge...