Specify Steps Taken For Welfare Of Transgenders, Implementation Of SC's NALSA Ruling: Kerala HC To State Legal Services Authority

The Kerala High Court last week directed the Member Secretary, Kerala State Legal Services Authority to submit details of the steps taken for the welfare of transgenders, as well as for the implementation of the decision of Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and others.The Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly issued this direction...

Delhi High Court Stays Summons Issued To BJP MLA Vijender Gupta In Criminal Defamation Case By AAP's Kailash Gahlot

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed a trial court order by which summons was issued to BJP MLA Vijender Gupta in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi Cabinet Minister Kailash Gahlot for allegedly making defamatory remarks about him over procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri sought response of Gahlot on Gupta's plea seeking quashing of the summoning...

PWD Reservation In UPSC CSE Can't Be On 'Tentative Vacancies'; Legal Uncertainty Violates Fundamental Rights: Delhi High Court Told

The Petitioners challenging the preliminary examination notice for direct recruitment to Civil Services in the year 2020 on the ground that it neglects the minimum reservation to be provided to disabled persons today told the Delhi High Court that the UPSC cannot grant such reservation on the basis of "tentative vacancies".The counsel appearing for petitioners submitted that under the Rights...

Kodakara Money Heist: Kerala High Court Closes Petition Alleging Inaction In Case After ED Submits Progress In Investigation

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday closed a plea seeking directions to the Enforcement Directorate to investigate the Kodakara black money case in which certain BJP leaders are allegedly involved.Justice K. Haripal closed the writ petition upon being informed that the central agency had opened a file in the matter and that investigation was progressing based on the information gathered...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Directions To IITs To Follow Reservation Policy For Faculty Recruitment, Research Degree Admissions

The Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and IIT's in a writ petition seeking direction to all the twenty-three Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to follow the reservation policy in the admission in research degree program and recruitment of faculty in the IITs.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna.The petition filed by Dr....

Calcutta High Court Stays Single Bench's Order On CBI Probe Into Irregularities In Non-Teaching Staff Appointments For 3 Weeks

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stayed a Single Bench order for 3 weeks wherein a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe had been ordered into the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-C' and 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on the purported recommendation by...

Authorities Should Avoid Repeated Errors In Tender Notices; Not Desirable To Frequently Give & Recall Advertisements: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today observed that though Central Government and its agencies are empowered to issue and recall tenders as per the requirement, however, such powers must be exercised cautiously."It is not desirable to frequently give advertisements inviting tenders and cancelling the same thereof," remarked a Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh.The Bench was hearing...

'Virtual Courts Cause Problems To Lawyers In Lower Rung' : Advocates Move Supreme Court For Complete Resumption Of Physical Hearing

114 practicing lawyers, who are members of the Supreme Court Bar Association, have moved the Supreme Court by way of an intervention application seeking resumption of complete physical hearing that was prevailing prior to March 16, 2021.The intervention application has been filed in the writ petition filed by All India Jurist Association seeking to declare virtual court hearing as a...

Following Allahabad High Court's Nudge, UP Govt. Takes UAPA Accused Atiq Ur Rehman To AIIMS For Medical Treatment

Following Allahabad High Court's nudge, the Uttar Pradesh Government today took Atiq-ur-Rehman, a UAPA Accused, to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), for his medical treatment since he has a long history of severe cardiac ailments and has been suffering from Severe Aortic Regurgitation.Rehman, who was held by UP Police on his way to Hathras along with a Kerala journalist...

Doctors Shortage In Govt Run Hospitals: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Expeditiously Filling Vacancies

"There is complete lack of accountability in providing the crucial services like right to life," the plea stated.

Dhyandev Wankhede, Father of Sameer Wankhede Challenges Single Judge's Order Refusing To Restrain NCP Leader Nawab Malik

Dhyandev Wankhede, father of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede has challenged the single judge's order refusing to restrain NCP leader Nawab Malik from posting against his family in the defamation suit.Advocate Arshad Shaikh for Wankhede mentioned the matter before a division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadav on Wednesday.The court has granted circulation for tomorrow.On Monday,...

Witness Testimony Inconsistent With Medical Evidence : Supreme Court Alters Conviction For Murder

The Supreme Court has converted the conviction of appellants from Murder (S.302/149) to Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons (326/149) under the Indian Penal Code on the basis of inconsistencies between oral testimony of witnesses and medical evidence on record.A Bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and B.V.Nagarathna relied on Amar Singh v State of Punjab, wherein the...