'Mullaperiyar Dam Shows Significant Structural Flaws' : International Body's Report Cited In Supreme Court

The attention of the Supreme Court has been drawn to report prepared an international body, "United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health", raising alarm about the situation of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala.UNU-INWEH is one of the United Nations University (UNU) institutes, an academic arm of the UN. Replying on that report, the petitioners have sought for...

Kerala High Court Prompts State To Publish Guidelines For Medical Professionals In Custodial Torture Cases

The Kerala High Court directed the State to expeditiously notify an order clarifying the procedure to be followed by medical professionals while examining accused and under-trial persons for evidence of any manner of custodial torture or injury.Justice PV Kunhikrishnan directed so upon being informed that the State government had already initiated proceedings to issue a government order...

Kerala High Court Directs Expeditious Setting Up Of Detention Centre For Foreign National

The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered a detention centre to be immediately set up for Johny Alexander Duran Sola, an El Salvador citizen who was accused of smuggling cocaine to the State. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan directed the authorities to take expeditious steps upon noticing that despite his acquittal in the case, he has been in jail:"The authority concerned should take the necessary...

Can Consultant Doctor Be Discriminated Against Employee Doctor In Insolvency Process Of Hospital? SC To Examine

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition which raises the issue of whether a consultant doctor can be discriminated against an employee doctor at the time of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of a hospital.The case arises out of the insolvency resolution proceedings of PVS Memorial Hospital Pvt Ltd situated at Kochi. The civil appeal was filed against an order of the...

NCB Asserts Aachit Kumar Supplied Drugs To Aryan Khan, Submits WhatsApp Chats To Court

The Narcotic Control Bureau told the Special NDPS Court that Aachit Kumar (22) was Aryan Khan's illicit drugs supplier and the agency wasn't "loosely" calling him a peddler.Opposing his bail application, the agency submitted WhatApp chats between Khan and Aachit to assert that their case was not only based on 'voluntary' statements under section 67 of the NDPS Act, and they had material...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: August 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 336 To LL 2021 SC 408]

1. Possible Apprehension Of Breach Of 'Law And Order ' Cannot Be A Ground For Preventive Detention[Case: Banka Sneha Sheela v. State of Telangana; Citation: LL 2021 SC 336]A Bench comprising Justice RF Nariman and Justice Hrishikesh Roy observed that a possible apprehension of breach of law and order cannot be a ground to detain a person under Preventive Detention Laws. It opined that...

Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Quashing Minority Scholarship Distribution To Muslims & Christians In 80:20 Ratio

Challenging the Kerala High Court's order which quashed the government scheme to provide minority scholarship to Muslims and Christians in 80:20 ratio, the State of Kerala has filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court.On May 28, a division bench of the Kerala High Court had set aside the 80:20 minority scholarship scheme, observing that the state has to treat both the...

State's Survey Of Christian Churches Affronts The 'Secular Fabric'; Says PIL Challenging Letter By Directorate Of Minorities, Karnataka HC To Hear On Monday

“The vagueness of the impugned letter has escalated the level of anxiety amongst the Christian community as they are being targeted and subjected to threats, abused and harassed by fundamentalist forces,” the plea states.

Madras High Court Seeks State's Response In Plea Challenging Recruitment Of Only Hindus In HR&CE Educational Institutions

The Madras High Court on Friday sought State government's response in a plea questioning the appointment of only Hindus to teaching as well as non-teaching posts at educational institutions run by the Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE). The petition had been filed by one A. Suhail who had applied for the post of office assistant at the Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar...

'Offence U/S 171H IPC Can Only Be Done By A Person Other Than Election Candidate': Karnataka HC Sets Aside Case Against BJP Leader Karunakarareddy

The Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside the criminal case registered against BJP leader, Karunakarareddy for conducting an election program and holding a public meeting in 2018, within the premises of Chowdeshwari Temple without written permission from the Election Commission.Karunakarareddy was the BJP Assembly Candidate from Harapanahalli Taluk, Davanagere. A single bench...

Foreign Medical Graduates Who Interned In Country Of Study Not Required To Undergo Another Internship In State: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a medical graduate from a foreign university who has fulfilled all requisite qualifications as per the norms prevailing in that country to become eligible to be enrolled as a medical practitioner therein, need not undergo another internship in the State to be registered with the State Medical Council to practice Medicine in terms of the Travancore...

"We Are A Team, Looking For A Harmonious Relationship Between Judiciary, Executive & Legislature": Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

"I am looking for a harmonious relationship between the judiciary, executive and the legislature. We all are working for our nation. We are a team. We are just different organs of our system, our state", Kiren Rijiju, Union Law Minister, said on Saturday. "We know we have a responsibility in the government of India to ensure that the judiciary is not only given full support but also give...