Linking Of Employees' UAN With Aadhar: Delhi High Court Extends Deadline For Establishments & Industries Till November 30

The Delhi High Court has, vide an interim order, extended the deadline for Aadhar-UAN linkage of employees working in establishments and industries, till November 30, 2021. Linkage of employees' Aadhaar cards with their UAN (Universal Account Number) was made mandatory by the EPFO in June 2020. In a petition filed by the Association of Industries & Institutions challenging the...

Coordination Committee Of All District Bar Associations Of Delhi Calls For Abstinence From Work On Saturday Pursuant To Firing In Rohini Court

The Coordination Committee of all District Courts Bar Associations in Delhi has called for abstinence of work on Saturday due to revision of security norms in view of today's incident of firing at Rohini Court.The notice issued in this regards, reads thus:"In view of the call given by Co-ordination Committee of all District Court Bar Associations of Delhi, the working in the Court will...

Varavara Rao's Plea For Extension Of Medical Bail; Bombay HC Adjourns The Matter Due To Paucity Of Time, Grants Interim Protection

The Bombay High Court on Friday extended interim protection to Telugu Poet PV Varavara Rao from surrendering before prison officials in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case after his petition could not be heard due to paucity of time. Rao has sought an extension of the medical bail granted to him on February 22, 2021, for six months, and modification of a bail condition to reside...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Against Export Of Iron Ore In Pellet Form To Evade Export Duty

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL filed by NGO Common Cause, seeking directions to the Union of India to completely ban export of iron ore, whether in the form of pellets or otherwise or in the alternative to levy an export duty of 30% on export of iron ore in all forms including pellets (except pellets manufactured and exported by KIOCL). A...

No Legal Bar In Minor Becoming A Swami, Amicus Tells Karnataka High Court; Judgment Reserved On Legality Of 'Bala Sanyasa'

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a petition questioning the legality of appointing 16-year-old Aniruddha Saralathaya (now named as Vedavardhana Tirtha) as the Peetadhipathi of the Shiroor Mutt in Udupi. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum heard the parties for over four hours and reserved...

Supreme Court Quashes Madras HC Direction That EWS Reservation In NEET-AIQ Requires SC Constitution Bench Approval

The Supreme Court on Friday set-aside the observations in the Madras High Court's order which said that the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in the NEET-All India Quota can be implemented only with the approval of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that is examining the correctness of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provided for economic reservations.A...

'Minority Not An Absolute Bar': Delhi High Court On 17 Yr Old's Plea For Donating Liver To Ailing Father

The Delhi High Court on Friday orally observed that merely because a person is a minor does not mean (s)he is ineligible to donate her/his organ under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act 1994."Minority is no bar," observed Justice Rekha Palli while referring to Rule 5(3) (g) of the Transplantation of Human Organs & Tissues Rules, 2014 which provides that living organs...

[ISRO Espionage] Former DGP Siby Mathews Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Time Limit Imposed On His Pre-Arrest Bail

Former DGP Dr Siby Mathews has approached the Kerala High Court against the order of the Sessions Court dated 24th August aggrieved by the time limit imposed on the pre-arrest bail granted to him in the ISRO espionage case. The matter will be considered by Justice K Haripal today.The criminal case pending before the applicant was registered on the basis of the recommendations put forth by the...

'Animals Are Best Left In The Wild': Madras HC Orders Injured Elephant 'Rivaldo' To Be Kept In The Wild, Monitors Recovery

The Madras High Court on Thursday opined that wild animals are best left in their natural habitat even if they suffer from physical deformities unless it involves a question of their survival. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by S Muralidharan, founder-trustee of Indian Centre for Animal Rights and Education (INCARE) who had sought the Court's intervention to prevent the release of...

Shootout At Delhi's Rohini Court : 4 Feared Killed In Suspected Inter-Gang Rivalry

A shocking incident of gun-firing took place in a court room in Delhi's Rohini Court today.As per various media reports, Gangster Jitendra Gogi was shot dead in a broad daylight shootout that took place in Rohini court today. Media portals have reported that apart from Gogi, 3 others have been killed in the shootout.Initial reports suggest that Jitendra Gogi, who came to the court for a...

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder : Supreme Court Transfers Trial From Lucknow To Prayagraj

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the transfer of trail in the case relating to murder of Hindu Samaj party leader Kamlesh Tiwari from Lucknow to Prayagraj.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul ordered the transfer on a petition filed by accused Ashfaq Husen and nine others, who sought for transferring the trial from State of Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. The accused said that they faced threat...

Rape Victim Pregnancy: Delhi High Court Directs AIIMS To Constitute Medical Board Within A Day To Decide On Termination

In a writ petition filed by a rape victim seeking medical termination of pregnancy, the Delhi High Court has issued directions to the Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, to immediately constitute a medical board and examine the feasibility of terminating the victim's 20 weeks old foetus.Justice Mukta Gupta on Thursday ordered that the Board will be constituted and the petitioner will be...