Kerala High Court Comes To Aid Of Another Minor Rape Victim: Allows Termination Of Pregnancy

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday came to the assistance of another minor rape victim by allowing her father's petition and paving the way for her to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy which was a result of the sexual assault committed on her. This is the third such order passed by the Court within the past week.In the earlier two cases, the victims were more than 26 weeks pregnant...

'Impedes Upon Fundamental Rights Of Residents': Meghalaya HC Objects To Establishment Of Facilitation Centres Under Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act

The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday expressed strong reservations against sections 17 and 18 of the Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016 which allow for the creation of 'facilitation centres' for the purpose of 'weeding out any known anti-social elements and wanted criminals'. The Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition moved challenging...

Lawyer Says Judge Shouldn't Hear Case Like 'Thanjavur Landlord': Madras High Court Judge Recuses From Case

The Madras High Court Judge, Justice R. Subramanian last week recused from hearing a case after the lawyer arguing before him remarked that he (Justice Subramanian) shouldn't hear the case like 'Thanjavur Landlord'.Thanjavur is a district in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is famous for the 11th-century Brihadeeswarar Temple.Observing that he didn't deserve this remark,...

UAPA Case Against Allan-Thwaha : Can Intention To Further Terrorist Activities Be Inferred From Books, Banners & Slogans? Supreme Court Asks NIA

"If somebody has a book which is banned by the government, would that implicate them?",the Court asked during the hearing.

Draft EIA Notification Will Be Published In Local Languages: Centre Informs Madras High Court

The Central government informed the Madras High Court on Wednesday that it has decided to release the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020 in local languages. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of petitions seeking the translation of the Draft EIA notification, 2020 into vernacular languages. Advocate Kumaraguru appearing for the Union government apprised a...

J&K And L High Court Quashes FIR Against Activist Sushil Pandit For His Tweet On Killing Of CRPF Jawans Based On Rumour

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court today quashed an FIR registered against Activist Sushil Pandit for his 2018 tweet based on rumor regarding the death of 5 CRPF Jawans during the Ramzan ceasefire in the state. Essentially, he had tweeted (and deleted later known after coming to know about its falsity) thus:"Just heard, five CRPF jawans martyred in Pampore. #Ramzan ceasefire...

Families Of Covid Victims To Receive Rs 50,000 As Ex-Gratia Compensation From State Disaster Response Funds: Centre Informs Supreme Court

Pursuant to the Top Court's direction in the Judgement dated June 30th, 2021 in which the Court directed the NDMA to frame guidelines for grant of compensation to the dependents of those who died due to COVID, Centre today informed Supreme Court that the families of those who die due to CoVID will receive Rs 50,000 ex gratia from the State Governments. "The ex gratia assistance to...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Regulation Of Private Detectives

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre on a plea seeking guidelines to regulate the work of private detectives till the codified Act comes into existence.Justice Rekha Palli granted six weeks' time to the Central Government while posting the matter for further hearing on January 10, 2022.Invoking the right to privacy, the plea has been moved by a woman who alleged...

Arbitration Reference Can Be Declined If Dispute In Question Does Not Correlate To Arbitration Agreement: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that prayer for reference to Arbitration under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act can be declined if the dispute in question does not correlate to the arbitration agreement.The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant observed that it is not expected to act mechanically merely to deliver a purported dispute raised by an...

Collegium Recommends Re-Transfer Of Justice Joymalya Bagchi To Calcutta High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to re-transfer Justice Joymalya Bagchi to Calcutta High Court.Last year, the collegium had recommended to transfer Justice Bagchi from Calcutta to Andhra Pradesh High Court on December 14, 2020.Central government had thus notified the transfer of Justice Bagchi through a notification issued on December 31, 2020.Justice Bagchi thus took oath as a...

Khwaja Yunus Custodial Death Case Against Sachin Waze: Maharashtra Govt. Undertakes Not To Appoint New Special Public Prosecutor Till October 14

Previous SPP Mirajkar's appointment was cancelled soon after he filed an application to arraign four more police officers as accused in the case in 2018.

"Interference With State's Policy Decision Unwarranted": Tripura High Court Rejects TMC's Plea To Hold 'Protest' Rally In State

The Tripura High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress seeking permission to organize a protest rally despite State Government's order prohibiting all meetings, procession, public gatherings by any political party in the Sadar area till Diwali festival, 2021.The petitioners argued that the government had actuated with malice in issuing the said...