Are Tobacco Products 'Food' Under Food Safety Act? Andhra Pradesh High Court Refers Issue To Division Bench

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has referred to division bench the issue whether tobacco products can be considered as 'food' under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.Justice R. Raghunandan Rao, while considering a batch of writ petitions disagreed with earlier single bench view that Chewing Tobacco, Pan Masala and khaini cannot be treated, under the Food Safety Act, as food, and as such,...

Attack On Covid Warriors: Kerala High Court Directs Police To Pull Up Its Socks

In the wake of a recent incident where a nursing assistant was attacked on her way back from Covid duty, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday instructed the police to perk up and stay more alert to avoid such episodes in the future.A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath expressed its distress with the incident and remarked:"There are several such...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Stays Money Laundering Proceedings Against Company Allegedly Owned By Former IAS Officer Babulal Agrawal

The Delhi High Court last week stayed the proceedings before Adjudicating Authority in a PMLA case against a company namely Prime Ispat Ltd, it's director and managing director. The company is allegedly owned by Babulal Agrawal, former IAS Officer of 1988 Batch serving in the State Government of Chhattisgarh.The company had challenged the Provisional Attachment Order issued by the...

'Recover Due Compensation From Illegal Miners For Desecration Of The Ecology': Madras High Court Directs State Govt

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to take steps to recover compensation from illegal miners and quarry owners in the State for contributing to the degradation of the ecology. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu observed, "It will not do for the State to merely report that the illegal mining activities undertaken...

"Cater To Needs Of Underprivileged Children": Delhi High Court On Appointment Of Special Educators In Schools Managed By Municipal Corps

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government with regards to the large number of vacancies for the post of Special Educator (Primary) in the schools managed by municipal corporations.A Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh noted that there is "differential treatment" accorded by the GNCTD in respect of the Special Educators appointed in...

Tripura High Court Issues Notice To State Govt. On PIL Seeking Probe Into Political Violence In State By HC Judge

The Tripura High Court last week issued notice to the State Government on a PIL seeking probe into the recent political violence in the state by an existing or retired Judge of the High Court. Looking to the seriousness of the issues involved, the Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay issued notice to the respondents so as to gather further information...

'Beating Of Doctors And Other Hospital Staff By Attendants Of Patients Has Become A Very Regular Feature': MP High Court Directs State Gov To Amend Law To Curb Such Violence

The Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday expressed strong reservations against the increasing practice of beating, manhandling and attacking doctors and other paramedical staff in hospitals by the attendants of the patients. The Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which had been registered on the basis of a letter dated November 18,...

Police Using Sections Struckdown By Courts-Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Updating Statute Books

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to consider as representation, a PIL seeking removal of such provisions from the statute, that have been declared unconstitutional by the Courts.The plea filed by Advocate Anshul Bajaj also sought to make available to the Police Stations, the relevant amended criminal law books/bare acts and the Judgments of the Supreme Court...

SCBA Writes To CJI Ramana Requesting For Immediate Attention On Issues Of Resumption Of Physical Hearings, Senior Designation

The Supreme Court Bar Association has written to CJI NV Ramana highlighting issues that require his immediate attention.It is the case of the Association that despite writing to the Supreme Court on various instances, no action has been taken till today. First and foremost its is submitted that as the number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi/NCR have reduced considerably, physical hearings should...

Porn Movie Racket Case : Supreme Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Gehana Vasisht In 3rd FIR

The Supreme Court today granted pre-arrest bail to actor Gehana Vasisht in porn films racket also involving businessman Raj Kundra. The bench of Justices SK Kaul and BR Gavai while issuing notice in the Special Leave Petition filed by Vasisht , stayed the Bombay High Court's order of rejecting her anticipatory bail petition. Taking into consideration that the main accused Raj Kundra...

'Having Given Hope To Women To Take Exam In November, We Don't Want To Belie That' : SC On NDA Entrance [Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to vacate its interim order allowing women candidates to take the NDA entrance examination scheduled for November.Senior Advocate Chinmoy Sharma, for the petitioner, pointed out that the affidavit filed by Captain Shantanu Sharma, Director (AG), at DMA, Ministry of Defence adds that while the entrance examination for entry into NDA is held twice a year,...

'No Intention': Supreme Court Reduces Jail Sentence Awarded To Man Accused Of Killing A Person For Stealing Pigeon

The Supreme Court reduced jail sentence awarded to an accused who allegedly killed a person for 'stealing' his pigeon.The court said that the killing was not a pre-­meditated one and there was no intention on the part of the accused to cause death or cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.The prosecution case was that the accused and the deceased had a sudden fight as...