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"Livelihood Has To Be Balanced": High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Consider Permitting Herbal Hukkahs In Restaurants, Bars
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Disaster Management Authority of the Delhi Government to consider and resolve the issue of allowing restaurants and bars to serve and sell Herbal Hukkahs, on an urgent basis.Justice Rekha Palli was hearing the pleas filed by by various Restaurants and Bars operating in the national capital, aggrieved by the alleged interference of Delhi Government as...
High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt Over Delay In Notifying Fee Hike To Be Charged By Self Financing Private Institutions
An Association of Self Financing Private Institutions in Delhi has moved the Delhi High Court, against the delay caused by Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) in notifying the fee hike recommended by the State Fee Regulatory Committee for a particular set of academic years, thereby affecting the Petitioner's right to carry on its occupation.A Division Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Lakshadweep Administration's Decision To Remove Meat From Mid Day Meals, Close Dairy Farms
The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that challenged the decision of the Lakshadweep administration to close dairy farms and omit meat from the menu of mid-day meals in schools on the Lakshadweep islandsA Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the order in a petition filed by a resident of the island, Advocate Ajmal...
"Sexual Violence Knows No Boundaries, Failure To Create An Atmosphere For Caregivers To Identify Signs Of Abuse": Bombay High Court
Adjudicating upon an unfortunate case where a teen committed suicide due to sexual harassment by a close family member, the Bombay High Court observed that we, as a society, have failed to create an environment where primary caregivers can identify signs of abuse. Justice Bharati Dangre rejected a man's bail application for allegedly abetting his 17-year-old niece's suicide. The...
NEET All India Quota : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Fresh Petition Challenging OBC, EWS Reservations
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a fresh writ petition challenging Centre's notification dated July 29, 2021 ("impugned notification") providing 27% reservation for OBC and 10% for EWS in All India Quota ("AIQ") in admission to Postgraduate ("PG") medical courses. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna told Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, who appeared for...
Another Petition Filed In Supreme Court For Declaration Of Virtual Courts As A Fundamental Right
Another petition has been filed before the Supreme Court for declaring the availability of Virtual Courts as a Fundamental Right. The PIL on behalf of the litigant community has been filed by National Federation of Societies for Fast Justice along with former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh R. Gandhi and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Julio Ribeiro.The petition prays in the...
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust Needs To Be Audited To See How Much Of Temple's Money Is With It, Administrative Committee Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved order on an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust(which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) to exempt it from the audit of 25 years ordered by the Court last year for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi reserved orders...
Delhi High Court Seeks Response Of Centre, BCI On Plea Challenging Bar Associations Conduct Of Election Rules As Null & Void
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging Bar Associations (Constitution, Recognition and Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2019 framed by the Delhi Bar Council and approved by the Bar Council of India as null and void being ultra vires the Constitution of India, Advocates Act and Advocates Welfare Funds Act.Justice Rekha Palli sought response of the Union of India, Bar...
'Speculative In Nature': Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Rename Madurai Airport After Deities
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought a direction to the Centre to rename the Madurai Airport after local deities like Lord Devindran or Goddess Meenakshi. A Division Bench of Justice M Duraiswamy and Justice K Murali Shankar dismissed the petition after the Centre informed the Court that there was no proposal to rename the...
Difference Lies In The Degree Of The Act: Supreme Court Explains Subtle Distinction Between Culpable Homicide U/s 304 IPC & Murder
In a judgment delivered on Wednesday (15 September 2021), the Supreme Court explained the difference between culpable homicide under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code and murder under Section 300 IPC.The court observed that, though it difficult to distinguish between culpable homicide and murder as both involve death, there is a subtle distinction of intention and knowledge involved in...
Kerala High Court Denies Pre Arrest Bail To Fake Lawyer Sessy Xavier
The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to Sessy Xavier, who had recently made the front page for posing as an advocate for two years without holding the essential qualifications. Justice Shircy V while dismissing the anticipatory bail application, directed the applicant to surrender before the authorities immediately and to cooperate with the investigation. Xavier...