COVID-19: Rajasthan High Court Directs State Govt To Take Appropriate Steps For Vaccination Of Transgender Persons

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate steps for Vaccination of transgender persons in the State against Covid-19.Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Sangeet Lodha was dealing with a plea seeking directions to the respondent authorities to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination for transgenders of the State of Rajasthan.Advocate Pushkar Taimni, on behalf...

Delay In Conducting Disciplinary Enquiry Does Not Ipso Facto Vitiate It: Supreme Court

Every delay in conducting a disciplinary enquiry does not, ipso facto, lead to the enquiry being vitiated, the Supreme Court observed.The bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli observed that the prejudice caused by the delay must be demonstrated to have been caused and cannot be a matter of surmise.In this case, a departmental inquiry was initiated against a police...

Unacceptable In Modern Democratic Society: Kerala High Court Directs Police Force To Treat Citizens With Respect, Warns Against Use Of Derogatory Language

The Kerala High Court recently observed that instances of allegations about the police disrespecting the citizens were arriving at its doors with alarming regularity and therefore issued certain general directions in its judgment.Therefore, it was ordered that the use of disrespectful words to address citizens cannot be tolerated or permitted and directed the State Police Chief to file a...

Government Should Keep Taxation System Convenient & Simple, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is the responsibility of the Government should endeavour to keep taxation regime convenient and simple.Just as the Government does not wish for avoidance of tax equally it is the responsibility of the regime to design a tax system for which a subject can budget and plan, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy observed.The court said that...

Finance Ministry Extends Due Date For Filing Of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) For FY 2020-2021 To December 31

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) today extended the due date of filing of income-tax returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22 [FY 2020-21] yet again and now, the new ITR filing deadline is December 31, 2021.Earlier, it was extended from July to September and now, the same has been extended to December 31, 2021.The same has been done on consideration...

'Basic Education & Maturity Required Before Following Any Political Ideology': Calcutta HC While Granting Stay On Rustication Of 3 Visva Bharati University Students

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed an interim stay on the rustication order of three students of Visva Bharati Univeristy (VBU) and permitted them to join classes and participate in other academic activities. Sonmnath Sow, Falguni Pan and Rupa Chakrabortty had been expelled for three years on August 23 by the university authorities for participating in a campus protest in January...

How Public Land Will Be Saved From Unauthorized Construction In Name Of Religious Places: Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court last week asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to submit a report disclosing a comprehensive plan and proposed consequential government action as to how the public lands are going to be saved from unauthorized construction in the name of religious places.The Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar was hearing a contempt plea wherein it was alleged that the State Government had...

Knanaya Church Case : Kerala High Court Stays Appellate Court's Stay On Decree Against Expulsion Of Members For Marrying Outside Diocese

"In my considered opinion, there should be sufficient cause for the court to stay the decree of the trial court, thereby suspending an individual's right to marry a partner of his choice", Justice VG Arun said.

Inter-Religious Marriage- "Woman Major, Has Right To Choose Her Partner": Allahabad HC Quashes FIR U/S 366 IPC Against Husband

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed an FIR registered against a Muslim under Section 366 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her mar­riage, etc.) of IPC for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a Hindu girl.The Court was hearing the joint plea filed by the Woman (Wife/petitioner no.1) and Man (Accused/husband/petitioner no.2) seeking quashing of the FIR claiming that the...

Prepared List Of Persons Entitled To Ex Gratia Compensation Of 50K For Deaths Within Family Due To Covid 19, Related Issues: Delhi Govt Informs High Court

The Delhi Government on Thursday informed the High Court that it has prepared a list of 25,000 persons who are entitled to an ex gratia compensation amount of Rs. 50,000 for the deaths within their families due to covid or covid related issues.Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra appearing for the GNCTD told Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh that as of September 9, over 6700 application...

Custodial Death Of 24-Yr-Old Man- "Prima Facie IPS Rank Officials Involved In Murder/Death": Allahabad High Court Transfers Probe To CBI

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as it prima facie found that officers of the I.P.S. rank have some involvement in the murder/death of the deceased. The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal transferred the probe while underscoring...

"No Interest Would Be Payable By The 5 Female Naval Officers On Excess Component Of Terminal Gratuity In Lieu Of Payment Of DCRG"- Supreme Court In Annie Nagaraja Case

"Let us not recover the interest. These are officers who have served the nation. You were also in the army", remarked Justice Chandrachud to Senior Advocate Balasubramanian.