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Breaking: Centre's Decision To Allow Early Administration Of COVISHIELD Vaccine Before 84 Days To Some Classes Of People Discriminatory
The Kerala High Court allowed the petition filed by two companies seeking to administer the second dose of COVISHIELD vaccine to its workers before completion of the 84 day-gap."The decision of the Government in providing relaxation in the protocol regarding administration of second dose of vaccine to certain classes of persons alone amounts to discrimination". Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar...
Presiding Deity Is Owner Of Land Attached To Temple, Not Pujari: Supreme Court Upholds MP Govt. Circulars
Presiding deity of the temple is the owner of the land attached to the temple and Pujari is only to perform puja and to maintain the properties of the deity, the Supreme Court observed while upholding the circulars issued by the Madhya Pradesh Government to delete the names of Pujari from revenue record pertaining to temple properties.These circulars issued by the Government under M.P....
"Right Of Access To Justice Gravely Hampered Due To Pandemic; Take Expeditious Steps For Hybrid Courts Infrastructure": High Court To Delhi Govt
Observing that citizens' right of access to justice has been gravely hampered due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government to take expeditious steps for providing infrastructure and other facilities for hybrid hearings in district courts and quasi-judicial bodies in the national capital. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh...
Kerala High Court Rules In Favour Of Registering Marriages Under SMA Via Video Conference, Expresses Concerns Regarding Implementation
The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that considering the technological advancements in place, marriages under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954 can be registered through video conference. A Division Bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath observed so while hearing a batch of petitions filed by individuals seeking to solemnize their marriages under SMA through...
"Land Encroached; Mosque Construction Inside University Premises Not Justified": Allahabad HC Dismisses Azam Khan's Trust Plea Challenging UP Govt Proceedings Against It
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea filed by Rampur MP, Ex-Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government, Azam Khan's Trust [Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust] against proceedings initiated by the UP Government to take over the land of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University for failing to adhere to certain conditions on which Khan's trust was granted the land in the year...
Plea To Declare Virtual Court Hearing As Fundamental Right : Supreme Court Issues Notice To BCI, SCBA & 4 HCs
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Bar Council of India, Supreme Court Bar Association and four High Courts on a writ petition seeking a declaration that virtual court hearing is a fundamental right.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai issued notice on the writ petition which sought for the retention of the hybrid options for physical and virtual hearings...
'You Have To Constitute GST Appellate Tribunal; No Question Of Filing Counter' : Supreme Court Tells Centre
While stressing on the need to make appointments to the unfilled vacancies in Tribunals across the Country, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Government to constitute the GST Appellate Tribunal, which has not been constituted even after 4 years of the Act having come into force.When Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta sought for time to file counter-affidavit in the...
'Can't Delve Into Conspiracy Theories' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For International Task Force On CoVID Deaths
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain writ petition seeking directions to the Centre to set up an international task force of experts comprising of National and International experts (including from China)- reporting to this Top Court for determining if the Delta Variant could be a synthetic pathogen The petition which had also sought for apprising the Top Court of the steps to...
NIA Opposes Extension Of Bail To Varavara Rao, Bombay High Court Extends Time To Surrender Till September 25
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed 81-year-old PV Varavara Rao's plea to extend his medical bail, saying that his reports don't disclose a "major ailment" which necessitates the extension of bail or require him to reside at his home in Hyderabad. The Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case accused said he suffers from several neurological and other age-related...
Can Wife Claim Maintenance After Mutual Consent Divorce And Mutually Agreed Payment Of Lumpsum As Final Settlement? Calcutta HC Refers Matter To Larger Bench
The Calcutta High Court last week referred to a larger Bench the legal issue as to whether a wife can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) after the marriage has been dissolved by a divorce decree on mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act and the payment of a lump sum amount has been made to the wife as full and final settlement...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Pleas Challenging 27% OBC, 10% EWS Reservations In NEET All India Quota
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition challenging the decision of the Central Government to implement 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in the All India Quota category of NEET admissions for medical course. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli issued notice in the petition, which also seeks to quash the notification dated July 29,...