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No Fault With Decision To Retain Only Mahatma Gandhi's Image On Currency Notes : Madras HC Dismisses Plea To Print Notes With Netaji's Image
Finding no fault in Central Government and RBI's decision to retain only the image of Mahatma Gandhi and of no other personality in the currency notes, the Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea challenging Centre's rejection of a representation for printing the image of Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose on currency notes The Division Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice...
Kerala High Court Directs BEVCO To Abide By Orders Of Excise Commissioner To Relocate Or Equip Liquor Stores With Basic Facilities
The Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) to abide by the instructions of the Excise Commissioner in relocating the 89 liquor outlets found to be lacking basic facilities. Justice Devan Ramachandran while hearing the matter remarked:"Thanks to the petitioner, with the interference of the Court, long queues have been eliminated to some extent from in front...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog Citing Interference With Administration Of Justice
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom contracts to private players under the Universal Services Obligation, allegedly without conducing a tender process.The contempt petition is filed against Secretary, DoT; Deputy Administrator (T-II), USO Fund, DoT; and certain Police...
Repeat Of OBC Reservation In Mayor Post Before SC Reservation Not Violation Of Rotation Policy As Per Maharashtra Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtra Government to reserve the post of Mayor in Dhule Municipal Corporation to candidate belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC) category.The High Court, in its judgment delivered on May 7 this year, had observed that the OBC reservation...
Scientists Believe Cow Is The Only Animal That Inhales & Exhales Oxygen; No Fundamental Right To Eat Cow-Beef : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court yesterday observed that Cow should be given the status of National Animal in light of the fact that "Cow is part and parcel of the culture of India" and that eating/consuming Cow-beef can't be considered to be a fundamental right of any person.The order passed by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav also observed that scientists believed that cow is the only animal...
Attempt To Give Communal Colour To News A Problem; Gives Bad Name To Country : CJI Ramana
While hearing a batch of writ petitions seeking action against the media for communalization of the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi Nizamuddin Markaz, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today expressed concerns about the attempts in social media and online portals to give communal colour to news.The CJI lamented that the web portals are not governed by anything and social media...
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Approaches Bombay High Court to Quash ED Summons
Former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has approached the Bombay High Court to quash the summons issued to him to appear before the Enforcement directorate. Justice Revati Mohite Dere recused from hearing the plea on Thursday. "Not before me," she said.The petition filed under Section 482 seeks setting aside of the summons and various other directions to the ED for...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Extends Life Of Interim Orders Till September 15
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has decided to extend all interim orders/ directions till September 15, 2021.The order has been passed by the Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli in suo moto proceedings initiated in view of the alarming increase in the COVID-19 cases.On Tuesday, Senior Advocate Anupam Gupta, who was appointed as the Amicus Curiae placed before...
Finalize Pension Scheme Within Eight Weeks: Supreme Court Pulls Up KSRTC
The Supreme Court has directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to finalize the pension scheme within eight weeks.The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh said that, in case it could not make it, the Secretary and the head of the Corporation shall both remain present in the Court. The court has posted the case for directions on 27.10.2021.These cases raises the...
Writ Of Habeas Corpus Can Be Issued For Restoration of Custody of Minor to the Parent Wrongfully Deprived Of It: Punjab And Haryana High Court
Holding that habeas corpus can be issued for restoration of custody of minor to the parent wrongfully deprived of it, the Punjab & Haryana High Court recently granted relief to a father who had filed a petition alleging illegal custody by his wife and her parents.The High Court went on to rely on the Supreme Court's observation in Yashita Sahu Vs. State of Rajasthan and others wherein it...
Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Default Bail Plea Of Eight Accused In Bhima Koregaon
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved for orders a petition filed by eight accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad caste violence case challenging cognisance of the charge sheet by a sessions judge in Pune and seeking default bail. The accused have filed the appeal against the Sessions court's order rejecting the default bail application under Section 167(2) of the Code...