BREAKING : Supreme Court Upholds NGT Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR Regions With 'Poor' Air Quality

"Do we need IIT to understand the impact of firecrackers on your lungs? This is common knowledge. We have come a long way from 2017 and we are in the middle of the pandemic now", the bench said.

[Delhi Riots] No Iota Of Evidence Showing Involvement In Conspiracy: Ishrat Jahan Tells Delhi Court In Bail Hearing

Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan has told a Delhi Court on Friday that there is no iota of evidence to show her involvement in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case and that the prosecution has falsely implicated her in the matter.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was hearing a bail plea moved by Ishrat Jahan in FIR 59/2020 which alleges a larger conspiracy in the Delhi Riots...

Madras High Court Restrains State Govt From Purchasing Public Transport Buses Without Disabled Friendly Amenities

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the State government from purchasing any new buses for the purpose of public transport unless such buses are disabled-friendly as per the statutory requirements under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (2016 Act) and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 (2017 Rules). A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee...

Manipur High Court Orders Release of Journalist Detained Under NSA Over Facebook Post On Cow Dung Cure For COVID

On Friday, the Manipur High Court directed the release of Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhemcha noting that his detention would be as much a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution as it was in the case of Erendro Leichombam. Kishorchandra was detained under the National Security Act for a post on his Facebook wall on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 commenting that 'cow...

Permit Farmers To Hunt Wild Boars Attacking Agricultural Lands : Kerala High Court Directs Chief Wildlife Warden

In a significant relief to farmers in northern Kerala, the Kerala High Court on Friday passed an interim order directing that the Chief Wild Life Warden shall permit them in terms of Section 11(1)(b) of the Wildlife Protection Act to hunt wild boars approaching their agricultural lands Compliance of the same was to be reported to the Court within one month. Justice PB Suresh Kumar while...

"Due Deference Must Be Given To SEBI's Opinion": Supreme Issues Court Guidelines For Compounding Offences Under Section 24A SEBI Act

The Supreme Court laid down certain guidelines for Securities Appellate Tribunal ("SAT") in the matter of adjudicating an application for compounding of the offence under Section 24A of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that though the consent of the SEBI for the compounding is not mandatory Court, it must give...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Tahir Hussain's Plea Challenging UAPA Charges Invoked Against Him In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain challenging the UAPA charges invoked against him in connection with the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case and also seeking for quashing of sanction granted in this regard. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice after hearing Senior Advocate...

'Infringes Right To Privacy Of Single Mothers': Plea Filed In Kerala High Court Against Rule Requiring Father's Name In Birth Certificates

A plea has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the Kerala Registration of Birth and Deaths Rules insofar as it mandates the mention of father's name to register a child's birth. The case in a nutshell is that such a stipulation is discriminatory to single mothers. The petitioner became pregnant through artificial insemination which involves accepting the sperm from a donor...

'They Should Not Feel Shy In Facing Inquiry': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Amazon & Flipkart Pleas Against CCI Probe

A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the appeals filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart challenging an order of a Single Bench of the High Court which had allowed Competition Commission of India (CCI) to conduct a preliminary investigation into their alleged anti-competitive practices. A division bench of Justice Satishchandra Sharma and Justice...

Supreme Court Dismisses Telecom Companies' Pleas To Recompute AGR Dues

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the pleas of telecom companies seeking recomputation of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues demanded by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer and MR Sha pronounced the order dismissing the applications filed by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices.The bench had observed...

Compensation For COVID Deaths: Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To Center & State

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the Central and the State Government on a plea seeking ex-gratia compensation for the family members/ dependents of those who succumbed to COVID-19 or Black Fungus (Mucormycosis).A division bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma has kept the matter for hearing on August 31.Interestingly, the Supreme Court had...

'POCSO Court Judges Must Undergo Training By Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy': Madras High Court Finds Erroneous Application Of POCSO Act By Trial Court

The Madras High Court vide its recent judgement dated July 7 observed that judges presiding over special courts dealing with cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) must undergo compulsory training and sensitisation on how to properly adjudicate such sensitive cases. Justice P Velmurugan made this observation after it came to the notice of the...