Private School Fees : Delhi High Court Hears Delhi Govt's Challenge To Single Bench Order Quashing Restrictions On Fee Collection

The Delhi Government on Wednesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that the single judge had gone into a completely forbidden territory while allowing private schools from collecting Annual Charges and Development Fees from students in lockdown.The Court was hearing the appeals filed by Delhi Government and students challenging the single judge bench decision which quashed two orders...

System Paralyzed Due To Pandemic; Accused Languishing In Jail : Bombay High Court

Hearing a bail appeal of a Parbhani resident from Maharashtra, accused five years ago of links with the Islamic State (IS) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Bombay High Court observed that under-trials are languishing in prisons in several cases, and more recently due to a system paralysed by the Covid pandemic. A division bench led by Justice SS Shinde observed...

'Excludes Young Successful Advocates; Arbitrary & Discriminatory' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Minimum Age Limit Of 50 Years For Appointment As Tribunal Members

"Prescribing 50 years as a minimum age limit for consideration of advocates has the devastating effect of entirely excluding successful young advocates"

Gujarat High Court To Formally Launch Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings; CJI NV Ramana To Inaugurate Event On July 17

The Gujarat High Court will formally launch live streaming of its proceedings on July 17. On this occasion, the Live Streaming Rules of the High Court will also be released. With this, the Gujarat High Court will become the first High Court in the Country that would stream its proceedings live. While the Chief Justice of India, N. V. Ramana will be gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest...

"Poor Have Been Hit Hardest During Pandemic": Gauhati HC Directs State To Provide Benefits To People Entitled Under Food Security Act

Observing that the poor have been hit the hardest during the covid 19 pandemic, the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench on Wednesday directed the State Government to provide benefits and services to people entitled under the Food Security Act. The development came after a division bench comprising of Justice Songkhupchung Serto and Justice S. Hukato Swu was dealing with a PIL espousing the cause...

Schemes For Minorities Do Not Violate Rights Of Other Communities : Union Of India Tells Supreme Court

While defending its schemes for welfare of minority communities at various levels, the Union of India has on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the schemes are not in contradiction to the principles of equality as enshrined in the Constitution and do not violate rights of members of other Communities.The Union has further stated that the schemes are meant only for the economically...

Breaking- Immediately Withdraw Cases Registered Under Repealed S. 66A Of IT Act; Don't Register Any Further Cases: MHA To States, UTs

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday directed all State governments and police chiefs to immediately withdraw all pending cases and not register further cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. This advisory comes days after the Supreme Court expressed shock that Section 66A was still being invoked to prosecute people even after six years...

BREAKING : Suvendu Adhikari Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal. The Chief Minister had moved an Election Petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly Polls. In...

Very Few Advocates Have Taken Advantage Of E-filing Facility, Registry Informs Karnataka High Court

A report submitted to the Karnataka High Court by Registrar Computers of the court has stated that though the e-filing facility of cases through the portal was enabled long time back, very few members of the bar have taken advantage of the same. The report was submitted following a direction by the court indicating facilities provided for e-filing of cases in the High Court as well as...

Delegated Legislation That Are Forbiddingly Excessive Or Disproportionate Can Also Be Manifestly Arbitrary: Supreme Court In Franklin Templeton Case

Delegated legislations that are forbiddingly excessive or disproportionate can also be manifestly arbitrary, the Supreme Court observed in the order passed in Franklin Templeton case today.The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna, however, held that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 under challenge do not suffer from the vice...

Madhya Pradesh Becomes First State To Launch Online Dispute Resolution Platform

On July 10, 2021 the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority [MPSLSA] e-inaugurated an Online Dispute Resolution Platform as a pilot project in three districts viz. Gwalior, Jabalpur and Bhopal. Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice & Patron-in-Chief, MPSLSA and Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Executive Chairman, MPSLSA inaugurated the platform, making Madhya Pradesh the first State...

Espionage Case: Delhi Court Remands Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma To 14 Days Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Wednesday sent freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma to 14 days judicial remand after he was arrested for allegedly supplying confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana also granted two days time to the Enforcement Directorate to file it's reply in the bail application filed by Sharma. The matter will...