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"Acting As AAP's Agent": Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Removal Of Chairman Of Delhi Minorities Commission Zakir Khan For Allegedly Misusing His Position
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking removal of Mr. Zakir Khan from the post of Chairman of the Delhi Minorites Commission alleging that he misused his powers and position to influence others and acted as an agent of Aam Aadmi Party.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Delhi Government, Delhi...
Two-Child Norm : Disqualified Councilor Attempts To Disown Third Child; Supreme Court Refuses To Accept
A municipal councilor from Maharashtra attempted to get over the disqualification for violating the two-child rule by showing the third child as belonging to someone else. However, the attempt to 'disown' the third child turned out to be unsuccessful, as the Supreme Court refused to accept the argument. Earlier, the Bombay High Court had also rejected the said defense.The issue related to...
Sedition : Army Veteran Moves Supreme Court Challenging Section 124A IPC; Plea To Be Heard Tomorrow
Army veteran Major-General SG Vombatkere (Retired) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code for being 'vague' and creating a 'chilling effect on free speech'. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Petitioner to serve a copy of the plea to the Attorney-General for India. The matter will now...
"After Receiving Property The Children Often Abandon Parents": P&H High Court Dismisses Illegal Transfer Of Property of Aged Widow
The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week came to the rescue of a 76 years old widow who had been ousted from her house by her son consequent to the illegal transfer of her house in her son's name. A Bench comprising Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Ashok Kumar Verma opined on the objective of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (2007 Act)...
Breaking: Allahabad High Court Issues Directions & Timeline For Disposal Of Bail Applications Under POCSO Act, 2012
The Allahabad High Court last week held that only the local police or Special Juvenile Police Unit [SJPU] could serve notice on bail application for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [POCSO Act]. It also prescribed a timeline to execute the different statutory functions by the respective authorities.A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot, alongside administered...
Don't Deploy Teachers For Non-Educational Purposes In Teeth Of RTE Act: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt. To Issue Directions
The Allahabad High Court last week asked the Uttar Pradesh Government authorities to instruct the concerned District Magistrates and District Basic Education Officer of different districts that Teachers shall not be assigned work in teeth of the RTE Act [Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009].The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary was hearing the plea filed by 3...
Tribunals Reforms Ordinance : Supreme Court Strikes Down Provisions Fixing Term Of Members As 4 Years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday by 2 :1 majority set aside the provisions in the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021 which fixed the term of members of various tribunals as four yearsThe majority comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat held that this term violated the express direction given in the earlier judgments in Rojer Mathew and Madras Bar Association cases that the term...
BREAKING : 'Disturbed' By Uttar Pradesh Govt Decision To Allow Kanwar Yatra, Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance
The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice RF Nariman on Wednesday took suo moto cognizance of the decision of Uttar Pradesh Government to allow Kanwar Yatra amid the COVID pandemic.The bench has issued notice to Union Government and UP Govt. Matter will be heard on Friday.The neighboring state of Uttarakhand yesterday decided to call off the Kanwar Yatra, citing the pandemic risk. However,...
Delhi High Court Notifies New Nomenclature Relating To IPR Disputes Coming Into Force With Immediate Effect
The Delhi High Court has notified new nomenclature in respect of the matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) coming into force with immediate effect.The High Court had recently established the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) to deal with all matters related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The IP deals with original proceedings, Writ Petitions (Civil), CMM, RFA, FAO...
NEET Impact Study- "TN Committee Doesn't Defy SC Or Challenge Union's Authority": Madras HC Dismisses BJP Leader's Plea
The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition challenging Tamil Nadu State Government's decision to set up a committee for the purpose of ascertaining whether the NEET based admission process has prejudicially affected socially backward students. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that as long as the State Government...
Farmers' Suicide : After High Court Nudge, Karnataka Govt Includes Borrowers From Private Lenders In Compensation Scheme
The State Government on Tuesday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has now decided to compensate families of those farmers who committed suicide for failure to repay loans taken from private money lenders who are licensed. The state government placed on record of the court its order dated July 8 by which it stated that "If a farmer has taken loan from licensed money lender and...