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Jaipur Golden Hospital Deaths: Delhi Court Grants Last Opportunity To Delhi Police For Filing ATR In Plea Against Hospital Administration
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted one last opportunity to the Delhi Police for filing an action taken report in a plea seeking registration of FIR for the offence of murder against the management of Jaipur Golden Hospital where several patients allegedly lost their lives due to oxygen shortage. The development came after Metropolitan Magistrate Vivek Beniwal observed that the status report...
Part Property Purchaser Not Required To Pay Electricity Dues Over Entire Premises; Non-Apportionment Of Arrears Unfair: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench, recently directed the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited to reconsider its decision to recover unpaid electricity dues of the entire premises from an auction purchaser who had bought only a part of the premise. A division bench of Justices Krishna Dixit and Pradeep Singh Yerur while partly allowing the appeal filed by OPG...
Criminal Law, Including Anti-Terror Legislation, Should Not Be Misused For Quelling Dissent : Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court Justice Dr. DY Chandrachud, in an address to the India-US Joint Summer Conference on Indo-US legal ties, noted that criminal law, including anti-terror legislation, should not be misused for quelling dissent or harassment to citizens. While referring to his judgment in Arnab Goswami vs. the State, he observed that,"Our courts must ensure that they continue to remain the first...
'Registry Cannot Adjudicate Maintainability': Judicial Officer's Plea Before SC Against Refusal To Register Curative Petition Against Dheeraj Mor Judgment
A Judicial Officer has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Registry's order in which it refused to register the Curative Petition filed by him against the judgment in Dheeraj Mor vs. High Court of Delhi.In Dheeraj Mor, a three judge bench of the Apex Court had held that the civil judges are not eligible to seek direct recruitment to post of District Judges in bar quota. Syedullah...
Civil Services Exams: SC Defers Hearing In Plea By Aspirants Whose Candidatures Were Cancelled Due To Non-Submission Of Educational Qualification Proof
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing pertaining to the petitions by civil services aspirants whose candidatures had been cancelled due to non-submission of educational qualification proof on the specified dated.A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar posted the matter on July 15. At the previous hearing, the Counsel for UPSC had submitted that a Counter-Affidavit had been...
Protect Inmates & Staff In All Care Facilities From COVID-19: Sikkim High Court To State
The Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over spread of Covid-19 in various 'Care facilities' and has directed the State to take immediate steps for protection of inmates and staff thereof. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan while hearing its suo moto PIL for COVID-19 management, took cognizance of the situation based on a news piece...
'Prima Facie Defamatory' : Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale To Take Down Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri
The Delhi High Court found RTI activist Saket Gokhale's tweets against former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, calling her a "black money hoarder" etc with respect to a disproportionate assets allegation to be prima facie defamatory. The single judge bench of Justice C Hari Shankar today ordered Gokhale to take down the tweets within 24 hours, failing...
Can Airline Transport Pilot License Be Denied On Ground That Flying Experience Of Applicant Is With Foreign Operator? Delhi High Court To Consider
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition raising a pertinent question as to whether a person having flying experience from a foreign operator and holding a valid commercial pilot license issued by the DGCA can be denied issuance of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) on the ground that his flying experience is with a foreign operator.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on...
'Custody Of Minor Rape Victim Can't Be Given To Accused's Kin': Gauhati High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, Stays Lower Court Order
Dealing with a suo moto case concerning the plight of a minor rape victim, the Gauhati High Court has stayed a trial court's order grating the victim's custody to accused's sister in law after observing that the same will not be in the interest of the victim girl.The girl, aged about 12-15 years, working as a domestic help, was allegedly raped and sexually abused by the house owner. She...
'Is There Any Definite Pattern Of Spread?': Andhra Pradesh High Court Asks State To List Reasons For Rise In Covid-19 Cases In 3 Districts
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought State Government's response on the rise in Covid-19 cases in three particular districts of the State, namely- East Godavari, West Godavari and Chittoor. It has ordered the authorities to present district wise positivity rate in the State over a period of last fifteen days and also to indicate if there is any definite pattern causing the spread.A...
NGT Pulls Up Delhi Jal Board For Failing To Control Odour From A Sewage Treatment Plant, Imposes Rs. 5 Lakh Per Month Cost Till Compliance
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the Delhi Jal Board for its failure to prevent and control bad odour from a Sewage Treatment Plant in Delhi's Kondli area. It has hence directed the Board to pay Rs. 5 lakh per month as cost to Central Pollution Control Board, till compliance. The amount shall be used for restoration of environment.Observing that the Delhi Jal Board has been...