Consumer Protection Act 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Determination Of Pecuniary Jurisdiction Based On Consideration Paid

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned a writ petition filed challenging the vires of newly notified provisos of Sections 34(1), 47(1)(a) and 58(1)(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act 2019, which deal with the pecuniary jurisdiction of district, state and national level fora.A bench comprising Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari decided to adjourn the case after a letter...

Delhi High Court Seeks GNCTD Response On Plea Challenging 20-Lakh Cap For Non-PDS Beneficiaries

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Delhi Government on the issue of revising the number of non-PDS beneficiaries under its scheme for providing adequate food grains to people without ration cards. The scheme was launched as a one-time relief measure in view of economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The High Court had earlier observed that capping the number of...

"How State Visualizes Widow Lady To Earn Livelihood While Being Away From Home?": Gujarat High Court Stays Externment Order

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday stayed an externment order passed by the Gujarat Government wherein a widow lady was externed for a period of six months from the District of Bharuch, over offences of bootlegging liquor.On the basis of the stakes involved in the matter, the Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay asked the State Government as to how State visualizes the lady to earn her...

Delhi Court To Hear INX Media Money Laundering Case Against P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram And Others On July 24

A Delhi Court will hear on July 24 the INX Media Money Laundering case in relation to the main chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case against Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and 8 others. Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal had adjourned the matter in view of the directions issued by the Delhi High Court to take...

IT Rules : Supreme Court Posts Centre's Plea To Transfer Petitions Filed By 'The Wire', 'The Quint' & 'LiveLaw' On July 16

The Supreme Court on Friday posted to July 16 the petition filed by the Central Government seeking to transfer to the top court petitions filed in High Courts of Delhi and Kerala challenging the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna tagged the transfer petition with the...

"Can't Decide Validity Of Remand Order In Habeas Corpus Plea": Delhi High Court Dismisses Riot Accused Gulfisha Fatima's Plea For Release

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the plea filed by Delhi riots accused Gulfisha Fatima seeking her release after observing that the Court cannot decide the validity of a remand order in a habeas corpus petition. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed the plea after hearing Advocate Jatin Bhatt and Additional Standing Counsel Amit...

'Third Wave May Not Be Far Away If The Situation Continues': Kerala High Court Comments On Overcrowding At Liquor Outlets

The Kerala High Court on Thursday commented that the third wave of Covid may not be far away if the overcrowding in front of liquor outlets without adherence to Covid protocol is not controlled. Justice Devan Ramachandran was hearing the second contempt petition regarding the non-implementation of the Court's order to provide a dignified way to citizens to purchase liquor from BEVCO outlets....

'Arbitrary and Illegal': Calcutta High Court Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed a 'no confidence' motion initiated against Pabitra Kar, President of Boyal-I, Gram Panchayat in the District of Purba Medinipur by the majority of the Panchayat members. Pursuant to the motion of 'no confidence, the Prescribed Authority and the Block Development Officer in the exercise of powers conferred under Rule 5B of the West Bengal...

Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Demolition: Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Mosque Committee Secretary Over 'The Wire' Report

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the plea filed by Secretary of the Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Committee, Mohammad Anees and a local resident of Barabanki, Mohd. Naeem seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against them by the Uttar Pradesh Police. The FIR in question was registered against them & news portal, The Wire and its two journalists, who...

NLSIU : Supreme Court Stays Karnataka High Court Direction To Promote Student

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) against an order of the Karnataka High Court which directed the promotion of a student to next academic year.The Supreme Court also stayed the order of the High Court, which had set aside the decision of NLSIU to deny a law student, son of a sitting judge...

"Will Not Enforce Privacy Policy Till Data Protection Bill Comes Out": WhatsApp Tells Delhi High Court

WhatsApp has informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that it's privacy policy will not be enforced till the time the Data Protection Bill comes out and that it will need to fit in the law in such a situation.Senior Advocate Harish Salve appearing for Whatsapp submitted thus:"We said we'll not enforce it untill the Data Protection Bill' will come out. In our case the government is...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Time-Limit On Caste-Based Reservations In Education

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by an Advocate seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in education. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat informed the Petitioner that the Court was not inclined to entertain the petition. Accordingly, the Petitioner withdrew the same. The petition, filed...