Facebook Can't Disrupt India's 'Unity In Diversity' Claiming Ignorance Or Lack Of Pivotal Role : Supreme Court

"The role played by Facebook is more active and not as innocuous as is often presented when dealing with third party content", the Court said.

'Problem Seems To Be Endemic': Delhi High Court Reprimands Delhi Govt For Failure To Pay Government Counsels' Fees, Recommends Centralised Scheme

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admonished the Delhi government for its repeated failure in clearing the outstanding dues of its government counsels. The petitioner, a government counsel, had raised several memos to the State government for outstanding payment in lieu of her professional service. However, despite such constant communication the government had failed to clear the...

'Cries Of Employees & Pensioners Fallen On Deaf Ears': Delhi High Court Asks NDMC, Delhi Govt To Clear Dues; Augment Resources

The Delhi High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the North Delhi Municipal Corporation for non-payment of salaries and pensions to its employees after observing that the cries of the employees have "fallen on deaf ears" of the corporators. Observing that the corporation should become independent and a self-sustaining economic model, a division bench comprising of Justices Vipin Sanghi...

Anand Marriage Act: Uttarakhand High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Seeking Direction To Notify Rules For Sikh Marriages

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the state government on a plea urging that State Government should notify the rules under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909. The bench of Chief Justice R. S. Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma has given the state four weeks to respond to the petition. The petition, filed by the party in person, Amanjot Singh Chadha, avers that...

"Petition Is Misconceived": Madras High Court On Plea To Educate Tamil Nadu People To Show Respect While Referring To India

The Madras High Court last week declined to entertain a PIL petition seeking a direction to educate Tamil Nadu people, to respect the country India, by calling its name as it is in the official writings and speeches by adhering to patriotism, sovereignty, and respect.Calling the prayer in the plea as 'absolutely vague' as to what sort of education to be given to the people of the State of...

Kerala High Court Permits New Govt Order Fixing Room Rent At Private Hospitals To Operate For 6 Weeks

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court decided to allow the operation of the Government Order dated 7th July, 2021 for a period of six weeks to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed scheme regarding fixing of room rents by private hospitals.Justices Devan Ramachandran and Kauser Edappagath pointed that the present Order appeared to have come out after several deliberations from...

'Draft Bill On Online Betting & Gambling Ready': Karnataka Government Tells High Court

The Karnataka High Court, which is hearing a petition seeking ban on all forms of online betting and gambling, was on Thursday informed by the State Government that a draft bill has been prepared for the consideration of the cabinet on the subject after due consultation with various departments and legal experts. Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar, who was earlier directed by the court to...

Red Fort Violence: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Inciting Violence, Causing Vandalism; Another Gets Interim Protection From Arrest

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail and interim protection from arrest to Boota Singh and Jajbir Singh respectively, accused in connection with the Red Fort violence case.Boota Singh and Jajbir Singh are accused of causing vandalism at Red Fort, attacking police officials thereby inciting violence during the farmers protest that happened on the Republic Day this year.Additional Sessions...

Striving To Comply; Reserves Right To Challenge IT Rules : Twitter To Delhi High Court

Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that it will file its first Compliance Report consistent with the 2021 Rules no later than on 11th July 2021, The first compliance report will be covering the period 26th May 2021 to 25th June 2021. Twitter has further submitted that, while it is striving to comply with the 2021 Rules, it reserves its right to challenge the...

'Important' : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Affidavit In Challenge To Provisions On Restitution Of Conjugal Rights

While adjourning the hearing to July 22, Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks time to the Union of India to file its counter affidavit in the plea filed challenging the provisions dealing with restitution of conjugal rights.A bench comprising Justice RF Nariman, Justice KM Joseph and Justice BR Gavai adjourned the matter for two weeks after ASG Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Union...

'Ensure Peace, Progress & Good Governance': 58 Lawyers, Researchers Urge President To Withdraw Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021

A collective of 58 lawyers and researchers have approached President Ram Nath Kovind with the request to withdraw the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 (LDAR) in the interest and well-being of the UT citizens. The letter reads,"The draft LDAR is disassociated from the social, cultural, economic and environmental realities of the Lakshadweep islands. We find that the...

'Delhi Can Ill-Afford Another Riots; Role Of Facebook Must Be Looked Into': Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Assembly Summons

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to quash the summons issued to Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan by the Peace and Harmony committee of the Delhi Assembly Committee seeking his appearance in an enquiry related to Delhi Riots."The capital of the country can ill-afford any repetition of the occurrence and thus, the role of Facebook in this context must be looked into...