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Married Woman In Live-In Relation- "Can't Permit Such An Illegality": Allahabad High Court Dismisses Protection Plea With 5k Cost
Noting that the Woman is already married and is in a live-in relationship with another man, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed her protection plea with 5k cost.A Division Bench of Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Dinesh Pathak observed that:"We fail to understand how such a petition be allowed permitting illegality in the society."Noting that a Married Woman is In...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Decides To Provide Weblink To Access Live Court Proceedings
The Madhya Pradesh High Court administration has decided that it will start providing the web links on its website so that the same could be accessed and court proceedings could be viewed which are currently being held via video conferencing mode.The Administration has informed about its decision on a writ plea filed by 4 Journalists [Nupur Thapliyal, Sparsh Upadhyay (Live Law), Areeb Uddin...
Amendment To Law Officer Appointment Rules Upheld By The Madras High Court
The Madras High Court yesterday disposed of a petition filed assailing the validity of an amendment that was made (in the year 2019) to the rules under the Law Officers of High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai (Appointment) Rules, 2017 which govern the appointment of government advocates. The Bench of Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice S. Ananthi upheld the validity...
Does Compassionate Allowance Have All Attributes Of Pension? Kerala High Court Answers
The High Court of Kerala while dismissing an appeal filed by a former CISF employee, held that compassionate allowance does not have all the characteristics of pension covered by Rules 35 to 40 of the Pension Rules, and observed that the authorities have absolute discretion in deciding the date from which payment of compassionate allowance has to be paid. V. Kesavan Nair approached...
Migrants Case- Intervenors Urge Supreme Court To Revise State-Wise Quota Of Ration Cards Under NFSA, Easing Norms For Obtaining Ration Card
While highlighting key issues related to the 'One Nation One Ration' scheme, three Activists have urged the Supreme Court to issue directions to the Union of India to revise the State-wise quota of ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) as per 2021 population projections.The requests have been made through a written submission made in the suo moto case for migrant workers...
'Can't Enter Into A Fishing Enquiry Based On Conjectures': Sikkim High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Misappropriation Of Covid-19 Funds
The Sikkim High Court recently dismissed a PIL seeking enquiry into alleged misappropriation of funds under Covid-19 package provided to the State Government by the Centre. In the absence of any material evidence on record in support of the allegations, a Bench of Justices Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed, "We cannot enter into a fishing and roving enquiry...
Chardham Yatra Amid COVID: Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Details On Preparedness Of State Government, Issues Directions
While seeking a response from the State Government as to whether it has decided to open up the Char Dham Yatra, the Uttarakhand High Court has also asked the Government to inform the Court with regard to the different phases in which the Char Dham Yatra is to be opened.The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma perused the affidavit filed by the...
Citing 'Heavy Board', Delhi Court Defers Orders On Release Of Student Activists In Riots Case To Tomorrow 11 AM
A Delhi Court will tomorrow pronounce at 11 AM orders on the release of student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha after they were granted bail by the Delhi High Court yesterday in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Bedi of Karkardooma Courts had reserved the orders today after hearing Advocate Adit S Pujari appearing on behalf of...
Compulsory Rural Service : Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On MBBS Graduates' Plea Against Govt Notification
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government and other respondents on a batch of petitions filed challenging the notification dated June 8, issued by the government directing those undergraduates who have secured government seats and completed their MBBS exams in academic year 2021 to register online for the Compulsory Rural Service under provisions of...
BCI To Withdraw Appeal Against Punjab & Haryana HC Order Against Moratorium On Opening Of New Law Colleges
The Bar Council of India has decided to withdraw its appeal against the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court setting aside the three-year moratorium imposed by the Council in August 2019, on opening of new law colleges. In effect, the moratorium has been revoked from the Council's end. The BCI has resolved to appoint a Committee that will consider drafting of Rules...