Not Forcing Anyone To Use App, Users Free To Leave; Aarogya Setu, IRCTC Have Similar Privacy Policy: WhatsApp Tells Delhi High Court

In an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, WhatsApp has submitted that its newly updated privacy policy (of the year 2021) does not affect the privacy of personal messages (of its users) with friends and family in any way. In its affidavit, the Facebook-owned company has stated that the 2021 Update is not "mandatory", and that WhatsApp is not forcing anyone to accept the...

COVID19- Issue Advisory To Local Bodies To Sanitise, Spray Disinfectant; Prepare ESI Hospitals To Treat COVID Patients: Madras High Court

While hearing two different pleas, filed in connection with tackling the COVID Pandemic in an effective way, the Madras High Court on Thursday (May 13) directed the State Government to issue advisory to local bodies to sanitize, spray disinfectant areas within their jurisdiction to the extent possible and to equip (with necessary facilities) the ESI Hospitals to treat COVID patients.The...

BJP MLA Moves Allahabad High Court Seeking CBI Inquiry Into Black Marketing Of Oxygen In UP Amid Covid-19

A BJP MLA has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking CBI enquiry into alleged Black-marketing and illegal sale of Oxygen across the state, resulting into the deaths of scores of Covid patients. Citing extreme urgency in the matter, the Petitioner's counsels, Advocates Shashwat Anand, Zaheer Asghar and Ankur Azad have moved a mention (via email) for urgent listing. The development...

Post Poll Violence: BJP Leader & Advocate Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Reinstatement & Compensation For The Aggrieved

A Bharatiya Janata Party leader and an Advocate, Priyanka Tibrewal has moved Calcutta High Court seeking reinstatement of the aggrieved persons and appropriate compensation for such people who were affected by the Post Poll violence in the State of West Bengal. Priyanka Tibrewal was a BJP candidate from Entally constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections. The plea also...

Kerala High Court Seeks Response On Plea For Inclusion Of Advocates, Judges In COVID Vaccine Priority Group

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to respond on a petition seeking that advocates and judicial officers be included in the priority category for vaccination.The matter was mentioned before a Division Bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and MR Anitha today by Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor.Advocate Saiby pointed out that the State of Chhatisgarh had declared lawyers as...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Protection To Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case; Adjourns Hearing Till Tuesday

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant interim protection from arrest to businessman Navneet Kalra, accused in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad turned down the request of Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi...

"Step Motherly, Arbitrary And Inhuman": Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Cancellation of CBSE, ICSE Class XII Exams

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to cancel the examination of Class XII and devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific timeframe. The direction has been sought to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination. The plea has also sought directions...

What Steps Taken For Welfare Of Advocates Hit By COVID? Rajasthan High Court Asks State Bar Council

The Rajasthan High Court has asked the Bar Council of Rajasthan about the steps being taken for the welfare of advocates who are affected by COVID-19.A single bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Gaur posed this query while issuing notice on a petition seeking utilization of the advocates welfare fund for the relief of advocates affected by the pandemic.The Court has issued notice to the Bar Council...

Inmates Granted Parole Pursuant To Supreme Court's Order To Be Again Granted Parole: Directs Uttarakhand & Haryana High Powered Committee

In accordance with the Supreme Court of India's Order dated May 7, 2021, the High-Powered Committee (for the state of Uttarakhand & Uttarakhand) on Tuesday (May 11) granted 90 days of parole to the inmates who were granted parole earlier.It is important to note that the Supreme Court last week directed the High­ Powered Committee of the States to forthwith release all the inmates who...

Kerala High Court Seeks A Time Frame From Centre Within Which COVID Vaccines Can Be Supplied To State

"We want as much vaccine as possible, whether is form Russia or Cuba..", the State Attorney submitted in Court.

Conviction Of A Juvenile By JJ Board Is Not A Disqualification for Employment, Requirement Of It's Disclosure Violates His Privacy, Art.21 :Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that using criminal prosecution faced by a candidate as a juvenile to form an opinion about his suitability for appointment is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Moreover, holding that an employer cannot ask any candidate to disclose details of criminal prosecution faced as a juvenile, the Court has also...

[Eye-Witness Saw Brother Stangulating Victim] - Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Mother Who "Confessed" To Killing Daughter Over An Affair

The Bombay High Court granted bail to a 40-year-old woman who allegedly confessed to the murder of her 23-year-daughter when the latter attempted to elope with a suitor of her choice. Justice Prakash Naik granted bail to Papu Waghela based on eye witness testimonies that claimed the victim's brother (co-accused) strangulated the young woman with her dupatta. "The statement of...