Mega Lok Adalat Held On March 27, Settled 3,32,936 Cases In Karnataka

A total of 3,32,936 cases were settled at the Mega Lok Adalat held on March 27, it was organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), in the State. The Lok Adalat was inaugurated by former Supreme Court Justice, N Santhosh Hegde. As per the press releases issued by the authority states that ​"In the Mega Lok Adalat 19,113 pre-litigation cases, 313,823 pending...

Tamil Nadu Advocate General Declines Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Thuglak Magazine's Editor, S. Gurumurthy

The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (31st March) declined to grant consent to initiate Criminal Contempt (of Court) proceedings against Thuglak magazine's editor, S Gurumurthy for his remarks, which were made in connection with High Court and Supreme Court judges at a public meeting. Senior advocate S. Doraiswamy, who is practicing in the Madras High Court sought to...

Separate Toilets For Adolescent Girls And Provisions Of Sanitary Napkins Are Instances Of Empowerment Of Girl Child : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file by April 16, a status report with regard to the implementation of Shuchi scheme and to state as to when the administrative approvals for procurement of sanitary napkins/pads, as proposed for the year 2021-22, shall be secured. Under the scheme sanitary napkins are distributed to adolescent girls studying in...

HC Under Article 226 Should Not Entertain A Dispute Which Is Arbitrable Unless There Is An Issue Of Public Interest: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that ordinarily a High Court in its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution has to decline to entertain a dispute which is arbitrable, unless there is a fundamental issue of public interest.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna observed thus while considering appeals filed by Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon Limited against the...

Parents Being Harassed Via SMS To Pay School Fees, Even For Lockdown Duration: Plea Alleges Before Allahabad High Court

Whereas the Uttar Pradesh Government is yet to respond to a query put by Allahabad High Court regarding regulation of school fees during suspension of physical classes, yet another PIL has been filed challenging exorbitant and arbitrary levy of fees by private schools in the State. The plea has been filed by members of the Parents Association in Moradabad, alleging that the parents and...

Maharashtra Government Notifies Appellate Authorities Under POSH Act After Filing Of Art. 226 Petition Before Bombay High Court

Over seven years after coming into force of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rules in 2013, the Maharashtra Government yesterday issued a notification appointing the Appellate Authority under the Act. The Industries, Energy and Labour Department of the State appointed "Industrial Courts", constituted under section 10 of...

Plea Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Law To Control Black Magic, Superstition & Forceful Religious Conversions

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Central and the State Governments to take apposite steps for controlling black magic, superstition and forceful religious conversions. The Petitioner has relied upon the Sarla Mudgal Case (1995) 3 SCC6 635, whereby directions were issued to...

Seriousness Of Charge Relevant Factor: Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Man Accused Of Murdering Lady Doctor

The Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court order which granting bail to a man accused murder of a lady doctor.The bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari observed that seriousness of the charge is one of the relevant considerations while considering bail applications.According to the prosecution case, the accused, Mahesh on 28th September 2020 at about 3.30...

Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing In Deep Sidhu's Bail Plea Till April 8, Asks State To File Reply

A Delhi Court on Thursday adjourned till April 8th hearing in the bail application filed by Deep Sidhu, accused in the Red Fort violence case in connection with the farmer's tractor rally on Republic Day. Delete Delhi Court adjourns to 7th April hearing in bail plea filed by #DeepSidhu, accused in the Red Fort violence case in connection with the farmer's tractor rally on #RepublicDay.Court...

Prison Excesses: Where Exactly The CC TV Cameras Installed? Why The Life Of CC TV Footages Confines To Four Days Only? SC Seeks Affidavit From Tihar Jail Authorities, Ministry

The Supreme Court has directed the Jail Superintendent, Tihar Jail to file an affidavit disclosing where exactly the CCTV cameras have been installed and whether the Control Room and the boundary wall of the jail are covered by CCTV cameras or not. The bench headed by Justice U. U. Lalit was dealing with an instance where 3 death row convicts were involved in an incident on 15.03.2021 where in...

'How To Name It? Callousness? Apathy?': Madras High Court Repents 'Inadequate Bureaucratic Impulses' In Respecting Citizen's Right To Property

The Madras High Court has recently made significant remarks on the issue of systemic delay in functioning of Government agencies and the resultant pressure on the Courts. "It is better to have one case less for the Court than to add one case more to it. But will the bureaucracy set the course for mission-change?" a Single Bench of Justice N. Seshasayee said when it was faced with...

Madras High Court Restrains PIL Petitioner From Filing PIL For One Year

In an unusual order, the Madras High Court on Monday (30th March) debarred a petitioner from instituting any public interest litigation in this Court for a period of one year. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy ordered thus, while hearing the plea of one S. P. V. Paul Raj who sought compulsory medical test of all the candidates contesting...