Delhi High Court Seeks Union's Health Budget Details, Crowdfunding Proposals On Petition For Treatment of Rare Diseases

Hearing a petition for children suffering from rare diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Hunter's syndrome, et al the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to state on affidavit its budget for health in the last 5 years and if any unused budget can be used for the treatment of the petitioners or development of therapies for treatment of rare diseases.The court has directed...

No Allegation That Promise To Marry Was False At The Inception: Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case

The Supreme Court quashed an FIR alleging rape observing that there is no allegation to the effect that the promise to marry given by the accused was false at the inception.The accused, whose petition seeking quashing of FIR was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court, had approached the Apex Court contending that a bare reading of the FIR as well as the statement under Section 164 of CrPC...

Breaking: Supreme Court To Start Hybrid Physical Hearing On Experimental Basis From March 15

Supreme Court of India is all set to start hearing cases in a hybrid manner from March 15th 2021. The Apex Court has issued several directions and Standard Operating Procedure for Court's functioning in consideration of the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic and suggestions given by the Bar Associations. The Court has devised a pilot scheme to hear cases in the hybrid mode on an experimental...

Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Appointment Of Dr. Najma Akhtar As VC, Jamia Milia Islamia

A single judge bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao of the Delhi High Court today rejected a quo warranto writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. Najma Akhtar as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia University for allegedly being illegal, arbitrary, void ab initio and non-est in law. The petition claims that Akhtar's appointment was in flagrant violation and "total non-compliance...

After Ramesh Jarkiholi Resignation, 6 Karnataka Ministers Move Court Seeking Media Gag

Six State Ministers belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party have approached the City Civil Court seeking to restrain the media from airing/printing/publishing any defamatory content against them.This comes days after Ramesh Jarkiholi, the water resources minister in the BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government, tendered his resignation after being accused of demanding sexual favours from...

Press Council Censure Order Effectively Stopping Ads In Hindustan Times Newspaper": Delhi High Court Stays Order

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (02nd March) stayed a communication issued by the Press Council of India (PCI) to the Government Departments, which had effectively barred all Government agencies from placing advertisements in the newspapers owned by Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh was hearing the plea of Petitioner (Hindustan Media Ventures...

'We Must Modernize' : Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay FASTag Implementation

The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to stay the notification issued to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, by which fitment of FASTag has been made compulsory for all vehicles and a valid FASTag is mandatory while getting a new 3rd Party Insurance. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said "Someday we must modernize." Referring to...

Once It Is With Media, Leakage Allegations Are Already Established : Delhi HC To Delhi Police On Asif Iqbal Tanha's Plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday again expressed its displeasure with the evasive stand taken by the Delhi police in responding to the grievance raised by Asif Iqbal Tanha, accused in Delhi riots conspiracy case, regarding the leakage of his alleged confessional statement to the media.Standing Counsel for Delhi Police, Amit Mahajan refuted the claim that the leakage was done by the police and...

NCB File Charge Sheet Against Rhea Chakraborty, 32 Others In Drug Case Connected To SSR

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Mumbai Zonal Unit has submitted an 11,700-page charge sheet in the drug case connected to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, against his partner Rhea Chakraborty and 32 others. A large part of the charge sheet was submitted by the central agency in electronic form owning to ecological concerns. The charge sheet has been filed against...

Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Recommendations For Judges Elevation In Kerala, Karnataka, HP High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated earlier recommendations on the appointment of Judges to the High Courts of Kerala, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, following a meeting convened on 2nd March 2021. The Collegium has therefore reaffirmed its recommendation of advocates Viju Abraham, Mohammed Nias C.P. and Paul KK for elevation to the Kerala High Court, Advocate...

[Use of Sakshi Malik's photo in V] Casual and Cavalier Approach With No Thought To the Very Real Consequences On the Person, Says Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, while lifting the prohibition order on the release of Telugu Movie 'V' on OTT platform, Amazon Prime, opined that the Vemkateshwara Creation's approach while using actor Sakshi Malik's photograph in the film was 'casual and cavalier in the extreme'.The development came after the High Court on Tuesday restrained Venkateshwara Creations Pvt. Ltd. from...

Supreme Court To Hear On Monday Plea Seeking Termination Of Pregnancy Of A 14-Year Old Girl, Asks Medical Board To Submit Report In A Sealed Cover

Supreme Court has on Friday adjourned to Monday, the plea of a 14 year old girl seeking termination of her 26 weeks old pregnancy. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam has directed the Medical Board to submit its report on feasibility of the medical termination in a sealed cover, following which the Court will hear the matter on Monday, March...