[Ward Reservations in Goa Municipal Councils] Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Judgment And SEC's New Notification

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Bombay High Court judgment setting aside a notification issued by the Director and ex-officio Additional Secretary (Municipal Administration)/ Urban Development, Goa reserving wards in Goa Municipal Councils. A Bench of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Hrishikesh Roy also stayed the new notification issued by Goa Election Commission...

Kerala High Court Stays Government Orders For Regularizing Temporary/Contract Employees

In an interim order, the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed a halt on the Government Order regularising the services of those who completed ten years of service in semi-government and various government departments. A Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran issued the direction, observing that a prima facie case had been disclosed to admit the writ petition jointly filed by 31...

Rakul Preet Singh's Case : Delhi HC Directs I&B Ministry To Act Against News Channels Not Part Of NBSA Which Violated Program Code

Hearing a petition by actor Rakul Preet Singh seeking action against media channels for allegedly broadcasting maligning campaign against her, the Delhi High Court today directed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to take action against media channels that are not members of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) if they are found guilty of the allegations. The court...

CCTV Installation In Police Stations A Matter Of Utmost Importance : SC Issues Strict Directions To States To Comply With Orders

The Supreme Court has issued strict directions to States and Union Territories to implement its December 2020 directions to install CCTVs in all police stations in a time-bound manner."We reiterate that these are the matters of utmost importance concerning the citizens of this country under Article 21of the Constitution of India", observed a bench comprising Justices RF...

"Completely Beyond Powers Of Constitutional Court"; Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Installation Of Dr. Ambedkar's Statue:

It would be appreciated if the Court's time is not wasted like this and the Court is allowed to take up the other pressing matters instead: Madras High Court

[Permanent Commission] There Cannot Be Perverse Equality, A 45-50 Yr Old Lady Officer Cannot Be Asked To Meet The Threshold Of Medical Fitness: Supreme Court

"You want to be in the Armed Forces, you have to be as fit as a man. You have to be able to move ahead shoulder-to-shoulder with your male counterparts. But there cannot be a perverse equality. A 45-50 year old lady officer cannot be asked to meet the threshold standards of medical fitness", observed Justice DY Chandrachud on ThursdayThese observations came on an argument by senior...

'Why Raise Hue And Cry Over Judges' Comments Not Resulting In Orders?' BCI Chairman On Outrage Over CJI's Remarks In Rape Cases

"It has become a fashion for some motivated people to make personal aspersions against our Judges. If this trend is allowed to continue, the Institution will loose (sic) its sanctity", reads a Press Release issued by the Chairman of Bar Council of India (BCI), Manan Kumar Mishra, on 4 March 2021. The statement comes in the wake of widespread public condemnation of the incumbent...

Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Lifting Limitation Period Extension; AG Suggests Exclusion Of 15.03.2020 To 14.03.2021 From Limitation Period

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on the lifting of the extension of the limitation period for filing of cases granted by the Court in March last year on account of COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices L Nageswara Rao, and S Ravindra Bhat reserved orders after hearing the suggestions of the Attorney General for...

OBC Reservation Cannot Exceed 50%: Supreme Court Reads Down Section 12(2)(c) Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act

The Supreme Court read down Section 12(2)(c) of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 which provides reservation of 27 per cent of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis."Reservation in favour of OBCs in the concerned local bodies can be notified to the extent that it does not exceed aggregate 50 per cent of the total seats reserved in favour ...

Dying Declaration Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because Relatives Of Deceased Were Present In Hospital While Recording It: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a dying declaration cannot be disbelieved merely because parents and relatives of the deceased were present in the hospital while recording it."It is quite natural that when such an incident happens, the parents and other relatives try to reach the hospital immediately. Merely because they were in the hospital, the same is no ground to disbelieve the...

Allahabad HC Stops Establishment Of GST Appellate Tribunal In UP Without Court's Permission

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday restrained the Central Government from establishing the GST Appellate Tribunal in the State of UP without Court's permission. In view of the ongoing conflict with respect to location of the Tribunal, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said, "Having considered the...

56 UAPA Cases Pending In Bengaluru Urban District : Karnataka HC Directs Immediate Appointment Of Judge

The Karnataka High Court has suggested to its registry to take immediate steps to appoint a Judicial Officer to the designated court to whom all pending 56 cases in Bengaluru Urban District under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, can be transferred. A report was submitted by the Registrar General to the court in which it was stated that out of the four courts dealing...