To Attract Drunk Driving U/S 185(a) Of MV Act Accused Should Be Subjected To Breath Analyser Or Blood Test

The Kerala High Court has recently held that in order to attract the offence of drunken driving under Section 185(a), the accused should have been subjected to a breath analyser or any other test including a laboratory test and his blood must be found to contain alcohol exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml. The prosecution case was that the accused rashly and negligently drove his car,...

Plea Seeking Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act: Allahabad HC Seeks State's Response, Orders Govt. Buildings Inspection

In a petition for writ filed by 16 students seeking complete implementation of the Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (13th January) allowed the State Government to file a response to the petition and listed the matter for further hearing on Monday (01st February). The Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice...

Delhi HC Orders All Subordinate Courts To Sit Physically On Alternate Day Basis

The Registrar General of the Delhi High Court vide order dated 14.01.2021 has instructed the Principal District & Sessions Judges and the Principal Judge, Family Court to start physical hearings on alternate days basis from 18.01.2020. The Court shall hear matters through video conferencing on non physical days. The order directs the Principal District & Sessions Judges and...

Delhi Police Defends Denial Of Permission to AAP MLAs To Protest Outside Amit Shah's Residence

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court of its reasons for refusing to grant permission to AAP MLAs Raghav Chadha and Atishi Marlena to protest outside the residences of Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt Governor Anil Baijal. It stated that with prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC having been issued for all of Central Delhi where the two residences are located, and...

'State Making Rosy Promise': Uttarakhand High Court Expresses Concern Over Unpreparedness Of Govt To Handle Demographic Explosion During Kumbh Mela

"The medical health care system is woefully lacking," remarked the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday while hearing a batch of PILs concerning Covid-management during upcoming Kumbh Mela celebrations. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari observed that the State Government is too ill-prepared to tackle the demographic explosion...

[M.J. Akbar V. Priya Ramani] I Am Shocked To See How, By The Power Of A Pen, A Person Can Be Called A Predator: Sr. Adv. Geeta Luthra

The Courtroom battle in the criminal defamation case filed by complainant, Former Union Minister Mr. M.J. Akbar against journalist Ms. Priya Ramani continued today before a Delhi Court judge, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Pandey. Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra continued her rebuttal arguments against the accused, Ms. Ramani in the matter. The case is presently...

Covid 19: 'Come Up With Definite Vaccination Programme By Jan 22', Allahabad High Court Tells UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered the Health Department of UP to come up with a proper vaccination programme to prevent Covid-19 infection in the State, by January 22. As per the information provided by the Government, the vaccination programme is set to commence from January 16. A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar observed that there is no clarity...

Allahabad High Court Reiterates That Married Daughters Are Eligible For Compassionate Appointment; No Amendment In Statute Book Required

The Allahabad High Court has made it clear that marital status of a daughter alone cannot be the ground for rejecting her application for compassionate appointment in terms of the UP Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974. A Single Bench of Justice JJ Munir pointed out that a Division bench of the High Court in Smt. Vimla Srivastava v. State...

11 Benches Of The Delhi High Court To Conduct Physical Hearing Till 20th February

In a recent order dated 14.01.2021, the Delhi High Court has announced that 11 benches of the High Court shall conduct physical hearings from 18.01.2021. The subject of the order states "Extension of Present System of Hearing of Matters before Delhi High Court till 20.02.2021". The order came in the view of decline in the intensity of spread of covid-19 pandemic in the NCT...

Delhi HC Seeks CBSE Response On Transgender Man's Plea Seeking Change Of Name & Photograph In School Certificates

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought for a response from Union of India and CBSE on an Application filed by a transgender man who is seeking for a change of his name and photograph in his school certificates. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh presided over the Application which had been filed in a plea challenging the validity of Bye-Laws issued by...

'Concept Of Open Court Equally Includes Virtual Access': Plea In Jharkhand High Court For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court seeking Live Streaming of court proceedings, so as to ensure easily accessibility to the public at large. The petition has been filed a law student and an ex-Defence personnel— Dilip Kumar, stating that the concept of an 'Open Court' entailed under the Constitution of India, equally includes virtual access...

Breaking- 'Virtually Gives 360-Degree Profile Into A Person's Online Activity': Whatsapp's New Privacy Policy Challenged In Delhi High Court

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