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Plea In SC Seeks Direction To Centre To Ensure Refund Of Exorbitant Amounts Charged By Pvt. Labs, Hospitals For RT-PCR Tests
The Supreme Court on Saturday has been moved in a plea for direction to the Centre to ensure refund of "exorbitant" amounts charged by private labs and hospitals for conducting RT-PCR tests to detect COVID-19.The interim application has been filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ajay Agrawal in his pending PIL in which he had sought fixing of uniform rate of Rs 400 across India, as done by Odisha,...
Supreme Court Pulls Up Telangana Govt For 'Insensitivity' Towards Case Of BHEL Officer's Suicide Due To Workplace Sexual Harassment
The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the Telangana government and the Telangana state police for their insensitive approach towards a BHEL employee who committed suicide last year on account of workplace sexual harassment.The bench of Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was hearing a writ petition, through advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, by the victim's mother seeking to urgently transfer...
"Victim's Mother Told Her About What To Say In Court": Delhi High Court Sets Aside Conviction In Minor's Sexual Assault Case
While noting that there were material improvements in the statements of the child victim and her mother, the Delhi High Court on Thursday (03rd December) set aside the conviction of an accused in minor's sexual assault case. The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was hearing an appeal filed on behalf of the appellant-accused against the judgment whereby the appellant was convicted for...
High Courts Having No Commercial Division Competent To Consider Cancellation Of Design Under Section 22(4) Of Designs Act : Supreme Court
The judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on December 1 in the case S D Containers, Indore v M/s Mold Tek Packaging Ltd discusses the interplay between the Designs Act 2000 and the Commercial Courts Act 2015.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi held that it is not necessary that a suit involving the issue of cancellation of design under Section 22(4) of...
Child Labour And Child Marriages Increasing In Rural Areas As Children Are Not Going To School: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Friday observed that there is an increase in cases of child labour and child marriage in rural areas of the state, as children below the age of 14 years are not going to schools. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice N S Sanjay Gowda has directed the state government to in ten days time take a decision on whether the...
MJ Akbar Aware of Other Tweets Also, But Singled Me Out for Complaint: Priya Ramani To Delhi Court
Journalist Priya Ramani against whom former BJP leader MJ Akbar has filed a defamation complaint, for alleged defamatory publications against him during the 'Me Too' movement, today informed a Delhi court hearing the matter that there were other women too who had come out against Akbar at the time, but she has been singled out in the complaint. Sr. Adv. Rebecca John, appearing...
People Of India Are Still Victims Of Social Evils Like Casteism: Telangana High Court Denies Bail To Accused In An Honour Killing Case
While dismissing the bail plea filed by some accused in an honour killing case, the Telangana High Court observed that the people of India are victims of social evils, like casteism and honour killings."It is trite to note that the caste system, illiteracy and poverty etc. including 'honour killing' are social evils which India is facing even after 73 years of Independence. On one hand, there...
COVID19- Draw Out A Definite Plan To Rehabilitate Migrated Workers: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Govt.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (04th December) directed the Madhya Pradesh Government and its functionaries to draw out a definite plan to rehabilitate migrated workers, who returned to MP after being rendered jobless during pandemic COVID-19 outbreak. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the plea filed by Social organisation...
TRP Scam Case: Sessions Court Grants Bail To Republic TV's Assistant Vice President Ghanshyam Singh
The City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Bombay on Saturday (05th December), granted bail to Republic Media Network's Assistant Vice President Ghanshyam Singh. It may be noted that he was arrested on 10th November in connection with TRP Scam Case, for alleged manipulation of ratings to show the news channel and its programmes as the most watched. The Additional Sessions Judge D....
Breaking- Arnab Goswami Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Direction To Trial Court To Not Take Cognizance Of Chargesheet In Anvay Naik Suicide Case
Republic TV Chief Arnab Gowswami has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raigad-Alibaigh, not to take cognizance of the final report filed by the Raigad Police on Friday, in a 2018 Anvay Naik abetment of suicide case. Goswami has alleged that the entire case reeks with malafide on part of the State Government and is an example of...