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Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Tamil Actress Charged With Making Objectionable Remarks Against CM
The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea for anticipatory bail filed by tamil actress Tamilselvi alias Meera Mithun, charged for making obscene and objectionable remarks against the Chief Minister MK Stalin in a whatsapp group chat with the makers of her upcoming film "Peiya Kaanom".The bench of Justice G Jayachandran further directed the police department to arrest the actress...
Pahadeshwar Mahadev Temple: Rajasthan High Court Directs SDO To Decide Representation Against Alleged Encroachment
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Sub Division Officer concerned in the area to look into a representation to be made before it against alleged encroachment, unauthorized constructions demolition of structures at the Pahadeshwar Mahadev Temple in Barmer district.The division bench comprising Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani and Justice Saneep Mehta observed that the petitioner has...
Integrated Medicinal System: Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Providing Holistic Treatment Under Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Etc.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking adoption of a "Holistic Integrated Medicinal System" in India. It is his case that rather than segregated way of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy in order to secure medical treatment, medical education and consequently medical...
'Functioning Impacted': Delhi HC Orders Appointment Of Full-Time Chairperson & CEO For National Trust Of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to ensure appointment of full-time Chairperson and CEO to the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed that vesting of the said...
High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure Availability Of VC Links For Proceedings Before Quasi Judicial Authorities
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to ensure compliance with a order issued by its Labour Commissioner, requiring all Quasi Judicial Authorities to provide link for video conferencing in the cause list itself so that a party to the dispute may join the proceedings by Video Conferencing. Citing recent increase in Covid-19 cases, the GO requires all quasi-judicial authorities...
Ayodhya Mandapam Case: Madras High Court To Pronounce Order Today In Appeal Challenging Take Over By HR&CE Department
The Madras High Court bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy will today pass orders on an appeal preferred by Sri Ram Samaj, against the order of a single judge dismissing the writ petition filed in 2014 against the takeover of the Ayodhya Mandapam by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE) and appointing a "Fit...
S.125 CrPC | Husband Having Sufficient Means Obligated To Maintain Wife & Children, Can't Shirk Away Familial Responsibility: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure entails that if the husband has sufficient means, he is obligated to maintain his wife and children, and not shirk away from his moral and familial responsibilities.Justice Subramonium Prasad also said that the provision was enacted to ensure that women and children are provided maintenance by the husband so as...
Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: April 18 To April 24, 2022
Nominal Index Girdhari Singh Through His Father Kishor Singh v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 134 Haider Khan v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 135 Suresh Balkrishna Jajra Versus Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 136 Ratna v. State of Rajasthan, Through PP 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 137 Kalu Ram Jangid v. State Of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw...
'Books Could Have Provided Solace During Covid Distress' : Bombay HC Criticizes Prison For Refusing Book To Gautam Navlakha
A little belated as Covid-19 related restrictions have eased in prisons, but the Bombay High Court expressed disappointment that books weren't treated as essential commodities for prison inmates during the pandemic, just like medicines and vegetables. Prison officials could've allowed inmates to accept book parcels by placing it in the category of essential items, "but that...
NCLAT Delhi Uphelds That Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Sent Into Liquidation Just Because Liquidation Value Is More Than The Value Of The Resolution Plan
The National Company Law Appellate Tribnal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) and Ms. Shreesha Merla (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in CFM Asset Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. v SS Natural Resources Pvt. Ltd., has upheld the order dated 06.04.2022 passed by NCLT Kolkata...
Can Invoke ESMA If Ongoing KSEB Strike Causes Disruption To Its Operations: Kerala High Court Issues Interim Order
In a major setback to the ongoing strike organised by the KSEB Officers' Association, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued an interim order in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to declare the ongoing strike by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) officers as illegal. A Division Bench of Justice C.S Dias and Justice Basant Balaji opined that the State Government has an...
Kerala High Court To Hold Special Sittings During Summer Vacation To Reduce Pendency Of Criminal Appeals
With an objective to reduce the pendency in Criminal Appeals, the Kerala High Court will be holding special sittings during its ongoing summer vacation to hear jail appeals and legal aid matters. This was disclosed through a notification published on the High Court website, which also said that this step was taken after Chief Justice S Manikumar ordered special sittings to be held."In order...