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NBDSA Expresses "Strong Disapproval" Of Zee News Program Against Shehla Rashid; Directs Removal Of Video Links
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has ruled that a show aired by Zee News on November 30, 2020 against JNU scholar Shehla Rashid lacked objectivity, impartiality and had presented only 'one side of the story'. Accordingly, Zee News was directed to remove the video of the impugned broadcast from their website, YouTube and all other links. Shehla Rashid had lodged...
Parliament Passes Bill To Merge Three Municipal Corporations In Delhi
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022, which seeks to merge three municipal corporations in the national capital. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 30.The Bill introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and unify South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), North Delhi Municipal...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Plea For Disclosure Of Statistical Information On State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Central Government in a plea regarding disclosure of statistical information pertaining to electronic surveillance. Justice Yashwant Varma directed the Central government standing counsel to obtain instructions while posting the matter for further hearing on April 28. The court was dealing with a plea filed by Apar Gupta, a lawyer and...
Trial Court Must Decide Objections To Marking Of Documents Then & There Itself Instead Of Reserving It For Later Stage : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said it is the duty of the trial court which records the evidence to then and there itself (immediately) hear on the objections and decide regarding the marking of the document and its admissibility. It cannot reserve the right of the parties to rake up the point at a later stage and get it marked as an exhibit and include it as evidence. A Single Judge...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On NCLT Bar Association's Petition Challenging MCA Notification Fixing NCLT Members' Term As 3 Years
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a writ petition seeking to modify the term of 3 years fixed by a notification issued by the Ministry for the members of the National Company Law Tribunal as 5 years.The Notification was issued on 20.09.2019 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred by section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013. The term was fixed as...
"Fundamental Right To Protest Peacefully Exceeded Intentionally": Delhi Court Denies Bail To 8 Accused Of Vandalizing Arvind Kejriwal's Residence
A Delhi Court on Monday denied bail to eight men accused of vandalising Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence on March 30, observing that their fundamental right to peacefully protest was exceeded by them intentionally. Additional Sessions Judge Naveen Kumar Kashyap denied bail to eight accused persons after observing thus:"Deprivation of liberty must be considered a...
Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Circular Governing The Procedure For Filing Govt Appeals Against Acquittal Orders
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Government of Uttar Pradesh to furnish the details of its policy/government order/circular governing the procedure for filing the government appeal against the order of acquittal.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav issued this order after it dealt (and dismissed) with two such government appeals on March 30, wherein...
Kerala Actor Assault Case: Main Accused Pulsar Suni Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Bail
In another development in the 2017 sexual assault case in which Malayalam actor Dileep is an accused, his co-accused Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail. A special leave petition has been filed challenging Kerala High Court's order dated 29th March 2022 dismissing his bail application.The present petitioner Sunil NS with 9 others including actor Dileep are...
Family Of Person Employed In Regular Work-Charged Establishment, Cannot Be Deprived Of Pension Which It Would Be Entitled By Virtue Of Mp Pension Rules, 1979: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench recently held that a harmonious reading of Rule 4A, 6 (3) of M.P. Pension Rules, 1979 and Rule 47 of M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 would reveal that family of a person employed in a regular work-charged establishment, cannot be deprived of the pension, which it would be entitled for by virtue of Rule 4A of...
JKL High Court Directs J&K's Chief Secretary To Identify Illegal Immigrants From Myanmar & Bangladesh Living In UT
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the Secretary Home, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir evolve a mechanism for the identification of all illegal immigrants and to prepare a list after identifying them in 6 weeks.The bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi issued this order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking moved by...
Section 44 Of GVAT Act Akin To Garnishee Order; Requires Debtor-Creditor Relationship: Gujarat High Court
"It can be said that in interpreting a taxing statute, the equitable considerations are entirely out of place. The reasons of morality and fairness can have no application to bring a citizen who is not within the four corners of the taxing statute within its fold so as to make him liable to payment of tax," Justice JB Pardiwala of the Gujarat High Court has opined. The Bench was hearing...