Amazon-Future Disputes: Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing To February 11; Seeks Clarity On Inter-Connectedness Of Matters

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in a bunch of pleas pertaining to disputes between Amazon and Future Group, over the latter's deal with Reliance Retail.Stating that the matter has gone back and forth making the case complex, Justice C. Hari Shankar asked both the parties to file short submissions. The Court also sought the parties to identify the priority of the...

Municipality Act | Secretary Can Issue Notice, Take Action Upon Finding Illegal Construction Being Carried Out : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday held that the Secretary of a Municipality is empowered to issue notice and initiate suitable action if a building construction is found to be proceeding illegally within their jurisdiction. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed so while dealing with a set of appeals filed under the Kerala Municipality Act and the...

Water Body Encroachment: Plea In Madras High Court Alleges State Of Discriminating Against Temples During Demolition Drive

In a public interest litigation filed seeking directions to the state government for regularization and relocation of temples constructed on poramboke lands and water bodies, Madras High Court has asked the petitioner to file a detailed affidavit on how the current demolition drive for removal of encroachments have been religiously discriminatory.The first bench of Acting Chief Justice...

Conduct Of APSC Mains Exam 2020 Challenged Before Gauhati High Court On Ground Of Violation Of Examination Rules

A Writ Petition has been filed before the Gauhati High Court challenging the conduct of the Assam Public Service Commission Competitive (Main) Examination, 2020 scheduled to be held from February 21, to February 27, 2022.The plea has been moved by Bikas Borah and 10 others challenging the decision of the Public Service Commission for the state of Assam to issue the impugned notification...

"Right Of Convict To Have Conjugal Relations Isn't Absolute": Punjab & Haryana High Court Agrees With Madras HC's Recent Ruling

In a significant ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the right of a convict to have conjugal relations is not an absolute one and is subject to 'reasonable restrictions', 'social order', 'security concerns', 'good behavior' in the jail, etc.Significantly, the Bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi expressed its agreement with Madras...

Bombay High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To NCP Leader Nawab Malik On Contempt Plea Filed By Sameer Wankhede's Father

The Bombay High Court has issued a show-cause notice to State cabinet minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik asking him to explain why shouldn't action be taken against him for breaching undertakings given to the court and for continuing to defame IRS officer Sameer Wankhede and his family. A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav passed the order on a contempt...

Can't Become Super-Censor, No Compulsion To Proactively Monitor 'Unlawful Content' On FB, Insta: Meta Tells MP High Court

Meta has deposed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) that it can't be compelled to proactively monitor its platforms (Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp) for unlawful content and that it can't become a super-censor for billions of users and billions of pieces of content posted on its platforms every day.Essentially, Meta has filed an affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation...

Bhima Koregaon: Seized Mobile Devices Of Seven Accused To Be Submitted To Pegasus Committee To Check For Possible Snooping

Mobile devices of the seven accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case will be submitted to the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Committee (TC) probing allegations of snooping using Pegasus spyware, after the Special Court allowed the National Investigation Agency's plea. Special Judge DE Kothalikar allowed the application to hand over devices from the court's custody to the...

Lacunae In Prosecution Case Due To Patent Contradictions Cannot Be Cured By Resorting To Statutory Presumption U/S 29 POCSO Act: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that lacunae in the prosecution case due to patent contradictions or inherent improbabilities cannot be cured by resorting to statutory presumption under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). A Bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak observed, "Glaring lacunae in the...

Delhi High Court Directs ESIC To Constitute A Committee To Frame Policy For Welfare Of Contractual Workers In All Its Establishments

In a case concerning illegal termination of services of contractual workmen at Employees' State Insurance Corporation Hospital, the Delhi High Court has directed the ESIC to constitute a committee which will frame a policy for the welfare of contractual workers in all its establishments.Justice Pratibha Singh ordered:1. ESIC shall constitute a committee in order to frame a broad policy for...

Madras High Court Directs Implementation Of 'Night Travel Ban' In Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve To Prevent Roadkills

In a public interest litigation filed for effective implementation of a 2019 notification issued by the Erode District Collector banning traffic movement in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, the Madras High Court has directed that the restriction should come into force from February 10, 2022.The first bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy...

Disclosure Of Identity Of Protected Witness Defeats The Purpose Of Section 44 (3) UAPA: Calcutta HC Orders Trial Court To Redact Name Of Protected Witness

The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that Section 44 (3) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) mandate Courts to undertake measures to protect the identity of a protected witness and accordingly directed the concerned Trial Court to to redact the name, address and other particulars of the protected witness from the records immediately.A Bench comprising Justices...