"Benefit Of CAA Available": Gauhati HC Asks East-Pakistan Immigrant To Apply For Citizenship, Sets Aside Order Declaring Him 'Foreigner'

Setting aside an order of a Foreigner's Tribunal which had declared a Hindu Man, who had migrated from erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) as a Foreigner, the Gauhati High Court recently directed him to apply for citizenship by taking benefit of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.This order came from the Bench of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Malasri Nandi which was hearing...

Delhi High Court Sets Up Confidentiality Club To Look At Third-Party Agreements

To maintain necessity of industry confidentiality, a single judge bench of Delhi High Court has allowed for the constitution of a confidentiality club comprising of eight lawyers and two experts to inspect third-party agreements and documents to look into alleged infringement of patents in a case pertaining to patented technology relating to radio communication. Among the series of...

Family Court With Territorial Jurisdiction Is The Competent Authority To Give A Child In Adoption : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently laid down that the Family Court with the respective territorial jurisdiction is empowered to give a child in adoption.After perusing the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, the 2014 Rules framed thereunder and the Adoption Regulations 2017, Justice M.R. Anitha observed:"In the said circumstance, the finding of the learned District Judge that the...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Journalist Aarti Tikoo's Plea Challenging Twitter's Decision To Lock Her Account

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the petition filed by Aarti Tikoo, journalist and Founder of 'The New Indian', challenging Twitter Inc's decision to lock her account. It is Tikoo's case that she had posted a tweet for calling out the actions of 'Kashmiri Islamists' on Twitter for threatening her cousin.Justice Rekha Palli sought response of the Centre and Twitter Inc...

Rajasthan High Court Orders NEET Authority To Allot College To A Pakistani Citizen, Despite Not Having Long Term Visa

The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the competent authority of NEET to allot an appropriate college to a citizen of Pakistan, in accordance with his merit, while ignoring the fact that he does not possess a Long Term Visa. Justice Dinesh Mehta, in his order, observed,"Petitioner appeared in the NEET (UG) Examination and has secured 80% marks, it is hereby ordered that the...

Christmas Advertisements By Delhi Govt: High Court Disposes Plea Seeking Action For Allegedly Wasting Public Money

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging public advertisements issued by the Delhi Government wishing Christmas to the citizens, allegedly to promote the political interests of the Aam Aadmi Party. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh noted that a representation in this regard is already pending consideration before the Committee on...

Bihar Judicial Officers, Court Staff Clean Temple As Per Order Of Buxar District And Sessions Judge

[NOTE: As per a subsequent order issued on January 10, 2022, the notice (subject matter of this story) has been withdrawn under the orders of the District Judge.]The Judicial Officers and the Court staff of Buxar Court in Bihar on Sunday cleaned the temples pursuant to an admin order issued by the District and Sessions Judge at Buxar, Bihar. While directing all presiding officers of...

SpiceJet Vs Credit Suisse AG- Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Airline's Admission Of Winding Up

Madras High Court has dismissed the appeal preferred by SpiceJet against a single-judge bench order for admission of its winding up on Credit Suisse AG's Company Petition. Yesterday, Madras High Court had reserved the pronouncement of judgment on SpiceJet's appeal for today. After hearing the counsels appearing for SpiceJet and Credit Suisse at length, A Division Bench of...

Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Vires Of Dam Safety Act

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the vires of recently enacted Dam Safety Act, 2021, as being violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu has granted three weeks' time to the Union of India, represented by ASG R. Shankaranarayanan, to file its...

Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society: Rajasthan High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal Of Depositor's Claim Application

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday directed the Central government to expeditiously decide on the claim application filed by a depositor of the beleaguered Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Ltd.It ordered that the said decision has to be taken preferably within a period of 90 days, strictly in accordance with the law. Justice Dinesh Mehta ordered,"The respondents are directed to take...

Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Seeking JIPMER Roster Model For AIIMS PG Admissions Till January 24

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the batch of pleas seeking the JIPMER Roster Model for Institutional Preference be followed in AIIMS PG Admissions and INI CET Examination for January 24, 2022.The bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai also directed the respondents to file counter affidavits.When the matter was called for hearing, Advocate Charu Mathur appearing for Students...

Air India Disinvestment: Madras High Court Asks Centre To Produce Share Purchase Agreement

In a plea preferred by one of the trade unions of Air India against its disinvestment, the Madras High Court has directed the Central government to produce the contentious share purchase agreement before the court.Justice V. Parthiban took note of the petitioner's argument that the share purchase agreement is instrumental in deciding the case that involves high stakes for all...