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"Allegations Followed Him To His Grave": Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks To Clear Father Stan Swamy's Name In Bhima Koregaon Case
Father Frazer Mascarenhas, former principal of St Xavier's College, Mumbai, has approached the Bombay High Court to clear Father Stan Swamy's name in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case. He has also sought for a court-monitored judicial inquiry into his custodial death. Fr Stan founded Bagaicha, an organisation dedicated to empowering the Adivasi and Moolvasi communities...
Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment In BJP's Plea Challenging Single Bench Order Declining Plea To Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections
The Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved judgment in the appeal moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Elections had been declined. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election is scheduled to be held on December 19.A Bench comprising Chief Justice...
Gujarat High Court Rejects PIL Challenging AMC's Circular Mandating 'No Vaccine-No Entry' To Public Places
The Gujarat High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging a circular issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation denying entry to/in certain public places to those who have not received both the doses of COVID Vaccine.The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Niral R. Mehta at the outset observed thus:"We hail the decision/circular of the...
Madras High Court Disposes PIL Alleging Infringement Of 'Right To Education' Of 7 Yrs Old Temple Priest
The Madras High Court has disposed off a public interest litigation seeking directions for upholding the right to education of a boy who was appointed as temple priest when he was five years old. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice PD Audikesavalu noted that the main grievance of the petitioner has been redressed by the respondent authorities since...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Appointment Of Dr. Shahid Akhter As Member Of Nat'l Commission For Minority Educational Institutions
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter, who was appointed as a Professor at the Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia in the year 2019, as one of the members of National Commission For Minority Educational Institutions. Justice V Kameswar Rao sought the response of the Union of India, Jamia Millia Islamia,...
Delhi Government Decides To Deregister Diesel Vehicles That Complete 10 Years On January 1, 2022
The Delhi Government has decided that it would be de-registering all the diesel vehicles that will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022. This decision has been taken in view of a 2016 order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Ors [OA Nos. 21 of 2014 and 94 of 2014]In this case, the Tribunal had issued certain directions relating...
Don't Persuade People To Get Vaccinated Or Provide For Disincentives Upon Their Refusal: Meghalaya HC To State Govt
Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed to deal with the COVID pandemic situation in the state, the Meghalaya High Court on Thursday asked the State Government not to relent on the vaccination drive or try to persuade people to take the vaccination or even provide for disincentives upon their refusal.This direction came from the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee...
Patna High Court Seeks Details On Health Infrastructure In Bihar From Chief Medical Officers Of All 38 Districts Of State
The Patna High Court on Thursday asked the Chief Medical Officers presently posted in all the 38 districts of Bihar to furnish details regarding health infrastructure in the state.The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar also directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, and all the Civil Surgeons-cum-Chief Medical Officers shall...
Job Racketeering: Madras High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Applications Of Former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji
Madras High Court has rejected the two anticipatory bail applications filed by former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji accused in Government job scam. A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nirmal Kumar noted that the court is not inclined to entertain either of the anticipatory bail applications filed by Bhalaji. The court observed that it is pertinent for the investigation to...
Report Steps Taken To Provide Reservation To Transgenders In Educational Institutions & Public Appointments: Kerala High Court To Centre
The Kerala High Court recently directed the Central government to furnish the steps taken for providing reservation to the transgender community in cases of admission in educational institutions and for public appointments. The court was adjudicating upon a plea filed in 2019 seeking the State to come up with positive steps to ameliorate the agony, fate, and plight of transgenders as dictated...
Whether A Wife Living Together With Her Husband In His House Entitled To Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC? Delhi High Court Issues Notice
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea raising a question as to whether a wife living together with her husband in a house belonging to him, is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh issued notice on a criminal revision petition filed by the husband, challenging an order dated November 15, 2021 whereby the interim maintenance application filed...