'Matter Has Been Put In Cold Storage': Calcutta High Court Directs State Gov To Take Proactive Steps To Ensure Implementation Of Street Vendors Act

The Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that there is a duty cast on the State of West Bengal to implement the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and the 2018 Rules framed thereunder. Accordingly, the Court directed the State to file an affidavit before the Court detailing a route map in this regard within 4 weeks. A...

Whether Provisions Of 'Family Courts Act' Have Been Made Applicable In Himachal Pradesh?: High Court Asks Centre

The Himachal Pradesh High Court this week asked the Central Government as to whether the provisions of Family Courts Act 1984 have been made applicable by way of issuance of a statutory notification vis-à-vis the State of Himachal Pradesh or not.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel was hearing a criminal revision plea when the counsel for the petitioner drew court's attention...

Can't Pass Blanket Orders To Protect Doctors From Acts Of Violence By Relatives Of Patients: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by one Dr Vinod G Kulkarni, seeking directions to authorities to protect doctors/medical practitioners from acts of violence by dissatisfied relatives of patients. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,"We cannot issue a blanket direction to authorities to...

Delhi High Court Directs CIC To Decide RTI Application Seeking Statistics Of State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance Within 8 Weeks

The Delhi High Court today directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide within 8 weeks, the appeals filed by Apar Gupta, founder of the Internet Freedom Foundation, against rejection of his RTI applications seeking statistical information on state sponsored electronic surveillance. Justice Yashwant Varma observed,"This Court had requested the counsel appearing for CIC to submit...

'Educational Institutions Should Be Sensitive About Aftermath Of The Pandemic': Patna HC Sets Aside CNLU's Demand For Payment of 'Library Fees' & 'Examination Fees'

The Patna High Court has recently ruled that the demand of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) with respect to payment of facilities fees and examination fees from the students with respect to academic year 2020-2021 is 'arbitrary and illegal' in view of the fact that students had not attended classes and had not availed these facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court...

Except For Exceptional Circumstances Pre Arrest Bail Plea Can't Be Filed In HC Before Approaching Sessions Court First: J&K&L HC

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday observed that unless there are compelling and exceptional circumstances, without actually exhausting the remedy of filing of pre-arrest bail application before the court of the first instance, one can't invoke the jurisdiction of the High Court."Although, Section 438 Cr. P.C gives concurrent jurisdiction to High Court and Sessions Court...

Minor Inconsistency In Wife's Statement During Cross Examination Before Family Court Does Not Make Her An Unreliable Witness: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that minor inconsistency in a statement made by a wife during cross-examination by husband before Family Court in divorce proceedings does not make her an unreliable witness. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh upheld the judgment and decree passed by a Family Court whereby a petition was filed by the wife for dissolution of Marriage...

Kashmiri Students Booked For Allegedly Celebrating Pakistan's T20 Win Against India Move Allahabad High Court For Bail

The three Kashmiri students who were arrested in October on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans following Pakistan's victory in a T20 Cricket World Cup match against India have moved the Allahabad High Court with their bail pleas. Students Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Showkat Ahmed Ganai, all students of an engineering college in Agra were...

Publication Of Ambedkar's Writings Absolutely Necessary – Bombay High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Stalled State Govt Project On Printing Ambedkar Literature

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday took suo-motu cognisance of a news report in Loksatta about the Maharashtra Government's stalled project to publish the writings and speeches of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. The news report reflected a "sorry state of affairs," the court said noting that the publication of Ambedkar's work is absolutely necessary and desirable for present and future...

Continuous Parade Of Witnesses Turning Hostile – Victims Of Malegaon 2008 Blast Write To NIA, Place Letter On Court's Record

A victim's father in the 2008 Malegaon Blast Case involving BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit has set alarm bells ringing with a letter to Nation Investigation Agency (NIA) after eight crucial witnesses were declared hostile. In the letter to Superintendent of Police, NIA, Nisar Ahmed seeks for the agency to reach out to the State Anti-Terrorism Squad for...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Assisted Reproductive Technology

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2020 for prevention of misuse and for safe and ethical practice of assisted reproductive technology services. The bill has been passed with amendments.The Bill, first tabled in the Lok Sabha on 14 September 2020, defines "assisted reproductive technology" to include all techniques that attempt to obtain...

"Ensure No Repeat Of '2019 Liquor Tragedy'; Pursue Criminal Cases Diligently": Allahabad High Court To UP Govt

Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in respect of liquor tragedy which occurred in District Barabanki and District Sitapur in May, 2019, the Allahabad High Court recently asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure that in future, these types of incidents do not occur.The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Jaspreet Singh also said that it expects that all...