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What Measures Are Taken To Ensure Data Privacy? Kerala High Court Asks TCS In Sabarimala Virtual Queue Row
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued various directions to the Project Manager of the Tata Consultancy Services regarding the data of pilgrims entered into the Sabarimala virtual queue portal.A Division Bench of Justices Anil K Narendran and P.G Ajithkumar was hearing a PIL questioning the legality of the 'Sabarimala Pilgrim Management System' implemented by the Kerala Police, alleging...
'Pandemic Not An Excuse, Give Genuine Reasons' : Kerala High Court To Centre Over Non-Inclusion Of Petroleum Products Under GST
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday was discontent with the reasons given by the Goods and Services Tax Council for its decision to not include petrol and diesel within the ambit of GST.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly denied the council's justification that the pandemic prevented them from deliberating on the subject since it has heavy implications...
Special NIA Court Refuses Temporary Bail To Anand Teltumbde To Visit 90-Year-Old Mother After Brother's Demise
A Special NIA Court on Wednesday rejected Dalit scholar and Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde's plea for temporary bail to visit his 90-year-old mother for 15 days following brother - Milind's - death in an encounter. NIA opposed the application as being devoid of merits and unsustainable in law. Moreover, the agency emphasized that the professor...
'Senior Citizens Do Not Have Luxury Of Time' : Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Power To Pass Eviction Orders
The Bombay High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can pass an order for removal of a person from the senior citizen's property.A division bench comprising Justice Gautam Patel and Madhav J Jamdar endorsed the view expressed by a division bench of the Delhi High Court in the case Sunny Paul v State of NCT...
"Complete Paralysis Of Administration, Policies Made Only In Populist Way": Delhi High Court On Authorities' Failure To Control Dengue Menace
"Administrators are not administering, policies are being made only in a populist way, that's what is happening," remarked the Delhi High Court on Thursday while expressing its displeasure over the failure of authorities to control the menace of dengue in the city. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh further remarked,"Complete paralysis of administration. Nobody is bothered....
![Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govs Response On Time Period It Would Take To Notify Elections To Remaining Municipal Bodies Apart From Kolkata Municipal Corporation [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2021/11/12/500x300_403874-calcutta-high-court-05.jpg "Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govs Response On Time Period It Would Take To Notify Elections To Remaining Municipal Bodies Apart From Kolkata Municipal Corporation [Read Order]")
Calcutta High Court Seeks State Gov's Response On Time Period It Would Take To Notify Elections To Remaining Municipal Bodies Apart From Kolkata Municipal Corporation [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday heard extensive arguments while adjudicating upon a petition moved by BJP Sate vice-president Pratap Banerjee seeking direction to the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold municipal polls in the State in one phase. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj on Wednesday took on...
No Right With Students To Say 'Don't Hold Exams': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Vacate Interim Order Allowing KSLU To Conduct LLB Exam
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to modify its order dated November 24, by which it had permitted Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) to hold the intermediate semester examination for LLB students. However, the results of the examinations shall be subject to further orders of the court. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar...
Allahabad High Court Orders Registration Of Case Against Officers For Seizing Cough Syrups As 'Psychotropic Substance'
The Allahabad High Court recently ordered registration of a case against the seizing party who searched and seized cough syrups from a man treating them as Psychotropic Substance and thereby granted bail to the man.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia persued the FIR registered in the matter as well as the medical report to hold that the search and seizure conducted by the authorities was a...
'Only English Used In Supreme Court' : MP Raises Issue Of Court Languages In Lok Sabha
During the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha today, Mr. Satyadev Pachauri MP from Kanpur (UP) raised the issue of the language used in higher courts across the country. "I want to draw the House's attention to the lack of usage of National Language Hindi in the Supreme Court of India and High Courts across the country. At the time of Independence, the makers of the Constitution had deliberated...
