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Sexual Assault Survivor Allegedly Denied Admission In Govt School: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response
A helpless mother has approached the Kerala High Court on Thursday alleging that her daughter, a survivor of sexual harassment, is being denied admission to a Government School. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the respondent School. The petitioner is the mother of a...
Is 'Denial Of Sex' Sufficient Cause To Condone 1Yr Waiting Period For Filing Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act? Delhi High Court To Examine
The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether denial of sex by married parties to each other itself is sufficient to cause 'exceptional hardship' under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, so as to waive off the one year waiting period for filing a divorce petition. Observing that the issue needs consideration, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh appointed Senior...
Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant
"Lawyers are not only professionals whose sole purpose is to represent their client. Instead, their role is that of social engineers", said Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant addressing a gathering of law students. The judge also quoted former President and teacher Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's statement, 'Books are your true companion' and stated that a library is the only place where there...
Rejection Of Muslim Women's Candidature For Hijab Clad Photos: Calcutta HC Makes Result Of WB Police Recruitment Process Subject To Its Orders
Following rejection of candidatures of several Muslim women from the West Bengal Police Recruitment process for annexing hijab (headscarf) clad photographs in their application forms, the Calcutta High Court on Monday made it clear that the recruitment process will be subject to its orders in the petition filed by aggrieved candidates."The petitioners question the rejection of their...
COVID-19: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Administration Of Booster Dose, Timeline Of Proposed Roll Out
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Central Government with regards to the administration of booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine and the timeline within which the same is proposed to be rolled out, if at all necessary to be administered.The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh stressed upon the need and efficacy of the booster dose for those who have...
Religious Conversion Won't Change Person's Caste; Inter-Caste Marriage Certificate Can't Be Issued Merely On Account On Conversion : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently held that a person is not entitled to claim an 'inter-caste marriage' certificate on the pretext of his community certificate when he originally belonged to a certain caste but received a different community certificate on account of conversion to another religion. Justice S.M. Subramaniam observed that conversion does not alter the caste of a person and...
UP Govt Assures Best Possible Medical Treatment To Atiq Ur Rehman; Tenders 'Unconditional Apology' In Allahabad High Court
Informing the Allahabad High Court that Atiq-ur-Rehman, a UAPA Accused has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for his medical treatment, the Uttar Pradesh Government has tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology in the High Court.Essentially, in compliance with the High Court's November 23rd Order, the Jailor, District Jail, Mathura today filed...
Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant For Alleged Delay In Ramesh Jarkiholi Case
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday by way of interim relief stayed the operation, execution and all further proceedings which may be initiated against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant and two other police officers, pursuant to the order dated November 23, passed by the Magistrate court. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court had directed the Cubbon park police...
How Long Will It Take To Provide Security, Biometric & CCTV Camera Arrangements Across All Judgeships: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government as to how long would it take to provide the arrangements with regard to security, biometric, and CCTV cameras in respect of all the Judgeships in the State of Uttar Pradesh.Essentially, the query was raised by the Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Samit Gopal in a suo moto PIL titled In Re Suo Moto Relating To...
High Time We Realise We're Governed By 'Rule Of Law': Kerala High Court Proposes Action Against Illegal Flag Masts Under Land Conservancy Act
The Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that every unauthorized flag mast will have to prima facie be made subject to provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Act, 1957, and the penalties and prosecution as ordered therein will have to be pursued against the perpetrators.Justice Devan Ramachandran condemning the inaction since the last direction of the Court, orally remarked:"I don't see...