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Kerala High Court Seeks Report On Alleged Use Of Spoiled Halal Certified Jaggery To Prepare Prasadam At Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday called for the response of the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board on a plea alleging that spoiled halal-certified jaggery was being used to prepare Nivedyam and Prasadam at Sabarimala.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narndran and Justice PG Ajith Kumar also directed the Sabarimala Special Commissioner to file a report on the matter...
Karnataka High Court Seeks Information Regarding Withdrawal Of Cases Against MPs/MLAs
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed its Registrar General to seek information regarding the number of cases withdrawn against legislators, pending or disposed off post September 16, 2020. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said, "It is informed that the matter before the Apex court is coming up for hearing on November 24....
Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt, Its Authorities & Committees To Implement Witness Protection Scheme
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Uttar Pradesh Government and all its concerned authorities/committees to implement the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 forthwith.This direction came from the Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Vikas Budhwar that was hearing the plea of a petitioner, Mithlesh Narayan Tiwari, who is a witness in a 2018 Murder case, and...
Manika Batra v. TTFI: Delhi High Court Appoints 3-Member Committee To Probe 'Match Fixing' Allegations Against National Coach Soumyadeep Roy
The Delhi High Court has decided to constitute a 3-member committee to inquire into the allegations of match-fixing levelled by Table Tennis player Manika Batra against national coach Soumyadeep Roy. Following her non-selection for the 25th ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships, 2021 to be held in Doha from September 28, Batra had moved the High Court against the Table Tennis Federation...
International Drug Racket- "Serious Allegations Of Attempt To Revive Terrorism In Punjab": P&H High Court Refuses To Quash NIA Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently refused to quash an NIA Case against Jasmeet Singh Hakimzada, who is allegedly a Dubai-based international drug smuggler, by taking into account the allegations against him of reviving terrorism in the state of Punjab and his alleged involvement in the smuggling of heroin and psychotropic substances around the world.The Bench of Justice Tejinder...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From State Election Commission, State Gov In Plea By BJP Leader To Hold Municipal Polls
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the West Bengal State Election Commission and the State government in a plea moved by BJP leader Pratap Banerjee seeking directions to ensure the conduct of elections for all municipal bodies in the State which have been pending for a long time. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi...
Nawab Malik Approaches Bombay High Court To Put Additional Documents On Record In Sameer Wankhede's Father's Defamation Suit
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has approached the Bombay High Court with additional documents to substantiate his allegations against NCB Zonal director Sameer Wankhede in the defamation suit filed by the latter's father. The documents allegedly include Sameer Wankhedes's school admission form and primary school leaving certificate, where it is mentioned that he is a...
Boxing Federation Likely To Reconsider Players Selected For World Championships: Delhi High Court Told In Arundhati Choudhary's Plea
The Delhi High Court today deferred the hearing of boxer Arundhati Choudhary's plea who has challenged the decision of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), not selecting her for the upcoming Women's World Boxing Championships.This was after the BFI counsel informed the Court that the Championship, which was otherwise scheduled to be held in Istanbul from December 4 to 18, has now been...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Starts Hearing Challenge To 'Three-Capitals' Law
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has started hearing a clutch of writ petitions filed before it challenging the A. P. Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act 2020 and Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development (Repeal) Act 2020. Essentially, these Acts propose the formation of three capitals for the state. The Acts intend to develop Amaravati, Visakhapatnam,...
Can Employers Force Their Employees To Undergo Covid-19 Vaccination?: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On School Teacher's Plea
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a school lecturer's plea, challenging a circular issued by her employer making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for rendering services.Justice Rekha Palli has clubbed the matter with another petition filed by a teacher working in a private aided school, challenging the decision of Delhi Government not to permit teachers and staff working in the...
Unique QR Codes In Judgments/ Orders, Advocate Information Management System: New Initiatives By Madras High Court
In a press release by the Registrar General of Madras High Court, several notable initiatives, including those implemented and those that will be brought in place with effect from 15th November have been mentioned. The new reforms include Advocate Information and Management System (AIMS), Document Pagination Module, Braille Printer for Visually Challenged, Unique QR Codes for each...