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Senior Advocate D. S. Patwalia Appointed As The New Advocate General Of Punjab
Senior Advocate D. S. Patwalia has been appointed as the new Advocate General of Punjab.This comes days after Senior Advocate Atul Nanda resigned from the post of AG on September 18 citing constitutional convention and highlighting that his appointment was co-terminus with the chief minister's appointment.Patwalia has been practising on the Constitutional side and has also dealt with service...
Affidavit On Marital Status Must In Protection Pleas Filed By Couples : P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently directed that the High Court Registry must ensure that before any protection plea is adjudicated upon, affidavits of both the petitioners disclosing their marital status must first be taken on record. The Court was adjudicating upon a petition moved by a married couple seeking protection of their life on the ground that the couple had got...
Google Moves Delhi High Court Against Competition Commission Alleging Leak Of Confidential Report
The Delhi High Court today allowed urgent listing of a plea filed by Google against the alleged leak of a confidential report, prepared by the investigative arm of Competition Commission of India (CCI) over the company's alleged anti-competitive practices.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has agreed to hear the matter tomorrow, i.e., on September 24.Dr....
Lottery Prize Can't Be Denied Just Because Winner Happens To Be Wife Of A Suspended Lottery Agent : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed the State to disburse the first prize amount of Rs 40.95 lakh to a woman who won its 'Winwin' lottery draw. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan issued the order on the petition filed by P Shitha challenging the rejection of her claim by the lottery department, alleging it to be unsustainable for the simple reason that there was no law allowing the Government to pass...
Madhya Pradesh State Information Commissioner Issues Arrest Warrant Against Non-Compliant Public Information Officer
In a first, the Madhya Pradesh State Information Commissioner Rahul Singh has issued an arrest warrant against a Public Information Officer (PIO) for non-compliance with orders passed over a period of two years. The arrest warrant has been issued against Dr. Vikram Singh Verma, the CMHO Of District Bhuranpur [who is also the public information officer...
Incorrect Date And Venue On Vaccination Certificate: Kerala High Court Directs Enquiry To Verify If Its A Genuine Mistake Or Mischief
The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed an enquiry into a matter where incorrect date and venue were displayed on the petitioner's Covid-19 vaccination certificate for his second dose, to verify if it was a genuine mistake or some mischief.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan remarked that if the incorrect details on the certificate were found to be a result of any sort of mischief, such an...
'Show Cause Why Immediate Action Should Not Be Taken For Disrespecting Court': Madras HC Raps HR&CE Joint Commissioner For Cavalier Affidavit On Encroached Temple Land
The Madras High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on a Joint Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department for filing a reply in a "cavalier manner" to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed against the encroachment of almost 400 acres of land belonging to the Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple at Tirukannamangai in Tiruvarur district. The Court...
'Content Of Movie Communally Biased': Plea Moved In Delhi High Court Seeking Withholding Of 'The Conversion' Release
A Plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking withholding of the release of the movie 'The Conversion' and to remove its trailer from Youtube till it is reviewed/scrutinized and censored by the appropriate authorities.The Plea filed by All India Practising Lawyers Council through advocates Adil Sharfuddin & Ubaid UI Hasan avers that the Trailer of the Movie depicts biased...
No Control Of Central Or State Govts In Functioning Of PM CARES Funds Trust : PMO Tells Delhi High Court
An affidavit has been filed on behalf of the PM-CARES Fund Trust before the Delhi High Court, claiming that it is a public charitable trust and that it is not created by or under the Indian Constitution or any other statute, and the amount received by it does not go in the Consolidated Fund of India.The affidavit filed by the Under Secretary at Prime Minister's Office states that there is...
Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Filed By Film Maker Leena Manimekalai Challenging Impounding Of Her Passport Over Criminal Defamation Case Against #MeToo Allegations
The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea moved by Filmmaker, poet and civil rights activist Leena Manimekalai challenging an order passed by the Regional Passport Officer, Chennai, to impound her passport. The impounding order was passed citing the pendency of a criminal defamation case against her. Manimekalai had come out with sexual harassment allegations against film...
Land Development Permit Not Required To Extract & Transport Ordinary Earth If Building Construction Does Not Involve Subdivision Into Plots : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that where a building construction does not involve development of land by subdivision of land into plots, but only extraction and transportation of ordinary earth, the owner need not obtain a Land Development Permit for the purpose of obtaining Mineral Transit Pass.Justice N. Nagaresh clarified, however, that in such cases, the application for Mineral Transit...
'Courts Must Rely On Constitutional Morality And Not Obscure Notions Of Social Morality': Rajasthan HC Grants Protection To Live-In Couple Involving Married Woman
The Rajasthan High Court has recently held that neither the State nor the society can intrude into the private lives of two adult individuals who seek to indulge in a live-in relationship even if one of the partners is legally married to someone else. The Court was adjudicating upon a petition moved by a couple in a live-in relationship seeking police protection from harassment by their...