Sterlite Protests- 'State Must Be Seen To Be With The Families, Not An Adversary': Madras HC Orders State To Provide Compensation, Assistance To Victims and Their Kin

The Madras High Court on Monday issued a host of directions to the State government for the rehabilitation of the victims and their families of the 2018 incident of police firing that had followed the Sterlite Protests (May 28, 2021) in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People's Watch seeking disclosure of...

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Bill To Exempt Medical Admissions From NEET

The Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly today passed a bill to which seeks to 'dispense' with the requirement to qualify National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) for getting admission to medical seats. Importantly, the Chief Minister, while introducing the bill in the assembly said that since admissions to medical education courses are traceable to entry 25 of List III, Schedule...

Anand Teltumbde Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Stringent Bail Conditions & 'Vague Terminology' In UAPA

In a significant challenge, Professor Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad Caste Violence Case, has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court to quash the terminology "and all its formations and front organizations" attached to the banned CPI (Maoist) in the first schedule of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He claims that the "vagueness" of...

Necessary To Preserve Nizamuddin Markaz Premises In View Of Cross Border Implications: Centre Tells Delhi High Court In Plea For Reopening

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that it is necessary to preserve the premises of Nizamuddin Markaz, which has been locked since March 31 last year, as the case involves cross border implications and diplomatic relations with other countries.Public entry was banned at the Nizamuddin Markaz in the aftermath of Tablighi Jamaat members testing positive for Covid-19 last...

Bombay High Court Inquires About Adequacy Of Steps Taken To Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons; Directs State To File A Better Affidavit

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a "better affidavit" regarding the steps to vaccinate mentally-ill homeless wanderers against Covid-19, instead of merely stating the number of inmates vaccinated in psychiatric institutions. In an affidavit filed in July, the state government submitted that around 20,930 homeless persons were identified in July...

'They Resided Together Only For Two Days': P&H HC Condones Mandatory Period Of 1Yr For Filing Divorce Petition; Dissolves Marriage Of 'Young Couple'

Last month, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted a divorce decree to a couple who had stayed together only for two days after they had gotten married.A Division Bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Archana Puri went on to allow the application filed by the couple under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act wherein they had prayed that mandatory period of one year before filing the...

Dismissal Of Complaint At Pre-Cognizance Stage Should Be Treated As Rejection, Not Dismissal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that dismissal of complaint at the pre-cognizance stage can only be treated as a "rejection" of the complaint, and not a dismissal.Justice Narayana Pisharadi while dismissing a plea challenging a dismissal order passed by the Magistrate Court held that: "Although complaints are being dismissed by the Magistrates at the pre-cognizance stage, such...

"Tendency To Treat Other Judge As Only Completing Quorum Has Been There For Long": Gujarat HC On APP's Failure To Bring 2nd Copy Of Papers

"The tendency of treating one of the judges as only for the purpose of completing quorum has been there for long," observed Gujarat High Court as the Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) appearing in an appeal against acquittal failed to bring a second copy of the papers he was relying upon."What about my copy? If you have one copy, that would always be for my brother judge. Will, you have...

Madras High Court Directs Aviation Ministry To Decide Representation Seeking Flight Safety Announcements To Be Made In Local Languages

The Madras High Court on Monday disposed of a PIL seeking directions to be issued to the Centre to ensure that the cabin crew of Indian airline operators make announcements pertaining to 'In Flight Safety Instructions' in local languages of the departure city and the destination city, apart from English and Hindi. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD...

2nd National Lok Adalat Of 2021 Organised By MP State Legal Services Authority: Remarkable Number of Cases Disposed Off

On 11th September 2021, 2ndNational Lok Adalat of 2021 organised by Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority was inaugurated by Justice Mohammad Rafiq, the Chief Justice & Patron-in-Chief, Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority. The inaugural function was also attended by Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Executive Chairman, MPSLSA-Jabalpur, Justice Atul Sreedharan, Chairman,...

Delhi Riots- High Court Extends Interim Relief Granted To Police For Depositing 25K Cost Imposed By Trial Court For 'Callous Investigation' To November 15

The Delhi High Court on Monday extended till November 15 the interim relief granted to Delhi Police for depositing Rs. 25,000 cost imposed on it by a trial court after calling the investigation as 'farcical' and 'most callous' in connection with a Delhi Riots case.The development came after Justice Subramonium Prasad adjourned the hearing in view of the submission made by ASG SV Raju...

Citizenship Is An Essential Right: Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Order Declaring Man As Foreigner

The Gauhati High Court has observed that citizenship, being an essential right of a person, ordinarily, should be decided based on merit by considering the material evidence that may be adduced by the person concerned and not by way of default.A Division Bench of Justices Manish Choudhary and N. Kotiswar Singh set aside an ex-parte order of the Foreigner's Tribunal, declaring the petitioner...