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COVID-19: Rajasthan High Court Directs State Govt To Take Appropriate Steps For Vaccination Of Transgender Persons
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate steps for Vaccination of transgender persons in the State against Covid-19.Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Sangeet Lodha was dealing with a plea seeking directions to the respondent authorities to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination for transgenders of the State of Rajasthan.Advocate Pushkar Taimni, on behalf...
Unacceptable In Modern Democratic Society: Kerala High Court Directs Police Force To Treat Citizens With Respect, Warns Against Use Of Derogatory Language
The Kerala High Court recently observed that instances of allegations about the police disrespecting the citizens were arriving at its doors with alarming regularity and therefore issued certain general directions in its judgment.Therefore, it was ordered that the use of disrespectful words to address citizens cannot be tolerated or permitted and directed the State Police Chief to file a...
Finance Ministry Extends Due Date For Filing Of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) For FY 2020-2021 To December 31
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) today extended the due date of filing of income-tax returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22 [FY 2020-21] yet again and now, the new ITR filing deadline is December 31, 2021.Earlier, it was extended from July to September and now, the same has been extended to December 31, 2021.The same has been done on consideration...
'Basic Education & Maturity Required Before Following Any Political Ideology': Calcutta HC While Granting Stay On Rustication Of 3 Visva Bharati University Students
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed an interim stay on the rustication order of three students of Visva Bharati Univeristy (VBU) and permitted them to join classes and participate in other academic activities. Sonmnath Sow, Falguni Pan and Rupa Chakrabortty had been expelled for three years on August 23 by the university authorities for participating in a campus protest in January...
How Public Land Will Be Saved From Unauthorized Construction In Name Of Religious Places: Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court last week asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to submit a report disclosing a comprehensive plan and proposed consequential government action as to how the public lands are going to be saved from unauthorized construction in the name of religious places.The Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar was hearing a contempt plea wherein it was alleged that the State Government had...
Knanaya Church Case : Kerala High Court Stays Appellate Court's Stay On Decree Against Expulsion Of Members For Marrying Outside Diocese
"In my considered opinion, there should be sufficient cause for the court to stay the decree of the trial court, thereby suspending an individual's right to marry a partner of his choice", Justice VG Arun said.
Inter-Religious Marriage- "Woman Major, Has Right To Choose Her Partner": Allahabad HC Quashes FIR U/S 366 IPC Against Husband
The Allahabad High Court last week quashed an FIR registered against a Muslim under Section 366 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marÂriage, etc.) of IPC for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a Hindu girl.The Court was hearing the joint plea filed by the Woman (Wife/petitioner no.1) and Man (Accused/husband/petitioner no.2) seeking quashing of the FIR claiming that the...
Prepared List Of Persons Entitled To Ex Gratia Compensation Of 50K For Deaths Within Family Due To Covid 19, Related Issues: Delhi Govt Informs High Court
The Delhi Government on Thursday informed the High Court that it has prepared a list of 25,000 persons who are entitled to an ex gratia compensation amount of Rs. 50,000 for the deaths within their families due to covid or covid related issues.Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra appearing for the GNCTD told Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh that as of September 9, over 6700 application...
Custodial Death Of 24-Yr-Old Man- "Prima Facie IPS Rank Officials Involved In Murder/Death": Allahabad High Court Transfers Probe To CBI
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as it prima facie found that officers of the I.P.S. rank have some involvement in the murder/death of the deceased. The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal transferred the probe while underscoring...
Plea Filed In Calcutta HC To Direct Advocate General To Decide On Sanction For Contempt Against Derek O'Brien, Ashok Deb
Two separate petitions have been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking directions to be issued to the Advocate General of West Bengal Kishore Datta to decide on the applications filed before him seeking permission to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Member of Parliament Derek O'brien and West Bengal Bar Council Chairperson, Ashok Kumar Deb. Both Deb and O'brien belong to...
Municipality Heads Will Be Personally Liable If Any Manual Scavenging Activity Is Detected: Madras High Court
In a bid to eradicate the evil of manual scavenging which has claimed several lives in the past, the Madras High Court on Wednesday observed that Municipality Heads will be personally liable in case any person is found to be indulging in manually cleaning the sewers.It also directed the heads of corporations and municipalities to file a written undertakings to the effect that no manual...
Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Man Accused Of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend
The Supreme Court today granted protection from arrest to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olypian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nude photographs to blackmail her. The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka have also asked the counsel to place on record before the next date of hearing an affidavit explaining as to whether the counsel has handed over all...