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Citizenry Should Behave In A Civilized Manner: Kerala High Court Calls For Stringent Action Against Attacks On Medical Workers
While coming down heavily on the increasing number of attacks on medical personnel in the State, the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State government to take all possible steps to provide adequate protection to those manning the healthcare system.Calling for stringent measures against the same, the Court has also directed the State and other stakeholders including the...
Citizen Can't Be Externed For Raising Grievance Against Govt: Gujarat High Court Quashes Externment Order Against NRC-CAA Protester
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday quashed an externment order passed against a person, who was allegedly part of a crowd of unknown persons who were demonstrating against NRC/CAA, noting that citizens can't be subjected to externment for raising his grievance against the Government.The Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay was hearing the plea of a social activist Mohammed Kaleem Siddiqui who...
Gandhi's Dream That Women Feel Safe To Walk At Midnight Is Falling Short Of Reality: Orissa HC Upholds Man's Conviction Under POCSO
Upholding the conviction of a man under POCSO for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old minor girl, the Orissa High Court recently observed that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's dream that women feel safe to walk in the streets of India in the midnight is "falling short of reality". The Bench of Justice S. K. Sahoo specifically observed thus: "The father of nation Mohandas Karamchand...
Clinical Trials On Efficacy Of Third Dose Of Covid Vaccine Underway: Centre Informs Kerala High Court
The Central government informed the Kerala High Court on Thursday that clinical trials are underway to ascertain the efficacy of administering a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and that it will take another few months to reach completion. Justice P.B Suresh Kumar was told that the only remedy left for the petitioner was to wait till the results of the clinical trials were ready. The...
Seeking Criminal Trial's Transfer At Drop Of Hat Not Recognized By Any Tenent Of Law: Allahabad High Court
Dismissing a transfer application moved under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Allahabad High Court today observed that seeking of the transfer of criminal trial at the drop of a hat is not recognized by the courts or by any tenent of law. The Bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan also emphasized that an order of transfer is not to be passed as a matter of routine...
Unfortunate That Even After 75 Yrs Of Independence, People Face Difficulties For Funerals: Andhra Pradesh High Court
"It is very unfortunate to notice that even after 75 years of independent India some sections of people of the society are facing difficulties even for funerals also for lack of burial grounds and crematoriums in some villages and Towns," the Andhra Pradesh High Court observed while holding that right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not only available to...
'Arbitrary Exercise Of Power': Kerala High Court Quashes District Collector's Order Cancelling Appointment of Seva Bharati As Relief Agency
The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed the order of a District Collector cancelling the appointment of a Seva Bharati as a Relief Agency on account of all the service rendered by its volunteers during the pandemic. Justice N. Nagaresh while allowing the petition remarked:"The fact that complaints are made by the Panchayat President or District Panchayat President, does not make...
High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Delhi Govt's Decision Linking Hotel Beds With Hospitals For COVID Treatment Of Govt Officials
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the decision of the Delhi Government linking hotel beds with two hospitals, for the purpose of Covid-19 treatment of its government officials and their families.Finding no merit in the plea, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh remarked that while people were locked inside their homes during the lockdown...
Board Exams: Kerala High Court Nod To State's Decision Scrapping Grace Marks This Academic Year
The Kerala High Court on Thursday agreed with the Government Order scrapping the policy of awarding grace marks to students in Grade 10th and 12th in the State Board examinations, for the academic year 2020-2021. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly after hearing the parties agreed with the Government Order and disposed of a batch of...
'Why Does School Teacher Have To Seek NOC With Folded Hands?": Calcutta High Court On Repeated Non Issuance of NOC For Transfer
The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on a school and its Headmistress for deliberately refusing to issue a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) and a release order to a teacher who had sought leave to get transferred to another school on health grounds. The Court also instructed the concerned Headmistress to vacate her post and accordingly demoted her to the post of an assistant...
'No Work No Pay' Not Applicable When Law Expressly Provides For Grant Of Fully Pay On Exoneration: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that when the Fundamental Rules expressly provide for the grant of full pay and allowances on the exoneration of a Government servant from punishment/criminal charges, the principle of 'No Work No Pay' would have no application.Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal remarked that the principle of 'No Work No Pay' would not override sub-rule (2) of Rule 54 of...