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Non-Appointment Of Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Since 2 Years: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Government to take instructions on a plea seeking appointment of Deputy Speaker to the Lok Sabha. The matter will be heard on September 30.The plea filed by Advocate Pawan Reley, appearing as party in person, avers that there are certain functions in Lok Sabha that can only be discharged by Deputy Speaker. However, the position is lying vacant...
Allahabad High Court Refuses To Stay The Release Of Film 'Chehre'; Disposes Appeal By Writer Uday Prakash In Copyright Infringement Case
The Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant a stay on the release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Chehre' in an appeal filed by Writer Uday Prakash alleging copyright infringement by Producer Anand Pandit and Director Rumi Jaffery.Justice JJ Munir refused to grant any interim relief in the appeal filed against the order passed by District Judge Jitendra Kumar Sinha, wherein he had...
Madras High Court Issues Directions To Curb Police Harassment, Insensitive Media Reporting Against LGBTQ + Community, Calls For Change In Queerphobic MBBS Curriculum
The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media reportage in matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ community. The Court was adjudicating upon a writ petition moved by a lesbian couple seeking protection from police harassment. In its earlier order dated June 7, 2021 the Court had issued a slew of guidelines to ensure that same sex couples...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response To Plea Challenging Appointment Of Rakesh Asthana As Delhi Police Commissioner
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. The Court also allowed the intervention application filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation through Advocate Prashant Bhushan.A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has kept the matter for hearing on September 8....
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence To Period Already Undergone As Man Convicted U/s 498A IPC Agrees To Pay Compensation To His Wife & Children
The Supreme Court reduced sentence awarded to a man convicted under section 498A of IPC to period already undergone after he agreed to pay compensation to his wife and children.The object of any criminal jurisprudence is reformative in character and to take care of the victim, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy observed.In this case, the second wife of the accused filed...
Kerala High Court Extends Term Of Judicial Members Of State Administrative Tribunal By Another Three Weeks
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday extended the term of the present Judicial Members of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) by another three weeks, during which time the Court expects the newly appointed Chairman of the Tribunal to make fresh appointments. A Division Bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath extended the interim order in pleas filed by the...
Delhi Court Recommends Extradition Of Indian Man To Australia For Rash & Negligent Driving; Dismisses Claim Of Racial Bias
A Delhi Court recently recommended Extradition of a fugitive criminal to Australia for the offences of culpable driving, negligently causing serious injury and improper use of a foreign travel document, which resulted in a death of a pedestrian while seriously causing injuries to the other in 2008.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain rejected the argument raised by the...
Courts Cannot Injunct Encashment Of Bank Guarantee During Its Validity : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently remarked that a judicial order cannot be passed that a Bank Guarantee could not be encashed during its validity.A Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla added that,"In our view, the Court cannot injunct encashment of a bank guarantee during its validity if a cause of action arises in future. Bank guarantee has a meaning and legal sanctity attached...
"Do Not Insist On Production Of Aadhar Card As Only ID Proof For COVID Vaccination, Other Recognized Options Available": Meghalaya HC To State
The Meghalaya High Court has recently requested the State Government to not insist on production of Aadhar card as the only proof of identification for the purpose of administering covid-19 vaccination.Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice H.S. Thangkhiew reasoned that there were other recognized options available to a citizen of this country to show their proof of identity."In some...
No Fetters Can Be Placed On Freedom Of Press By Registering FIR Against Reporter For Publishing News Obtained From Identifiable Source: J&K HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently observed that no fetters can be placed on freedom of press by registering an FIR against a journalist for publishing a news item on the basis of an information obtained from him from an identifiable source."Needless to say that press is often referred to as the fourth pillar of democracy and freedom of the press is vital for the functioning of...
Schools Should Not Compel Children To Attend Physical Classes: Telangana High Court
A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising of Acting Chief Justice M. S. Ramchandra Rao and Justice T. Vinod Kumar on Tuesday gave a series of directions on the government Memo issued relating to the opening of all schools in the state from Sept. 1. The government issued the Memo on August 24th, directing to reopen all the government and private schools in the state to...
Probe Into Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's Death, Declassify Documents : Plea In Calcutta High Court
A petition has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking an inquiry into the 'mysterious' death of the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee who had passed away in Kashmir in the year 1953. "The citizen's of India has no information how the death was held while Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was in custody, hence, all the citizens of India had...