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Plea In Jharkhand High Court To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against AG & AAG For Seeking Recusal Of HC Judge
An application seeking criminal contempt proceedings against the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Additional Advocate General Sachin Kumar has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court for the incident where he sought recusal of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, saying that he heard the counsel for the petitioner state that '200% the matter is going to be allowed'.On hearing the...
Appeal From Tribunal's Order Under Senior Citizens Act Can Be Filed By Both Parties: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that the right to appeal under Section 16 (1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2002 is conferred on both sides and is not limited to senior citizens or parents only."By plain reading of section 16 of the Act, it provides right of appeal only to senior citizens or a parent against the order passed by the Tribunal. If a...
Five Year Bumper To Bumper Insurance Mandatory For New Vehicles From September 1: Madras High Court
In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has directed that whenever a new vehicle is sold after September 1, it is mandatory for coverage of bumper to bumper insurance every year, in addition to covering the driver, passengers and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. Justice S Vaidyanathan passed the direction while setting aside the award by the Motor Accident...
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...