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Provide Assistance To Transgenders In Preparing ID, Ration & Aadhar Cards: MP High Court Directs MP State Legal Service Authority
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the M.P. State Legal Service Authority to provide assistance to transgender across the State to help them in getting their Identity Cards/Transgender Cards, 'Ration' Cards, and 'Aadhar' Cards prepared.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing a PIL Petitioner by a Transgender espousing the cause for...
Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Appointment Of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana As Delhi Police Commissioner, Hearing Tomorrow
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner.Filed through Advocate BS Bagga, the plea challenges the order dated July 27 issued by the Central Government granting inter cadre deputation and extension of service to Asthana.The plea also seeks direction to Centre through Ministry of Home Affairs for...
Ganga Is Nation's Lifeline But Is One Of The Most Polluted Rivers In The World, Imperative To Revive, Make It Pollution Free: Allahabad HC
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement after getting elected from Varanasi Parliamentary seat in May, 2014 in which he said that it is his destiny to serve Maa Ganga, the Allahabad High Court today observed that every effort should be made to revive the river and make it pollution-free. The Bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh also traced...
Bombay High Court Allows Muharram Procession With Strict Conditions
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed a Shia-Muslim Trust to perform Muharram rituals on August 20 - the tenth day of Muharram (Ashura) - by adhereing to stringent conditions. A division bench of Justices KK Tated and PK Chavan allowed a procession of 100 fully vaccinated persons to travel on seven trucks along with five taziyas (a replica of Imam Hussain's tomb). This will be...
Don't Accept Case Diary Unless IO Certifies That It Is The Complete Original Copy: Allahabad High Court Directs Advocate General
In an important direction, the Allahabad High Court recently instructed the Advocate General for the State of Uttar Pradesh to not accept any case diary unless a certificate is appended to the same by the Investigating Officer that complete original or true copy of the same is being produced. The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal has further directed the Addl. Advocate General to...
Delhi Govt Allows Opening Of Weekly Markets, High Court Reiterates Vendors To Ensure Vaccination At The Earliest
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea filed by Saptahik Patri Bazar Association after the Delhi Government allowed opening of weekly markets in the national capital with effect from August 9. Justice Rekha Palli however reiterated its earlier observation that the vendors should ensure getting themselves vaccinated, if not already done, in order to avoid a third covid wave."Though...
Extremely Burdensome, Can Cause Grave Injury To Mental Health: Bombay High Court Allows Domestic Violence Victim To Terminate Pregnancy
The Bombay High Court recently granted liberty to a woman to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy, who was alleged suffering from domestic violence repeatedly.The Court in its decision noted that the petitioner woman had filed a police complaint against violence meted out to her by her husband, besides lodging complaint before the competent magistrate under the provisions of...
State May Make Aggressive Efforts For Administration Of Second Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine To All Eligible: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court has suggested the State Government may make more aggressive efforts to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to all eligible people.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Akhil Kureshi and Justice S.G. Chattopadhyay observed that the State administration needs to make greater efforts to ensure coverage of the remaining population, who have not received even the...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Requests High Court To Resume Physical Hearing
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has written to the Punjab & Haryana High Court requesting to resume physical hearing in the High Court so that "pendency is reduced to some extent and litigants who are waiting for their cases to be heard may get justice." The letter addressed to the Registrar of the High Court states that the Association has conducted a survey...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To CARA On OCI Couple's Plea Seeking Parity With Domestic/ NRI Couples For Child Adoption
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by an OCI couple, stating that despite having registered with CARA for adoption of a child in 2018, they have not received any referral till date; whereas applicants who registered subsequently have already received referrals.The Petitioners apprehend that CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) is not following...