'A Person Cannot Be Forced To Donate': Calcutta HC On Unilateral Deduction Of University Employees' Salaries For Contribution To CM Relief Fund

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday opined that a University cannot deduct a portion of the salary of its employees, as donation, without obtaining their consent. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea filed by professors of the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan against the order of the Registrar compelling them to donate a day's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, West...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Publication Of Lakshadweep Draft Regulations In Vernacular Languages

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking directions to the Lakshadweep Administration to publish its draft Regulations in the vernacular languages. The plea was filed by Lakshadweep MP and political leaders.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while ruling that the reliefs sought in the petition cannot be allowed, granted...

Covid-19 Bed Allotment Scam: Bengaluru Court Restrains Media From Publishing Defamatory Articles Against MLA Satish Reddy

A city civil court in Bengaluru has temporarily restrained till August 27, Facebook Inc and other media houses, from publishing/ circulating articles, reports, videos etc., against Member of Legislative Assembly Satish Reddy M.The development comes in defamation suit filed by him in relation to the alleged bed allotment scam for Covid-19 patients. Additional City Civil and...

Madras High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Plea Challenging 7.5 Percent Reservation Of Seats In Medical Colleges For Government School Students

The Madras High Court on Monday sought the State government's response in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020 (Act No. 34 of 2020). The impugned legislation grants a horizontal reservation of 7.5 per...

Can't Make A Hasty Decision In The Matter: Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Appointment Of Melshanti At Sabarimala Temple

This is a matter that requires further consideration, the Court clarified.

[Live-In Relationship] 'Right To Exercise Assertion Of Choice Is Inseparable Part Of Liberty & Dignity': Jammu & Kashmir HC

While dealing with the protection plea filed by a couple in live-in relationship, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has observed that the right to exercise assertion of choice is an inseparable part of liberty and one's dignity.Justice Sindhu Sharma observed thus:"It is settled proposition that right to exercise assertion of choice is an inseparable part of the liberty and dignity and the...

Use Of Bluetooth Devices To Talk On Mobile Phones While Driving: Kerala High Court Seeks Response From Govt.

The Kerala High Court has sought response of the State Government in a plea seeking clarification on the move by the Police department to penalize the use of Bluetooth/hands-free devices to talk on mobile phones while driving.Jiyas Jamal, a lawyer, filed a writ petition before the High Court seeking direction to the Government to give a clarification in this regard.In his petition, he stated...

Children From Harsh Mander Associated Children Homes Taken To CAA Protest Site, Prima Facie Violation Of Child Rights: NCPCR Tells Delhi HC

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has informed the Delhi High Court that two children protection homes associated with Harsh Mander are prima facie in violation of child rights for the reason that various children were taken to CAA protest site.The development came after NCPCR had filed an affidavit in the petitions filed by Khushi Rainbow Home For Girls and Ummed Aman...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Alleged Illegal Construction In Kochi Water Metro Project

The plea alleged that the reclamation and construction of High Court jetty would disrupt the ecology.

Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Preferential Treatment Based On Residence For Admissions To Grade XI

The Policy has no nexus with the social objective of selecting the most meritorious' candidates, the plea reads.

Parliament Passes Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill To Strengthen Child Protection; Empower District Magistrates To Authorise Adoption Orders

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021. It was cleared by the Lok Sabha on March 24, 2021, purportedly to "strengthen the child protection setup under the 2015 Act".The Bill inter alia, seeks to re-define the category of "serious offences" under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and...

IBC Amendment Bill Passed In Lok Sabha To Allow Pre-Packaged Insolvency Process For MSMEs

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021. It was introduced in the house on Monday, July 26 and passed without any discussion due to disruptions caused by opposition protests.As per the Government, the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a hit on the businesses, especially micro, small or medium enterprises (MSME sector) which is critical to the...