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Woman Seeks Cancellation Of Daughter-In-Law's Govt. Job For Mentioning Herself As Unmarried: Gujarat High Court Imposes 10K Cost
The Gujarat High Court recently rejected the plea of a mother-in-law seeking cancellation of the Daughter-in-law's appointment as Deputy Mamlatdar on the ground that she mentioned herself as unmarried in her Job Application form. The Court imposed a 10K cost on her as well.Noting that there is some matrimonial dispute opening before the parties, the Bench of Justice A. S. Supehia...
Allahabad High Court Bats For Installation Of CCTV Cameras In All Sections Of HC For Transparency In Court's Working
In an attempt to "control and monitor" the activities of various sections of the High Court with a view to having better court management as well as transparency in its working, the Allahabad High Court last week directed the Registrar General of the Court to propose the idea of installing CCTV in all the sections of the Courtroom to the Acting Chief Justice.The Bench of Justice Vivek...
Collector, Add'l Commissioner Not Expected To Blindly Follow Action Of Junior Staff Who Harass Common & Poor People: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that it is not expected from the officers like Collector and Additional Commissioner to blindly follow the action of junior staff who are there to harass the common and poor people of the State. The Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwalobserved that the right which had accrued to the petitioner way back in the year 2007 (in connection with a...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging New Policy To Not Grant Retail Liquor License To State Undertakings
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response from the Delhi Government on a petition challenging Clause 2.4 of the Tender conditions of its New Excise Policy 2021. The provision states that retail licenses shall not be granted to any company or society, owned by any State Government or its undertaking.The petition has been filed by the Delhi Consumer Cooperative Wholesale Store...
Bombay High Court To Partially Re-Start Physical Hearings From August 2; Hybrid System To Be Implemented
The Bombay High Court will re-start physical hearings from August 2, 2021, and implement a hybrid system for functioning, as decided in an administrative committee meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta on Thursday.The committee decided that the High Court shall work physically on three days and virtually on one day, the Bombay Bar Association's standing committee said in...
CLAT- Demand For Rs.50,000 Deposit For Counselling Registration Illegal, Unreasonable And Arbitrary: Plea Before Kerala High Court
A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging CLAT's condition requiring a deposit of Rs.50,000/- for participation in the allotment process.The matter will be heard tomorrow before the Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman. The petitioners are candidates seeking admission to National Law Universities for Post Graduate. According to the plea, they belong to the socially...
Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Facebook On Plea For Action Against Impersonation And Other Privacy Concerns In The Platform
The Delhi High Court has sought a response from Facebook in a plea of breach of privacy and impersonation, which takes on the social media platforms. While admitting the petition, Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notices to Facebook Inc and its Indian subsidiary within a week on rules/procedure/mechanism for redressal of the complaints, including cyber-crimes on their platform and...
Delhi High Court Directs AIIMS To Constitute Medical Board For Medical Termination Of 22 Weeks Old Foetus Suffering From Multiple Abnormalities
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences to constitute a medical board in order to submit its report on medical termination of pregnancy of a woman who had completed 22 weeks of gestation period on account of suffering from multiple abnormalities.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli directed Advocate Tanveer Oberoi appearing on behalf...
Justified To Be Construed As Rural Area: Kerala High Court Directs Tahsildar To Issue Rural Certificate To 12 Year Old For Her School Admission
The Kerala High Court upheld that if the area in question is not notified as "Urban" under the Delimitation Act or the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, the candidate is entitled to a Rural Certificate. Justice Devan Ramachandran while delivering the judgment observed that as long as the area is within a Panchayat, as notified under Section 10(3)(A) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, it will be...
Arjuna Awardee Shooter Naresh Sharma Challenges Single Judge's Order Refusing To Interfere With His Non-Selection For Tokyo Games
Arjuna Awardee and five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma has challenged Single Judge's order, refusing to interfere with the decision of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), the apex body for promotion and development of Para Sports in India, to not shortlist him for the Tokyo Games 2020. The Letters Patent Appeal has been filed before a division bench of the High Court on...
Supreme Court Seized Of The Matter: Delhi High Court Refuses To Hear Plea For Extension Of Emergency Parole To Prisoners Aged 65+
The Delhi High Court on Thursday expressed its disinclination to hear a plea for extension of emergency parole for prisoners above 65 years and those suffering from comorbidities, stating that the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter. Rejecting the Petitioner's request to adjourn the case for a longer date, a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice...