EWS Reservations Not Impacted By Supreme Court Judgment Quashing Maratha Quota: Centre In Lok Sabha

The Supreme Court judgment striking down Maratha Quota has not impacted the reservations for Economically Weaker Sections, the Central Government stated in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The Minister of States for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik stated this in response to the query made by MP Margani Bharat. The MP asked whether the Government is aware of the recent judgment of Supreme...

Kangana Ranaut Moves Bombay High Court To Quash Javed Akhtar's Criminal Defamation Complaint

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the criminal defamation complaint filed by film personality and noted lyricist Javed Akhtar against her.Akhtar had filed the criminal defamation complaint against Ranaut over her statement made to the Republic TV linking him to the death of film actor Sushant Singh Rajput. In February 2021,...

Gujarat High Court Directs Hospital To Collect Sperm Of Critical COVID Patient On Wife's Plea Wishing To Conceive Child

In a significant decision, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed a hospital in Vadodara to conduct an IVF/Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedure for the collection of samples from the body of a critical COVID-19 patient after his wife expressed her desire to bear his child A petition to this effect was circulated during the course of the day upon mentioning at 2.30...

Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Disqualification Of Ashok Kumar Deb As MLA For Holding 'Office-of-Profit' Of Bar Council Chairperson

A writ petition has been filed before the Calcutta High Court seeking the disqualification of Trinamool Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ashok Kumar Deb who also happens to be the current Chairman of the West Bengal Bar Council. In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections, Ashok Kumar Deb had contested elections from the Budge Budge constituency and had subsequently secured a...

Undertrial Prisoner Allegedly Killed By Jail Officers In Tihar Jail: Delhi High Court Transfers Probe To CBI

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to CBI the investigation into alleged killing of an undertrial prisoner by jail officers inside the Tihar Jail, after observing that an in depth investigation into the matter is required to be conducted.Justice Mukta Gupta took note of the fact that there was no investigation made into the claim made by deceased's sister that he had made a phone call...

Bombay High Court Issues Directions For Proper Functioning Of Tree Authority In Goa

Being "extremely distressed" by the fact that the Tree Authorities in both the districts of Goa have not functioned at all since about a decade, the Bombay High Court at Goa recently issued several directions for their proper functioning.The said authorities were constituted under the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, 1984. A division bench of Justices MS Sonak and MS...

'Procedural Requirements Are The Only Safeguards Available To A Detenue': J&K High Court While Quashing Detention Order

Setting free a detenu from preventive custody, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the procedural requirements are the only safeguards available to the detenue and therefore, they must be strictly complied with.Justice Rajnesh Oswal made it clear that the Court cannot go behind the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority and thus, procedural requirements are to...

Stay On Govt Order Banning Online Classes To Continue Till Resumption Of Physical Classes/ Policy Decision On Online Classes: Karnataka High Court

A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday confirmed the interim order passed by a coordinate bench of the court on July 8, 2020, by which it had stayed the government orders issued on June 15 and June 27, 2020 to the extent they put an embargo on conducting online classes for students of LKG to Class X. Justices BV Nagarathna and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar said,"We find that...

'Effecting Of Service A Challenge': Delhi High Court Asks Labour Courts/ Tribunals To Include Details Of Workmen & Management While Passing Awards

Taking note of the fact that effecting of service on parties concerned has proved to be a challenge during the pandemic period, the Delhi High Court has issued directions to all Labour Courts, Tribunals and Authorities to include details of workmen and management while passing orders or awards in cases concerning their disputes regarding termination, suspension etc.Justice Pratibha M...

In Absence Of Demonstrated Prejudice To Accused, Omission To Record His Statement U/S 242 CrPC[J&K] Not Fatal: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that in the absence of any prejudice to the accused or demonstrated failure of justice, omission to record his statement under Section 242 of CrPC[J&K] cannot be held to be fatal to the validity of the trial. The provision stipulates that the particulars of the offence alleged against the accused are required to be stated to him and he would...

'Presumption Of Death' Can't Be Raised Before Administrative Tribunal Or Article 226/227 Proceedings : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that its constitutional jurisdiction cannot be used for deciding disputes for which remedies under the civil law are available. Upholding the decision of the Administrative Tribunal, Justices K.Babu and Alexander Thomas held that the petitioners are not entitled to any reliefs refusing to exercise the powers of the judicial review and superintendence. In a...

Bust Drug Cartels, Catch Hold Of Fake Medical Stores: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Police

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered the Director-General of Police (Punjab) to take practical steps to curb the spread of drug supply and consumption in the State. It has further directed the DGP to 'catch hold' of such persons who are running fake companies/ fake medical stores without valid licenses, for illegal drug trade.The direction was made by a bench of Justice HS Madaan...