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Plea Seeking Permission To Reopen Spa Centres Within A Week: Delhi HC Grants Time To Delhi Govt For Getting Instructions
The Delhi High Court has granted time to the Delhi Government in order to take instruction and inform the Court about its decision on reopening spa centres in the national capital.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli was dealing with a plea seeking directions on the Delhi Government to permit the reopening and functioning of Spa Centres in Delhi within a week.ASC Naushad...
Draft Drone Rules : Civil Aviation Ministry Proposes New Rules To Regulate Drone Related Activities
The Central Government has invited suggestions for Draft Drone Rules to regulate Drone Related Activities.These Rules, when notified, will repeal the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules 2021 which had come into force earlier this year. Objections and suggestions are invited from the public till 5th August 2021.In its preamble to the draft Rules, the Centre states that Unmanned Aircraft System...
Consider Karnataka's Request For 30 Lakh Vaccine Doses Per Week : High Court To Centre
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Government of India (GoI) to consider the representation made by the State government seeking 30 lakh vaccine doses per week to vaccinate the beneficiaries due for second dose. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "We have perused the written statement filed by the state government. The figures set...
KSEB Plan To Procure Lighter Workload Poles Against Safety & Public Interest : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed the tender notification issued by the Kerala State Electricity Board calling for poles of 8m length with a working load of 140kg as opposed to the prescribed 200kg.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Mankumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while allowing the PIL observed that public interest should be given utmost preference and that the Board could...
Right To Be Forgotten- Acquitted Accused Entitled To Redact His Name From Judgmen: Madras High Court's Prima Facie View
The Madras High Court prima facie observed on Friday that an accused person who is eventually acquitted of all charges is entitled to have his name redacted from all Court orders in relation to the offence he was accused of in order to uphold his fundamental right to privacy. Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation while adjudicating upon a plea wherein a man earlier accused of...
Espionage Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order In Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma's Bail Plea, Order Tomorrow
A Delhi Court on Friday reserved order in the bail plea moved by freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana reserved the order after hearing Advocates Amish Aggarwala, Aditya Singh Jakha and Karan Ahuja appearing on behalf of...
Physical Court Hearings To Resume In Subordinate Courts In Chhattisgarh From July 19
The High Court of Chhattisgarh notified the commencement of normal functioning of the Subordinate Courts in the State from July 19, 2021, through physical mode and video-conferencing, where available and desirable. Furthermore, an order by the Registrar General of the High Court notified all that the number of cases to be taken up by each case will be decided to avoid congestion in...
Consider Relocating Liquor Outlets Away From Main Roads: Kerala High Court Suggests To State
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the State to consider relocating liquor outlets of state-run beverages corporation from the main road to less crowded areas, to address the issue of overcrowding and to avoid inconvenience to the commuters and residents nearby. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly was hearing two PILs, one filed by a lawyer and...
'Reduced To A Circus Show': Calcutta High Court Chides Administration For Connectivity Issues In VC Proceedings, Issues Show Cause Notice
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a scathing order highlighting the unfortunate state of affairs pertaining to the conduct of virtual court proceedings. Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya minced no words in pointing out how the Court has to undergo connectivity issues and electronic interference in the audio and visual systems almost every day which adversely affects judicial...
De-Humanizing And Sexualizing Muslim Women: An Open Letter By 900 Activists/Lawyers Against 'Auction' Of Muslim Women On GitHub Platform
Nine hundred individuals and groups, including lawyers, journalists, academicians, activists and students, have endorsed an open letter demanding action against the online targeting of Muslim women. The outrage is in response to the targeted sexualized hate and harm to Muslim women on GitHub, a free web platform. On GitHub, Twitter handles and photographs of Muslim women were uploaded. The...