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Bombay High Court Seeks Minister Nitin Raut's Response On Alleged Illegal Use Of Chartered Flights During Lockdown
The Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, directed Maharashtra's Energy Minister Nitin Raut, among others, to respond to a PIL by state BJP media cell chief - Vishwas Pathak - seeking directions to Raut to reimburse the state power companies over Rs 43.55 lakh, allegedly spent on his"illegal" use of chartered flights during the lockdown last year. "Chartered flights cannot be taken by...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Guidelines Against Crypto-Currency Exchanges Advertisements On Televisions Without Standardized Disclaimers
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on plea seeking issuance of guidelines or rules to be framed against the crypto currency exchanges in India advertising on televisions without adequate standardized disclaimers.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice in the plea after hearing Advocate Aayush Shukla appearing as petitioner in person.The...
Financial Assistance To Advocates: Delhi Bar Council Issues Advisory For Lawyers Submitting False Covid Report To Tender Voluntary Apology
The Delhi Bar Association has issued an advisory for lawyers found to be submitting false or fake covid 19 report for the purpose of availing the financial assistance provided to advocates by giving them one time opportunity of tendering a voluntary apology to the Council.The development came after the Council took cognizance of advocates submitting forged covid 19 reports in order to claim...
Orissa High Court Directs NHAI To Urgently Repair NH-215 Stretch Within 3 Weeks
The Orissa High Court last week directed the Collectors of Jajpur and Keonjhar districts and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to jointly ensure the repair of a 163 km stretch of the National Highway 215 (NH-215) which is in a precarious condition within a period of three weeks. A Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Savitri Ratho directed the...
Cabinet Notifies Continuation Of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) For Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary For Another 5 Years
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary for another five years from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026. The entire cost of the scheme will be Rs 9000 crore out of which the Centre will contribute Rs 5357 crore including Rs 50 crore for...
Man Shot Dead Inside Lawyer's Chamber In Dwarka District Court Complex
On Monday night, a 42-year-old man was shot dead for an unknown reason inside a lawyer's chamber in Dwarka Court Complex, reported The Hindu.The 42-year-old murdered man, who has been identified as Swikar Luthrawas by DCP (Dwarka) Santosh Kumar Meena, was linked to several criminal cases.The police have filed a case under section 302 (punishment for murder) of IPC and have begun the...
Delhi High Court Directs State Govt To Publish List Of Registered Construction Workers Entitled To Covid-19 Ex Gratia Compensation
Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by daily wage construction workers seeking Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation from the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.The Delhi government last year had announced a scheme to disburse ex-gratia payment of Rs 5000 to every construction worker registered under the Delhi Building and Other Construction...
Private School Fees : Delhi High Court Hears Delhi Govt's Challenge To Single Bench Order Quashing Restrictions On Fee Collection
The Delhi Government on Wednesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that the single judge had gone into a completely forbidden territory while allowing private schools from collecting Annual Charges and Development Fees from students in lockdown.The Court was hearing the appeals filed by Delhi Government and students challenging the single judge bench decision which quashed two orders...
System Paralyzed Due To Pandemic; Accused Languishing In Jail : Bombay High Court
Hearing a bail appeal of a Parbhani resident from Maharashtra, accused five years ago of links with the Islamic State (IS) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Bombay High Court observed that under-trials are languishing in prisons in several cases, and more recently due to a system paralysed by the Covid pandemic. A division bench led by Justice SS Shinde observed...
Gujarat High Court To Formally Launch Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings; CJI NV Ramana To Inaugurate Event On July 17
The Gujarat High Court will formally launch live streaming of its proceedings on July 17. On this occasion, the Live Streaming Rules of the High Court will also be released. With this, the Gujarat High Court will become the first High Court in the Country that would stream its proceedings live. While the Chief Justice of India, N. V. Ramana will be gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest...
"Poor Have Been Hit Hardest During Pandemic": Gauhati HC Directs State To Provide Benefits To People Entitled Under Food Security Act
Observing that the poor have been hit the hardest during the covid 19 pandemic, the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench on Wednesday directed the State Government to provide benefits and services to people entitled under the Food Security Act. The development came after a division bench comprising of Justice Songkhupchung Serto and Justice S. Hukato Swu was dealing with a PIL espousing the cause...