'Successful & Efficient Functioning Of Anganwadis Has Direct Nexus To Discharge Of Constitutional Obligations': Karnataka High Court Issues Interim Measures

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government to provide electricity supply and fans to all Anganwadi centers in need of them across the State and construct toilets in centers which are operating within government buildings. The direction has to be complied with by end of this year. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, "We...

Twitter Stripped Of Safe Harbour Immunity Under IT Act For Non-Compliance With IT Rules 2021: GOI To Delhi High Court

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, (MeITY) Government of India has informed the Delhi High Court in an affidavit that the Safe Harbour Immunity under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) is no longer available to Twitter, as it hasn't "fully" complied with the IT Rules, 2021.Section 79 of IT Act states, "an intermediary shall not be liable for any third...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On NewsClick And Its Founder Prabir Purkayastha's Plea For Quashing Of ED's Money Laundering Case

A single-judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of the Delhi High Court bench today issued notice on M/s PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt Ltd and its founder Prabir Purkayastha's petition seeking quashing of an ECIR against them in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The court has also directed for interim protection to Purkayastha to continue and for him to be given a copy...

Telangana High Court Upholds Preventive Detention Of Man Accused Of Duping Poor Farmers

Observing that white-collar crimes against poor farmers should be dealt with an "iron hand" and not leniency, the Telangana High Court upheld preventive detention of a man accused of duping farmers of their hard-earned agricultural produce."Majority of the farmers in our country are illiterate/rustic and have no resources and cannot afford indulging into litigation and they shall not lose...

"Negates Dignity Of Profession": Delhi Bar Council Temporarily Suspends Advocate's License For Allegedly Using Chambers For Religious Conversion

The Delhi Bar Council has temporarily suspended the license of an Advocate for allegedly using his chambers premises for the purpose of performing conversion of religion and Nikaah marriages.Observing that the aforesaid "illegal and anti social activities" negates the dignity of the legal profession, the Bar Council of Delhi has suspended Advocate Iqbal Malik's license as an interim measure...

Delhi High Court Disposes Plea For Publication Of New Excise Policy 2021 After Delhi Govt Undertakes To Upload Notification On Its Website Today

The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a plea filed by Delhi Liquor Traders' Association seeking directions to make public Delhi Government's new excise policy for the year 2021-22, which got approval in the month of June this year.The direction was made by Justice Rekha Palli while taking on record the submissions made by Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi (appearing for the Delhi...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-72]

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No Inhibition In Law For Notary Public In India To Attest Affidavit Of A Foreign National: Kerala HC Approves Marriage Registration Of Couple

The purpose of attestation is only to ensure that signature in the document is one put by the person who claims to have done so, the Court said.

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Protection Of UP Woman Who Converted To Islam Till July 22

The Delhi High Court on Monday extended till July 22 the interim protection granted to a Hindu woman who converted to Islam and sought protection while claiming that she was facing an extreme threat to her life and that of her immediate family members who are allegedly being witch-hunted by the officials of the Uttar Pradesh Police.Justice Rekha Palli however asked that an advance copy of...

Running Hostel By Charitable Institution Engaged In Imparting Education Not Separate Business Activity, Eligible For IT Exemption : Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the activity of running hostel by a charitable institution engaged in the business of imparting education is not a seperate business activity and as such the surplus income cannot be treated as profit or gains arising out of a seperate business or commercial activity.A division bench comprising of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice Sunita Agarwal...

Hooch Tragedy: "If Released Society Would Be Full Of Widowed Women, Orphaned Children": P&H High Court Denies Bail To A Bootlegger

Observing that an iron hand approach is needed to deal with people who are involved in supplying/selling the illicit spurious country-made liquor and alcohol, the Punjab & Haryana High Court last week denied bail to a bootlegger.Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill observed:"If such kind of persons are released on bail, they would further decay the very system of...

Calcutta High Court To Decide On Permitting Schools To Expel Students For Fees Defualt Without Good Cause

The Calcutta High Court on Friday said that it will decide on permitting school authorities to expel students for non-payment of fees in the absence of good cause shown for default. The Court will decide on this issue on the next date of hearing which is slated to take place on August 6. A Bench comprising Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed, "We make...