Mental Health Insurance : Bombay High Court Stays Insurer's Rejection Of Bipolar Person's Policy Proposal

In a relief to a Mumbai man caught between two health insurers on the issue of covering mental health issues in their policy, the Bombay High Court has granted a stay on the rejection of his proposal by the "new insurer" and allowed the man to approach the "existing insurer" for a suitable extension of his policy. Observing that there was prima facie merit in the petitioner's case,...

"No Indication That Joseph Shine Judgment Will Apply Prospectively": Jharkhand High Court Acquits Man Convicted For Adultery In 2008

The Jharkhand High Court has set aside an order passed in 2008 by the lower court convicting and sentencing a man for the offence of adultery after observing that there is no indication of prospective application in the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court declaring adultery as unconstitutional.Relying on the judgment of Joseph Shine v. Union of India, a single judge bench comprising...

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Making Delhi Government's New Excise Policy 2021-22 Public On July 5

The Delhi High Court will hear a plea filed by Delhi Liquor Traders' Association seeking directions to make public the new excise policy for the year 2021-22 which got approval in the month of June this year.Posted for hearing before a single judge bench comprising of Justice C Hari Shankar on Friday, the judge listed the matter to be heard on July 5 next before the roster bench.According to...

Preventive Detention- Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines On Consideration Of Detenu's Representation

The Karnataka High Court has held that "consideration of a representation made by a detenu, post confirmation of the order of preventive detention is to be read into the principles of natural justice and also Article 21 of the Constitution. Non-consideration of such a representation would also be arbitrary and oppressive and therefore, an infraction of Articles 14 as well as 21 of...

Kerala High Court Seeks Responses Of Centre and State On Funds For Free Education

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court directed the appropriate government to inform the Court as to why necessary funds were not provided to ensure free education of children of elementary schools. While hearing the matter, Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P.Chaly held as follows: "We direct the State/Central Government as the case may be, to file...

Monsoon Session Of Parliament To Commence On 19th July 2021

The Monsoon session of Parliament will commence on 19th July,2021.The President of India has yesterday summoned the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to meet at New Delhi on Monday, the 19th July, 2021 at 11.00 A.M.The last session, the Budget Session of the Parliament had concluded on March 25, 2021. The session began on January 29 and was scheduled to end on April 8, 2021 with a recess...

COVID - Declare Lawyers As Frontline Workers, Priority In Treatment And Vaccination And More: Plea In Madhya Pradesh High Court

A plea has been filed before the Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking to protect the interest of the members of the legal fraternity for treatment of COVID-19, prioritization in vaccine inoculation and extended benefits as frontline workers. The petition mentions that the legal fraternity has been subjected to discrimination by deliberately excluding them from...

'During Pandemic He Wants Time To File Supplementary Affidavit': Allahabad High Court Slaps 5K Fine On Lawyer Seeking Pass Over

The Allahabad High Court recently imposed Rs. 5,000/- cost on an Advocate who requested the Court to pass over the case as he wanted to file a supplementary affidavit. A Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Dinesh Pathak noted that the petition was filed in February this year and in June. i.e. within four months, such a request was being made. "This petition was filed...

'Lawyer Uses "Filthy Language Used By Cheapsters & Street Goons" In Court: Rajasthan HC Asks Bar Council To Take Action

The Rajasthan High Court today asked the Bar Council of Rajasthan to take appropriate action against a lawyer who used filthy language before the Court and argued the matter loudly and in a shouting manner, and abused the Court which amounting to Contempt of Court. The Bench of Justice Devendra Kachhwaha observed that he deliberately and willfully uttered obnoxious and filthy language which...

Kangana Concealed Defamation Case For Favourable Order In Passport Case : Javed Akhtar to Bombay High Court

In an intervention application in the Bombay High Court, lyricist Javed Akhtar has accused Actor Kangana Ranaut of deliberately concealing facts to mislead the court and get a favourable order to renew her passport. On Monday, the Bombay High Court disposed of two applications by Ranaut seeking directions to renew her passport after the Passport Authority said they would consider...

'Wild Accusations' : Anil Deshmukh's Counsel Compares Param Bir Singh's Letter To Harshad Mehta's Allegations Against PM

Former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's counsel cited the "unprecedented press conference" by 1993 Securities Scam accused - Harshad Mehta, in which he made "unsubstantiated" claims of paying Rs 1 crore to the then Prime Minister, while arguing his quashing of FIR petition in the Bombay High Court on Friday. "It was at the Taj Mahal Hotel's ballroom. Mehta had a galaxy of the...

Gangajal As COVID Cure: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To ICMR On Plea Seeking Lab Research Of Phage Therapy Through Ganga Water

The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and Union of India on a plea seeking lab research of phage therapy through Ganga water. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV issued the notice on the plea of Senior Advocate, Arun Kumar Gupta in person. He is also the Amicus Curie in the Re:...