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"Jagannath Temple Constitutes A Class Apart": Orissa HC Dismisses Pleas For Permission To Hold Rath Yatras In Other Places On Parity With Lord Jagannath Temple
The Orissa High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by devotees and the sevayats of the deities praying for permission to hold Rath Yatras/Car Festival in other places in the State on parity with the permission granted in relation to Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice S.K. Panigrahi observed thus:"These...
'Aisha Sultana Violated COVID Protocol, She has No Respect For Law And Legal Obligations': Lakshadweep Administration Submits Before Kerala High Court
Lakshadweep Administration has submitted before the Kerala High Court that Aisha Sultana had virtually abused the interim protection granted to her by the Court.The Administration has filed an application before the Court seeking permission to file the caution notice issued to Lakshadweep Aisha in the anticipatory bail matter pending before the Court Kerala High Court had...
Bombay High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case Till July 29
Bombay High Court at Goa has adjourned the appeal against acquittal of Journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case by a fast track court in Mapusa, GoaSenior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Respondent submitted before the Court that he had not been supplied with an updated copy of the appeal. "A copy of the judgement of the sessions judge not available"., he submitted.In response, the...
Kerala High Court Grants Further Extension For Appointment Of KAT Chairman
The High Court on Wednesday granted an extension of three weeks' time to the Cabinet Appointment Committee to finalise its recommendations for the appointment of Chairman to the Kerala Administrative Tribunal Advocates' Association.A PIL had been admitted on 30th April 2021 by Kerala Administrative Tribunal Ernakulam Advocates Association praying that a Chairman be appointed to the...
"Real Culprits Are Still At Large": Kerala High Court Orders Reinvestigation In Bengali Migrant Murder Case
"The want of proper, fair and effective investigation resulted in inculpating the accused in this case who is a close friend of the deceased. The real culprits in this case are still at large and the murder of a poor labourer who left his land to eke out a livelihood remains unsolved. This should not be repeated".
Kerala High Court Suspends Government Order Which Permitted Private Hospitals To Fix Room Rent For Covid Patients
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the operation of a Government Order that authorized private hospitals to fix room rents for treatment of Covid-19 patients. The review petition filed by Kerala Private Hospitals Association sought a review of the High Court's direction to the State to fix Covid-19 treatment charges in a petition complaining of...
Ban Whatsapp If Non-Compliance With New IT Rules Continues: Plea Filed Before Kerala High Court
A PIL has been filed in the Kerala High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Central Government to ban the operation of WhatsApp if it continues to deviate from the orders of the legal authorities in the country. Petitioner Omanakuttan K G, a software engineer, moved the Court citing national and public interest, alleging that WhatsApp did not function in conformity to...
'Strict Liability': Madras High Court Orders Interim Compensation To The Parents Of An Infant Whose Thumb Was Allegedly Severed By Nurse
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Government to pay an interim compensation of Rs. 75,000/- to the parents of the newborn whose thumb was allegedly cut-off by a staff nurse in the Government Rajah Mirasdar Hospital, Thanjavur. A single judge bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh further directed the State Government to get the child admitted to...
Vacation Bench Of Delhi High Court Holds Virtual Hearing Till Late Night For The Third Time
In a rare sight, the vacation benches of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday comprising of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Justice Jasmeet Singh held virtual court simultaneously till 10:10 PM and 9:40 PM respectively in the night for the third time. This is the third instance wherein vacation benches of the Delhi High Court have been hearing the matters late night in a month's...
"She Hasn't Even Filed Divorce Plea": Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea of Woman In Live-In Relation Seeking Protection Against Husband
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a protection plea of a woman in a live-in relationship who alleged that she left her matrimonial house in view of the anti-social activities of his husband and is now living with one Mohit in a live-in relationship.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur) was hearing the plea of a woman who sought protection from...
Bring Petroleum Products Under GST? Kerala High Court Asks GST Council To Decide
The Kerala High Court has asked the Goods and Services Council to take a decision on a representation seeking to bring petroleum products under the GST regime. The primary contention leveled in the PIL filed by Kerala Pradesh Gandhi Darshanvedi was that the petrol and diesel prices being sold at different rates across the country owing to difference in taxes among states. ...