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Issue Directions To Control Police Leaking Information About Investigation To Media : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to issue comprehensive directions to the State police, to ensure that before investigation is completed no information is divulged by the police to the media about the ongoing probe. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "We are of the view that very...
COVID- Allahabad High Court Issues Guidelines For Functioning Of District Courts/Tribunals From June 16 Till Further Orders
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for the functioning of the Courts and Tribunals subordinate to it and the guidelines shall be applicable from June 16, 2021, till further orders. The Subordinate Courts/Tribunals shall take up only urgent matters such as pending & fresh bail, release, recording of Statement under Section 164 CrPC, Remand, Disposal of Misc....
May Consider A Complete Prohibition On Elephants Being Kept As Captive Animals For Various Temple Duties: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday observed that it may consider whether in future there should be a complete prohibition on elephants being kept as captive animals for various temple duties or as beasts of burden.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy further added that the appropriate body of the State should immediately look into the well-being of...
'Schools Should be Alive to Parents Hardships During Pandemic': PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Fee Reduction
A PIL is filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the fees charged by all aided and unaided schools in Maharashtra during the Covid-19 pandemic and has sought a 50% reduction in fees for the academic years 2020-22, citing the school's unutilized facilities by students. In the alternative, the plea seeks directions to Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee to call for reports on the...
Television Actor Pearl V Puri Granted Bail By Vasai Court In POCSO Case
A Sessions Court in Vasai has granted bail to television actor Pearl V Puri, booked under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IPC for the alleged rape of a co-star's five-year-old daughter. Puri was arrested by the Waliv police only on June 4, 2021, and remanded in judicial custody the following day. The minor's father is the complainant in the case....
Attack On Medical Workers- Specify Measures Taken To Curb Such Incidents, Ensure No Weapon Allowed Inside Hospitals: Gauhati HC To Assam Govt
Taking note of alleged brutal attack on frontline medical workers (Doctors, Nurses & ward boys by attendants of a covid patient and group of persons in the Udali Model Hospital, Hojai District of Assam on June 1, 2021, the Gauhati High Court has sought Assam Government's reply.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak directed the Assam Government to...
Specify Mechanism In Place For Taking Action Against Advocates Who Misbehave With Officials On Duty: Madras High Court To Bar Council
Underling that society has witnessed many instances of the legal fraternity indulging in a war of words as also scuffle with the police personnel, the Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that instances of such nature by the members of the legal fraternity are on the increase.The Bench of Justice M. Dhandapani was presiding over an anticipatory bail plea filed by an advocate and her daughter...
Kerala High Court Seeks Response From Indian Railways Regarding Compliance With Guidelines On Safety Of Passengers
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court while dealing with a suo motu matter regarding safety in the Railways sought the response of the Indian Railways regarding the adherence to guidelines and proposed measures issued by the Court to ensure the safety of the passengers. Earlier this year, a Single Bench of this Court had asserted the larger public interest involved in the matter...
'Police Personnel Are On Streets Doing Duty Diligently During COVID' : Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL For Action Against Alleged Police Atrocities During Lockdown
The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation filed by an advocate seeking directions to concerned Station House Officers to register First Information Reports (FIR) against the police officials who allegedly tortured lockdown violators. A division bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice M Nagaprasanna held that the petition filed by Advocate...
Plea For Induction of Foreign Medical Graduates In COVID Workforce : Supreme Court Gives NMC 3 Weeks Time To Reply
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three week's time to the National Medical Commission to file its reply in the plea filed seeking direction mandating the induction of Foreign Medical Graduates in the healthcare workforce of the country to augment the ailing healthcare system. The Bench has also granted one week's time to the petitioners to reply and file their rejoinder to the...
Karnataka II PUC Exam : How Can There Be Different Yardsticks For Repeaters, Freshers & Private Students? High Court Asks
Asking "How can you have different yardstick for repeaters and private students and fresher students?," the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government and other respondents on a public interest litigation, questioning the government notification, with regard to passing off all II PUC students (freshers) based on the marks obtained in I PUC class, but...
"Prima Facie Insulting SC/ST Communities":Delhi High Court Upholds Order For Registering FIR For Caste-Based Questions In Recruitment Exam By DSSSB
Holding that caste-based questions put in the primary teachers' recruitment exams conducted by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) were prima facie intentionally insulting, or intimidating, with a view to insult members of specific castes, the Delhi High Court today upheld a trial court order directing for the registration of an FIR against unknown offenders under the...