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Nomination Of 3 Puducherry MLAs- "Only Grievance Appears To Be That They Are BJP Members": Madras High Court Dismisses PIL
The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition assailing the Central Government's decision to nominate three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Puducherry. The Central Government exercised its powers in terms of Section 3(3) of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 ('1963 Act')...
"People Sitting Over India's Untapped Vaccine Manufacturing Potential Must Be Charged With Manslaughter ": Delhi High Court To Centre
Remarking that some people must be charged with manslaughter if they have been sitting over untapped potential, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for not utilising the vaccine manufacturing capacity that India has.A division bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Justice Najmi Waziri observed thus:"There is a lot of scope and infrastructure which is available...
Madras High Court Expresses Concern Over Entourage Accompanying Legislators During Hospital Visits Amid Covid-19
The Madras High Court has sounded a note of caution with respect to entourage accompanying legislators to hospitals during inspection visits to Covid-19 hospitals. On being informed that some MLAs come with a "train of supporters", a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said the number of people accompanying the MLAs/ Ministers should...
Lakshadweep : Kerala High Court Asks Expert Committee To Formulate Guidelines On Medical Evacuation In 10 Days
To allay the apprehensions of Lakshadweep residents regarding the new procedure for medical evacuation, the Kerala High Court has directed the committee constituted by the Health Services Director, Lakshadweep, for recommending medical evacuation of patients from various islands, to formulate guidelines on the method and manner of its functioning.A division bench comprising Justice A....
Tripura Marriage Raids By District Magistrate: Tripura High Court Orders Further Inquiry To Find Out Under Whose Order DM Detained Attendees
Hearing a PIL in relation to a viral video of an incident that took place in Agartala wherein a marriage function was stopped midway by the DM and his team, the Tripura High Court on Wednesday (June 2) observed that taking men, women, and children to the Police Stations and detaining them for about 2 hours is a very serious matter.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi...
Delhi Court Rejects Police's Plea For Further Police Custody Of Wrestler Sushil Kumar And Associate In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case
A Delhi Court on Wednesday turned down Police's plea seeking further 3 days police custody remand of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Metropolitan Magistrate Rashmi Gupta pronounced the order after hearing Delhi Police's Plea seeking further 3...
Gauhati High Court Launches Online Court Proceeding Services
The Guahati High Court has launched an online tool 'Online Court Proceeding Services' for virtual hearings.Online Court Proceeding Services is simple yet robust software platform that provides extensive functionality to manage the Court proceedings through online mode. It enables video conferencing with the help of any video conferencing tool such as Google Meet, Webex, Zoom, etc., along...
'Most Heinous' : Karnataka Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Police Sub-Inspector Who Allegedly Forced Dalit Man To Drink Urine
Observing that "the alleged nature of the incident is most heinous in nature. Not only the victim has been urinated upon, but he has been made to lick the urine from the floor. Such an act of atrocity destroys the personal dignity of any person," a special Judge at Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail application filed by police sub-inspector Arjun Gowda. The police...
Specify Arrangements To Ensure Students Get Second Chance To Take LLB Exams Within Reasonable Time: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Delhi University
On a plea of students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, seeking cancellation of the 4th-semester exams, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (June 1) issued Notice to University of Delhi, Bar Council of India, and University Grants Commission.The Bench of Justice Prateek Jalan asked the University about the arrangements which it is making to ensure that the Covid-19 affected students and...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Bar Council Of India and Faculty of Law, DU in Petition seeking Cancellation of Pending Exams
The Delhi High Court issued Notice on a petition filed by students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi seeking cancellation of the pending 4th semester exams for final year students, and evaluation in alternative mode as per the UGC Guidelines dated 29.4.2020. The UGC guidelines issued last year allowed Universities across the country to evaluate students on a...
"If Use Of 'Defective Ventilators' Results In Loss Of Life, Central Govt Will Have To Take The Responsibility" :Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) on Wednesday said the Central Government, which provided at least 133 of 150 'defective' ventilators to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at Aurangabad, will have to take responsibility if the ventilators cause any loss of life. Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Justice BU Debadwar were hearing their suo motu criminal PIL...
"It's A Defective Plaint, This Appears To Be A Media Publicity Suit" Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Juhi Chawla's Suit Against Roll-Out Of 5G
Delhi High Court has on Wednesday reserved its order on applications filed in Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla's suit against the roll-out of 5G telecommunication services in the country.The applications filed by plaintiffs were in relation to exemption from court fees and seeking permission to institute suit.A Bench of Justice Midha reserved the order after hearing...