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IPS Officer Missing- A High Ranking Officer Having Gone Missing A Serious Issue: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (May 27) asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to file its reply in a habeas corpus writ petition seeking production of Mani Lal Patidar, an IPS officer claiming that he has been missing since November 2020.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi was hearing the petition filed by Dr. Mukut Nath Verma, Advocate with a prayer that...
Chhattisgarh High Court Issues Notice On Amity University Students' Plea For Fee Reduction
The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by 77 students of Amity University Chhattisgarh seeking reduction of semester fee on account of COVID-19 pandemic difficulties.A single bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri issued notice on the petition Sejal Mekkad and others vs Amity University and others(WP(c) No. 2227/2021). The case will be next considered on June...
Conditions Of Sex Workers In Covid- Gauhati HC Directs DLSA To Provide Immediate Rations To Identified Sex Workers, Family Members Struggling In Covid
The Gauhati High Court on Friday directed the District Legal Services Authority, Cachar to provide immediate ration to sex workers and their family members identified by Deputy Commissioner of the District.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice MR Pathak also directed the State Government to apprise the Court about how National AIDS Control Organization...
Legal Practitioner With 'Benchmark Disability' Having 7 Years Experience Can Apply For Appointment As Notary: Centre Amends Notary Rules
A legal practitioner with seven years experience who is 'a person with benchmark disability' can make an application for appointment as a notary.The Centre notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which inserts the following clause in Rule 3 of Notaries Rules, 1956.""(ac) a person with benchmark disability as defined in Clause (r) of Section 2 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,...
Minorities Of Afghanistan, Pakistan & Bangladesh Residing In Certain Districts Can Apply For Indian Citizenship: Centre Issues Notification
The Central Government yesterday issued a notification making it possible for persons residing in certain districts who are belonging to minority communities in in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, to apply for Indian citizenship.Collectors of the districts of - (i) Morbi, Rajkot, Patan and Vadodara in the State of Gujarat ; (ii) Durg and Balodabazar in the State of Chhattisgarh ;...
Red Fort Violence Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Case Against Deep Sidhu And 15 Others Till June 17
A Delhi Court on Friday adjourned hearing in cognizance of Delhi Police's chargesheet filed against Deep Sidhu and 15 others till June 17 after observing that sanctions under few statutes including Arms Act, Epidemic Diseases Act etc were not received. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar adjourned the matter after hearing Inspector Pankaj Arora who informed the Court that...
Black Fungus Med 'Amphotericin B' Included In GST Exemptions List, Exemption To COVID Relief Items Extended Till August 31
In an important development, the Government of India has decided that the import of COVID-related relief items, even if purchased or meant for donating to Govt. or to any relief agency upon recommendation of State authority, will be Exempted from IGST till 31 Aug 2021.Amidst the rise in the number of black fungus cases among the patients who have recovered from COVID-19, Amphotericin B (which...
Kerala High Court Bids Farewell To Justices PV Asha, Sudheendra Kumar
The Kerala High Court on Friday witnessed the rare event of two judges retiring on the same day.Justices PV Asha and B Sudheendra Kumar had their last working day on Friday (May 28). Incidentally, both of them were classmates at Government Law College, Ernakulam. A reference was organized for their farewell, within limited audience considering the COVID-19 restrictions. The event...
Black Fungus: "Show Current Status On Imports Of Liposomal Amphotericin B": Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Augmentation Of Drugs
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a detailed current status of the imports of Liposomal Amphotericin B. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the Centre to explain as to how the figure of 2 lakh 30 thousand was arrived at and whether there was availablity of the drug which was being imported.The development came...
Delhi High Court Notifies System Of Hearings For Ensuing Summer Vacation
The Delhi High Court today notified its system of hearing for the ensuing summer vacation from Jun 5 to Jul 2.Division and Single Judge benches of Justices Rekha Palli, Amit Bansal, Navin Chawla, Asha Menon, Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Jasmeet Singh, C Hari Shankar, Subramonium Prasad will be hearing urgent matters during the course of vacation.The circular notified through the Registrar...
'Only 3 Women Judges From Bar In Kerala HC In 64 Years; Many Competent Women Lawyers Available' : Outgoing Judge Justice PV Asha
Outgoing judge of the Kerala High Court, Justice PV Asha, in her farewell speech underscored the need for more women representation in judiciary.Justice Asha noted that only 3 women have been appointed as judges of the Kerala High Court from the bar in its history of 64 years. She was the second woman judge to be appointed from the bar, after Justice KK Usha. There was a gap of 23 years...
Delhi High Court Declines To Entertain PIL Against Media Trial Of Wrestler Sushil Kumar
A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court today declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed before it seeking directions against the media trial of wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case.The counsel for the petitioner moved Court stating that, Kumar's reputation and career had been...