Compensation For Nepali Man In Prison For Over 41 Years: Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response

Dealing with the case of a Nepali man who was arrested about 41 years ago and since then he had been under detention and was released recently, the Calcutta High Court on Monday (22nd March) asked the State Government to submit its response on providing him compensation/damages. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Aniruddha Roy also directed the West...

Delhi Cabinet Nod For Creation Of 22 Commercial Courts And 42 Additional Posts In Higher Judicial Service

The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved two separate proposals for establishing 22 commercial courts and 42 Additional posts in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services. Kailash Gahlot, Law Minister of the Delhi Government today said:Delhi Government, under our Hon'ble CM has been consistently focusing on improving 'Ease of Doing Business'. Today's decision is not just another step towards...

Parliament Passes Bill To Classify 7 Scheduled Caste Groups Of Tamil Nadu As 'Devendrakula Velalars'

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote. It was passed by the Lok Sabha last week. It seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and group seven Scheduled Caste communities in certain districts of Tamil Nadu under 'Devendrakula Velalars'. The move comes ahead of the Tamil Nadu...

Parliament Passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 by voice vote. It was passed by the Lok Sabha last week. The Bill seeks to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and further regulate the mining sector in India by: Permitting removal of restriction on end-use of minerals; Enabling...

Centre Appoints Seven Additional Judges To Allahabad High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of 7 judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court. They are: Mohd. Aslam,Anil Kumar Ojha,Sadhna Rani (Thakur),Naveen Srivastava,Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi,Ajai Tyagi,Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I They will hold office in the above order of seniority. A recommendation to this effect was made...

Parliament Passes Bill To Increase FDI Ceiling Limit In Insurance Sector To 74% From 49%

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to increase the maximum permissible Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 74%, from the current limit of 49%. The Bill to amend the Insurance Act, 1938 was passed by the Rajya Sabha las week. As per the Statement of Object annexed to the Bill, "In order to achieve the objective...

'Threat By Using Caste Name' : Madras High Court Restrains National SC/ST Commission, TNHRC From Taking Cognizance Of Karnan's Complaints

The Madras High Court on Monday passed an interim injunction restraining the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission from taking cognizance of the complaints made by former High Court judge CS Karnan against the officers probing the abusive videos case against him, and also the judges deciding the case and the...

Tweet On Farmers Protest Not Made With Intention To Promote Enmity, Kangana Ranaut Tells Karnataka High Court

Actor Kanaga Ranaut, in her petition filed before the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash an FIR registered over her tweet on farmers protests, has said that the said tweet was not made with any intention to promote enmity and was instead done "solely with the intention to caution her followers" The petition in that regards reads as "Lok Sabha on September 17, 2020 passed the...

Centre Appoints Two Additional Judges At Karnataka High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of judicial officers Rajendra Badamikar and Khazi Jayabunnisa Mohiuddin as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court. They shall hold office for a period of two years in the above order of seniority. The recommendation for their elevation was made by the Supreme Court Collegium in February this year. Through the said...

Sarojini Nagar Redevelopment: Delhi High Court Asks Delhi Government For Relocation Plan, If Any, on Jhuggi Owners' Plea

Hearing a plea by a civil welfare group on relocation of slum-dwellers of Sarojini Nagar Government Housing Complex upon the area's planned redevelopment project, the Delhi High Court today directed the Land and Development Office under the Delhi Government to treat the petition as a representation and inform the petitioner's counsel of the relocation plan for the slum-dwellers, if...

Plea Seeking Excavation Of 'Eganaathar Gurumadam' Temple: Madras High Court Directs State To Conduct Inspection

Entertaining a plea seeking the excavation of the temple, by name, Eganaathar Gurumadam, said to have been housed by the Siddhars, the Madras High Court last week directed the State Government to conduct inspection and submit its report. The Bench of Justice M. M. Sundresh and Justice S. Ananthi directed the State of Tamil Nadu and Tami University to conduct a joint inspection of...

Assembly Elections: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Fine & Debarment Of Candidates Not Wearing Masks During Campaigns

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a petition seeking debarment and imposition of fines on candidates violating Covid-19 mask guidelines during the ongoing Assembly Elections in 5 states of the country. The petition which has been...