"Will Keep Our Own House In Order": Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Timely Uploading Of Daily Orders Online

Issuing notice on a petition seeking directions to the Union and state of national capital territory of Delhi to ensure that all courts in Delhi upload daily orders online in a timely fashion, the bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court today remarked, "We will keep our own house in order from next month."The petitioner, Adv. Sanser Pal Singh,...

Threats To Bakery Owner To Remove "Halal Food" Sticker : Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Accused

"..the recitals in the F.I.R indicate that the act of the applicants was intended to promote disharmony between two religious’ groups..", the Court noted.

Govt & Establishments Obliged To Provide Full & Effective Participation Of Transgender Persons & Their Inclusion In Society : Kerala High Court In NCC Case

"We cannot take recourse to the outdated provisions of a 1948 enactment to deal with the realities of life in the year 2021"

Olive Ridley Sea Turtles: "Install Transponders In Fishing Vehicles, Nesting Beach Be Fenced": Orissa HC Issues Directions To State Govt. & UOI

In view of the suggestions given by a three-member Panel, the Orissa High Court on Monday (15th March) directed the State Government and Union of India, inter alia, that Transponders in all Fishing vehicles be installed and nesting beach be fenced in order to save Olive Ridley sea turtles. The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Chief Justice B. P. Routray...

End Practice Of Giving 'Plum' Postings For Money : Karnataka High Court Seeks Suo Moto Case Against State

The Karnataka High Court has urged the Chief Justice to take up a suo moto case against the State Government to put an end to the pernicious practice of providing postings for monetary considerations and reasons other than public interest. A single bench of Justice R Devdas, in its order of March 15, said: "Every now and then the citizens of this State are given to understand that...

"Satisfied With Steps Taken By DGCA": Delhi High Court On Covid-19 In-Flight Protocol

A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court today remarked that it was extremely satisfied with the steps taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation pursuant to suo-motu cognizance taken by the court on the issue of passengers not wearing masks properly in commercial flights.The remarks were passed upon the DGCA's written reply submitted to the court today about the steps and...

Convene District-Wise Medical Boards To Assess And Issue Certificates To Children With Special Needs, Kerala High Court Tells Govt

"Having regard to the plight of the differently abled children, their rights...the DHS is directed to take appropriate decision and promptly too", the Court said.

No Rationale In Retiring High Court Judges At 62; Increase Number Of Working Days Of Judges To Combat Pendency: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Given the mounting pendency of cases in Indian High Courts and the time taken by the authorities in appointment of Judges, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has expressed that there is a need to revisit the age of retirement of High Court judges. In the 107th Report on Demand for Grants for the Law Ministry for 2020-2021, the...

Conduct Sensitization Session For Magistrates Of Juvenile Justice Boards At State Judicial Academy: Rajasthan High Court

A session for sensitization of all the Principal Magistrates of the Juvenile Justice Boards in Rajasthan shall be conducted at the Rajasthan State Judicial Academy at the earliest possible opportunity: Rajasthan High Court

Prashant Kishor's Appointment As Advisor To Punjab CM- "CM Free To Choose His Advisors": P&H High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed the petition challenging the appointment of Prashant Kishor as Principal Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh. The Bench of Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice Sant Parkash ruled that the Chief Minister has complete authority to choose his advisors. The matter before the Court The two petitioners,...

'Possession Under NDPS Act Has To Be Conscious & Exclusive' : Bombay High Court Grants Bail To German National

The Bombay High Court(Goa Bench) recently granted bail to a German national, who was arrested in March last year in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) Act.The contraband in the case was 'charas', allegedly of commercial quantity, which was seized from the apartment of a woman, who was the first accused in the case. The German citizen, Fabian...

"Can't Shut Eyes To Petitioner's Right": Tripura HC Quashes LOCs Against Journalist Accused Of Publishing Defamatory News Against Tripura CM

The Tripura High Court last week quashed lookout circulars, as issued against an NRI Journalist (Soumen Sarkar), accused of, inter alia, publishing a series of defamatory news in connection with Tripura's Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. The Bench of Justice S. Talapatra observed, "The action which curtails or takes away the personnel liberty has to be reasonable and proportionate...