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Parliament Passes Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 For Automatic Stay On Awards Induced By Fraud/ Corruption
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on February 12, 2201. It will replace an Ordinance promulgated on 4th November, 2020. It seeks to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 so as to (i) enable automatic stay on awards in certain cases and (ii) specify by regulations...
Karnataka High Court To Pass Directions On Providing Shelters For Urban Homeless
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said it would on March 23, issue interim directions for implementation of the Operational Guidelines for the Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM).The bench observed that it was a crucial part of the conduct of a welfare state to provide shelters to all. A division bench of Chief...
'Finding Our Place In The Sun': Telangana CJ Hima Kohli, Justice Anu Sivaraman Reflect on Sexual Harassment, Maternity Leave, And More In A Women's day Event
Speaking at a virtual event organised to mark International Women's Day, Chief Justice Hima Kohli of the Telangana High Court recounted an experience from her own time at the Bar, where a client embroiled in a tenancy dispute could not afford her fee, but she continued representing the client. The client (who was a seamstress) came up to Chief Justice Kohli, offering to starch her...
Make Every Effort To Protect Temple Properties Across State, Mobilize Funds To Maintain/Restore Temples: Madras High Court Directs Govt.
"Temple lands often fall into disuse and are encroached upon and water bodies within temple lands become virtual public properties without any protection. It is imperative that appropriate measures are taken in such regard all over the State" : Madras High Court
Plea For FIR Against Kangana Ranaut's Tweets Allegedly Derogatory and Defamatory To Sikh Community :Delhi Court Seeks Report From Delhi Police
A Delhi Court on Wednesday sought action taken report (ATR) from the Delhi Police in a case filed by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, President Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee against Actress Kanagana Ranaut for her alleged "derogatory and defamatory hate tweets" on Farmers Protests thereby defaming the Sikh Community and committing acts prejudicial to national integrity....
RTI- UP Govt Fails To Comply 48-hour Timeline For Info n Life and Personal Liberty: Lawyer Writes to SIC
A Lucknow based Advocate, Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi, has made a representation before the State Information Commission and the UP Secretariat, seeking urgent directions to all the Departments of the State for dissemination of information pertaining to life and personal liberty of individuals, within 48 hours. Haider has also urged the Government to amend the RTI Rules of 2015 so as...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against AAI, Air India Executives Over Mangalore Flight Crash
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the private complaint and the cognizance taken on it by a trial court at Managluru in 2013, against the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Air India Ltd. (AI) and its executives in regards to the Air India Express 812 plane crash incident outside Mangaluru airport, on May 22, 2010, in which 158 persons on board were killed. A single bench...
Won't Insist On Personal Appearance Of Mehbooba Mufti Till March 19, ED Tells Delhi High Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today submitted before the Delhi High Court that it would not insist upon the appearance of PDP leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti with respect to a summons issued upon her in a case against her under S.50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.Mufti had moved Court on Monday seeking quashing of summons issued...
Bombay HC Grants Interim Injunction To Actor-Producer Nikhil Dwivedi Against Actor Kamal R. Khan From Making Defamatory Statements Against Him
The Bombay High Court last week granted an interim injunction to Actor-Producer Nikhil Dwivedi (the plaintiff) against Actor Kamaal R. Khan (defendant no. 1) from publishing defamatory statements and/or any other statement containing the same or leveling allegations against Dwivedi/plaintiff. The Bench of Justice A. K. Menon was hearing the plea of Dwivedi, which was filed against Khan,...
Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Lesbian Woman Married Against Her Wishes, Directs Steps For Dissolution Of Marriage
In a major relief to a lesbian woman married against her wishes to a man of her family's choice, a bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of the Delhi High Court today issued issued notice on the woman's petition and directed the Delhi Police to ensure complete protection to the woman. Notably, taking a progressive stance on the case, the court also interacted with the woman and her husband, and...
Parliament Clears Bill For Regularization Of Unauthorized Colonies In Delhi; Extension Of Protection From Sealing/ Demolition Till 2023
The Lok Sabha today passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha on February 9, 2021. Introduced by Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs of India, Hardeep Singh Puri, the Bill seeks to extend the time period available with the Government for regularization of unauthorized...