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Corporations/Municipalities Heads To Be Held Personally Liable For Any Death To Anyone Engaged In Manual Scavenging Work: Madras High Court
In a significant observation, the Madras High Court on Tuesday (16th March) opined that it is high time that the heads of Corporations and Municipalities are held 'personally liable' for any death to anyone engaged in manual scavenging within their territories. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also directed the Secretary in the...
'Isn't This A Sword Hanging?' :Bombay High Court Asks Mumbai Police If They Intend To Further Investigate Arnab Goswami, Republic TV In TRP Case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Mumbai Police if they intended to further investigate ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd and Arnab Goswami in the TRP Scam, as, even after two charge sheets, the channel was only a suspect on police records.The Court posed this query after noting that ARG and Goswami have been shown as only 'suspects' even after the filing of two...
Disha Ravi Media Leak Case- Delhi High Court Gives 'One Last Opportunity' To UOI And Delhi Police To File Reply Within 2 Weeks
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted one final opportunity to Union of India and Delhi Police, also the respondent no. 1 and 2 to file replies within 2 weeks in the plea filed by Disha Ravi seeking to restrain Delhi police from leaking any investigation material relating to her case to the media.Single judge bench comprising of Justice Pratibha M Singh directed the counsels appearing...
Delhi Riots- "Fail To Understand Why Police Officer Didn't Call PCR/Made DD Entry Despite Having Good Understanding Of Law & Order": Delhi HC Grants Bail To 4
This Court fails to understand as to why despite having a good understanding of law and order, a police official who is witness to riots would neither call PCR nor will make a DD entry in this regard: Delhi High Court
Farmer's Death During Tractor Rally : Delhi High Court Orders Constitution Of Medical Board To Examine Medical Reports
Hearing a farmer Hardeep Singh's petition on the incident where his 26-year old grandson, Navreet Singh passed away in the Republic Day farmers' protest rally due to the alleged overturning of the tractor, a single judge bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna today directed the Secretary, Health, Delhi Government to form a Medical Board to examine the X-Ray report in relation to the death of...
Section 138 NI Act -Accused Can Seek Conversion Of Summary Trial To Summons Trial Only After Disclosing Defence : Delhi High Court
In a trial for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the accused can seek the conversion of summary trial as summons trial only after disclosing his plea of defence, observed the Delhi High Court."...only after disclosing his plea of defence, he can make an application that the case should not be tried summarily but as a summons trial case", the...
"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,...
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...