Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Petition For Inclusion Of Severe Mental Illness As Comorbidity For Covid-19 Vaccination

A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking directions for the inclusion of mental illnesses in the classification of comorbidities for purposes of Covid-19 vaccination.The court has additionally sought responses from the Central Mental Health Authority and the National Expert Group On...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Prashant Bhushan Plea To Allow Advocate Members Of Organizations To Appear Before Court In Organization's Pro-Bono Public Interest Cases

The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi on a plea by Advocate Prashant Bhushan challenging the validity of Rule 8 of the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette ('Rule 8') framed by the Bar Council of India under Section 49(1)(c) of the Advocates Act, 1961.Bhushan has moved court seeking the quashing of a specific complaint...

'Umadevi Judgment Cannot Be Seen As Providing A Rigid Cut-Off Date' : Tripura HC Upholds Workers' Claim For Regularization

In a notable judgment, the Tripura High Court recently upheld the claim of 13 casual workers for regularization in government employment.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice SG Chattopadhyay directed the Tripura Government to constitute a committee to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization.The bench ordered that the employees fulfilling...

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Declare Two Food Technology Institutes As Institutions Of National Importance

The Rajya Sabha today passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019, to declare certain institutes of food technology, entrepreneurship, and management as institutions of national importance. These institutes are: the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundlithe Indian Institute of Food...

Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy Holds Online Training Program On E-Filing, Video Conferencing Etc

The Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy recently organized online training program on e-filing, video conferencing etc.308 Advocates across the State and the Union Territory of Puducherry were imparted training by Master Trainers(Judicial Officers) regarding E-court Services, E-filing, E-Payment, E-Summons, usage of Video Conferencing, Usage of E-Courts Mobile App, Service Delivery at...

Registration Of Copyright Not Mandatory For Seeking Protection Under Copyright Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that registration of copyright is not mandatory under the Copyright Act, 1957 for seeking an injunction against infringement. "Copyright Act gives a range of rights and privileges to the first owner of copyright without requiring prior registration," observed a Single Bench of Justice GS Patel. The Judge emphasized that Section 51 of the Copyright...

2016 JNU Sedition Case: Delhi Court Orders Supply Of Chargesheet To Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid And Ors

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to all the accused persons in the 2016 JNU Sedition case involving former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya along with other 7 co accused persons who were summoned by the Court last month. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma granted bail to 7 accused persons namely Aquib Hussain, Mujeeb Hussain,...

Safoora Zargar's Arrest & Detention Was To Curb Her Dissent: UN Human Rights Council's Working Group Against Arbitrary Detentions

The UN Human Rights Council's Working Group against Arbitrary Detentions (WGAD) has adopted an opinion criticizing the arbitrary arrest and detention of student activist Safoora Zargar during the anti-CAA protests in Delhi in April 2020. The Group has come to a finding that Safoora's detention for alleged involvement in delivering speeches at peaceful protests against...

P&H High Court Declines To Interfere With Non-Bailalbe Warrant Issued By GST Authorities

A division bench of Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court consisting of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh, has declined to pass interim orders staying non bailable warrant issued by competent authorities Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The petitioner in his writ petition under article 226 and 227 of Constitution of India has challenged the vires of Section 69 and...

Conversion For Marriage- "Can't Exercise Judicial Power Just Because No Law In Place, But Can Examine Validity Of Law If Enacted": Calcutta High Court

Hearing a plea asserting that certain religious denominations are effectuating conversion under the guise of the institution of marriage, the Calcutta High Court last week held that in such matters, the policy-making instrument would not be the judiciary. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee further observed, "The pith and substance of...

Prison Reforms- "DMs To Make Surprise Visits To Jails, Submit Report": Orissa High Court Seeks Answers On Several Fronts From State Govt.

Directing the District Magistrates of various districts to make a surprise visit to the jails within their jurisdiction and submit a report to the Court, inter alia, on the conditions of the jails, the Orissa High Court last week sought answers from the State Government on multiple fronts in an attempt to understand the condition and present status of Prions in the State. The Bench...

[Ambani House Explosives Scare] Special Court Remands Mumbai Police Officer Sachin Waze to NIA custody till March 25

A Special Court, on Sunday, remanded Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to the National Investigating Agency's (NIA) custody till March 25, in connection with his involvement in the explosives-laden vehicle and threat letter found near Mukesh Ambani's house, in Mumbai, on February 25, 2021. Additional Sessions Judge PR Sitre heard Special Public Prosecutor Sunil Gonsalves for the NIA...