AIIMS Nurses' Strike- "They Rendered Yeoman's Service To Society/Patients During COVID-19": Delhi HC Directs AIIMS Not To Take Coercive Action Against Them

In view of the role that nurses play, their grievances, if any, ought to be considered and redressed in a timely and expedient manner. The Nurses have some long pending grievances. Both sides ought to be reasonable and not take extreme positions while attempting redressal: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court Slams Vigilance Enquiry Into Media Leakage In Riots Case; Calls It 'Worse Than Enquiry In Petty Theft Cases'

Hearing Delhi riots conspiracy case accused Asif Iqbal Tanha's writ petition against his media trial, a single judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of Delhi High Court today came down heavily on the Vigilance Branch of Delhi Police for its failure to identify the source of leakage of case file documents to the media in his case. The bench orally observed, "This vigilance enquiry is even...

'Enact Advocates Protection Act' : Karnataka Bar Council Demands After Lawyer's Killing In Hospet Court Premises

The Karnataka State Bar Council has condemned the brutal and horrific murder of Advocate Tarihalli Venkatesh, inside court premises on February 27, at Hospet in Karnataka. In a statement issued by the Chairman L Srinivasa Babu the Council states that "Very often we are observing there were attacks on the Advocates in the State as well as in the Country. There was a brutal...

Farmers Tool Kit Case: Advocate Nikita Jacob Moves Delhi Court For Anticipatory Bail

Advocate Nikita Jacob has moved Delhi Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail in the farmers protests-tool kit case.The anticipatory bail application will be heard by Additional Sessions Judge, Dharmender Rana tomorrow.Bombay High Court on on February 17 granted three Weeks transit anticipatory bail to Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, who is faced with a non-bailable warrant issued by the...

Former Madras High Court Chief Justice AP Sahi Appointed As Director Of National Judicial Academy

Former Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice AP Sahi has been appointed as the Director of National Judicial Academy (NJA). He will succeed Justice (retd) G. Raghuram. Justice Sahi enrolled as an Advocate in the Allahabad High Court after obtaining his LLB degree in 1985. He practised mainly on the Civil & Constitutional side, and also worked as counsel for large...

Bhima Koregaon - Bombay High Court Relaxes Bail Condition To Facilitate Varavara Rao Release On Temporary Bail

The Bombay High Court, on Monday, allowed 81-year-old Telugu poet - Dr Varavara Rao's - plea for relaxation of his temporary bail condition and provisional release on furnishing a cash security of Rs 50,000. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale further granted the Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad accused time till April 5, 2021 to furnish solvent sureties....

Rajasthan High Court Grants More Time To Centre To Respond On Plea For Issuance Of Temporary Ration Cards, Extension Of Visas For Pakistan Minority Migrants

The Rajasthan High Court has granted three weeks' time to the Central Government to file its reply on grievances raised by Pakistan Minority Migrants regarding non-issuance of ration card and extension of period of VISA. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sangeet Lodha and Justice Rameshwar Vyas noted that the Additional Advocate General has already filed a counter affidavit on...

"Cruel, Unjust": Nurses Association Moves Kerala High Court Assailing Salary Cuts, Delays In Disbursement Of Allowances

The Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Kerala State Government, the State Director of the National Health Mission, and the Malappuram District Programme Manager of Aarogyakeralam, Malappuram Medical College and the Indian Nursing Council upon a legal challenge to an order prescribing that the monthly salary of staff nurses be confined to the number of days worked in a month.Justice...

University Agreed To Give 30% Concession: Madras High Court Disposes Plea By Students Of School Of Excellence In Law

The Madras High Court has disposed of a PIL filed by over 90 students of the School of Excellence in Law, affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, challenging levy of fees for certain unutilized facilities in the academic year 2020-21, when academic learning was restricted to online classrooms, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A Single Bench of Justice B. Pugalendhi...

Delhi High Court Grants Centre Further 4 Weeks' To Respond To Plea Against WhatsApp's Privacy Policy

Refusing to issue notice on Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla's petition against WhatsApp's new privacy policy, a single judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of the Delhi High Court today gave the Central Government 4 weeks' time to respond to the petition and adjourned the case to Apr 19. The counsel for the petitioner, Adv Manohar Lal pointed out that the Delhi High Court has also...

Rape Victim's Identity Shouldn't Be Indicated Unless Such Disclosure Becomes Imperative For Which Reasons Are To Be Given: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court recently directed all courts subordinate to ensure that the identity of the rape victim is not indicated in Orders/Judgment, unless such disclosure becomes imperative, for the reasons recorded in writing by the special courts. The Bench of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh was hearing a criminal appeal (For grant of Regular Bail) related to offences punishable...

Mumbai Court Issues Bailable Warrant To Kangana Ranaut In Javed Akhtar's Defamation Case

A Metropolitan Magistrates Court, in Andheri, has issued a bailable warrant against actor Kangana Ranaut in the criminal defamation case filed against her by veteran lyricist, Javed Akhtar, after she failed to appear in court. Akhtar had filed a private complaint in November through advocate Jai Bharadwaj against Ranaut under sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal...