UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Raises Concern Over Misuse Of Sedition Law In India, Attempts To Curb Free Speech

"Charges of sedition against journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on the protests, & attempt to curb freedom of expression on social media are disturbing departures from essential human rights principles," said Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The remarks were made during the 46th session of the Human Rights Council while referring to...

Bombay High Court Directs Removal Of Matter From The Board After Lawyer Removes His Mask

Taking exception to the Counsel's act of removing his mask during the Court hearing, the Bombay High Court earlier this week directed the removal of matter from the Board. The Bench of Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan referred to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the resumption of physical hearing at the Principal Seat, High Court of Bombay w.e.f. 11th January, 2021 to stress...

Death Of 800 Olive Ridley Sea Turtles: Orissa High Court Constitutes Panel To Study The Cause Of Deaths, Give Suggestions For Their Protection

The Orissa High Court on Friday (26th February) formed a three-member Panel, inter alia, to hold consultations with stakeholders and to suggest what steps need to be immediately taken- in the short term, in the medium term and the long term- to ensure that the earlier directions issued by the Court are complied with and that the protection of the Olive Ridley turtles during the...

State Has To Compensate Unforeseen Death Or Injury In Govt Hospital Even If There Is No Medical Negligence : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to provide a compensation of Rs. 5 lacs to a Dalit Petitioner whose daughter had died as a result of complications that arose after administration of anesthesia in a government hospital A single bench of Justice GR Swaminathan heard the matter and held that, even though there was no medical negligence on behalf of the...

Gujarat High Court To Start Its Official Telegram Channel

With the objective of furthering the ease and convenience of the Advocates, litigants, and the other stakeholders, the Gujarat High Court has started its official Telegram Channel. Significantly, updates like Daily Notices, Circulars, Press Releases, Youtube Live Streaming Links, Complete Causelists, Miscellaneous Notifications and other important updates will be shared on...

No Coercive Action Against Cattle Transport Till Rules Are Made : Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

The Karnataka Government on Friday assured the court that till the rules are brought into force under the "Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act 2021", no coercive action shall be initiated for breach or violation of Section 5, which restricts cattle transport.When the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance was in force, the...

'Never Urged People To Go To Red Fort', Says Deeep Sidhu; Delhi Court Directs Proper Police Probe To 'Unearth Truth'

A Delhi Court on Friday directed police officials to conduct fair and impartial investigation in the Red Fort violence case to "unearth the truth" regarding the involvement of Deep Sidhu, who is accused of instigating violence.The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Tis Hazri, observed that the police are not just supposed to collect the evidences only to prove the guilt of the accused, but also...

Furnish Details Of Government Accommodation Occupied Unauthorisedly By Employees: Calcutta High Court To Govt.

The Calcutta High Court earlier this week directed the State Government to furnish details of all the government accommodation under its control and are occupied by the employees who are not entitled to that. The Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aniruddha Roy gave this direction while noting that the petitioner before the Court was in occupation of government accommodation...

In The Guise Of Strike Workers Cannot Resort To Strong Arm Tactics To Intimidate Management: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has observed that there cannot be any doubt that the workers have the right to resort to strike to effectively bargain with the management. However, under no circumstances can the workers resort to violence to further their cause as the same would infringe the rights of the concerned organization to carry on their business. The remarks come in a writ petition filed...

Munawar Faruqui Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Ad-Interim Bail to Nalin Yadav And Sadakat Khan

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) today granted ad-interim Bail to Nalin Yadav And Sadakat Khan, who were arrested in the case registered against comedian Munawar Faruqui on 02nd January for allegedly making indecent remarks against Hindu deities and against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show held at a cafe in 56 Dukan area of Indore on January 1A Bench of Justice Rohit...

"Reopening Of Physical Classes And Hostels Would Pose Extremely High Medical Risks" : Consortium Of National Law Universities Advices NLU's To Reopen 'Safely Rather Than Quickly' 

The Consortium of National Law Universities has advised the Universities to take individual decisions in terms of opening up their Universities in a phased manner. The Universities have however been advised to wait for some days before they decide to reopen.The Governing Body has observed that there is no compelling academic reason to bring back batches and it is in the best interest of...

'Assistance To Law Students A Move To Create Goodwill, Develop Contacts': Harish Salve Seeks Deduction Of Foreign Scholarship; ITAT Allows

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, has accepted the claim of Senior Advocate Harish Salve for deduction of the foreign scholarship given by him to two Indian students as "expenditure solely and exclusively for the purposes of business or profession" under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.Under Section 37(1), expesnes for the purposes of business and profession can be...