Plea Over Non-Implementation Of Swachh Bharat Mission In Nagaland: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI & Nagaland Govt.

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday (19th January) issued notice to Union Of India, State of Nagaland and others in a plea filed by the petitioner-Society (Global Trust Club) raising an issue pertaining to non-implementation of schemes such as Swachh Bharat Mission in the State of Nagaland.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua was hearing the plea...

'When You Are Selectively Charging People, You Are Undermining Rule Of Law' : Jaising In Varavara Rao's Bail Plea

If 80-year old Rao is kept undertrial during the trial with over 200 witnesses- which is yet to commence- he will surely die in prison, Indira Jaising submitted.

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay 'The White Tiger' Release In Netflix

A day ahead of the scheduled release of the film 'The White Tiger' on Netflix, the Delhi High Court heard an urgent petition filed by Hollywood producer John Hart Jr seeking a stay on its streaming on grounds of alleged copyright violation.After an urgent virtual hearing which started at 7 PM, a single bench of Justice C Harishankar held that no prima facie material was shown to justify a...

Karnataka HC Doubts Expertise Of Committee Formed To Protect 'Great Indian Bustard'

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday expressed doubts about members appointed by the state government in the advisory committee formed for development and upliftment of Great Indian Bustard, (GIB) in the state, may not be experts in the field. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum orally said "Out of 6 member's at least four members may not...

160 Students Moves Punjab And Haryana HC Against Conduct Of Examinations In Offline Mode And Limited Number Of Examination Centres

A writ petition has been filed by 160 students in the Punjab And Haryana High Court under Art. 226 against the conduct of examinations via offline mode and limited examination centres across the country for the students to appear for the exams. The petition has been filed through Advocate Tanvi Dubey, Advocate Sanjay Kumar Dubey and Advocate Priyavrat Parashar. The matter is likely...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Additional Judges Of Karnataka & Bombay High Courts As Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for making permanent Four Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court and One Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court. The following Additional Judges have been recommended to be made permanent at the Karnataka High Court: Justice Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna KumarJustice Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi, Justice...

'Incapable Of Taking A Decision For Herself' : Kerala High Court Dismisses Habeas Plea Of 'Spiritual Guru' For Release Of Woman From Parent's Custody

The HC distinguished the SC judgment in Hadiya case noting that the woman in the present case was of a vulnerable mental state.

Telangana High Court Disposes Plea Demanding COVID Vaccine For Advocates/Court Staff On Priority

While noting that no further orders are required to be passed, the Telangana High Court on Monday (18th January) disposed of a plea demanding that Advocates and the court staff ought to be administered COVID-Anti Virus Vaccine on an urgent and priority basis. The Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy took into account the submission made by the Advocate...

No Person Or Political Bigshot Has Right To Encroach Public Land, Govt. Needs To Ensure A Sense Of Discipline: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Monday (18th January) observed that unauthorized construction are mushrooming on revenue land all over the place. Noting thus, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice M. M. Sundresh directed the Governemnt to ensure a sense of discipline and uniformly demolish any kind of unauthorized construction on revenue land, be it...

"Undue Fervor Shown By Cops As This Was Inter-Religious Marriage": Gujarat High Court Sets Couple Free, Orders IG-level Inquiry

While underlining that the facts (of the case) are quite glaring and also shocking and ordering the release of an interfaith couple from the Custody of cops, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (19th January) quashed and set aside the order of Remand (dated 18th January 2021) passed by the Magistrate qua the corpus Nisar khan (Husband). The Court was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief on Case Against Moratorium on Setting Up of New Pharmacy Colleges

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief on a batch of petitions against the Pharmacy Council of India's decision to impose a 5-yr moratorium on the setting up of new institutions imparting pharmacy education.The petitioners sought interim relief in the form of permission to set up new pharmacy colleges to take in admissions for the academic year 2020-21.A single judge bench...

Adani Defamation Case Against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta: Gujarat Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Journalist

A Court in Kutch (Gujarat) on Tuesday (19th January) issued a warrant of arrest against senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in connection with a 2017 defamation suit filed by the Adani Group against Thakurta. The Defamation Suit filed against Thakurta by one of India's leading corporate houses, Adani, pertains primarily to an article about the business conglomerate co-authored...