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Plea In Jharkhand High Court Challenges Constitutional validity of Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007
A former non-commissioned Officer of the Indian Air Force (and a final year law student) has moved the Jharkhand High Court, challenging the vires of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, as being violative of Articles 14, 19 & 21 of the Indian Constitution. The writ petitioner, Dilip Kumar, has stated that he was compulsory discharge from his service due to accumulation of six...
Karnataka High Court Seeks Details Of CEN (Cyber Economics & Narcotic Crimes) Police Stations In Bengaluru.
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to set out the details of the infrastructure provided to the 8 CEN (Cyber Economics and Narcotic Crimes) police stations set up in the city of Bengaluru. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum issued notice to the respondents while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Advocate...
Deadline For Income Tax Returns: Uttarakhand High Court Directs CBDT To Consider Representations
The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to consider representations seeking extension of due date of filing the Tax Audit Report and Income Tax Return for the assessment year 2021-21. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari observed that due to nationwide COVID19 pandemic, a large number...
'No One Will Have Their Account Deleted Or Suspended On Feb 8' : WhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy Update After Backlash
After a public outcry, WhatsApp has informed that it was delaying the introduction of the new privacy policy announced earlier this month."We've heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There's been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts", WhatsApp said in a statement released on...
Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks FIR Against Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde For 'False' Info On His Children In Election Affidavit
Trouble seems to be brewing for Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for social justice - Dhananjay Munde who was recently accused of rape by a 38-year-old woman. An activist from Pune has approached the Bombay High Court seeking registration of an FIR against the minister for non-disclosure of details about his second "spouse" and two children in his affidavit filed at the time of...
COVID-19 Tests : Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Consider Private Labs' Objections Against Price Cap
The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to consider the grievances of private laboratories against the November order which capped the price of COVID-19 tests as Rs 1500(R Cell Diagnostic and Research Centre and others v State of Kerala and others).A single bench of Justice PV Asha directed the Government to take a decision within 3 weeks from the date of receipt of the...
Protest Against Hathras Rape Case: Allahabad HC Grants Man Protection From Arrest Who Allegedly Called CM 'Man Of Thick Skin'
The Allahabad High Court on Monday (11th January) granted protection from arrest to a man (Neeraj Kishor Mishra) who, while protesting against the Hathras gang-rape incident, allegedly said that Chief Minister (of Uttar Pradesh) is "man of thick skin". The Bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav was hearing Mishra's plea seeking quashing of FIR...
'Issued Mechanically': Karnataka High Court Directs Govt To Reconsider Circular Asking Disabled Employees To Report For Work
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to reconsider its circular dated January 5, by which it has directed 50 percent of officers/officials who are blind and employees with other disabilities working in the state government/quasi government officers etc to attend the office on alternate days. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin...
Calcutta High Court Constitutes Committee On The Issue Of Maintaining Cleanliness & Hygiene In HC Premises
Having deliberated on the issue of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the High Court premises, the Calcutta High Court on Friday (15th January) constituted a Committee to meet and discuss the ways and means of maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of the High Court premises. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee formed this...
Karnataka High Court Closes Suo Moto PIL Taken To Address Court Functioning Amid COVID19
Observing that "We hope that in the future this court will not be required to initiate such suo-motu proceedings," the Karnataka High Court on Friday closed the proceedings in the public interest litigation initiated on its own to address various legal and technical issues that arose before the district and trial courts, from June 1 2020, when they started 'limited functioning', in...
Animals, Like Human Beings Can Understand Physical/Mental Pain; They Do Feel Severity Of Physical Harm Being Inflicted: Gujarat High Court
Noting that animals, like the human beings have the capability of comprehending the physical and mental pain and that they do feel severity of the physical harm inflicted on them, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (12th January) denied bail to a man accused of various offences punishable under The Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act. The Bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi further...