Karnataka HC Makes A Public Appeal To Give Information For Its Proposed Book 'History Of Courts Of Karnataka'

The Karnataka High Court has issued a general appeal calling upon people to contribute with information as regards the legal, legislative and judicial history of Karnataka; to help it bring out a book titled "History of Courts of Karnataka." The appeal reads that "The State of Karnataka has a rich heritage not only in culture and art forms but also as regards judicial administration....

Delhi High Court Stays Publication Of Book 'The R*** School Murder'

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained the release of a book titled 'The R*** School Murder', which was scheduled to be published by Juggernaut and Harper Collins on Saturday, January 22, 2021. The order was passed by a Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, in an injunction application filed by the St. Xavier's Education Trust against author of the book, journalist...

CIBIL Score Updation Borrower's Statutory Right; Credit Information Companies Bound To Consider Objections : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that updation of CIBIL score is a borrower's statutory right and therefore, credit rating agencies are legally bound to consider objections against the rating given to a debtor.A single bench of Justice N Nagaresh made this significant pronouncement in the case Sujith Prasad v The Reserve Bank of India and others.The Court noted that credit rating agencies...

Man Accused Of Offering Namaz At Mathura Temple Granted Pre-Arrest Bail By Allahabad High Court

One Mohd. Chand, accused of offering Namaz inside the premises of the Nand Baba temple in Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) has been granted pre-arrest bail by the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (19th January). The Bench of Justice Siddharth gave this order while hearing the bail application of Mohd. Chand praying that he be granted pre-arrest bail in Case Crime No. 390 of 2020, under Sections...

Retrospective Application Of 10% EWS Quota Is Against Articles 14 & 16 Of Constitution : Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday set aside a 2019 advertisement published by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission giving retrospective application to the 10% Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation by way of merging the earlier vacancies of the year 2013 and 2015 with those arising after the implementation of the said reservation in 2019. A single bench of Justice Sanjay...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta's Transfer From JJ Hospital To Taloja Jail

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to intervene and grant relief to ex- Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dadgupta, accused in the TRP Scam, while he was being shifted from the state run JJ Hospital to the Taloja Central Prison. In an urgent plea, Dasgupta's lawyer Arjun Singh on Friday sought for him to be shifted to a private hospital owing to...

Decide On Complete Firecrackers Ban In Karnataka Within 3 Months : Karnataka HC Directs State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to within three months decide on the prayers made in two petitions, seeking a complete ban on use of firecrackers within the state of Karnataka. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M G Uma, gave the direction while disposing off the petitions filed by Dr.CA S Vishnu Bharath and an NGO...

Transmission Line Route- "Ensure Least Displacement To Farmers Or Disturbance To Agricultural Lands": Madras High Court To State

The route should be so planned by the State there is a least displacement of farmers or disturbance to the agricultural lands while keeping the costs of transmission also in mind: Madras High Court

Motor Accident Compensation : SC To Consider If Retrospective Pay Revision Of Govt Employee After Death Should Be Taken Into Account

Whether pay revision applied retrospectively after the date of demise of a Government/public authorities employee is a factor taken into account while computing the monthly emoluments of the deceased for the purpose of determining compensation to him/her? The Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition which raises this issue.The SLP challenges the Kerala High Court judgment...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Pleas By 10 Indian Nationals Seeking Quashing Of FIRs Related To Tablighi Jamaat

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking the quashing of FIRs related to the Tablighi Jamaat incident against 10 Indian nationals. The court has sought the Delhi government's response on the Section 482 CrPC application. The petition has been filed impugning FIR No. 74/2020 registered under Sections 188, 269, 270, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code,1860.The petitioners state...

Law Graduate's Application For Provisional Enrolment Kept Pending For Over A Year: Gujarat High Court Grants Interim Relief To Appear In AIBE

The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted interim relief to a law graduate, whose application for enrolment with the State Bar Council has been kept pending for over a year in contravention of the BCI Rules, and permitted her to appear for the upcoming All India Bar Examination on January 24. Stating that the examination is overhead and the issue involved in the instant case may take...

Justice Gita Mittal Appointed As First Woman Chairperson Of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council

Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal has been appointed as the first woman Chairperson of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), an independent, self-regulatory body for general entertainment channels set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). The former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court will succeed Justice Vikramajit Sen, a former Supreme Court...