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Covid 19: 'Come Up With Definite Vaccination Programme By Jan 22', Allahabad High Court Tells UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered the Health Department of UP to come up with a proper vaccination programme to prevent Covid-19 infection in the State, by January 22. As per the information provided by the Government, the vaccination programme is set to commence from January 16. A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar observed that there is no clarity...
Allahabad High Court Reiterates That Married Daughters Are Eligible For Compassionate Appointment; No Amendment In Statute Book Required
The Allahabad High Court has made it clear that marital status of a daughter alone cannot be the ground for rejecting her application for compassionate appointment in terms of the UP Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974. A Single Bench of Justice JJ Munir pointed out that a Division bench of the High Court in Smt. Vimla Srivastava v. State...
11 Benches Of The Delhi High Court To Conduct Physical Hearing Till 20th February
In a recent order dated 14.01.2021, the Delhi High Court has announced that 11 benches of the High Court shall conduct physical hearings from 18.01.2021. The subject of the order states "Extension of Present System of Hearing of Matters before Delhi High Court till 20.02.2021". The order came in the view of decline in the intensity of spread of covid-19 pandemic in the NCT...
Delhi HC Seeks CBSE Response On Transgender Man's Plea Seeking Change Of Name & Photograph In School Certificates
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought for a response from Union of India and CBSE on an Application filed by a transgender man who is seeking for a change of his name and photograph in his school certificates. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh presided over the Application which had been filed in a plea challenging the validity of Bye-Laws issued by...
'Concept Of Open Court Equally Includes Virtual Access': Plea In Jharkhand High Court For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court seeking Live Streaming of court proceedings, so as to ensure easily accessibility to the public at large. The petition has been filed a law student and an ex-Defence personnel— Dilip Kumar, stating that the concept of an 'Open Court' entailed under the Constitution of India, equally includes virtual access...
Plastic Pens Are Covered Under The Statutory Framework Of Plastic Waste Management Rules: National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal last week observed that plastic pens are covered under the meaning of "plastic" as provided in Rule 3(o) of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2018 and therefore, they are also covered by the statutory framework of the said Rules. The bench also directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to finalize the Extended Producers'...
'Such Decision Must Have Been Taken After Due Deliberations': Gujarat HC Refuses To Interfere With CBDT's Decision To Not Extend Deadline For Filing ITRS
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday declined to interfere with the decision of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), to not grant any further extension for filing of Audit Reports and Income Tax Returns for the Assessment Year 2020-21. "We believe that such decision must have been taken after due deliberations, and in taking such decision, many financial experts must have...
NIA Court Allows Sudha Bharadwaj's Application Seeking Access To Five Books A Month From Outside
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Tuesday allowed access of five books a month to lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who is accused in the caste based violence that took place on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018.Special Judge DE Kothalikar directed the Superintendent of Byculla District Prison to grant the access of books to...
Revised National Litigation Policy Under Process, Centre Tells Delhi HC
The Centre told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that a "new and revised" National Litigation Policy (NLP) was in the works and would be in place in times to come.The submission by the central government was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti SIngh during the hearing of a PIL seeking implementation of the NLP launched in June 2010.Additional Solicitor General...