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Won't Insist On Submission Of Aadhaar Details & Caste Declaration For Non-Agri Property Registration: State Govt. Tells Telangana HC
The Government of Telangana on Thursday (10th December) submitted before the Telangana High Court that it won't insist on submission of Aadhaar Details & Caste Declaration for non-agricultural property registration process. This submission by the Telangana Government was made while seeking clarification from the Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice...
Delhi Riots- "Having Lost His Brother, Witness Was Still In Shock": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Accused in Rahul Solanki Murder Case
The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) recently dismissed the bail application of a man named Sonu Saifi, who is an accused in the Rahul Solanki Murder Case. Allegedly, Rahul Solanki had succumbed to bullet injuries during the Northeast Delhi riots. The Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav observed that the fact that the victim Rahul Solanki's brother Rohit Solanki did not name the bail...
MPLAD Funds Suspension- Decision Taken To Fight Pandemic 'Unexceptionable': Bombay High Court
While dismissing a PIL challenging the Centre's move to suspend and divert 'Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme' (MPLADS) funds for two years, the Bombay High Court on Friday (11th December) held that the decision has been consciously taken for the purpose of promoting a specific purpose, i.e., to provide measures for the nation to combat COVID-19. Importantly, the...
Environment & Traffic Management In Jodhpur: Rajasthan High Court Halts Re-construction Of 50 Yrs Old Temple On Public Footpath
The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Jodhpur for its failure to ensure that no encroachments are made on public footpath, pavements and public way, etc. On noting that a new temple was being constructed on a public footpath, a Division Bench of Justice Sangeet Lodha and Justice Rameshwar Vyas fell one step short of instituting...
Bar Association Discharges Public Functions; Writ Petition Under Article 226 Maintainable Against It : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is maintainable against a Bar Association.A division bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice M I Arun, while deciding an appeal filed by Chandrakant Majagi, Advocate and Vice President of Belagavi Bar Association, said "It is held that the writ petition against the 3rd respondent Bar Association,...
Calcutta High Court Calls For Clear Policy For Construction Of Public Toilets; Suggests Tapping Of CSR & NGO Funds
"All metropolitan cities and towns in this country lack adequate public toilets and most do not possess anywhere a sense of hygiene is maintained," remarked the Calcutta High Court on Thursday while calling upon the Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, to formulate a clear policy for construction of toilets in the city. A Division Bench of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee...
US Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Texas State's Suit To Invalidate Results In Favor Of Joe Biden
In a major set back to Donald Trump's bid to overturn the election results against him, the Supreme Court of the United States of America rejected a legal challenge attempted by the State of Texas backed by Trump to undo the election results in favour of Joe Biden in four states.The suit sought to invalidate the election results in the states of Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.In...
Kerala High Court Stays NCLT Order Which Held That March 24 Notification Raising IBC Threshold As Rs One Crore Will Apply Only Prospectively
The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi bench which held that the March 24 notification raising the threshold limit for insolvency proceedings as Rupees One Crore will apply only prospectively.In the case M/s Tharakan Web Innovations Pvt Ltd vs Cyriac Njavally, the NCLT held that the March 24 Notification which enhanced the...
Delhi High Court Closes Suit By Ashok Arora Challenging SCBA's Decision Suspending Him From Secretary Post
With feuding leaders of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) consenting for a settlement, the Delhi High Court Friday closed a suit filed by advocate Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the SCBA to suspend him from the post of secretary, observing that when the bar gets divided, it also weakens the bench which gets strength from lawyers.Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed an order putting...