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Change Of Name Is A Part of Right To Expression Under Article 19 & Article 21 of Constitution of India: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that change of name is an expression guaranteed under Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution of India. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia observed, "The individual 'name' is a facet of right of expression, which is guaranteed under Article 19(1) (a) read with Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The freedom of...
Amend Article 130 To Establish Regional Benches of SC: Sr Adv P Wilson Writes To Law Minister RS Prasad
"Access to Justice is not the preserve of the rich, but the right of every person in this great nation," wrote MP and Senior Advocate P. Wilson in a letter addressed to the Union Law Minister seeking establishment of permanent regional Benches of the Supreme Court. In his letter dated 16th December, Wilson mentioned that since the Supreme Court is only situated in New Delhi, which is...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Couple's Plea To Abort 35 Weeks Pregnancy Due To Serious Abnormalities In Foetus
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (16th December) dismissed a plea filed by a married couple seeking permission for carrying out medical termination of pregnancy at a gestational age of 35 weeks. Observing that "the stage at which permission can be granted has crossed the limits", the bench of Justice P. V. Asha passed the order based on the opinion of the Medical Board that there...
Tweets Against Thackerays: No Coercive Action Against Sunaina Holey Till January 12, State Tells Bombay High Court
The State Government informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday that no coercive action will be taken against Sunaina Holey in all three cases against her till January 12. Holey was booked for her tweets against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray and one other cabinet minister.State's assurance came after the division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik asked...
Aarogya Setu : Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Restrain Authorities From Denying Services For Not Installing App
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved its order in the petition filed by Anivar Aravind who has sought directions to the authorities not to deny any service to citizens for not installing the 'Aarogya Setu' application. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty reserved the order after hearing the parties. Senior Advocate Colin...
"It Allows State To Police And Mediate Choices Of Consenting Adults As To Their Life partner": Two More PILs In Allahabad High Court Against Love Jihad Law
Two PILs have been filed in the Allahabad High Court against the controversial ordinance law passed by the UP Government in November this year, to prohibit religious conversions in the name of 'love jihad'. Earlier, a petition was filed by Advocate Saurabh Kumar, challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion...
Delhi High Court Dismisses BJP's Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Summons in Defamation Case by AAP's Sisodia
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition filed by BJP leader Manoj Tiwari challenging the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia.Challenge by BJP's Vijender Gupa was also dismissed by the court in an order pronounced by Justice Anu Malhotra.The defamation case relates to a complaint filed by Sisodia...
Plea Seeking Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account: Bombay HC To Consider Whether To Take Up Petition As A PIL
While hearing a writ petition filed by an Advocate seeking suspension of actor Kangana Ranaut's twitter handle for allegedly spreading communal hatred on Thursday, the Bombay High Court asked the petitioner whether he was personally affected by the tweets. Court will now consider whether the matter should be taken up as a public interest litigation or as a writ petition.A division bench...
Gold Smuggling Case-Kerala High Court Dismisses CM Raveendran's Plea Challenging Summons By Enforcement Directorate
The Kerala High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by CM Raveendran, Additional Private Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate."Having commenced an investigation or proceeding, ED cannot be expected to wait indefinitely to suit the petitioner's convenience. It is not for this Court to monitor the investigation and...