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Jasti Naga Bhushan Appointed As Additional Advocate General Of Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Government on Wednesday appointed Jasti Naga Bhushan as the Additional Advocate-General of the State. Naga Bhushan is the son of former Supreme Court judge Jasti Chelameswar.He will assist Advocate General S. Sriram in defending cases against the State Government. The development assumes significance in the backdrop of several legal proceedings pending against the...
Manual Scavenging Most Inhuman; Violates Article 21 : Karnataka High Court Issues Directions To Implement Manual Scavengers Act 2013
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued several directions to the state government to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, while hearing a petition filed by All India Council of Trade Unions(AICTU) and...
Casteist Remark Case: Rajasthan High Court Adjourns Hearing Of Salman Khan's Plea To Quash FIRs
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday (09th December) adjourned the hearing in the plea filed by Bollywood actor Salman Khan seeking quashing of FIRs filed against him for his alleged casteist remark against the Valmiki community. The bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta has listed the matter after eight weeks until a similar petition pending before the Supreme Court is...
"Glass Ceilings Are Broken When You Empower Others To Stand As Tall As You Do": Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir Gita Mittal Retires
"My dear friends, I have only just begun – I have really miles to go before I sleep", said Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir Gita Mittal as she retired from office on 8th December, Tuesday. Currently, Justice Rajesh Bindal, the senior-most Judge of the High Court has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice. A Full Court Reference was conducted to bid her...
Delhi High Court Seeks Reply From RBI, SEBI, NPCI On Plea Seeking Regulation Of GooglePay, AmazonPay, PhonePe Etc
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought reply from the Ministry of Law, Finance Ministry, RBI, SEBI, and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on a public interest litigation seeking regulation of the entry and operations of "tec-fin" companies like GooglePay, AmazonPay, PhonePe and others. The petition, which has been filed by an applied economist, Reshmi P Bhaskaran, seeks...
Bar Council Directions For Semester Exam : Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Law Student's Plea Challenging BCI, KSLU Circulars
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Bar Council of India, Karnataka State Law University and the state government on a petition filed by a law student challenging the directions issued by the Bar Council of India for conducting intermediate semester examination.The petition also challenges the circular issued by Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) in so far as...
Karnataka High Court Grants State Govt One More Opportunity To Clarify Its Stand On 'Cauvery Calling Project'
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday gave another opportunity to the state government to clarify its stand by filing an affidavit stating whether the state government has any connection with the project of 'Cauvery Calling' and whether the project of Sadhguru's Isha Foundation has any involvement of the state government. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...
Allahabad High Court Disposes PIL For Protection Of Sanitation Workers Amid Covid-19 With Directions To Approach Govt Authorities
The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to issue directions for protection of sanitation workers, said to be working not only colonies in different cities, but also the residential houses where COVID - 19 infected persons may be residing. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Piyush Agrawal disposed of the petition by keeping the Petitioner at...
'Remove RTI Petitioners' Details From Public Domain': Housing Ministry Directs All CPIOs, After Saket Gokhale's Notice
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing Ministry) has directed all the Central Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities under the Right to Information Act, to remove the personal details of RTI Applicants from the Ministry's website."All CPIOs/ Appellate authorities are requested to immediately get the Applicant details removed from the RTI replies uploaded on...
'State Machinery Meant To Protect Him Turned Into Worst Tormentor': Arnab Goswami Files Complaint Before NHRC Against Alleged Abuse Of Republic TV's Asst VP By Mumbai Police
"The barbaric nature of assault in custody and the savage intimidation tactics by Mumbai Police establish the gory nature of state excess deployed against an innocent citizens"