Cabinet Decided To Recommend Governor To Withdraw Ordinance On 118A of Kerala Police Act: Govt. Informs Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday recorded the submission made by the Additional Advocate General of Kerala that the Cabinet has decided to withdraw the controversial Amendment to Kerala Police Act introducing Section 118A of the Act.Recording this submission, the bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly adjourned the petitions. The bench was considering a batch...

Results For All UG and PG Courses To Be Declared By Nov 30: Delhi University Informs Delhi HC

The Delhi University has informed the Delhi High Court that the results for the final year examinations of all undergraduate and postgraduate courses will be declared by November 30. The said submission was made by the University's counsel Mr Mohinder Rupal before the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad. The present application pertains to...

Health Hazards Of Online Classes: Allahabad High Court Seeks Response On Plea For Promotion Of Students Upto Class VIII Without Exams

The Allahabad High Court has asked the relevant government authority to respond to a plea seeking "no examination system" for promotion of students upto 8th standard, until physical classes resume. The plea has been filed in the backdrop of 'health hazards' among children caused due to online classes and prolonged exposure to electromagnetic waves emitted by laptop/ computer/...

FIR Doesn't Disclose Any Act Of Violence; Protests Happened All Over The Country: Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against CAA-NRC Protesters

While observing that the Petitioners had conducted peaceful demonstration/protest against the Amendment of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and NRC (National Register Citizenship), the Madras High Court recently quashed the FIR filed against two CAA-NRC Protesters.The Bench of Justice J. Nisha Banu was hearing the petitions of Henri Tiphagne & Saathik Ali, who prayed before the Court to...

Supreme Court Grants 'One Last Opportunity' To Gujarat Govt. To File Reply In Appeal Against Bail To Accused Of Murder Of A Scheduled Caste Youth

The Supreme Court on Monday granted one last opportunity to the Gujarat government for filing its reply on an appeal challenging the bail granted to an accused in the murder case, where a Scheduled Caste youth was allegedly beaten to death in a factory compound near Rajkot."Learned counsel for the State prays for and is granted one week time, as a last opportunity, to file counter...

Political Parties Should Take Responsibility And Instruct Members To Wear Face Masks & Maintain Social Distancing : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to political parties-Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (M), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (S) and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, calling upon them to make a statement, whether they are willing to issue instructions to its members/followers to strictly abide by the rules regarding wearing...

Order Of Commercial Court U/Sec 9 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act Appealable: Kerala High Court

An order under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, passed by a Commercial Court below the level of a District Judge is appealable under Section 13(1) of the The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, the Kerala High Court has held.The Court observed thus while considering a petition challenging an order passed by...

Delhi Riots: Court Takes Cognisance of Charge Sheet Against Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid in UAPA Case

A Delhi court Tuesday took cognisance of the supplementary charge sheet filed against former JNU student Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case of the north east Delhi riots.While the court decided to proceed against them for the offences under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, it did not take cognisance of the offences of sedition, criminal conspiracy and...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Govt Response On Enforcement Of Clinical Establishments Act, 2010

The Allahabad High Court has called upon the State Government to apprise it about steps taken to regulate clinical establishments in the State, in view of Article 47 of the Constitution as well as the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010. "As per mandate of article 47 of the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the State to raise the level of...

Delhi HC Injuncts Unauthorised Broadcast Of India-Australia International Cricket 2020 Series By Websites On Sony Pictures's Plea

The Delhi High Court today accepted Sony Pictures' Network India Pvt Ltd's plea before it claiming exclusive media rights in the forthcoming India Australia International Cricket Series, 2020 and injuncted websites like www.b1.mylivecricket.biz and others from doing any unauthorized broadcast of the international series. The court also issued summons and notice on the suit after...

'ICMR Confident About Availability Of Covid Vaccine In Near Future': Allahabad High Court Orders 24x7 Vigilance For Wearing Of Masks In 6 Cities

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Police authorities to ensure that people moving in public spaces mandatorily wear masks, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 virus. A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar has asked the Additional Advocate General to see that surveillance is done viz-a-viz wearing of masks in the districts of Lucknow, Ghaziabad,...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To UAPA Accused To Take Care Of Their Old Parents

The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to two UAPA convicts for one month to take care of their parents.Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Arun Kumar Jain and some others were convicted for offence under Section 18, 18B and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and were awarded punishment of life imprisonment. The High Court, upheld the conviction and modified the sentence...