U'khand Govt. Dismisses A Civil Judge From Service For Allegedly Torturing Her 13 Yr Old Domestic Help [Read Notification]

Accepting the full bench resolution of the Uttarakhand High Court and on the recommendation of the State Government, the Uttarakhand government has dismissed a Civil Judge from service for allegedly torturing a minor girl (13-year-old) who worked as a domestic help at her residence in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.The government has issued a notification dated Wednesday (21st October) notifying that...

[Delhi Riots] 'Police Not Serious About His Alleged Involvement In The Matter', Delhi Court Grants Bail To 66 Yr Old Man [Read Order]

"It is also evident that even the police is not serious about the involvement of applicant in the present case, as the incident allegedly took place on 24.02.2020 and the NBWs against the applicant have been obtained from the Court on 14.10.2020, when the anticipatory bail of co-accused Darshan was pending, which was ultimately granted on 21.10.2020."

Lieutenant Governor Of J&K Inaugurates J&K International Arbitration Centre At Srinagar

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, today inaugurated the Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre (JKIAC) at Srinagar. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had accorded approval to set up JKIAC last month and an "Arbitration Committee" for the same has been constituted. During his special address, the LG observed that the establishment of...

Aarogya Setu RTI Row : Ministry Issues Clarification; Says Names Of All Persons Associated With App Shared In Public Domain

Following the controversy generated by the Central Information Commission pulling up the central government authorities for not sharing information about the 'Aarogya Setu App', the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) issued a clarification statement.LiveLaw had reported today morning the order passed by the CIC wherein it was observed: "None of the CPIOs(Central...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Acquitted In Criminal Defamation Case Filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri

The Rouse Avenue Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of First Class on Wednesday acquitted the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of the criminal defamation charges levelled against him by the BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in 2015. Mr. Bidhuri had alleged that Mr. Kejriwal had made defamatory remarks against him in a programme aired on 17.07.2015 and repeated on 18.07.2015...

Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi Suspended For Dereliction Of Duty [Read Order]

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday suspended the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, Professor Yogesh Tyagi, for failure in discharge of the duties and responsibilities entrusted to him under the Delhi University Act, 1922. The President, who is the Visitor to the University, has also directed an inquiry against him over allegations of dereliction of duty and lack...

State Should Facilitate Establishment Of Private Schools To Fructify Right To Education: Karnataka High Court

Observing that "the Constitutional guarantee of free-primary-education will not fructify in the absence of enough number of schools and therefore, the State action should be facilitative & complimentary to the establishment of private schools," the Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to consider afresh an application made by a trust seeking permission to start...

Kerala Actor Assault Case : Victim Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Transfer Of Trial; Terms Judge 'Hostile & Biased'

In a dramatic development in the sensational Kerala actor abduction and sexual assault case, the victim of the crime filed an application in the High Court of Kerala seeking to transfer the case from the present court stating that she was aggrieved by the "biased and hostile" attitude of the presiding judge.Earlier, the Prosecution had filed an application before the trial court seeking to...

RTI Activist Saket Gokhale Moves Bombay High Court For Removal Of NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma

Activist Saket S Gokhale has filed a civil writ petition before the Bombay High Court praying for directions to the Ministry of Women & Child Development to remove Ms. Rekha Sharma as its Chairperson for promoting anti-Muslim theory "love jihad". The petition has been filed in the backdrop of a recent tweet of Ms. Sharma, whereby she claims to have met with the Governor...

Strong Indications To Suggest That Siva Sankar May Be Involved In Money Laundering With Swapna Suresh : Kerala HC [Read Orders]

"The fact that he had intervened in the management of the finances belonging to Swapna Suresh is a situation adverse to him."

'Dissent Suppressed Under Sedition Law Would Make Democracy Weak', Uttarakhand High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday (27th October) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file an FIR and investigate the allegations of corruption levelled against Uttarakhand's Sitting Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat by a journalist (Umesh Sharma). [Umesh Kumar Sharma Vs State of Uttarakhand and another ]Apart from this, the Court also allowed the plea filed by...

Purchasing PG Medical Seats: Madras High Court Orders Enquiry Into Probable Conspiracy Between Directorate Of Medical Education & Colleges

"It is very important to identify this malice that is afflicting admissions in post-graduate medical courses. At the end of the day, money, contacts and power should not be the determining factor for getting a seat in a post-graduate course and it should be merit and merit alone which should form the basis for allotting a seat to a candidate in post-graduate courses...