Manipur State Legal Services Authority Launches Prisoner Database Management Portal

The Prisoner Database Management Portal of Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) was launched on October 15 by Mr. Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, Chief Justice, High Court of Manipur & Patron-in-Chief, MASLSA in the august presence of Mr. Justice Kh. Nobin Singh, Judge High Court of Manipur & Executive Chairman, MASLSA; Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Chief Secretary,...

[Breaking] Kerala HC Directs Customs Not To Arrest M.Sivasankar Till Oct.23 In The Gold Smuggling Case

The Kerala High Court has directed the Customs Department not to arrest the former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister, M. Sivasankar IAS, till October 23, on which day, it will consider his anticipatory bail applications in cases registered by the Customs Department as well as that by the Enforcement Directorate.Justice Ashok Menon, who heard the plea, also directed the Customs to...

CJI Bobde Inaugurates Tehsil Level Mediation Centres, Community Mediation Programme In MP

The Chief Justice of India recently inaugurated Mediation Centres at two Districts of Madhya Pradesh, raising the total figure to 43 ADR Centres and 44 Mediation Centres at Tehsil level in the state. The Mediation Centres have been set up at Bijawar, District Chhatarpur and Kasrawad, District Mandleshwar. Further, two Community Mediation Centres were also inaugurated, one each of...

Children Attain Maturity Long Before They Turn 'Major': P&H HC Allows 17 Year Old Girl To Stay With Mother Of Boy She Married [Read Order]

Children these days attain both physiological as well as psychological maturity long before they complete the ages of majority fixed for them by the statute long ago, remarked the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a judgment passed last week.Justice Sanjay Kumar observed that it is scientifically recognized fact that girls tend to be more mature than boys of the same age and that is why the age...

Delhi HC Restrains Anurag Srivastava From Publishing Defamatory Content Against 'India Today', Rajdeep Sardesai And Others [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently restrained a person named Anurag Srivastava (defendant No. 1) from directly or indirectly publishing, re-publishing, sending or posting any tweet or information either in the electronic form or through internet, email or social media, or any print or communication media whatsoever, the statement or post which is derogatory/defamatory in its contents to the TV...

Gold Smuggling : M Sivasankar IAS, For Secretary To CMO, Moves Kerala HC For Pre-Arrest Bail In Customs Case

M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the office of Chief Minister of Kerala, on Monday filed a petition seeking anticipatory bail in the case registered by the Customs in relation to the gold smuggling case.He is at present admitted for treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. The High Court will consider the bail application today at 1.45 PM.Earlier, the High...

Allow VRS Application Of The Doctor And Let Him Contest Election; If He Loses, VRS Will Stand Cancelled: Rajasthan HC To State [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday (16th October) directed the State of Rajasthan and Sawai Man Singh Medical College And Associate Hospital to allow the VRS application of a Doctor and allow him to participate in the Municipal Election and treat him as retired for the said purpose.The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma further directed that in case the Petitioner/Doctor does not...

Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL Filed Against 'Dream 11' Alleging Its Involvement In Offences Of Betting And Gambling [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday (16th October) dismissed a writ petition filed in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation against Dream 11 Fantasy Private Limited, alleging that the game being played on the platform is nothing else but "betting" on the cricket team.Further, it was alleged in the PIL that online fantasy sports games are games of chance, thereby constituting illegal act...

[Online Gambling] Delhi HC Directs UOI & State Govt To Treat PIL Filed Against Online Gambling As A Representation [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (08th October) directed the Union Of India & Delhi Government to treat a petition filed against online gambling, as a representation and decide the grievances ventilated in the petition, as narrated in detail in the writ petition.The Bench of Chief Justice D. N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan directed the respondents (UOI & Delhi High Court) to decide...

Kerala HC Stays Decision Of ESI Corporation To Cancel 'The Wards of Insured Persons Quota' In Medical/Dental Colleges [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (15th October) stayed further proceedings pursuant to the notice issued by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) informing that seats filled up in previous years under IP quota in ESIC Medical/Dental colleges would be filled up by DGHS, Government of India as All-India quota seats for 2020-21.The Bench of Justice N. Nagaresh also stayed the decision...

'Genuine Assessment Of State Of Affairs Of Administration Not Defamation': Madras HC Quashes Defamation Case Against 'Rediff' For Article On Jayalalithaa's Health [Read Order]

The press has a duty to keep the public informed about the happenings in the administration of the State. If this freedom is stifled, rumours and gossip will masquerade as truth"

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing From October 12, 2020 Till October 18, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. Hathras Victim Was At Least Entitled To Decent Cremation; State Action Infringed Her Human Rights: Allahabad HC [Suo-Moto Inre: Right To Decent & Dignified Last Rites/Cremation] Dissatisfied with the reasons given by the UP administration for hasty cremation of the body of 19-year old Dalit...