Richa Chadda Already Claiming In Media Victory In Case, Payal Ghosh's Lawyer Complains To Bombay HC

Actor Payal Ghosh, who is facing a defamation suit filed by actor Richa Chadda claiming Rs 1.1 crore damages, complained to the Bombay High Court on Monday through her lawyer that the plaintiff Chadda was already claiming in the media that she has won the case.On the last hearing date, Ghosh's lawyer had told that court that she was ready to withdraw her statements against Chadda and was...

[CLAT2020] Grievances Against CLAT Can Be Filed Till 5 PM Today [Read Instructions]

Grievances related to this year's CLAT entrance examination may be submitted with the NLU Consortium's 'Grievance Redressal Committee' by 5 PM today. The Consortium has instructed that candidates may send their complaints only to grievance@consortiumofnlus.ac.in by 5 PM on Monday ie 12th October 2020. No grievance received after the above deadline shall be entertained. Students...

'He Isn't Suited To Military Lifestyle; Father's Desires Pushed Him Into This', Delhi HC Advises Lt. Col To Let His Son Choose His Life Path [Read Order]

While observing that the petitioner is not suited to a military lifestyle and possibly the desires of his father pushed him into this, the Delhi High Court recently advised the father of the Petitioner (Lt. Col) to allow his son the freedom to choose his life path and allow him to blossom forth in whatever he so chooses, which is certainly not the Indian Army.The Bench Justices Asha Menon...

[Covid-19] Doctors Should Regard The Call For Service To Be Rendered As A Call For Joining 'National Duty': Bombay HC [Read Order]

Refusing interim relief in a plea against alleged arbitrary placement of doctors at various Government hospitals for one-year mandatory public service, the Bombay High Court remarked, "In these difficult times of the pandemic, people in the rural areas need adequate medical treatment and we are of the prima facie opinion that doctors like the petitioners and the others should...

Explain As To When Senior Citizens Tribunal Would Resume Its Functioning Physically Or Through Virtual Mode: Bombay HC Asks State Govt. [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday (09th October) called upon the State Government to explain as to when the Tribunal established under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (also known as Senior Citizens Tribunal) would resume its functioning physically or through video conferencing.The Bench of Justice M. N. Jadhav and Justice Nitin Jamdar was hearing the plea...

Environment Ministry To Implement GRAP In Delhi NCR; Diesel Generators Banned From Oct 15 [Read Order]

Stating that the air quality in Delhi NCR has "slipped into the 'Poor' category", the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has prohibited the use of diesel generator sets in the area, from October 15. The order is applicable in Delhi and other NCR towns of Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad and Gurugram. Inter alia, the authority has...

Time For State To Identify Employees Of Other Sectors Who Can Be Allowed To Travel In Local Trains; Bombay HC After Allowing Lawyers & Registered Clerks [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court while allowing lawyers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and registered clerks to travel in local trains, observed that time has come for the State government to identify employees/staff of other sectors too who could gradually be allowed to avail suburban train services.Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni were hearing a batch of PILs and...

Riding High-End Motorcycle Without Orientation May Be Negligence; But Not Intentional Self-Harm: NCDRC

In a significant order, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) on Friday (09th October) held that an intentional self-injury cannot be inferred in a case where a person rides a high-end motorcycle without the necessary orientation.The order has been passed by a bench of Justice V. K. Jain (presiding member) while hearing a consumer complaint filed by the Wife of Late...

[Mob Attacks On Police] 'New Found Behaviour Amongst Citizens Of Disobeying Law', Allahabad HC Expresses Its Concern [Read Order]

While expressing its concern over the increasing cases of mob attacks on police, the Allahabad High court on Thursday (08th October) declined to quash a charge sheet filed against the applicants accused of assaulting the police with sticks and iron-rods (while being a part of the mob).The Bench of Justice J.J. Munir was hearing the two applicants, who challenged the proceedings of Case Crime...

'In Democracy Role Of Civil Society Can't Be Understated', Patna HC Directs State To Engage CSOs And NGOs As Part Of Policy Framework [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court on Wednesday (07th October) observed in its Judgment that the role of the Civil Society in a democracy cannot be understated to address the miseries brought about by the pandemic.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar further directed the State Government to "strive to form policies which allow CSOs and NGOs to work in direct partnership with the...

Delhi HC Restrains An Ex-Employee of Air India From Posting Allegations Against The Company On Facebook & Twitter [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday (09th October) restrained an ex-employee of Air India (Defendant No. 1) from directly or indirectly, publishing and/or commenting or communicating or issuing any video, tweet, article, interview containing or referring to the allegations against Air India (in any manner).The Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta further directed the Defendant No.1 (an ex-employee of...

'Tender Minds Can't Be Treated With Iron Gloves As Offender Of War Crime', Karnataka HC Quashes CBSE Action Against Class-XII Student [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (06th October) observed that "A tender student, even when the delinquency is established, cannot be treated as the offender of the war crime; it hardly needs to be mentioned that all this has entered the framing of this judgment."The Bench of Justice Krishna S. Dixit was hearing the plea of a Petitioner-student who challenging the punitive Memorandum...