Punjab & Haryana HC Restrains Schools From Levying Transport Charges During Online Classes; Building Maintenance Fee Capped To 50% [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restrained schools situated in areas within its jurisdiction from charging transport fees from students. "In view of the fact that the students are not going to school, the transport fee may not be charged," the Bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Karamjit Singh ordered. The Division Bench was hearing an appeal against a July order of a Single...

Centre Notifies Acts To Supersede Central Councils Of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy Medicine [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Monday notified two the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2020, to supersede the Central Councils formed under the principal Acts by a Board of Governors, which will be constituted by the Central Government.Both the Acts were cleared by the Parliament on September 21,...

"IDIA Is Like Family,Legal Career Can Be Truly Diverse": In Conversation With Yamuna Menon, NLSIU Topper

Yamuna makes history by winning the most number of gold medals in the history of NLSIU

Delhi HC Directs Centre To File Report In Rakul Preet Singh's Plea Seeking Interim Direction Restraining Media From Reporting On Her NCB Investigation

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by actress Rakul Preet Singh an "urgent ad interim direction" restraining the media from reporting on the Bollywood Drug Mafia case, so far as she is concerned. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has further directed the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Union of India, and other regulatory authorities to submit a...

High Risk Of Corona Infection Prevalent In Computer Section: Allahabad HC Denies Counsel's Request For VC Hearing [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday denied the option to an Advocate for hearing via video conferencing, citing "high risk" of Covid-19 infection. The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal told ASGI Sanjay Kumar Om that his request for virtual hearing cannot be allowed because the Computer Section of the High Court is the "high risk zone" for Covid-19 infection and hence no person from there...

Govt. Freezes All Bank Accounts, Amnesty International Halts India Operations

The Government of India has freezed all the bank accounts of Amnesty International India on the allegations of money laundering and suspected violations of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. Consequently, the human rights organization has been forced to suspend its operations and let go of its staff in India. However, the organization has completely denied all the allegations and...

"A Blot To Cultural Conscience Of This State": ISIS War Zone Operative Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By NIA Court Kochi [Read Judgemnt]

A Special NIA Court at Ernakulam on Monday convicted ISIS terrorist Subahani Haja Mohideen and sentenced him to life imprisonment, in connection with the ISIS Omar Al-Hindi module case. Mohideen, a 35-yr-old resident of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu was arrested by the NIA in October 2016, subsequent to seizure of incriminating materials from his residence, including...

Centre Notifies Act To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Monday notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020, to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. It amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental...

'Even Police Personnel Outside Their Police Stations Are Not Wearing Masks': Allahabad HC Expresses Displeasure At Shoddy Implementation Of Its Orders [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed displeasure at the fact that not only the police authorities had failed to effectively enforce social distancing and wearing of masks, but they themselves are seen roaming about, without masks. "In our country, to begin with, we very successfully locked down the country for good three months. While the lockdown was imposed, we found that...

Kangana's Public Utterance Do Not Give Immunity To Her Unlawful Acts: Sr Adv Aspi Chinoy Submits For BMC

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai's counsel told the Bombay High Court on Monday that actor Kangana Ranaut was being evasive and deliberately did not state categorically that no alterations were made to the partly demolished property but instead said no illegal alterations were made.Before Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy made his submissions on behalf of the MCGM, Kangana's lawyer...

'If Detenue Was In Custody, It Wouldn't Have Been Possible For Him To Indulge In Stone Pelting' J&K HC Quashes A Detention Order Passed 'In A Mechanical Manner' [Read Order]

While hearing a petition wherein the Detaining Authority had ordered to place a Detenue under preventive detention, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday (22nd September) noted that it was clear from the dossier as well as the grounds of detention that at the time of passing of the impugned order, the detenue was in custody.In spite of this, the Court observed, it was recorded in...

Detaining Authorities Must Be Given Proper Training About Requirements Of Law In Passing Detention Order: J&K HC Releases Man Allegedly Detained As Lashkar-e-Taiba Worker [Read Order]

While quashing a Detention order passed by respondent No. 2 under the provisions of Public Safety Act, 1978, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday (28th September) remarked,"We are at pains to observe that in routine this Court comes across the cases in which the detention orders issued on the grounds of threat to the security and integrity of State are getting quashed due to...