[Medical Facilities In Hilly Areas] 'Access To Proper Medical Facility A Fundamental Right; State Has To Provide Appropriate Facilities', U'khand HC [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday (25th September) observed that proper medical facility is one of the fundamental rights of every citizen. Appropriate medical facilities have to be provided by the State.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice R. C Khulbe was hearing public interest litigation seeking an order to direct the respondents to implement various health...

Properties of the Erstwhile Ruler of Holkar State, Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar Belong To State Of Madhya Pradesh: HC [Read Judgment]

"As fraud vitiates everything and in the present case, trustees have played a fraud upon the State Government, the sale deeds executed by the Trust in respect of the properties of the State Government are null and void and stands vitiated." Resolving the dispute as to the current title of properties of the erstwhile Ruler of Holkar State, Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar, the Indore Bench...

[Muharram Procession Amid COVID] 'Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread; The Administration Failed To Rise To The Occasion': Gujarat HC Expresses Its Anguish [Read Order]

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." People without good sense or judgement will have no hesitation in tackling a situation that even the wisest would avoid. The line for "fools rush in where angels fear to tread" was first written by Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem "An Essay on Criticism". The phrase alludes to inexperienced or rash people attempting things that more experienced...

Delhi HC Rejects Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea moved by Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association suspending him from the post of Secretary. While refusing to provide relief, the Single Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta noted that Ashok Arora failed to establish a prima facie case in his favour. On May 8, the Supreme Court...

'An Undertrial Can't Be Kept In Jail For An Unlimited Period At The Mercy Of The Prosecution', MP HC Raps Vidisha SP For Trying To Undermine The Authority Of The Court [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (01st October) observed that an under trial cannot be kept in jail for an unlimited period at the mercy of the prosecution.The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia also rapped the Superintendent of Police, Vidisha for trying to challenge the correctness of the order sheets of the Trial Court as well as trying to challenge the countrywide lockdown imposed...

Three IDIA Scholars Get Top Ranks In CLAT 2020; At Least 12 Scholars Make It To Top NLUs

Three scholars trained by the IDIA Charitable Trust, Jai Singh Rathor , Anand Kumar and Yashwant Kumar, have emerged as top rank holders in CLAT 2020 with AIR 3, 5 and 48, respectively. Rathor hails from a small place in Patna district, and has emerged on the Top 5 list of CLAT 2020 after having overcome many issues, including financial struggles. His father runs a small grocery shop...

SC Dismisses Former IRS Officer's Writ Petition Against Compulsory Retirement Ordered By Central Govt.; Grants Him Liberty To Approach CAT [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a former IRS officer against his compulsory retirement ordered by the Central Government last year.Justice DY Chandrachud led bench said that a writ petition could not be entertained and granted Ashok Kumar Aggarwal liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. Aggarwal is among the 27 IRS officers who were compulsorily...

Actor Richa Chadha Files Defamation Suit In Bombay HC Against Payal Ghosh Seeking ₹1.1 Crore Damages

The Bombay High Court will hear on Wednesday actor Richa Chadha's defamation suit against Payal Ghosh for 'attempting to drag her name' into the allegations of sexual misconduct made by Ghosh against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The actor has also added Kamaal R Khan and ABN Telugu as parties to her suit seeking Rs.1.1 crore in damages from posting libelous content against her with a motive...

Hathras: Concerned At Continuing Cases Of Sexual Violence Against Women In India, Says UN

The United Nations in India has expressed concern at the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India.In a statement issued in the wake of Hathras and Balrampur incidents, the UN said that these cases are reminders that women and girls from disadvantaged social groups are at greater risk of gender-based violence."The recent cases of alleged rape and murder in Hathras...

Bombay HC Deprecates Practise Of Eleventh Hour Action In IPR Matters; Declines Injunction Against 'Zee-Plex'

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant ad-interim injunction against 'Zee' for using the word 'Plex' in its new online movie channel service observing that the practice of parties in IPR cases moving Court at the last minute cannot expect Courts to set aside all other cases and this happens regularly, whether it is movie releases or otherwise, Court observed.Justice GS Patel was...

[Counterfeiting Currency Notes] 'The Crime Can Disrupt The Economy Of The Country', Allahabad HC Junks A Pre-Arrest Bail Plea [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (01st October) rejected an Anticipatory Bail application filed by one Sameer Khan, in connection with Case Crime No. 638 of 2020, registered under sections 489-A (Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes), 489-B (Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes), 489-C (Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or...

Allahabad HC Orders Status Quo In Google's Plea Against Ex-Parte Injunction Order Restraining Publication Of ED Proceedings Against UPSIDC Engineer [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted interim relief to Google while ordering status quo in a writ petition against an ex-parte order of the Civil Judge, restraining the company from running or displaying news and YouTube video links relating to proceedings initiated by Enforcement Directorate against an Engineer of UPSIDC. The Single Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi...