Ban On Export Of Onions: It Will Be In The Interest Of Justice If Export Of Pending Consignments With Valid Shipping Bills Are Allowed Says Bombay HC, Seeks Centre's Reply [Read Petition]

While hearing a writ petition filed by a registered association of onion exporters, the Bombay High Court observed that it will be in the interest of justice if the benefit of export is extended to those farmers/exporters of onion who hold valid shipping bills issued before the notification dated September 14 issued by the Directorate of Foreign Trade prohibiting export of onion.Division bench...

Actress Rakul Preet Singh Moves Delhi HC Seeking Urgent Interim Direction Restraining Media Reporting Against Her Regarding 'Bollywood Drug Case'

Actress Rakul Preet Singh has filed an application before the Delhi High Court, seeking an "urgent ad interim direction" restraining the media from reporting on the Bollywood Drag Mafia case, so far as she is concerned. The actress has stated that the "slander campaign" being run by the media against her has done irreparable damage to her and her family, has largely invaded her right...

[Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs] Orissa HC Takes Suo Moto Notice And Directs State Govt. to Compile Data Of Pending Cases [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) heard the suo motu writ petition which was listed pursuant to order dated 16.09.2020 passed by the Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.699 of 2016 (Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay V. Union of India & Ors.) regarding Special Courts for MPs/MLAs.It may be noted that the Supreme Court on Wednesday (16th September) asked the Chief Justices of...

Five Additional Judges Of Calcutta HC And One Additional Judge Of Allahabad HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Thursday (24th September) notified the appointment of Five Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court and One Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court, as Permanent Judges.[Calcutta HC] Five Additional Judges made Permanent. They are:-· Md. Nizamuddin· Tirthankar Ghosh· Hiranmay Bhattacharyya· Saugata Bhattacharyya and· ...

Complaint Seeks FIR Against Kangana Ranaut Over Her Tweet On Farmers Bill Protests

A private complaint has been filed in a Magistrate court in Tumkur, Karnataka seeking for registration of First Information Report against actor Kangana Ranaut for her tweet on farmers opposing the Farmers Bill. The complaint filed by advocate Ramesh Naik L states that Ranaut has posted a message from her Twitter account '@KanganaTeam' on 21st September 2020 saying "People...

Gauhati HC Dismisses Review Against Order Holding Refusal To Wear 'Sakha & Sindoor' Signify A Woman's Refusal To Accept Her Marriage [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court has dismissed review against its order holding that refusal to wear 'sakha and sindoor' are indicative of the wife's refusal to accept her marriage. The Bench of Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Soumitra Saikia observed that when a wife, who used to wear Sindoor, suddenly stops wearing it due to differences with her husband, it can be safely concluded that...

Gujarat HC Imposes Cost On Applicant/Accused For 'Spitting Openly' During Virtual Hearing [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (23rd September), while taking up a Criminal Misc. Application noticed that applicant-accused No. 1, Ajit Kubhabhai Gohil, who was present before the Court through video conferencing, was spitting openly.Deprecating such conduct of the accused, the Bench of Justice A. S. Supehia said,"This Court is not inclined to take up the matter today looking to the...

Migrants In Rajasthan Aren't Entitled To Claim Benefit Of Reservation In On-Going Panchayat Elections Or In Public Service Jobs: Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday (24th September) ruled that the people, who have admittedly migrated from other States to Rajasthan on their marriage, are not entitled to claim the benefit of reservation in on-going Panchayat Elections in Rajasthan.The Single Bench of Justice Satish Kumar Sharma was hearing a bunch of writ petitions filed before the Court seeking directions to...

Bombay HC Stays State Government's Notification Fixing Maximum Rates For Non-Covid Patients In Private Hospitals [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court for the time being has stayed the operation of the State government's notification wherein the maximum rates chargeable for treatment of Non-Covid patients were fixed. Court had previously asked the State to clarify whether it had the power to fix rates for treatment of Non-Covid patients.Division bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice PV Ganediwala of the Nagpur...

Unsafe To Look At Religious Or Philosophical Texts To Interpret Sec 23 Of Senior Citizens Act : Kerala HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

Whether the traditional values and general moral policies could determine and expand the scope and ambit of a piece of legislation, to bring in consequences which even the law makers would not have contemplated or intended ?, a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court has expressed its doubt.The bench observed thus while considering a reference which involved interpretation of Section 23(1) of...

Issue Of Caste Looms Large Over Human Relationship With Strong Biases And Conditioning: Gujarat HC Directs SP To Escort Inter-Caste Couple To UP [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) directed the Superintendent of Police, Valsad to make an arrangement for an Intercaste Couple to be escorted till Prayagraj in the State of Uttar Pradesh.The Division Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice N. V. Anjaria also observed,"It is although not an issue, which needs to be dealt with by this Court, suffice to note that the issue...

RTI Act : Madras HC Issues Notice On PIL Seeking COVID-19 Special Bench For Information Commissions, Fixed Timeline For Disposal Of Appeals Etc

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a PIL seeking various directions for improving the right to information (RTI) regime and for facilitating RTI applications and hearings related to the pandemic. A Division Bench of Justice M.M Sundresh and Justice R. Hemalatha issued notices on the petition filed by independent journalist Saurav Das through Advocate M V Swaroop to...