Rule Of Reservation Prescribed For State Quota Seats Does Not Apply To The Seats Reverted from All India Quota: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Bombay at Goa has held that the rule of reservation prescribed for State quota seats does not apply to the seats reverted from All India Quota, though such seats are available to the State for allotment.Justice SC Gupte answered a split verdict delivered by the division bench of Justice MS Sonak and Justice DS Naidu in a writ petition filed by United Tribals Association...

Lokayukta Adding Persons As Parties To A Proceeding Exercising Suo Motu Power Without Giving Prior Notice Does Not Violate Principles Of Natural Justice: Bombay HC

The High Court of Bombay at Goa has ruled that principles of natural justice are not violated if the Institution of Lokayukta decides to implead certain persons as parties to a proceeding in exercise of suo-motu power.Justice DS Naidu dismissed a writ petition filed by members of a panchayat who were added as parties on the allegation of helping the Sarpanch in committing certain illegal...

[Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths] 'Prima-Facie Material Available Against Him', Madras HC Denies Bail To Suspended Cop [Read Order]

The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Thursday (17th September) dismissed the bail plea of suspended Sathankulam police inspector S Sridhar and observed that prima facie materials are available to prove that the suspended police inspector had instigated his fellow policemen to assault P. Jeyaraj and his son J. Beniks in police custody.The Single Bench of Justice V. Bharathidasan observed...

Lok Sabha Passes Farmers Bills For Inter-State Trade, Contract Farming [Read Bills]

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, by voice vote. These Bills, already in force as Ordinances, seek to facilitate intra-state and inter-state trade of farmers' produce and execution of agreements...

Enhance Economic Support To Members Of The Transgender Community: Patna HC Asks State Government [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Wednesday (09th September) asked the State Government to think about enhancing the economic support to the members of the Transgender community who, "at this point in time, are suffering acute hardship, more so on account of the nature of the activity to which they are engaged."The Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar issued this order in a...

Rajasthan Court Orders FIR Against Ex-Minister Arun Shourie Over Udaipur Hotel Sale

A special court at Jodhpur has asked the CBI to file cases against former Union minister Arun Shourie and the then disinvestment secretary Pradip Baijal over the sale of an ITDC hotel, allegedly at a loss of Rs 244 crore to the exchequer.The CBI court also directed the filing of cases against three others associated with the sale two decades back of Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel in Udaipur, during...

An Advocate Tests COVID Positive, Manipur HC To Close Till 21 September [Read Circular & MHCBA Letter]

The High Court of Manipur has suspended the normal functioning/sitting of the Court till 21st September in view of the detection of a COVID case within the High Court premises.The Registrar of the High Court has mentioned in the Notification issued on Thursday (17th September) that no cause list will be published for the said period (till September 21st).However, in case of "extreme urgency",...

Farmers Protest In Punjab: Plea In P & H HC Demands Police Officials Of All Ranks To Wear Uniform Bearing ID [Read Petition]

In the wake of the attack on the protesting farmers by some unknown persons camouflaging as policemen, in Haryana, the P & H High Court has been moved in a PIL to ensure that the Police officers of all ranks, while on law and order duty during protests/agitations, shall wear uniforms.Farmers from Punjab and Haryana are staging protests against bills on food and agriculture reform...

No Hospital Can Refuse To Admit A COVID Patient If Beds For Such Patients Are Available: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (16th September) said that no hospital can refuse to admit a COVID-19 patient if beds for such patients are available and that this is one of the basic tenets of medical ethics.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee further observed,"The primary object of a hospital, be it Government or Private, should be...

Madras HC Invites Applications For Senior Designation By October 15; Urge SC To Fix Uniform Pattern For Minimum Age [Read Notification]

The Madras High Court issued a notification inviting Applications/Proposals for the designation of Senior Advocates, latest by October 15, 2020. The notification has been issued under the Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020, after the Permanent Committee, constituted under the said Rules, resolved to proceed with the...

[Shared Parenting] 'Child Isn't An Appendage Of Parents', Karnataka HC Invokes An Emerging Concept In A Dispute Over Child Custody [Read Judgment]

While deciding the question of custody of a minor child in a matter, the Karnataka High Court on Friday (11th September) referred to the principle of Shared Parenting which is defined to include shared parenting authority as well as shared parenting responsibility in the day-to-day upbringing and the welfare of the children.The Division Bench Comprising Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice N....

'Videos Submitted By Delhi Police Don't Show Natasha Narwal Indulging In Or Instigating Violence', Delhi Court Grants Bail To Pinjra Tod Member

[Updated with order]A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal who is accused of instigating the riots that took place in the northeast districts of Delhi.While granting bail, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat noted that the video shown by the prosecution does show Narwal participating in the 'unlawful assembly', but it doesn't show anything to suggest...