Draft EIA Notification 2020 Does Not Provide For Ex Post Facto Clearance To Violation Cases: Centre Tells Lok Sabha [Read Statement]

The Draft EIA Notification 2020 does not provide for ex post facto clearance to violation cases, the Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change stated in Lok Sabha today.Minister of State Babulal Suproyo was responding to the query made by MP Hibi Eden in this regard. He asked whether there is any provision for post facto clearance in the EIA 2020 draft notification. He also...

PIL Seeks Formulation of Guidelines For Protection Of Medical Professionals & Institutions From Violence In Case Of Medical Accidents; Bombay HC Seeks State's Reply [Read Order]

Calling it a concern of seminal importance, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State and sought a reply within two weeks, in the PIL seeking directions for formulation of guidelines for protection of medical professionals and medical institutions from violence and attacks in case of medical accidents etc.Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni...

[Missing BHU Student] 'Searching Student Sincerely; Departmental Action Taken Against Erring Officers', Varanasi SSP Tells Allahabad HC [Read Order]

On Tuesday (22nd September) Amit Pathak, S.S.P., Varanasi submitted before the Allahabad High Court that a special team has already been constituted and efforts are on to search the missing BHU Student, namely, Shiv Kumar Trivedi.The Bench of Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma was hearing the PIL filed in relation to a missing student from Varanasi, who...

Parliament Clears Bill For RBI Supervision Of Cooperative Banks [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, by voice vote. It was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with an aim to protect the interest of the depositors and regulate functioning of Cooperative Banks by bringing them under regulatory framework of Reserve Bank of India. It may be noted that since the Parliament was not in...

CLAT 2020: Consortium OF National Law Universities Issues Instruction For Candidates Appearing On September 28 [Read Instruction]

The Consortium of National Law Universities has issued instructions for candidates appearing in the Common Law Admission Test 2020 examination. It has been clarified that those candidates who have tested positive for Covid-19 and are under medical surveillance will not be permitted to take the examination scheduled to be held on September 28.The said examination will be held between 2 pm and 4...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Lawyers' PIL Challenging State Bar Council Conditions In Financial Aid Scheme

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by Advocates Association Bengaluru challenging the scheme framed by Karnataka State Bar Council for distribution of the state grant of Rs 5 crore to the needy advocates as being unreasonable and unfair. The Association has sought to quash and set aside the scheme framed on August 26, by the State...

[Udaipur Hotel Case] Rajasthan HC Stays CBI Court's Order; Raps Court Over Issuance Of Arrest Warrants Against Arun Shourie & Others [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court (Jodhpur Bench) on Tuesday (22nd September) rapped the CBI court for issuing arrest warrants against former Union Minister Arun Shourie and four others in connection with the disinvestment of Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel (Udaipur).A Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta observed,"This Court is constrained to observe that the Court below has not recorded any reason worth...

BCD Issues Notice To Prashant Bhushan To Examine Whether Disciplinary Action Be Proceeded With Against Him Over His Two Tweets

Taking cognisance of the two controversial tweets by Advocate Prashant Bhushan and the Supreme Court's consequential verdict holding him guilty of criminal contempt, the Bar Council of Delhi has required the counsel to appear before itself to show cause as to why action under section 24A and section 35 of the Advocates' Act not be proceeded with against him."In its resolution dated...

Bombay HC Refuses To Recall Order Restraining Financial Institutions From Recovering EMIs From Cheated Home Buyers In A Stalled Project [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed an interim application filed by Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) seeking recall of a previous order directing various financial institutions not to recover EMIs from home buyers who have majority of their savings stuck in a scam scheme floated by a developer wherein they were collecting fixed deposits from unsuspecting citizens and...

Haryana Progressive Farmers' Union Serves Contempt Notice On State CM, Demanding Withdrawal Of Statement On Police Lathi-Charge On Protesting Farmers

The 'Haryana Progressive Farmers Union- Sabka Mangal Ho', an advocacy group of the farmers has served a NOTICE FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT on Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar for making statement on the lathicharge on farmers (in the backdrop of the mass protest against the three Ordinances regulating farming and agriculture sector), pending the enquiry which was directed by the P & H High...

Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Appointed As The Acting Chief Justice Of Gauhati High Court [Read Notification]

On Wednesday (16th September) the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as the Acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India) effective from Monday (21st September).Notably, Justice Ajai Lamba retired as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court on 20.09.2020. After Justice Lamba's retirement,...

Justice Sanjay Yadav Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Madhya Pradesh High Court [Read Notification]

On Tuesday (22nd September) the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Sanjay Yadav as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India) with effect from September 30.Significantly, Justice Sanjay Yadav has served as the Acting CJ of Madhya Pradesh High Court's in the year 2019 as well.Presently, Justice Yadav is the senior-most...