Whatsapp Pay - CCI Dismisses Plea Alleging Abuse Of Dominant Position By Whatsapp & Facebook [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India has dismissed a plea which sought investigation against Whatsapp and Facebook for alleged abuse of dominant position by rolling out Whatsapp Pay feature.Harshita Chawla, a lawyer, had approached the Commission alleging that Facebook backed WhatsApp, is violating the provisions of Section 4 of the Competition Act, by using its dominance in the internet...

Medical Admission: Karnataka HC Allows Fresh Mop-UP Round For PG Courses; Admission Subject To Further Orders [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has allowed the Department of Medical Education and Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) to conduct the fresh Mop-Up round for admission to the PG medical courses, with a condition that students given admission cards or letters, will be subject to the order of the court. A division bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur said : "We...

Law Students Approach Kerala HC Against Collection Of Fees By NUALS For Services Not Availed By Them During Lockdown Period

28 Law Students has approached the High Court of Kerala against collection of Fees by the National University of Advanced Legal Studies for services which are not being availed by the students during the period of lockdown. The students seek a declaration from the Court that NUALS is not entitled to collect fee, other than tuition fee, for services that are not being availed by the students...

Time For State To Introduce A Regime Of Conduct With Stricter Norms To Deal With Rapidly Rising Inflammatory Posts On Social Media: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

While disposing of a public interest litigation filed against one Abu Faizal for making inflammatory speeches on social media, the Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the it is time for the State to impose stricter norms to deal with rapid rise of 'absolutely avoidable, uncalled for and unwarranted inflammatory posts/messages' on the social media. Division bench of Chief...

Virtual Courts: Delhi HC Heard Around 13,000 Cases Between April & July; District Courts Listed Approx 67,000 Cases

The Delhi High Court has heard about 13,000 cases via video conferencing, between April 1 and July 31. As per a press release issued by the High Court on its progress report, as many as 2800 Main Cases and around 11,000 miscellaneous applications were disposed of during this period. Further, around 196 PIL cases were instituted and 155 PIL cases were disposed of. So far as the...

Bombay HC Says Tablighi Jamaat Foreigners Were Made 'Scapegoats'; Quashes FIRs Against Them; Criticizes Media Propaganda [Read Judgment]

"A political Government tries to find the scapegoat when there is pandemic or calamity and the circumstances show that there is probability that these foreigners were chosen to make them scapegoats. The aforesaid circumstances and the latest figures of infection in India show that such action against present petitioners should not have been taken. It is now high time for the concerned to repent about this action taken against the foreigners and to take some positive steps to repair the damage done by such action."

Kerala HC Dismisses Lawyer's PIL Seeking Regulation Of Print & Electronic Media [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala, on Friday, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a lawyer who sought framing of guidelines to regulate Print and Electronic Media.Advocate Halvi KS had approached the High Court alleging that the media is misusing the right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the Constitution of India for political mileage, and trying to use images and words...

Why Central Govt. Not Enacted Law To Prohibit Candidates With Criminal Backgrounds From Contesting Elections, As Observed By SC?: Asks Madras HC [Read Order]

Noting that persons with criminal background are becoming policy makers in many parts of the country, the Madras High Court last week demanded from the Centre why it does not enact a law to prohibit candidates with criminal background from contesting elections to the Parliament as well as State legislatures as suggested by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on September 25, 2018...

Madras HC Allows Individuals To Observe Religious Ceremonies On Vinayaka Chathurthi; Bars Organizations [Read Order]

"The practice which has been followed for decades by the individual having faith either by placing the idol after performance of the ceremony in front of their house, temples and immersion in water bodies will not have any bearing to either the pandemic situation or the law and order."

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Jharkhand Govt.'s Decision To Appoint MV Rao As Acting-DGP Of State

The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which challenged the Jharkhand Government's decision to appoint MV Rao as the Acting Director General of Police (DGP) as it allegedly contravened the directions of the Apex Court regarding fixed tenure and seniority of State Police Chiefs. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, and Justices AS Bopanna and...

Security Cover Provided Out Of Tax-Payers' Money Not Luxury: J & K HC Seeks Data On State Security To Pvt/Political/Retired Persons, Periodic Review [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday called for information from the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police regarding the security cover provided to private or political persons and retired employees and the assessment of the threat perception to them. The bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal also sought to be apprised of the policy in this regard and periodic review made for...

Over 100 Academics Seek Immediate Suspension of Criminal Law Reforms Committee

Over a hundred academics from across the world have urged the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws to "immediately suspend" their working. In an open letter addressed to the Committee, the academics have pointed out a lot of shortcomings in the composition and the procedure adopted by the Committee to recommend criminal reforms in India. Flawed procedure The academics...