TRAI Guidelines On Registration Of Commercial Communication Impractical And Arbitrary: Plea In Delhi HC

A plea has been moved by the Venets Media Pvt Ltd, an intermediary telemarketer, challenging the validity of the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018, issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Today, the Petitioner informed the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan that the said guidelines have...

Central Govt Invites Comments On Proposal To Decriminalize Minor Offences Under Legal Metrology Act By August 12

In order to ensure ease of doing business in India and to foster an investor friendly climate in the country, the Legal Metrology Division of the Department of Consumer Affairs has invited comments on the proposal to decriminalize certain provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The Central Government proposes to decriminalize 'minor offences' under the Act and to substitute...

Plea Challenging UPSC Prelims Notification For Neglecting Statutory Reservation For PwD Category, Delhi HC Issues Notice

Delhi High Court had issued notice in a plea challenging the Preliminary Examination notification of the Union Public Service Commission for allegedly neglecting the mandatory reservation requirement for disabled persons under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to the...

Tribunal Rules 2020 : Plea In Uttarakhand HC Challenging Eligibility Criteria For Appointments To Presiding Officer Of DRT

A writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed in the High Court of Uttarakhand challenging the Government's notification changing the qualification criteria for appointment to the post of Presiding Officer of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) which now allows only persons who have served as a District Judge to be eligible for appointment to the post. This is...

'This Act Would Create An Atmosphere Of Awareness Regarding Water Conservation', MP HC Imposes Installation Of Water Harvesting/Recharge System As A Bail Condition

Justice Anand Pathak of the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set a new trend of directing the Bail applicants to install Water Harvesting System or Water Recharge System in his/her lodge/house in which he/she is residing.In as many as 32 bail orders passed between July 9 and August 6, the single–Judge directed the accused persons to "install Water Harvesting System or...

P&H HC To Examine Constitutional Validity Of Prohibition On Termination Of Pregnancy Beyond 20 Weeks [Read Order]

"No remedy, whatsoever is provided for, in the Act, if any deformity/disease or any terminal problem happens to the fetus after the prescribed period of 20 weeks."

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing From August 3, 2020 To August 9, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) Social Distancing Seems To Be An 'Empty Shibboleth'; Treatment System At Government Hospitals Has 'Collapsed': Allahabad HC Raps UP Govt [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres And For Providing Better Treatment To Corona Positive Respondent] A Division bench comprised of Justices Siddhartha...

Kerala HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Man Who Shared Political Posts In Facebook [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of sharing a few political posts in Facebook against the LDF candidates.The prosecution case against Monish was that during the period from April 12 to April 16 of 2019, he shared a few Facebook posts against the LDF candidates in the State with the intention of provoking rioting among a few sections of people in...

Allahabad HC To Remain Closed From Aug 12- Aug 14; Only Urgent Matters Shall Be Listed [Read Notice]

On consideration of the rapid surge in the number of active Corona Virus cases at Prayagraj & Lucknow, the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court has ordered that the Courts will remain closed from August 12, 2020 till August 14, 2020. "I am satisfied that the circumstances demand to continue non-sitting of Courts. Accordingly, it is directed that there shall be no sitting...

Sec 57 Of Transfer Of Property Act Permits Court To Declare A Property Free Of Encumbrance Even Against Will Of Encumbrancer: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court explained the procedural mechanism under Section 57 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, to lift encumbrance from an immovable property. The order, passed by Justice Devan Ramachandran, assumes relevance since there is no case law/ precedent on this subject. The verdict opens with emphasis on the "efficacious and...

NALSA Chairman Justice NV Ramana Presides over Delhi Legal Services Authority's First Online Lok Adalat

On the 8th of August 2020, the Delhi State Legal Services Authority under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority organised the first ever online Lok Adalat in Delhi. The accomplishment ceremony was attended by legal aid functionaries from all over the country. It was presided over by Justice N.V Ramana, Judge Supreme Court of India and the Executive...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Says 'Hindu Resentment' Order Of Delhi Police Caused No Prejudice; Asks Media To Verify Facts [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the order of the Special Commissioner of Police, dated July 8, which cited 'resentment among Hindu community' in the wake of arrests in Delhi riots cases to advise police officers to exercise due care while making arrests.A single bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that "no prejudiced has been caused" by the said direction as it was issued...