Court Can't Replace Policy": HC Dismisses With Costs PIL Challenging Delhi Govt.'s "Freebie Policy" Of Electricity, Water Subsidies [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed with costs a PIL challenging the Delhi government's grant of electricity and water concessions, and other "freebie policies", to the residents in the NCT. The plea sought the removal of all subsidies "delivered at door step for people without any specific disability, liability, restriction, or condition", urging that such a scheme will "damage...

[Lower Berth Allotment] Give Highest Priority To Pregnant women, Then To Senior Citizens And Thereafter To The VVIPs', MP HC To Railways [Read Order]

The Jabalpur bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (27th July) asked Indian Railways to consider re-prioritising the lower berth allotment by giving the highest priority to pregnant women, then to senior citizens and thereafter to the VVIPs.The said suggestion put forth by the bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Yadav and Atul Sreedharan, came in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL)...

[DU Open Book Exam] Only 8% Students Could Successfully Complete Online Mock Tests: Delhi HC Expresses Dissatisfaction

The Court also directed the Delhi University to clarify position on providing scribes to visually challenged students.

SC Directs NCDRC To Expeditiously Pronounce Judgment In A Case Which It 'Reserved For Judgment' In October 2019 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to expeditiously pronounce judgment in a case which it had 'reserved for judgment' on 24 October 2019. The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and KM Joseph, directed thus while disposing of a Miscellaneous Application filed by a party to this case before NCDRC. He contended before the...

Certification From Religious Institutions Not To Be Insisted From Applicants Seeking 'Change Of Religion' In Government Records: Kerala Govt.

The Kerala Government has ordered that the Governmental Authorities shall not insist for certification from religious authorities while considering applications seeking change of religion in official records, including the Gazette. The order further clarifies that, in case of doubt about the genuineness of the conversion claim, the Authority shall instead cause to conduct an enquiry through...

There Was Only One Solitary Incident Of Breach Of Furlough Leave By 574 Days; Bombay HC Grants Emergency Parole To Murder Convict [Read Order]

Observing that apart from that one solitary incident of breach of furlough leave amounting to 574 days, there has been no other incident, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted emergency parole of 45 days to Asha Tayade, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life, serving her term at Yerwada Prison, Pune. Division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice VG Bisht heard a...

NEP 2020 To Discourage Stand Alone Law Universities; Moots Restructuring Of Legal Education And Making It Bilingual

The National Education Policy 2020 moots some significant changes for the legal education sector as well.NEP 2020, which got the approval of Union Cabinet yesterday, calls for restructure of legal education, and also suggests to make it bilingual.Most importantly, it says that the practice of setting up stand-alone professional educational institutions including legal universities shall...

Kerala HC Refuses To Order Visa Extension For Foreigner Who Said He 'Felt Safer In Kerala Than USA' [Read Judgment]

Johnny Paul Pierce, a 74-year old citizen of the United States of America, who had sought extension of stay in India saying that he felt 'safer to remain in Kerala than in US' could not obtain relief regarding extension of stay from the High Court of Kerala.The HC declined to order extension for him, observing that the 'grant or extension of visa to foreign nationals fall exclusively within...

Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt And Centre's Replies In Plea Challenging the Validity of Delhi Minorities Commission Act

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a reply in a plea challenging the validity of the Delhi Minorities Commission Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has also sought replies from the Union of India and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. The order has come in a PIL filed by Mr Vikram Gahlaut challenging the...

Demanded Rs. 300 As Bribe Two Decades Ago: SC Upholds 1 Year Jail Term For Ex-Revenue Dept. Official [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a former Patwari, an official Revenue Department of State of Punjab, who was convicted for demanding a bribe of Rs. 300/-. In 1999,The Trial Court had convicted Gurdip Singh under Sections 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for four years and to pay...

Uttarakhand HC Emphasizes On Responsible Tourism; Constitutes Committee To Examine Need To Identify Biodiversity Heritage Sites In The State [Read Judgment]

"Tourism should not be seen merely as a development activity or as a revenue earning sector. Tourism means "sustainable tourism". We can afford to ignore this principle only at the cost of our environment. We should keep high mountain terrains in their pristine glory and beauty." The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday directed the State Government to constitute an Expert Committee...

Center Appoints One Additional Judge Each Of Calcutta & Himachal Pradesh HC As Permanent Judges [Read Notifications]

The Central Government has notified the appointment of one Additional Judge each from the High Courts of Calcutta and Himachal Pradesh, as permanent Judges of those High Courts. The Government has approved the proposal to appoint Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court, as a permanent Judge. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court on...