SC Issues Notice In Woman's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Rape Case Filed By Her In UP Court To Delhi [Read Order]

A woman has approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of a rape case filed by her against the accused who is presently the Assistant Commissioner in the Drugs Control Department at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.She contended that the accused Deepak Sharma is absconding himself from the criminal process and is trying to delay the criminal process against him. She further alleged that the accused...

Jail Authorities Must Be Apprised Of Their Duties & Prisoners' Rights: Delhi HC Directs DSLSA To Conduct Training Workshop For Jail Superintendents

The Delhi High Court has directed the Member Secretary of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to conduct a training workshop for the Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents, and Assistant Superintendents, of all the jails in Delhi. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has asked the DSLSA to create a specialised module for the Superintendents, focusing...

'AIBE Has Become A Great Hurdle': Plea In AP HC Seeks Exemption For Enrolled Advocates From AIBE Qualification Amid COVID-19

An advocate has approached the High Court of Andhra Pradesh seeking exemption from the qualification of All India Bar Examination 2020 for advocates who have enrolled with the Bar Council.The writ petition filed by Bilaal Ahmed Syed, who enrolled with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2019, seeks to either exempt the exam for the enrolled Advocates or to declare them as...

Gujarat HC Quashes Govt. Order Restraining Fee Collection By Pvt. Schools Until Reopening [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court has quashed a government order restraining private unaided schools from collecting tuition fees until they reopened, stating that such an injunction will force smaller institutions to shut down. In the decision on Friday, the court set aside three clauses of a government resolution (GR) issued on July 16: one, that no fees shall be charged by any unaided schools...

'Question Of Saving Lives Of Critical Patients': P & H HC Asks Centre To Reconsider Ban On Import Of Used Ventilators [Read Order]

Amidst the COVID pandemic, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked the Centre to examine whether the use of imported refurbished ventilators can be permitted, suggesting a reconsideration of the ban on import of used ventilators."We prima facie feel that in case, the aforesaid ventilators are put to use, it may be of help to some serious patients", opined Justices Rajan Gupta...

No Interference With Govt Conclusion That Use Of Social Media By Army Personnel Enables Enemies To Gain Edge: Delhi HC [Read Order]

While dismissing a petition challenging the ban on army officers using social media, the Delhi High Court observed that scope of judicial review over matters concerning defence and security is limited.The bench comprising Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon noted that modern-day warfare is not just limited to accession of territory, but also extend to influencing economy and...

'Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules' Notified [Read Rules]

Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, have been notified today.These Rules have been framed invoking powers conferred by Section 53(1) and 53(2) (aa) Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016 which empowers the Central Government to frame Rules regarding the the purpose for which...

Sushant Singh's Death Being Made Sensational, Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay HC

The Advocate General of Maharashtra Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that there is nothing sensational in the unnatural death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput who was found dead at his home in Bandra on June 14.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AS Gadkari heard two Public Interest Litigations seeking CBI probe into the death of the...

Delhi HC Reserves Judgment On Pleas To Stop Delhi University's Open Book Exams

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved the judgement in a batch of pleas challenging the decision of Delhi University to conduct online Open Book Examinations (OBE) for final-year students.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh heard the arguments posited by the Respondents in the matter as well as the Replies of the Petitioners, and proceeded to reserve the...

Copies of Delhi's High Powered Committe's Minutes of Meetings Will Now Be Provided To Prisoners In Hindi [Read Minutes]

The High Powered Committee constituted to decongest the prisons of Delhi in light of the COVID19 pandemic, has decided to provide the copies of its Minutes Of Meetings to all the prisoners in Hindi. The decision has been taken by the Committee upon a representation made by Advocate Sarthak Maggon wherein he had highlighted how the language barrier has made it difficult for...

Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders Till September 30 [Read Notice]

The Karnataka High Court has further extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate courts and Tribunals, that are due to expire within a span of one month, till September 30. The bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "Only with the view to ensure that citizens are not deprived of their right to approach the Courts of...

Jamia Violence: Blinded & Injured Students Urge Delhi HC To Direct Payment Of Compensation

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday continued the hearing in a batch of petitions pertaining to alleged police atrocities in the campus of Jamia Milia Islamia in December 2019 in the wake of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.Advocate Siddharth Seem, appearing for Mohammed Minhajauddin, an LLM student who was blinded in one eye allegedly during the police crackdown, sought...