Delhi HC Expresses Dissatisfaction Towards The Affidavit Filed By Delhi Police Which Accuses Devangana Kalita Of Peddling Fake Narratives

Delhi High Court has expressed dissatisfaction towards the averments made in the affidavit filed by the Delhi Police wherein it is stated that Kalita is 'guilty of peddling false narratives of a political vendetta, state sponsored pogrom, persecution and malicious prosecution.' The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru further noted that the present affidavit mentions statements...

Madras HC Issues Notice To IRDAI On Plea Seeking Refund/ Adjustment Of Motor Vehicle Premiums During Lockdown

The Madras High Court recently issued notice to the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on a PIL seeking refund/ adjustment in the motor vehicle premiums paid by the insurance holders, pursuant to the nation-wide lockdown. The petition was heard by a division bench of Justice R. Subbiah and Justice Krishnan Ramasamy on July 3, 2020 and notices have been issued...

Use Of Pre-Printed & Fixed Forms To Record Patients' Consent Amounts To 'Unfair Trade Practice' : NCDRC [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that the use of fixed "informed consent cum undertaking" by the hospitals to record consent from the patients amounts to "unfair trade practice" within the meaning of Section 2(1)(r) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Commission asserted that the uniform use of the pre-printed and fixed informed consent cum undertaking...

[Online Classes] SOP For E-Learning A Progressive Step; Questioning It Against National Interest : Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court in an order passed on Monday had some harsh words for a petitioner who challenged the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated June 15 for online classes for school students approved by the Maharashtra government calling it irrational. The bench of Justice SB Shukre and SM Modak of the Nagpur bench heard the public interest litigation filed by Imran...

[Covid-19] Functioning Of Calcutta HC Suspended Till July 13; J&K HC Closed For Two Days [Read Notification]

The High Courts of Calcutta and Jammu and Kashmir have been closed temporarily, due to Covid scare. Judicial and administrative functioning of the Calcutta High Court has been suspended from tomorrow, i.e. July 10, 2020 till July 13, 2020 (Monday), on account of new phase of lock down in the city. Through a notification issued by the Registrar General, the Chief Justice has directed...

Gold Smuggling Case : Kerala HC Single Bench Directs Listing Of Plea For CBI Probe Against Chief Minister As PIL

Sustaining the objections raised by the Registry, a single bench of the High Court of Kerala held on Thursday that a writ petition seeking CBI probe against the state's Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, in relation to the gold smuggling case, has to be treated as a 'Public Interest Litigation'.Accordingly, a single bench of Justice V G Arun directed the matter to be placed before the...

Women Lawyers Express Grave Concerns about Composition, Time Frame and Methodology Adopted by The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law

Expressing their "concern" and "in fact anger" that there is not even a single woman on their National Level Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law, apart from it being totally non representative of minorities and other marginalised communities, women lawyers from across India have written to the Committee "It is essential that the Committee be expanded to include eminent women, Dalit,...

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case : Swapna Suresh Moves Kerala HC For Pre-Arrest Bail; Says 'No Connection With Smuggled Gold' [Read Application]

Apprehending arrest by the Customs Department in the case related to smuggling of 30 kilogram of gold through diplomatic cargo dispatched to UAE Consulate at Thrivananthapuram, Swapna Suresh, a woman associated with the Consulate General Office, has moved the High Court of Kerala seeking anticipatory bail.She has denied any connection or involvement with the case, which has snowballed into...

[AIBE- XIV] Plea In AP High Court Challenges Withholding Of Results of Bar Examination [Read Petition]

A petition relating to declaration of results of AIBE-XIV is pending before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, whereby a candidate is contesting withholding of his result by the Bar Council of India, "without any valid grounds". The plea was filed by Advocate Bilaal Ahmed Syed in March this year, aggrieved by the Council's decision to withhold the result of the only Examination Center in...

"Police Failed To Manage The Situation Appropriately": Gujarat HC Grants Bail To Migrant Workers Arrested For Uproar Over Delay In Return [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to as many 25 migrant workers, arrested on charges of murder and dacoity, for their alleged clash with the police personnel on May 17 at Rajkot, over delay in their return to their native states. The bench of Justice Gita Gopi appreciated that the allegations made in the impugned complaint revealed that "sentiments of the migrant labourers were at...

Centre Publishes Draft Code On Wages (Central) Rules; Invites Objections & Suggestions From Public [Read Notification]

The Central Government has published a draft of Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2020, inviting objections and suggestions from the public. Code on Wages, 2019, which subsumes four existing laws on labour wages - the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 was passed by Parliament last year. The Code received...

'Registry Working Under Great Difficulty' : Karnataka HC CJ Reprimands Lawyer For Sending Rude Email Over Listing Of Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reprimanded an advocate for sending a discourteous email to the registry over urgent listing of a case.Chief Justice Abhay S Oka asked the advocate to appear via video conferencing, and expressed strong displeasure at his conduct.Urging the lawyers to act with patience until normalcy is restored, Justice Oka tsaid "Let this message be conveyed to the...