MP Shashi Tharoor Issues Legal Notice To Kairali TV For Allegedly Associating Him With Prime Suspect In Kerala Gold Smuggling Case

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, has issued a legal notice to Kairali TV Malayalam News Channel for broadcasting defamatory and allegedly false claims associating with a prime suspect in Kerala Gold Smuggling case."My lawyer has sent a 6-page formal notice to the CPIM TV channel for inventing and broadcasting false claims about my alleged association with the principal suspect, who was...

Can State Stop Transport Facility To Migrants Merely Because Industries Have Reopened? Karnataka HC Asks Govt

The Karnataka High Court has asked the State Government to reconsider its policy decision of stopping requisition for Special Shramik trains and closing mustering centres. "Prima facie it appears to us that there is no change in circumstance by passage of time. The factors which prevailed when the state took decision to bear the railway fare... the same situation continues today", observed...

Multiple Cases Of Swachhata Karamcharis Complaining About Non Payment of Salaries, Delhi HC Directs EDMC To Address All The Grievances In Time Bound Manner [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to ensure that grievances of all the Swachhata Karamchis who have complained about non payment of salaries are addressed and appropriate generic order in their regard may also be passed. The Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri has directed the EDMC to address these grievances within a period of eight...

Kerala HC Directs Notifying Of Additional Vacancies And Appointment of Munsiff-Magistrates From Current Rank List [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has directed to forward an additional list of candidates from the merit list dated 20.02.2020 to the Governor for approval and appointment as Munsiff-Magistrates. Justice PV Asha issued these directions while considering writ petitions filed by candidates to the posts of Munsiff-Magistrate. They had sought directions to the High Court to fill up all the vacancies...

Final Year Law Student Writes To Bombay HC Chief Justice Seeking Cancellation Of Semester Exams In Light Of Covid-19

A final year law student has written to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court raising concerns for the safety of "millions of final year students and their families, invigilators, evaluators, transport authorities, support staff and several other key stakeholders, either directly or indirectly, involved in the examination process." Anshritha Rai, a final year law student at ILS...

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case : NIA To Take Over Probe From Customs

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday permitted the National Investigation Agency(NIA) to investigate the case relating to smuggling of 30 kilograms of gold through Thiruvananthapuram airport using diplomatic cargo dispatched to UAE Consulate at the state capital.The MHA spokesperson said that NIA probe was felt necessary "as the organised smuggling operation may have...

Plea Challenging The Choice Based Credit System For School Of Open Learning, Delhi HC Directs Delhi University To File Affidavit [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to file an affidavit in a plea challenging the implementation of the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) as a method of evaluation for School of Open Learning (SOL). The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has further directed the Delhi University to take a stand on whether a committee was appointed to cure the defects in...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To State/Medical Council On Petition Claiming Refusal Of Medical Treatment To Non-Covid19 Patients [Read Petition]

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the state government and the Karnataka Medical council on hearing a petition filed claiming that during the complete lockdown period individual medical practitioners/doctors refused treatment to patients suffering ordinary health issues. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna said "We direct the respondents...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Expeditiously Process Application Seeking Compensation For Injury Sustained During Delhi Riots [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to expeditiously process an application moved for seeking compensation for sustaining serious injury during the Delhi riots. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has further directed the Delhi Government to ensure as to whether the office of the Sub Divisional Magistrate is open and the same is entertaining...

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...