MP HC Holds Open Court Hearing As Exception, Grants Toddler Boy's Custody To Mother, Seeing His Fondness For Her [Read Order]

Holding the hearing in open court as an exception, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday overruled a subordinate court's ruling granting custody of a three-year-old to the father, upon observing the boy's fondness for and attachment to the mother. "Though, this Court is deciding cases through video conferencing only, however, by making an exception, the case was heard in open Court",...

Plea Seeking Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities As Beneficiaries Under Food Security Act: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by the National Federation of Blind seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to further direct all the States and Union Territories to include Persons with Disabilities as beneficiaries under Antyodaya Anna Yojana and the Food Security Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan...

J&K HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Reservation For Pahari Speaking People In Medical Post Graduate Courses In UT [Read Order]

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging 4% reservation quota for "pahari speaking people" in medical post graduate courses in various Government Medical colleges of the UT. The bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has issued notice to the J&K Govt. and has posted the matter for hearing on July 27. Excessive...

Doctors Who Have Served For Decades Are Being Treated in An Obnoxious & Callous Manner; Bombay HC Reinstates Radiologist In MGM Hospital [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday made sharp observations against the management of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mumbai while hearing a writ petition filed by Dr.Nimish Shah, a radiologist who has been practising for 33 years and was the Head Of Department of Radiology at MGM Hospital before he was relieved from service on June 30, 2020. Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla...

Take Necessary Action Against Banned Organization 'Sikh for Justice', Directs Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Friday disposed of a PIL filed against banned organization, "Sikh for Justice", with a direction to the Central and the State Government to take necessary action against the same. The plea was disposed by a bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli, after the Government assured that all necessary measures are being taken...

Legal Interviews With Private Lawyers Through Video Conferencing Will Be Provided To All The Prisoners: Delhi Govt Informs Delhi HC

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the facility of legal interviews with private counsels through video conferencing is now being extended to all the prisoners in Delhi. The information was given to the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a PIL seeking video conferencing facility for all the prisoners in order to enable...

Delhi HC Allows NLU Delhi To Correct Error Of Removing Vertical Reservation For OBC and EWS Categories And Issue A Revised Admission Notification

Delhi High Court has allowed the National Law University, Delhi, to correct the error of removing vertical reservation for OBC and EWS categories in its admission notification, and place a revised notification before the court on Monday. While noting that the University has misinterpreted the order of the court dated June 29, wherein a stay was imposed on 50% domicile...

Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Non-Implementation Of SC Order For Decongestion Of Prisons [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a petition alleging non-implementation of the Supreme Court order for decongestion of prisons in the state. The bench of Chief Justice AK Mittal and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla has issued notice to the MP Government, its Law and Legal Affairs Department, its Health Department, the Director General of Prisons, State Legal...

Bar Council Of Delhi Entitled For Exemption U/s 80G Income Tax Act, Holds ITAT [Read Order]

"Bar Council is engaged in safeguarding the rights, privileges and interest of the advocates."

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Moved By DRT Bar Association Seeking More Online Links For Smoothly Conducting Video Conferencing Hearings [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking additional online links for Debt Recovery Tribunal and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal in order to ensure smooth operation of hearings through Video Conferencing and other virtual operations. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has issued notices to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Information Technology...

Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Filed By An 'Unregistered' Association Against Issuance Of Chip Based Biometric ID Cards [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought a declaration that issuance of chip based ID card with biometric capture to a class of people is violation of fundamental right to privacy.The bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly dismissed the PIL on the ground that a writ petition filed by an unregistered body is...

State Duty-Bound To Ensure Well-being, Life & Liberty Of Migrant Workers Also: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has observed that the State Government has a duty to ensure the to ensure the well being, and life and liberty of migrant workers also. The bench comprising of the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly said that the state is duty bound to ensure that the employers are providing appropriate shelter to the migrant workers, a clean environment and a...