Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Seeking 50% School Fee Waiver Claiming Parents In Financial Distress Due To Covid-19 Pandemic [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation filed by a social worker who sought directions to schools to waive off 50% school fees in consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic and the financial distress it has caused to the parents of school children. Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice KK Tated heard the PIL by Dr.Binu Varghese, a social...

Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Challenging Constitutional Validity Of PMNRF And PMCARES Fund [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad High Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the PM National Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund. The petition has been filed by two practicing Advocates of the High Court, Divya Pal Singh and Anubhav Singh, stating that the PMNRF and PM-CARES are unconstitutional and void, for not being backed by any law and for being at odds with...

'Article 350A Cannot Be Used To Mandate Incorporation Of Any Specific Language In Syllabus': MP HC Dismisses PIL For Induction Of Urdu In School Education

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a PIL contending that the state is not ensuring induction of Urdu language as subject in school education despite millions of Indians speaking Urdu and Urdu being officially recognised as a regional language of India. The petition sought a direction to make Urdu a compulsory subject in all schools upto Class XII. The division bench notd that...

J&K DSP Davinder Singh, Who Was Caught With Hizbul Militants, Gets Default Bail in Terror Case as Delhi Police Fails to File Charge Sheet

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to suspended Jammu and Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh, arrested in January for accompanying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle bound for Delhi, in another terror-related case.The DSP was arrested in March on a FIR by the Special Cell of Delhi Police for the alleged commission of offences under Section 18 of UAPA and Section 120-B IPC. PTI has...

Lawyers Should Be Presentable And Avoid Showing Inappropriate Images:SC Accepts Apology Of Lawyer Appeared For Virtual Hearing Whilst Lying On Bed Dressed In a T-Shirt [Read Order]

Supreme Court accepted the apology of an advocate who had made an appearance before the Court, whilst lying on bed dressed in a T-shirt, and emphasised on the need to maintain minimum court etiquette during court video hearings. The incident took place during a hearing for transfer of a matter regarding maintainance and cruelty pending before the Additional District and Sessions...

Malafide Exercise Of Power By Police Under Erstwhile BJP Government; Bhima Koregaon Accused Challenge Transfer Of Investigation To NIA [Read Petition]

Advocate Surendra Gadling and Activist Sudhir Dhawale, both accused of having maoist links and inciting the caste based violence that took place at Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 2018 have filed a writ petition challenging the order of transfer of investigation in the case from Pune police to the National Investigation Agency passed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Petitioners who...

Lawyer Turned Director Sachy Laid To Rest

Lawyer turned writer-director of Malayalam films K R Sachidanandan (48), popularly known as 'Sachy', was cremated in Kochi on Friday evening.He passed away on Thursday night due to cardiac arrest.The last film written and directed by him, 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum', is one of the biggest hits among Malayalam films this year, and received rave reviews from critics and general audience.Before...

Kerala HC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Kerala Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition Act [Read Judgment]

"There are no materials on record to substantiate which community of the religion is required under the Hindu or any other religion, to kill an animal, for propitiating, if not personal consumption, in the manner required in the religion."

Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking Setting Up of Counseling Centres To Address Mental Health Issues Arising Out of Lockdown

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking setting up of counseling centres in Delhi to address the psychological/mental health issues arising out of lockdown and COVID19. Filed by Advocate Sunil Kumar, the petition seeks a direction to be issued to the Delhi Government to set up counseling centres and helpline numbers to provide psychological counseling to people who are...

Concerned By "Sky-rocketing" COVID Cases, Telangana HC Directs State To Increase Daily Samples, Test Direct, High-Risk Contacts [Read Order]

Naming it "a cause of concern", the Telangana High Court on Thursday observed that "immediately the spread of the Coronavirus should be controlled by the Government". "Before the Government can plan the strategy for controlling the Coronavirus, the first step that needs to be taken is to increase the number of samples per day", said the Chief Justice-led bench. The Court noted...

SCBA Condemns Chinese Attack At Galwan Valley; Expresses Support For Indian Soldiers [Read Letter]

the unprovoked Chinese aggression and the brutal killing of Indian soldiers

Black Lives Matter: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Police To Decide Upon The Representation Seeking Permission To Hold Protests Against Detention of Indigenous People of Biafra Within 2 Days

Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to decide upon the Petitioner's representation in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Delhi Police for allowing protests to be held under the banner of 'Black Lives Matter' against the detention of some ingenious people of Biafra. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has asked the Petitioner organisation...