Centre Frames New Rules For Tribunals, Following SC Striking Down 2017 Rules [Read Rules]

The Union Ministry of Finance has framed new rules prescribing uniform norms for the appointment and service conditions of members to various Tribunals.The Rules titled 'Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020' are made in exercise of powers under Section 184 of the Finance Act 2017.These rules...

Toddy Shop Licence Not To Be Granted/Renewed In Residential Areas Without Privacy Rights Impact Assessment: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"State is bound to take positive steps to prevent infringement of rights of citizens on account of granting licence to toddy shops."

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to journalist Gautam Navlakha and scholar Anand Teltumbde in the Bhima Koregaon case. Justice PD Naik heard the applications filed by both accused and declined any relief to them. However, the interim protection from arrest granted to both the accused was extended for four weeks in order to grant the accused time to...

Bidar School Sedition Row : Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea For Action Against Police For Interrogating Minor Students Over Anti-CAA Play

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking action against the police authorities for illegally interrogating minor students of the Shaheen Education Society, Bidar, in connection to a play concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act.Declining to pass interim directions to restrain police from carrying on the interrogation of students,...

Apprehension Of Radiation: Calcutta HC Stays Construction Of Jio Mobile Tower [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court stayed the construction of Jio mobile tower in the event that the local self-governing authorities did not comply with the clause 4A of the Advisory Guidelines regarding the installation of the tower. Further, the court also found that the authorities did not invite objections from the people in the immediate vicinity of the site of the proposed mobile...

Gargi College : Delhi HC Agrees To Hear On Monday Plea For CBI Inquiry Into Sexual Harassment Incidents

The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking CBI inquiry into incidents of sexual harassment in Gargi college campus.A division bench comprising Justices GS Sistani and C Hari Shankar agreed to list the matter on Monday on a mentioning made by Advocate M L Sharma, the petitioner.The probe is sought into instances of molestation and...

Madras HC Directs State Govt To File Report On Steps Taken For Rehabilitation Of Manual Scavengers [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Monday asked the State government as to what steps have been taken for the rehabilitation of the families of manual scavengers, apart from payment of compensation to bereaved families. The bench of Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Subramonium Prasad has asked the state to file its response within two months. Inter alia, the court has also sought information...

Allahabad HC Stays Notice To Recover Public Loss From Anti-CAA Protester [Read Order]

"To relegate the petitioner to raise his objections as to the jurisdiction/competency of the notice issuing authority would be an exercise in sheer futility as the Apex Court is in seisin with the issue." The Allahabad High Court has granted ad-interim protection to a petitioner from Kanpur who was served recovery notice by the UP Government to compensate the damage caused to...

Challenge To An Election Cannot Be Based on Conjectures; Bombay HC Dismisses Election Petition Challenging Nitin Gadkari's Election From Nagpur [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed an election petition filed by one Manohar Dabrase challenging Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's election from Nagpur constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.Justice AS Chandurkar held that the said election petition was liable to be rejected under provisions of Order VII Rule 11 (a) of the Code as there was absence of complete cause of action for...

Lawyer's Chamber In Residential Property Is Not A "Commercial" Space, Unlike Law Firms: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

"... it is crystal clear that the profession of a lawyer cannot be termed as a commercial activity." The Calcutta High Court has held that legal profession is not a commercial activity and hence, the chambers of a lawyer in a residential property cannot be categorized as commercial use of the property. Justice Shekhar B. Saraf on Tuesday clarified, "...a professional...

[CAA Protests] 'Section 144 Order Imposed In Bengaluru In December Illegal' : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The prohibitory orders imposed in Bengaluru under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on December 18 in view of CAA Protest are "illegal" and "cannot stand scrutiny of law", held the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday.But the bench headed by CJ A S Oka refused to set aside the order, noting that the same has "worked itself out". Thus, the Court allowed the petitions filed by...

Nirbhaya Case : Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing Of Plea For Fresh Death Warrant Till February 17

A Delhi Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the petition seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape murder case unitl February 17.This is taking note of fact that the Supreme Court is set to pronounce judgment in convict Vinay Sharma's petition against rejection of mercy petition tomorrow. The Court also expressed that time for...