NGT Asks States/ UTs To Follow Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules Or Cough Up Rs1 Cr Fine Per Month

Accepting a report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) suggesting environmental compensation of Rs 1200 per day for any healthcare facility violating Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, the National Green Tribunal has directed all States and Union Territories to monitor the bio-medical waste management or else cough up compensation of Rs 1 crore per month till the...

'Why No Appeal Filed Against Acquittals In Samjauta Blasts Case?', Asks Singhvi In Rajya Sabha

In Rajya Sabha on Wedensday, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singvi raised the issue of Centre not filing appeal against the acquittal of all accused by a Special NIA Court in the Samjauta blasts case.This was during a debate on the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the upper house.Singhvi said that NIA had a bad record of convictions in high profile cases such as Samjuata...

Breaking : Ranchi Court Withdraws Direction To Distribute Quran Copies For Bail [Read Order]

The Judicial Magistrate Court, Ranchi has withdrawn the controversial direction imposed in a bail order to donate copies of Quran.The condition was imposed by judicial magistrate Manish Singh on July 15 while allowing release on bail of 19 year old Richa Bharti, who was accused of hurting religious sentiments through a Facebook post.Based on an application filed by Pithoria police...

'One Must Respect Sentiments Of Other Relgions': What The Ranchi Court Held In 'Quran Distribution' Order [Read Order]

The copy of controversial order passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, directing a woman to distribute five copies of Quran for getting bail is now out.The condition was imposed by judicial magistrate Manish Singh on July 15 while allowing release on bail of 19 year old Richa Bharti, who was accused of hurting religious sentiments through a Facebook post"To neutralize the situation"...

Aadhaar Card Not A Valid Document For Travel To Nepal: NCDRC [Read Order]

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) while going with the relevant instructions of the Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, ruled in SpiceJet Ltd. v. Dinesh Kumar & Anr that Aadhaar card is not a valid document for travel to Nepal/Bhutan. Background Commission was hearing a revision petition against the order of the...

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Claimed As A Matter Of Right: Madras HC [Read Order]

A compassionate appointment scheme is a non-statutory scheme and is in the form of a concession and it cannot be claimed as a matter of right by the claimant to be enforced through a writ proceeding.

ESIC Can't Deny Eligible Insured Person WIP Certificate On The Premise Of The Employer Contributing Or Filing The Returns Late: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a huge relief to the petitioner, Delhi High Court in case of Shivani v ESIC directed Employees State Insurance Corporation to issue "Ward of Insured Persons Certificate" to petitioner's daughter Ms. Ashi so as to enable her to secure admission, in the MBBS course in an Institute affiliated to the ESIC, for the academic session 2019-2020. Pertinently during the pendency of the...

PIL Seeking Linking Of Voter ID With Aadhaar: Delhi HC Asks EC To Decide In 8 Weeks [Read Petition]

Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a PIL before the Delhi High Court seeking linking of Aadhaar with the Voter-ID card in order to curb duplicate voting and ensure the security of voting process. The petitioner prays for directions to be issued to Election Commission for taking requisite steps to ensure Aadhaar based voting system.The Bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel has directed the...

Doordarshan Cannot Use The Word 'DISH' For Its DTH Services: Delhi HC While Granting Injunction To Dish TV [Read Order]

Delhi High Court grants injunction to Dish TV against Doordarshan in order to prevent the latter from using the word 'DISH' for its services. The Single Bench of Justice Sahay Endlaw refused to accept the defendant's claim of publici juris and termed the usage a prima facie case of infringement. In the present case, The plaintiff had instituted a suit for permanent injunction restraining...

Autonomy Of Private Schools Are Subjected To The RTE Act: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court has recently held that no school can expel a child by issuing Transfer Certificates (TC) without any requests made by the parents. In the instant case before the Karnataka, the petitioners were all children studying in Vyasa International School run by the Vyasa Educational and Cultural Trust. The writ petitions were filed for the following reliefs: Issuance...

Copyright Protection Given To Films Is At Par With That Accorded To Literary Works: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has clarified the position of law on the issue of copyright infringement of a cinematograph film by making various observations. The court interpreted sections 13, 14(d) and 2(d) of the Copyright Act to hold that the copyright protection of a film is at par with that accorded to literary works and its scope is wider than just duplication. The present petition was moved on...

'Distribute Copies Of Quran' : Ranchi Court Directs Woman For Release On Bail

'Distribute copies of Quran' - this was a condition imposed by a Magistrate Court in Ranchi, Jharkhand for granting bail to a woman who was arrested for hurting religious sentiments through a social media post.The judicial magistrate Manish Singh allowed bail to the accused, Richa Bharti, while directing her to donate one copy of the religious text to Sadar Anjuman Islamia Committee and...