Right To Terminate Pregnancy Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Gestation Has Continued Beyond 20 Weeks : Delhi HC [Read Order]

In a petition seeking termination of the pregnancy beyond 20 weeks, the Delhi High Court opined that the right to terminate pregnancy cannot be denied merely because the gestation has continued beyond 20 weeks. The bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar said that in certain circumstances it is difficult to refuse the permission to undergo medical termination...

NGT Pulls Up Delhi Govt. For Failing To Adequately Regulate Banquet Halls Violating Environment Rules [Read Order]

National Green Tribunal makes Delhi government forfeit a performance guarantee of Rs. 5 crore for not meaningfully complying with its Order on regulating banquet halls and restaurants that violate multiple environment laws and guidelines. In its Order dated 08.03.2019, the Tribunal had observed that marriage halls were allowed to operate without safeguards for the protection of...

Malls, Multiplexes Cannot Charge Parking Fee : Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday ruled that malls, multiplexes, shopping establishments etc., have to provide parking to the customers without collecting any fee from them.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Anant Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav reached this conclusion based on the interpretation of provisions in Gujarat building and town planning laws which mandate that building...

Duty Of Care Does Not End With Surgery; NCDRC Orders Hospital And Doctors To Pay 31 Lakh To Deceased Patient's Family [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered the Bombay Hospital located in South Mumbai area, to pay Rs. 30 lakh as compensation to a deceased patient's family on account of negligence shown by the hospital. The doctors have been directed to pay Rs. 1 lakh jointly.President RK Aggarwal and Member M Shreesha heard the appeal filed by the deceased Ranjit Toprani's...

NGT Directs Pollution Board To Lay Down Guidelines For Management And Monitoring Of Environmental Norms By Dairies [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal Principal Bench recently ordered the Central Pollution Control Board to provide a report and lay down appropriate guidelines for the management and monitoring of environmental norms by dairies in India by undertaking a study in that matter. The Tribunal was hearing a matter concerning the generation and disposal of solid, liquid and gas waste carried on by...

NBFCs Are Outside The Purview Of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code: NCLAT [Read Judgment]

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that Non-Banking Financial Corporation do not fall under the purview of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. It was noted that the respondent is a non-banking financial institution and is carrying on business of a financial institution and thereby it being financial service provider, it does not come within the meaning of...

Kathua Rape-And-Murder Case: Father Of Victim Girl Moves Punjab HC For Enhancement Of Sentence

The father of an eight-year-old girl, who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district last year, moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday seeking enhancement of sentence imposed on six convicts and also challenging the acquittal of one accused. The petitioner has requested the court to enhance the sentence of Sanji Ram, Deepak Khajuria and Parvesh Kumar...

Cabinet Approves The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to introduce The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. The Bill will be introduced in the ensuing Session of Parliament.The Bill provides a mechanism for their social, economic and educational empowerment, States the PIB Release. As per the Press release, the Bill will benefit a large number...

Death Penalty For Child Rapists: Cabinet Approves Amendments In POCSO Act 2012

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Amendments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012."It will make punishment more stringent for committing sexual crimes against children including death penalty. The amendments also provide for levy of fines and imprisonment to curb child pornography"., states the PIB release.Read the Full...

Only The Secured Creditor Can Initiate Action Against The Borrower Under SARFAESI Act: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has held that only the secured creditor, and no other person or entity, can initiate action against the borrower under the Secularization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act (SARFAESI).Justice L Narayana Swamy and Justice R Devdas while setting aside the order passed by the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT),...

Conducting DNA Test Of Rape Accused Is Part Of A Fair Trial: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that conducting DNA profiling of the accused under Section 53A of the Cr.P.C is a part of fair trial. The Court was hearing a revision petition filed by the petitioners, (accused before Trial Court) challenging an order of the Trial Court dismissing their application under Section 53-A Cr.P.C, for conducting DNA profiling of such...

Delhi HC Dismisses Petitions Seeking Quashing Of NEET UG, 2019 Result [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petitions seeking quashing of NEET UG, 2019 result. It was contended that during the course of examination, they realized that there are multiple choice questions which have more than one correct answers. The same was not rectified by the NTA due to which candidates have suffered grossly through the erroneous marking mechanism of NTA. Further it was...