No Proposal To Amend RP Act To Make Winning Political Parties Accountable To Promises Made In Election Manifesto, Says Law Minister

In response to a query, the Law Minister has told the Lok Sabha that there is no proposal to amend the Representation of the People Act to make parties winning elections accountable to the promises made in the Election Manifestos.Ravi Shankar Prasad told the house that there is no proposal to make it compulsory for political parties winning general and assembly elections to bring...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Stayed the May order of the AICTE rejecting the application for extension of approval of the courses run by Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura. Bombay High Court Held that when the rights and title of the litigants is settled in proceedings by the Civil Courts, such verdicts would be binding upon the revenue authorities.Issued...

'I Believe In Judicial Accountability' : Justice Swaminathan Of Madras HC Releases Case Disposal Data [Read Statement]

In a highly commendable gesture in the interests of judicial accountability, Justice G R Swaminathan of Madras High Court, Madurai bench, has released data of the cases disposed of by him over past two years after assuming charge as HC judge on June 28, 2017.He has disposed of a total of 21,478 cases, with 18,944 cases as single bench and 2,534 cases while sitting in division bench, as per...

Nurses Are Not 'Medical Practitioners', State Medical Council Has No Jurisdiction To Take Action Against Them: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

"The nurses cannot be categorized as medical practitioners practicing medicine and the Karnataka Medical Council has no jurisdiction to take action against the nurses."

Many Pillion Riders Are Not Wearing Helmets: Madras HC Pulls Up State, Traffic Police [Read Order]

"Pillion riders do require safety. In Indian Ethics, it can be said that women pillion rider, is the most vulnerable, in a road accident.”

'Frivolous' ! Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Customer Data Leakage Due To Security Lapse At SBI [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court came down heavily on a person who filed a Public Interest Litigation alleging there are serious lapses by the State Bank of India which resulted in customer data leakage and disruption of online services. Referring to a newspaper report in this regard, Shaheer Ali @ Shaheer Chingath, filed a PIL and sought investigation by an independent agency, and a further direction...

How To Record The Evidence Of Deaf And Dumb Rape Victim? Bombay HC Explains [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court remanded a rape case to the Trial Court on the ground that evidence of deaf and dumb victim was recorded without considering the provisions of Section 119 Evidence Act.As per the proviso to Section 119 Evidence Act, when the witness is unable to communicate verbally, the court shall take the assistance of an interpreter or a special educator in recording the statement,...

U'khand HC Contempt Notice To AIIMS Director, Health Secy For Non-Payment Of Cost To Whistleblower Officer

Once pulled up by the Uttarakhand High Court for its vindictive attitude towards whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi for blowing the lid off massive corruption in AIIMS, the Centre and AIIMS are in the spot again. This time around, the Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notice to Preeti Sudan, Union Health Secretary and also AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria to show as to why...

SBI Denies List Of Loan Defaulters Under RTI Act

SC had recently told RBI to disclose list of wilful defaulters in public interest.

Sanitary Pad Vending Machine Installed in Karnataka High Court Premises

A Vending Machine of hygiene products including sanitary pads has been installed by the High Court of Karnataka. The machine is present in one of the ladies' restrooms Southern Side of the Annex Building on the first floor. The hygiene products accessible to all advocates, staff of the High Court (the majority of them being women), and litigants, are being sold at a nominal price of Rs....

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL For Greenfield Airport At Bhatkal Town, Under Udan Scheme

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the State government to submit a proposal to Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, seeking nod for constructing a greenfield airport in Bhatkal town, under the Udan Scheme. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad dismissing the petition filed by one Sanjay Revankar,...

Domestic Violence Act: 'Divorced Wife' Entitled To Execute Orders Granted Prior To Decree Of Divorce: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

"Decree of divorce does not deprive the wife from the relief granted in her favour under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act"