Karnataka HC Directs To Register Suo Motu Case on Illegal Religious Structures In Public Properties

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, directed the Registrar General of the court to register a suo motu, public interest litigation, to oversee the action of demolition of illegal religious structures, which have come up on public property, in the state, post the year 2009. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad while hearing another petition filed by...

PIL In Gauhati HC Challenges Move To Transport Four Elephants To Gujarat

A Public Interest Litigation filed in Gauhati High Court on Friday challenges the move to transport four elephants from Assam to Gujarat via rail for parading in the Rath Yathra to be held at Jagannath Temple at Ahmedabad on July 4.The petition filed NGO Avinava Prayash,represented by its Secretary, Urmi Mala Das and Nandini Baruah challenges the permission granted by Assam Forest Department...

Long Period Of Suspension Of Govt. Employee Not A Ground To Quash Suspension Order: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

"The opinion expressed by larger benches of the Supreme Court, in preference to those expressed by smaller benches of the Supreme Court, should be followed."

Liberty Of An Individual To Do Anything Which Is Not Illegal Is Unquestionable Even If It's At Divergence From Established Social Norm: MP HC [Read Judgment]

"India falls in the latter category being a liberal democracy where a man is permitted to act in any manner he pleases, where such act is not prohibited under the law, irrespective of the fact that his act might be seen as galling by the majority.”

Rape Victim Should Not Be Made To Approach Courts For Terminating Pregnancy Of Less Than 20 Weeks: Madras HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

"The doctors and the Courts need to be more sensitive and should act fast since the victim girl is carrying a foetus, which keeps reminding her of the agony faced by her due to rape and every moment she suffers mental agony and depression due to the unwanted pregnancy that has been forced against her.”

Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Directions For Appointment Of Leader Of Opposition

Highlighting that the Lok Sabha Speaker has not appointed the leader of single largest party in opposition as the Leader of Opposition, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking framing of policy in this regardThe petition filed by Advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Sishmita Kumari states that Leader of Opposition is a 'statutory post' and that the...

Malegaon 08': CIC Directs Home Ministry To ReplyTo RTI Query Regarding Opinion Given By Law Ministry On Applicability Of MCOCA [Read Order]

The Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide an appropriate reply to an RTI query seeking a copy of the opinion given by Ministry of Law and Justice regarding the applicability of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 on the 2008 Malegaon Bomb blast case. The said opinion was sought by the National Investigation Agency from...

Foreign Court Order Cannot Withhold Insolvency Process; NCLT Admits SBI's Resolution Application Against Jet Airways [Read Order]

The National Company Law Tribunal Mumbai bench on Thursday admitted the insolvency petition filed by State Bank of India against grounded airlines company Jet Airways.The top public sector bank of India filed the application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code stating that the airlines had defaulted payment of nearly Rs. 469 crores.Admitting the plea against Jet Airways,...

Gujarat HC Fixes Days For IT, GST Matters

The Gujarat High Court has fixed days for hearing matters pertaining to Income Tax, GST and Indirect Tax. The decision has been taken by Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice A C Rao. In a notice issued this month, the advocates were informed that from now on wards, on every Monday and Tuesday, the court will take up matters pertaining to Income Tax only. Every Wednesday,...

Give Child For Adoption Or Choose Abortion: Bombay HC Tells 'Rape Victim' Who Wants To Terminate Pregnancy [Read Order]

“If she does not want the child, she has the option to give the child in adoption as per the law under Juvenile Justice Act."

Kerala HC Takes Suo Moto Notice Of Businessman Killing Himself Over Authorities Blocking His Project

The Court has sought a report from the Government on the tragedy.

Photo Exhibition On World Refugee Day - Highlighting Refugee Experience Through Art

In the mid-twentieth century, Roland Barthes showed us both the 'art' and 'value' of reading a photograph. As a repository of multiple meanings, a photograph is political as much as it is aesthetic. It has layers beyond the surface that highlights the ideology of the photographer and shapes the perspective of the viewer. Recognising the similar potential of the photographic medium,...