Educational Qualifications Prescribed For Public Posts Are Not Relaxable: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“The qualifications are not relaxable unless it is clearly stated in the notification inviting applications lest it amounts to fraud on public in the matter of appointment.”

News Report On Sea Erosion Of Alappad Coastal Village Due To Mining Prompts NGT's Suo Moto Action

The NGT has sought for a report from District Collector on the situation in the suo moto case.

Upload Orders/Judgments Soon After Judges Sign Them, Madras HC Directs Registry [Read Order]

“It is clarified that the authorities concerned cannot reject or refuse the printed copy of the downloaded orders / judgments communicated by the respective learned counsels.”

NGT Directs Serial PIL Filer To Disclose Source Of Litigation Funding, Warns Of Debarment [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently warned a serial Public Interest Litigant of consequences including debarment, if he fails to disclose the source of funding of the various litigations filed by him before it. The direction was issued by a bench comprising NGT ChairpersonJustice Adarsh Kumar Goel, SP Wangdi (Judicial Member), K Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and Dr. Nagin Nanda...

Kerala HC Stays Criminal Defamation Case Against Arnab Goswami Filed By Shashi Tharoor

The High Court of Kerala yesterday stayed the proceedings in the criminal defamation case filed by Shashi Tharoor MP against Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV.Goswami moved the High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Proceedings seeking to quash the proceedings in the criminal case filed in Chief Judicial Magsitrate's Court, Thiruvananthapuram by Tharoor. Tharoor...

Plea Filed In SC For Reservation In Sikkim Legislative Assembly For Limboo & Tamang Tribes [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding reservations for the Scheduled Tribes, "Limboo" and "Tamang" in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim. The petition has been filed by Adeep Tamang (Treasurer of the Sikkim Limboo Tamang Tribal Joint Committee), Saman Prasad Subba Limboo (President of the Committee), Surendra Moktan (Vice-President of the Committee), Dhan...

No Compulsory Measles Rubella Vaccination On Children Without Consent, Orders Delhi HC

The Court held that vaccination can be given only with the informed consent of parents or guardians.

Pakistan SC Endorses 'Family Planning' To Curb Population Explosion; Quotes Indian Example

""The Courts and the legislature and executive in India nevertheless remained uncompromising in the object of population reduction. As a result of these stringent legislative measures complimented by judicial support, in the year 2017 the annual population growth percentage in India has decreased to 1.1% while that of Pakistan remains at 2.0%."

Sabarimala : Women Cannot Be Singled Out To Ascertain Genuineness Of Devotion, Kerala Govt Tells HC

Singling out women devotees coming to Sabarimala for ascertaining their genuineness in devotion will amount to hostile discrimination on the basis of gender, said the Govt affidavit

Sohrabuddin Shaikh's Brother Writes To MHA, CBI To File Appeal Against Acquittal Of Accused

Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, has written to the Minister of Home Affairs, Director, CBI and the Cabinet Secretary requesting the CBI to file an appeal against the judgment of Special CBI Court acquitting all accused in the alleged fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin, Tulsiram Prajapati and alleged killing of Kausar Bi.Rubabuddin stated in the letter that the said...

Kerala HC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To Man Accused Of Rape & Murder Of 15-Yr-Old Girl [Read Judgment]

"The offence might have been committed in a sudden rush of blood i.e., to commit robbery and rape"

Delhi HC Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Guidelines On Tracing, Tapping And Surveillance Of Phone Calls [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre on a petition demanding a probe by a Special Investigation Team or by the Centre into the abuse of powers by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials by illegally tapping the phones of high ranking officials. The Petition also seeks a direction to Government to frame comprehensive guidelines regarding tracing, tapping...