Sabarimala : Police Should Not Give Special Protection To Individuals Including Women Pilgrims, Say HC Appointed Observers [Read Report]

Police should not give special protection and escort to individuals including women visiting Sabarimala as it causes hardship to other pilgrims, opined the team of observers appointed by the High Court of Kerala. The observers suggested that protection should be limited only to special dignitaries, who are entitled to protection as per protocol, and to individuals who have obtained orders of...

CCI Rules Out Violation Of Competition Act By Health Ministry Agency In Procurement Of Condoms [Read Order]

The CCI found the central agency to be acting with social objectives.

Two-Finger "Virginity Test" Should Be Removed From Medical Textbooks: Maharashtra Prof Writes To Centre

Dr Indrajit Khandekar, professor of forensic medicine at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) in Maharashtra's Sewagram, has reportedly written to the Medical Council of India (MCI) seeking removal of the 'two-finger test' or the 'virginity test' from the medical curriculum.Dr. Khandekar has asserted that the test has no scientific basis and violates human rights. He points...

Former Acting CJ of Bombay HC Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari,Dies at 91

Former Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, a Gandhian and a freedom fighter, Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari died today, he was 91 years old. He is survived by a daughter and two sons, one of them is Justice SC Dharmadhikari of the Bombay High Court and the other is Ashutosh Dharmadhikari, practising in the High Court. He delivered a judgement as an additional judge of the...

Incorrect Translation Of Questions: Calcutta HC Awards 20 More Marks To NEET Candidate [Read Judgment]

"Denying him marks on contention he ought to have compared with the questions set in English would be unjust."The Calcutta High Court has ordered to give 20 additional marks to a NEET candidate whose answers got wrong due to incorrect translation of questions.Washim Akram Hossain, who took the test in Bengali, had approached the high court seeking compensatory marks. He contended that due...

Madras HC DB Stays Order Banning Online Sale Of Medicines

The Madras High Court Wednesday stayed until further orders a single judge's order banning online sale of medicines, saying patients would be affected if it was prohibited all of a sudden. A division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice P Rajamanickam granted the interim stay, allowing miscellaneous petitions filed by a batch of traders involved in online sale...

Kerala MP Urges Centre To Bring In Legislation to Overcome SC's Sabarimala Verdict

"This judgment is against the customs and traditions that have been observed by the devotees for a longtime"

Students From National Law Schools Must Also Come To Judiciary, Says Law Minister In LS

"Now, it is 70 years since Independence. Why should the intake in the subordinate judiciary not invite the best talent of the country from institutes like the National Law School, etc. so that we have a good pool of talented people becoming Additional District Judges and subsequently in the higher category? That is the whole idea."

Govt Introduces Aadhaar Amendment Bill In Lok Sabha [Read Bill]

The Bill permits voluntary use of Aadhaar for getting mobile connections and bank accounts.

Madras HC Disposes Of Husband's Habeas Corpus Petition By Dissolving Marriage Recording Mutual Consent [Read Order]

"4th respondent is not interested in going along with her husband and she is interested only in living with the 3rd respondent."

No Political Interference In Process Of Transfer Of Govt Servants From Now On; Maharashtra Govt Assures Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently observed that a sitting MLA and a Cabinet Minister in the BJP-run state government had influenced the transfer of a government servant. The court made the observation while hearing a writ petition filed by one Balasaheb Tidke, a 45-year-old sub-divisional officer, Thane. In response, the state government has now assured the court in an affidavit that provisions...

Cannot Deny Maternity Benefits To Contractual Employees: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that maternity benefits cannot be denied to women employees just because they are contractual employees.The judgment was passed by Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque.The court was hearing a petition filed by one Ms. Rasitha CH, who had been working as an Assistant Professor in Medical Microbiology on contract basis at the School of Health Sciences, in...