HC Reserves Order On Lalu's Bail Pleas In Fodder Scam Cases

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday reserved its order on bail petitions of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad in fodder scam cases related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries. Lalu is serving prison terms after being convicted in all three cases. The hearing on the bail pleas was undertaken before the court of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh. Appearing on behalf...

Cross-Gender Massages Are Not Prohibited In Spa: Madras HC Slams Cops [Read Order]

“A health spa, where cross - gender massages is a worldwide phenomenon, there is no legal prohibition and to borrow the wordings of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, except the majoritarian impulses rooted in moralistic tradition which is attempting to impinge upon individual autonomy”

Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Amendment Bill [Read Bill]

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

SC Upholds Claim Of Scientists Working Under Defence Ministry To Treat Special Pay For Pensionary Benefits [Read Judgment]

“It is clear that grant of special pay of Rs.2,000/- was in lieu of a separate higher pay scale, which does not fit in the nature of special pay as contemplated by Rule 9(25).”

Social Media Monitoring: Centre Says It's 'Listening' & 'Collating' Publicly Available Information

“As regards the monitoring of social media contents, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is also listening to all the information that is being provided and written by the people and taking that information to the various Ministries.”

Acquittal In Criminal Case Not Sufficient To Infer Judgeship Candidate's Good Character: MP HC Reiterates [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of the high court scrutiny committee to reject the candidature for judgeship of two candidates because they had been tried in two criminal cases.The judgment was passed by a Bench comprising Chief Justice SK Seth and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla, on two petitions filed by Deep Narayan Tiwari and Nand Kishore...

Bombay HC Directs State And Civic Body To Grant Interim Compensation To Parents Of 5-Yr-Old Who Died After Stray Dog Attack [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently directed the State of Maharashtra and the Municipal Corporation in Sangli, Maharashtra, to compensate the parents of a 5-year-old boy Tejas, who succumbed to his injuries after being attacked and bitten by a group of 5-6 stray dogs.Tejas had gone to watch a cricket match with his father and on their way back home, he was bitten. Tejas's father could not save him...

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...