Uttarakhand HC Directs Reservation In Admissions, Govt. Jobs For Transgenders; Housing Scheme; Separate Public Toilets Etc [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday issued a slew of directions for welfare of transgender persons in the State.Among other things, the Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari directed the State to formulate a scheme within six months to provide reservation in admission in educational institutions and for public appointments to transgenders.The court...

After SC Declares Mobile-Aadhaar Linking Illegal, Activist Asks Telecom Minister Steps To Delink Aadhaar From SIM

Seeks assurance that information given to telecom companies will be destroyed forthwithWith the Supreme Court having declared mandatory linking of mobile number with Aadhaar “illegal”, activist Tehseen Poonawalla, one of the applicants in the case, has written to the Minister for Department of Telecommunication asking about steps required to be taken to delink Aadhaar details already...

Justice Dilip Gupta Appointed As CESTAT President

Justice Dilip Gupta, former judge of the Allahabad High Court, will be appointed to the post of President, Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT). The proposal for appointment of Justice Gupta has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).Justice Gupta will be appointed in the scale of pay of Rs. 2,50,000 (fixed) for a period of 3 years from the date...

Controversies On Reliability Of News Are Matters Of Public Debate: Delhi HC Sets Aside Ex-Parte Injunction Against Cobrapost Expose [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an interim order restraining investigative journalism house Cobrapost from releasing any materials of its documentary titled ‘Operation 136: Part II’. The documentary had claimed to expose owners and high-ranking personnel of more than two dozen media houses, alleging that they had agreed to run paid media campaigns.Setting aside...

Medicos Wishing To Study Abroad Must Take NEET: Delhi HC Upholds MCI’s Regulation [Read Judgment]

Grants one-time relief to those unable to qualify NEETThe Delhi High Court has upheld the MCI’s amended regulation mandating those desirous of studying abroad to appear in and qualify NEET.In a major relief to many medicos desirous of studying abroad but who could not qualify NEET, the court also did away with the one-time exemption from taking NEET to grant eligibility certificate...

Uttarakhand HC Directs Ban On Porn Websites, Suspension Of Internet Service Licence On Non-Compliance [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday directed implementation of ban on pornographic websites, warning suspension of licenses of Internet Service License Holders if the ban is not complied with.Taking note of a notification issued by the Centre in 2015 in this regard, a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma observed, “Though the directions were issued to all the Internet...

SC Restrains Lawyers In Odisha From Going On Strike [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has restrained the lawyers of the Orissa High Court and subordinate courts from going on strike and asked them to resume work to ensure litigants do not face any impediment in access to justice.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued the direction after a litigant, arrested for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the famous Konark temple in the state, moved the...

HNLU Students Protest Against VC’s Reinstatement After SC Order; More Than 800 Students Sign Letter Of No Confidence [Read Order]

The Chhattisgarh High Court, on 27 August, in Dr. Avinash Samal v. State of Chhattisgarh, quashed the extension of tenure of Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. (Dr) Sukhpal Singh. Scores of students had then camped overnight on campus in the open from 10:30 pm the same day, demanding that the judgment be “respected” and that Dr. Singh should...

State Using Anti-Terror Laws Without Proof Against Those Working For Weaker Sections Is Also A Kind Of Terror: Petitioners In Bhima-Koregaon Case

The Supreme Court, on Friday, turned down the plea for probe by a Special Investigation Team into the Bhima Koregaon case, with a 2:1 majority. The majority opinion by CJI Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar dismissed the plea, while Justice DY Chandrachud dissented, holding the arrests to be baseless.Soon after the verdict, the eminent academicians who had petitioned the Supreme Court held...

Delhi CM Kejriwal, Others Acquitted In 2014 LS Poll Rally Case

A court here on Friday acquitted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and seven others in a case of holding a political rally without requisite police permission in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and others, including activist Medha Patkar and Meera Sanyal, were booked under various provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act pertaining...

‘Kulis’ Is The Plural For The Word ‘Kuli’: SC Upholds Scheduled Tribe Status Of Kuli Community In Odisha [Read Judgment]

“According to us, earlier the President and later Parliament while using the term “Kulis” only intended it to be used as plural for the word “Kuli”. Any other interpretation would mean that nobody would be able to take benefit of belonging to “Kulis” tribe.”Normally, the letter ‘S’ when suffixed to a noun gives the plural of that noun. This letter ‘S’ gave rise to...

Meet The Law Students Who Fought For Live-Streaming Of Court Proceedings

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 26, finally paved way for live streaming of court proceedings, providing “virtual access to courtroom proceedings as they unfold”. The streaming will begin with cases of constitutional and national importance, barring those involving juveniles, cases of sexual assault, matrimonial issues, being argued for final hearing before the...