NGT Orders Scientific Closure Of Abandoned Asbestos Mines In 4 States, Restoration Plan To Be Implemented By 6 Months

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the governments of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to scientifically close all abandoned asbestos mines falling within their territories.Taking a serious note of health ailments faced by people residing around abandoned mining sites in Roro Hills and the surrounding areas in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, the...

Fresh Application Filed In SC Seeking Clarification On Retirement Age Of CESTAT Members [Read Application]

An Intervention Application and Application for Clarifications/Directions has been filed in the Supreme Court in the case of Kudrat Sandhu vs. Union of India, which challenges the constitutional validity of the Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017.The two Applications have been filed by Rajesh Kumar...

Delhi HC Grants Ex Parte Interim Injunction Against Certain Videos ‘Defaming’ Patanjali On Social Media [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has granted ad-interim ex parte injunction against one Meera Kumar, an ex-employee of Divya Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, and directed other three respondents Facebook, Google and YouTube to pull down some of her videos.Patanjali Ayurved Ltd had sought removal of some videos uploaded on YouTube and other social media platforms by Meera Kumar.Justice...

Petition Accuses Jamia, Officials Of Fabricating Delhi HC Order To Reinstate Prof Removed On Charges Of Plagiarism; Notice Issued

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University, its Vice-Chancellor and other office bearers on a petition seeking initiation of proceedings against them for criminal contempt of courts for allegedly fabricating a Delhi High Court order to reinstate a professor removed on charges of plagiarism.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice C...

Abu Salem Seeks Parole To Marry, But Bombay HC Rejects His Plea

‘The petitioner has been convicted in two cases under the TADA Act i.e., he has been convicted in two cases for terrorist activities.’The Bombay High Court has turned down 1993 Bombay bomb blasts convict Abu Salem’s plea seeking parole on the ground of his own marriage.Abu Salem had approached the high court after his application seeking parole was rejected on the ground that he...

No Bias In Selection Of P Gopichand's Daughter In Badminton Team For Asian Games : Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge [Read Judgment]

"In the absence of any material to doubt the integrity of the 5th respondent (P Gopichand), we are of the view that it would be unfair, if not unreasonable, to assume that the Chief National Coach of our country would sacrifice national interest, in order to further his personal interest or that of his daughter", the High Court observed.The High Court of Kerala has dismissed a challenge...

SEBI Invites Public Comment On HLC Report That Recommends Against Settlement For Serious, Willful Defaults [Read Report]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday invited public comments on the ‘Report on the Settlement Mechanism’ submitted by a high-level committee (HLC) that has recommended against making settlement procedure a means of forum shopping and adopting a more arduous approach to ensure that certain serious violations/defaults should not be settled as the settlement...

Companies (Accounts) Rules Amended to Mandate Disclosure of Compliance With Sexual Harassment Act in Annual Reports Of Pvt Firm Directors [Read Notification]

Acting on a request by the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare to mandate the disclosure regarding the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in the Directors’ Report of every company, the Ministry for Corporate Affairs has amended its rules.Vide its notification dated 31.07.2018, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has...

Absence Of Witness Signature On Arrest Memo Gives Reasonable Ground For Assuming Wrongful Detention Under NDPS Act: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court last week highlighted the importance of witness signatures on the arrest memo while detaining a person under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.The Bench comprising Justice Ravi Kishan Kapur and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asserted that the absence of such signature is sufficient to discharge the onus on the accused to establish that there...

PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Order Against Slaughter Of Sheep, Goat Outside Deonar Abattoir During Bakr-Id [Read Petition]

A writ petition filed before the Bombay High Court has sought cancellation of all permissions granted for the slaughter of sheep and goat outside Deonar abattoir during the upcoming Islamic festival of sacrifice Bakr-Id and an immediate stop at sale of animals for such slaughter outside the abattoir.The petition filed by Jiv Maitri Trust challenges two public notices issued by Deonar...

Petition Says Courts Should Use Double-Side Printing To Save Paper, Delhi HC Asks Rules Committee To Examine [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked its Rules committee to consider changing rules to allow double-side printing in filing while hearing a petition seeking directions that the high court and all subordinate courts in Delhi must use double-sided pages for all pleadings to save trees, water and conserve the environment.The high court is hearing petition filed by the Centre for Accountability...

Rights Under Articles 14 & 19 Prima Facie Extend To Overseas Citizens Of India, Says Delhi HC [Read Order]

Court finds glaring errors in Intelligence report on US-based doctor working in Bihar Prima facie rights under Article 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India which is guaranteed to the Citizen of India also appear to be extended to an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holder, the Delhi High Court has said.“In terms of Section 7B (1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, all rights other than...