Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Court Restrains Police From Sharing Chargesheet & Supporting Documents With Third Parties

A Delhi Court on Saturday restrained prosecution department as well as Delhi Police from sharing the charge sheet and supporting documents in the Sunanda Pushkar death case with any third parties.The interim order was passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal on a petition filed by Tharoor through senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa.The Court opined that Congress MP Mr. Shashi...

PUCL Comes In Support Of Nat’l Secy Sudha Bharadwaj, Seeks Apology From Republic TV

PUCL also urges NHRC to act against malicious attacks on human rights defendersThe People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the “malicious, fabricated and motivated attack” by Republic TV on its national secretary Sudha Bharadwaj and has called upon the news channel to furnish an unconditional apology to her.The PUCL, in a public statement, said it was “extremely proud...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Shashi Tharoor Gets Regular Bail, Questions Swamy's Locus

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was on Saturday granted regular bail by a Delhi court in the Sunanda Pushkar death case in view of the anticipatory bail granted to him by a sessions court earlier this week.Tharoor appeared before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal in compliance with the summons issued to him as an accused booked for abetting the suicide...

Rajasthan HC Postpones District Judge Cadre Exam Due to PM Modi’s Visit

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday postponed the exam for direct recruitment in the District Judge Cadre, 2017, owing to Prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jaipur and the expected congestion on the roads.The order was issued by Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma on a petition filed by Gajendra Singh Rathore and Guruprasad Singh Shekhawat. During the hearing, the counsel for the...

After Catching DU’s Law Faculty On Wrong Foot, Delhi HC Orders Conduct Of At least 139Hrs Extra Classes To Enable Students To Meet Attendance Shortage [Read Judgment]

With a view to balance the mandate of Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules and the students’ “legitimate expectations” of a fixed academic schedule, the Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the list issued by the Faculty of Law, Delhi University, of students detained for not meeting the prescribed attendance while directing the institution to hold within 8 weeks at least 139 hours of...

Delhi HC Seeks Report From AAP Govt On Action Taken To Help 176 Students Denied Admission in Govt Schools

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought to know what action has the AAP government taken on the representation sent to it on 176 students being allegedly arbitrarily denied admission in government schools.The court directed the Delhi government to submit an action taken a report by July 9 on a representation sent by the All India Parent Association Jurist through its president advocate...

Concerned Over 14-yr-old Girl’s Safety From Biological Mother, Bombay HC Lawyer Lets Her Stay In her House Bearing All Expenses

The Bombay High Court and a benevolent lawyer recently came to the rescue of a 14-year-old girl caught in the midst of a contentious guardianship battle between her parents whom she has been with since birth and her biological mother.Justice GS Patel was hearing the guardianship petition filed by one Abdulwahid Ansari, his wife and their two sons. According to the petition, the girl was...

Attacked With Acid 14 Yrs Ago, Woman Moves Delhi HC For Reservation In AIIMS Nursing Officer Post

Delhi HC asks woman to apply in general category subject to the outcome of petition. A woman, who along with her family was attacked with acid 14 years ago by boys who she had confronted for misbehavior, has now moved the Delhi High Court seeking reservation for victims of acid attack in the posts of nursing officers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.Yasmeen Mansuree is an...

Apologise To Cop With Folded Hands For Insulting Him: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court last week directed a petitioner seeking anticipatory bail to “apologise in person with folded hands” to the Sub -Inspector of Thirukurungudi Police, Tirunelveli for insulting him.The petitioner, one Rajarajan had, along with four others, reportedly abused and threatened a policeman on duty when their vehicle was flagged for a routine check....

Co-op Society Can’t Dismiss Employee From Service Without Following Due Procedure: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has set aside the order of dismissal passed by a Co-operative Society against an employee on the ground that due procedure was not followed before imposing a penalty. A division bench of Justice V Chitambaresh and Justice Satish Ninan held the dismissal bad in law as the Society had not followed any of the mandatory procedure like issuing show-cause notice, framing...

Decades Have Passed Since Ist Petition In MC Mehta On Curbing Pollution In Delhi But Situation Hasn’t Been Salvaged, Rues Delhi HC [Read Order]

Replacing double-storey with multi-storey flats not redevelopment, it saysAs tree lovers in Delhi are all out in support of 16,000 trees which were to be felled for the redevelopment of six colonies in south Delhi, the Delhi High Court has rued how even decades after the first petition was filed by MC Mehta in 1985 (regarding diesel vehicle emissions), the situation does not seem to have...

Kerala Govt Sanctions Additional Two Seats Per Course for Transgender Students

Kerala, the first state to introduce a policy for transgenders in the lines suggested by Supreme Court in NALSA Judgment,  sanctioned additional two seats in all course in Universities and affiliated Science and Arts Colleges. The decision was unveiled as per government order issued on July 3, on the basis of the recommendations of the Social Justice Department.“Due to societal issues...