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...

Cabinet Okays Proposal To Accede to WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal submitted by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry regarding accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), which extends coverage of copyright to the internet and digital environment.The approval is a step towards the objective laid in the...

Deputy CM Post Not Unconstitutional, He Has No Powers Of Chief Minister: Karnataka HC Rejects PIL [Read Order]

‘We are clearly of the view that with the consistent decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court as also of different High Courts, it is beyond the pale of doubt that mere description of any Minister in the Council of Ministers as Deputy Chief Minister does not confer the person concerned with any powers of the Chief Minister and does not result in any unconstitutionality.’Recently a...

Revised Norms for Home Buyers Under Insolvency Proceedings Notified [Read Notification]

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has notified the revised norms for the resolution of insolvency process and has paved way for home buyers to seek relief as financial creditors, putting in place clear timelines to be followed by resolution professionals and permitting withdrawal of insolvency applications subject to certain conditions.The board has mandated that a...

DNA Technology Regulation Bill Gets Cabinet Approval

The Union Cabinet has approved the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2018. The primary intended purpose for enactment of the Bill is for expanding the application of DNA-based forensic technologies to support and strengthen the justice delivery system of the country.The utility of DNA-based technologies for solving crimes, and to identify missing persons, is well...

Maharashtra Govt. To Pay Mukul Rohatgi Rs. 1.21 Crore Fee For Judge Loya Case: RTI Response

The Maharashtra Government has sanctioned the payment of Rs. 1.21 crore to Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi for representing the State before the Supreme Court in the petitions seeking independent probe into CBI Special Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya’s death.Mr. Rohatgi had been appointed as the Special Prosecutor in the case by the State Government, along with former Solicitor General of...

Failure To Determine Blood Group Of Accused From Sample Collected From The Scene Not Enough To Acquit Him: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asserted that mere non-determination of blood group from the sample obtained from the scene of crime would not be sufficient to acquit an accused.The bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar relied on the judgment passed by the Apex Court in the case of State of Rajasthan v. Teja Ram, wherein it was held that non-determination...

Sohrabuddin Case: Bombay HC Upholds Trial Court’s Order Rejecting Discharge Plea Of Two Accused Cops [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected a revision application filed by two cops from Rajasthan accused in the case. The two cops are Himanshu Singh Rajawat and Shyam Singh Charan.Both the applicants were sub-inspectors in Rajasthan Police Force. They had challenged an order of the Sessions Court rejecting their discharge applications in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin...