Jailed For Ruckus In Delhi Assembly, Youths Now Move Delhi HC To Implead 10 AAP MLAs [Read Petition]

After challenging the order of the Delhi Assembly Speaker to putting them behind bars for creating ruckus in the House, Jagdeep Rana and Rajan Kumar Madan on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment of 10 AAP MLAs who, they said, had assaulted them.In an impleadment application moved before the court, they have sought to implead 10 AAP MLAs -- Amanatullah Khan, Jarnail...

Kerala HC Stays Circular Mandating 48-Hr Advance Intimation For Bringing Indian Citizen’s Body From Abroad [Read Order]

However, 12 hours’ prior notice can be insistedThe Kerala High Court has stayed a circular issued by the health officer attached to Calicut International Airport, which mandates that for importation of dead body of an Indian citizen from any foreign country, the health officer should be given advance intimation of at least 48 hours of the sameThe order was issued by Justice PB Suresh Kumar,...

Centre Launches Electronic-Box (She-Box) For Registering Complaints Related To Sexual Harassment At Workplace

The Ministry of Women and Child Development, on Monday, launched the “SHe-box” – an online complaint box – that will be hosted at the Ministry’s website (www.wcd.nic.in), for Government employees who face sexual harassment or abuse at work.“This portal is an initiative to provide a platform to women working or visiting any office of Central Government (Central...

Soon Liquor bottles May Have Pictorial Warnings Against Drunken Driving

With an aim to saving lives lost due to drunk driving , liquor bottles in the country may soon be having pictorial warning against drinking and driving to warn consumers about the dangerous consequences of drunk driving.In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in Delhi High Court by Prince Singhal, Activist, Road Safety expert and Founder Community against drunken driving (CADD)...

Govt Elaborates On Steps Taken To Reduce Weight of School Bags

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State (HRD) has stated the following regarding the efforts undertaken by the government to reduce the weight of school bags.The government has received a number of suggestions to reduce the weight of school bags, including dividing books into two volumes. Several initiatives have already been taken in this regard and the...

RS Passes Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017, introduced during the Winter Session of Parliament, came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Monday and was passed unanimously by the House.The Bill aims to establish a legal framework for consolidation of related laws to replace the age old archaic laws with modern Indian legislation and to confer...

No HC Relief For Lawyer Accused Of Outraging Woman’s Modesty [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to a lawyer accused under Sections 448, 354, 380, 342, 427 and 504 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3(1)(g), (r), (s), (w), (ii), and (z) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in an FIR registered at Wanavari Police Station, Pune.The division bench of Justice...

Delhi HC Dismisses Jet Airways’ Plea On Rs. 2.36-cr Tax Refund On Sky Marshals [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Jet Airways India Ltd claiming refund of Rs. 2.36 crore of the Inland Air Travel Tax (‘IATT’) deposited by it for the period between October 1, 2001, to October 8, 2003, for carrying Sky Marshals.A bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh and Justice S. Muralidhar dismissed the petition filed by the airliner, while noting that the...

Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Release Of Movie 'Indu Sarkar'

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by one Priya Singh Paul, who claims to be the late Sanjay Gandhi’s biological daughter.Paul filed the writ petition seeking a stay on the release of upcoming movie Indu Sarkar.According to the petition, Paul was adopted and had recently “learnt from reliable sources” that she was the biological daughter of the late Congress...

Delhi HC Says Centre Took Steps For Public Grievance Redressal System, Disposes Of Plea For Citizen Charter [Read Judgment]

Noting that the Centre had taken substantive steps to put in place a system for timely redressal of public grievance in every department of governance, the Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition seeking direction to the government for providing a citizens’ charter.Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar disposed of a petition moved by advocate Ashwini Kumar...

Polish Parliament Approves Controversial Court Reforms For Greater Control Over Judicial Appointments

Poland’s Parliament, under the leadership of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, passed the controversial new reforms which provide for removal and replacement of all Supreme Court Judges.The legislation was passed in a 55-23 vote with two abstentions in the upper house on Saturday after a 15-hour debate. The lower house had voted for the measures on Thursday.This legislation is...

Kerala HC Denies Bail To Actor Dileep In Actress Molestation Case [Read Order]

Kerala High Court dismissed the bail application of Malayalam film star Dileep in the actress sexual assault case.Justice Sunil Thomas had reserved the order in the bail application on Friday.Senior Advocate K. Ramkumar had submitted that the investigation in the case is over and there is no need to keep the accused in further custody.Director General of Prosecution Manjeri Sreedharan...