PIL Seeks 24-Hr Helpline For Protection Against Cow Vigilantes Ahead Of Bakr-Eid [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court has sought 24-hour helpline for the “protection of life of citizens for trade and transport” so that innocent people are not killed in the name of religion by cow vigilantes ahead of Bakr-Eid.The petitioner is Shadaab Patel, a businessman from Bandra.He sought directions to the state and its police to collect all...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre On PIL On ‘Discriminatory’ 12% GST On Sanitary Napkins [Read Petition]

With over 355 million menstruating women in India, among whom 88 per cent do not have access to sanitary napkins, 12 per cent GST on sanitary napkins, which have been grouped with mobile phones and leather goods, would end up playing havoc with the reproductive health of large number of women, particularly from lower economic strata.The issue of how “illegal” and “patently...

PIL For Sensitizing Girls About Menstrual Hygiene, Free Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools, Delhi HC Notice To Centre,Delhi Govt, MCD's [Read Petition]

With the focus on preparing an adolescent girl for puberty and adulthood through education and ensuring that school drop outs due to lack of access to sanitary products is eliminated, an advocate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking its intervention to ensure no girl child misses on her education and health due to lack of basics.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal has...

Promoters Cannot Escape Liquidation Of Personal Assets Given As Security By Filing For Bankruptcy under Code: NCLT [Read Order]

The National Company Law Tribunal recently held that the personal properties of the Promoters given as security to the Banks can be proceeded against, in spite of initiation of insolvency proceedings against the Company.Judicial Member M.K. Shrawat ruled that personal properties of the Promoters would not saved by the Moratorium prescribed by Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy...

Law Of Limitation Gives No Extra Time To Govt Bodies: NCDRC [Read Order]

The law of limitation does not permit any extra time for government functionaries that must complete the administrative procedure of seeking approvals for legal matters within the limitation period, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held.The NCDRC said so while taking a strict view of the delay of over 233 days caused by Air India in filing appeal against ex...

Transferring RTI Plea Repeatedly Unsustainable, PIO Must Provide All Info Sought Under Law: Delhi HC [Read Order]

An RTI application cannot be transferred from one office to the other and the Public Information Officer is supposed to provide all information sought, subject to legal exceptions, the Delhi High Court has held.Justice Vibhu Bhakru said so, while setting aside two letters issued by the Public Information Officer of Directorate of Education/ Deputy Director of Education by which the...

Subsequent Purchasers Have No Locus To Challenge Already-completed Acquisition: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

While dismissing pleas challenging the acquisition of farm land which was completed in the year 1950, by some persons who claimed to have purchased the land later, the Allahabad High Court has observed that purchasers, subsequent to notifications u/s 4(1) & 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, have no locus to challenge acquisition initiated and completed.The first bench comprising Chief...

Annual Fee For UG Courses By Pvt Medical Colleges in Puducherry Be Fixed By Centre And UGC: Madras HC Issues Notice

A Petition has been filed before the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to the Centre and the UGC to scrutinize and approve the Annual Fee for admissions to undergraduate medical courses offered by private Medical Colleges in Puducherry.The Petition, filed by Advocate V.B.R. Menon points that in the Union Territory of Puducherry, there are seven private Medical Colleges, out of which...

SC Stays Contempt Proceedings Against DU, UGC On Teachers GPF Issue

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the contempt proceedings against Delhi University Vice Chancellor, the University Grants Commission and the HRD Ministry in the matter concerning payment of monthly pension under General Provident Fund (GPF) to some 300-odd teachers from around 72 colleges.A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta granted stay on the proceedings initiated against...

Bombay HC Refuses To Dismiss Plea Alleging Electoral Malpractice [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to dismiss an election petition filed by one Vinod Ghosalkar, who was Shiv Sena’s candidate for Dahisar Assembly constituency in 2014 elections.In his petition, Ghosalkar alleged election malpractice against BJP’s Manisha Chaudhary, who secured more than 77,000 votes and won.According to the petition, Manisha Chaudhary did not declare complete and...

M’rashtra Govt Stands By Decision To Release Sanjay Dutt Eight Months Before Completion Of Sentence

In a PIL filed before the Bombay High Court, the legality of Sanjay Dutt’s early release from prison on February 25, 2016, has been questioned.On Monday, the state government filed an affidavit before the bench of Justice RM Savant and Justice Sadhana Jadhav justifying the decision to release the actor 8 months and 16 days before completion of his actual sentence.Dutt was convicted...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court recently expressed serious concern over traffic congestion in Lucknow, directing the State Government to immediately deploy adequate police personnel and install traffic signal systems at various crossings to ease traffic congestion.Bombay High CourtThe Goa bench of the Bombay High Court issued notices to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chief Secretary...