SC And SCBA Together Chalk Out Plan To Avoid Delayed Uploading Of Cause Lists [Read Circular]

The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Apex Court have together chalked out a plan for dealing with the issue of delayed uploading of Cause Lists.A circular issued by the Supreme Court explains: The Daily Cause Lists containing the regular hearing matters and miscellaneous matters, if any, to be listed on all the three regular hearing days viz. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be...

Gujarat HC Pulls Up Tribal Land Owners And Lawyer For Blackmailing Builders And Misusing Atrocities Act [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court on Monday pulled up tribal land owners and a lawyer for blackmailing and extorting money from builders by utilizing the “powerful potent weapon in their hands in the form of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.”The Court was hearing a bunch of Petitions by the builders, seeking to quash an FIR registered against them on...

Bye-Elections Can Be Held Even If Member’s Remainder Term Is Less Than A Year: Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

There is no bar on the Election Commission of India to fill up the casual vacancy even if the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is less than one year, the Gauhati High Court has observed.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Singh and Justice Manojit Bhuyan was considering an appeal against a single bench dismissal of writ petition, wherein a press note of...

Clean Ganga: NGT Puts 50K Cost On Polluters, No Development Near River

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday prohibited dumping of waste within 500 metres of the river Ganga while announcing an environment compensation of RS 50,000 to be paid by defaulter.A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared area of 100 metres from the edge of Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao as " No Development Zone"While directing all states concerned...

MBBS/BDS Admissions - Overseas Citizens To Be Treated On Par With NRI , Eligible For All Categories Except Govt. Quota : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court has held that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders, who are NEET UG 2017 qualified, shall be entitled to be treated on par with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in the matter of admission to first year MBBS/BDS course for the academic year 2017-18. The High Court also held that they can be considered for all categories except Government quota.A division...

Contempt Notice Not To Be Issued In Routine Manner: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Contempt proceedings cannot be likened to proceedings inviting interrogatories, the court observed.The Delhi High Court has observed that notice on contempt petitions is not to be issued in a routine manner and would be justified only if the court prima facie feels that possible contempt might have been committed.Justice C Hari Shankar was considering an application seeking initiation of...

Challenge Against Advance Intimation for Transportation of Indian Citizen’s Body From Foreign Countries: Kerala HC Reserves Order

Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Rule 43 of the Aircraft (Public Health) Rules, 1954 as much as it mandates that for importation of dead body of Indian citizen from any foreign country the Health Officer of the concerned airport should be given advance intimation of at least 48 hours of the same.According to the...

RBI Limits Consumer Liability In Cases Of Online Fraud [Read Notification]

Stepping in to protect customers from bank fraud, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently laid out norms to limit the liability of the consumer.“With the increased thrust on financial inclusion and customer protection and considering the recent surge in customer grievances relating to unauthorized transactions resulting in debits to their accounts/ cards, the criteria for determining...

SC Transfers Petition Of MP Legislative Affairs Minister To Delhi HC From MP HC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today ordered to transfer the writ petition of state Legislative Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra to the Delhi High Court from the MP High Court’s principal seat at Jabalpur for further hearing.Mishra moved a special leave petition before the Supreme Court for urgent hearing of his petition on grounds the presidential election is scheduled for 17.07.2017.Mishra moved...

NGT Notice To Centre On Coal-Based Power Plant Near Delhi [Read Petition]

The National Green  Tribunal has issued notice to the Centre on the proposed coal-based power plant in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh just 100kms from Delhi, which is already reeling under severe pollution levels.A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Centre and also to the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and M/s project proponent THDC India Limited.The...

Delhi HC Notice To Kejriwal Govt On Petition For Statutory Minimum Wages [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought to know the stand of Arvind Kejriwal led- AAP government on a petition seeking enforcement of statutory minimum wages.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal issued notice to the Delhi government on a PIL filed by NGO Social Jurist through advocate and social activist Ashok Agarwal seeking enforcement of current statutory rates of minimum...

Delhi HC Orders Fast Registration Of Refugee Couple’s Marriage [Read Judgment]

Bringing an end to the predicament of a Mynamar refugee couple whose customary marriage could not be recognized in India, the Delhi High Court has directed the Registrar of Marriage (Christian Marriage Act) to ensure that their marriage is registered expeditiously after the duo expressed their desire to re-marry as per the Indian laws.The couple – T Olive and his partner Nili Fnu had come...