MP HC Restrains A Child Welfare Committee Member From Functioning [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained Arun Jain from functioning as member of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Jabalpur till further orders.The court issued the directive during preliminary hearing of a writ petition registered on a letter of MP State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), Government Advocate Deepak Awasthi said.The MPSLSA has prayed for taking action against the members...

Commemorative Stamp Released On 50th Anniversary Of Passport Act 1967

The Ministry of External Affairs celebrated the completion of 50 years of the Passport Act 1967 as the 5th Passport Seva Divas and held a conference of regional passport officers in New Delhi on Thursday and Friday.The Passport Act came into effect on June 24, 1967.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge) Manoj Sinha and Ministers of...

Uttarakhand HC Permits State Govt. To Buy Need Based Items; Still No Luxury Items Till Schools Have Basic Amenities [Read Order]

The High Court of Uttarakhand has modified its order restraining the State Government from buying luxury cars, furniture and air conditioners etc, after it noticed that the State had failed to provide schools with bare minimum facilities such as benches, desks, blackboards, hygienic separate toilets for boys and girls, water purifiers and ceiling fans, as per the court directions.The Court...

Cyber Crimes Against Children: NCPCR Enhances Scope Of POCSO E-Box

Child victims of cyber crimes can now lodge their complaints at the POCSO e-box of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).Considering the growing menace of cyber crimes targeting children, the NCPCR has now enhanced the scope of POCSO e-box to handle cyber bullying, cyber stalking, morphing of images and child pornography.Child victims themselves or their friends,...

Delhi HC Directs Tihar Jail To Ensure Reformation Through Education, Meditation, Counselling Etc. To Convict [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Tuesday reduced the sentence awarded to a murder convict, and issued a set of guidelines for his reformation and rehabilitation.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra suggested several activities such as meditational therapy, educational opportunity, post release rehabilitation programme and adequate counselling, to ensure...

Delhi HC Tells Canara Bank To Pay Rs. 2.62-Lakh Compensation For Wrongful Attachment of Property [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, in the case of VK Bhatnagar vs Canara Bank and Anr, has directed the bank to compensate the petitioner for the trauma and humiliation caused due to wrongful attachment of his property because of the bank’s negligence arising due to mistaken identity.The petition was filed by VK Bhatnagar, whose property was wrongly attached by Canara Bank for default of payment by a...

MP HC Declines To Issue Order To Set Up Dispensary For Legal Fraternity [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to issue any direction to set up a dispensary on the court premises or specialised hospitals at the divisional headquarters (revenue) for the legal fraternity across the state.Deputy Advocate General Samdarshi Tiwari said: “As of now, the national ambulance service is available on dedicated number 108.”He informed such a facility of ambulance...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Robert Pious Seeks Euthanasia

A convict, Robert Pious, who has served 26 years in prison after being convicted for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, has requested the Puzhal Prison authorities for mercy killing.According to another news report, Pious wrote in the letter to the prison authorities that that he has lost all purpose in life as his family does not visit him in the prison anymore, and...

Bombay HC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Mandatory Pre-Deposit Under Section 129E Of Customs Act [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 129 E of the Indian Customs Act, 1962, that makes pre-deposit mandatory for filing an appeal before the tribunal or the Commissioner (Appeals) concerned.A bench of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice GS Kulkarni pronounced this judgment on Monday, two weeks after it was reserved.Case BackgroundThe petitioners, Haresh Vora...

Two Journalists Get Jail Term After Karnataka Assembly Unanimously Resolve To Punish Them

Karnataka Assembly Speaker KB Koliwad has reportedly sentenced two journalists to one-year imprisonment, with a fine of Rs 10,000, after the Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to punish them for writing defamatory articles against legislators."The State Assembly has decided to punish the two journalists of Kannada tabloids for publishing defamatory articles against legislators," the...

7 Key Highlights Of SEBI Board Meeting: Rules For Investment In Distressed Firms Relaxed

The SEBI Board met in Mumbai on Wednesday and took the following decisions: Restructuring in distressed companies Presently, relaxations from preferential issue requirements under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, and from open offer obligations under SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, are available for...

Kerala HC Closes Suo Moto Proceedings On Demonetisation Impact On Subordinate Courts [Read Judgment]

Asks courts to follow Centre’s directive in this regard.In view of a Central Government notification, the Kerala High Court has closed a suo moto proceeding initiated by it to fix modalities and to deal with the unforeseen situation that was faced by subordinate courts in the State of Kerala pursuant to the recent demonetisation move.The suo moto proceedings were initiated after it was...