Jharkhand HC helps differently-abled Anima Minz’s dreams soar [Read Order]

Orders the state authorities to meet her expenses towards admission in the institute of her choice and ‘explore and adhere to all modes’ to provide her educational assistance.Taking suo moto cognizance of a news report about Anima Minz, a 19-year-old differently-abled girl who despite clearing NEET exam and securing calls from top colleges found her dreams quashed in the face of...

Compassionate Appointment has no correlation with the amount receivable under a statute: Rajasthan HC [Read Judgment]

The Rajasthan High Court quashes Clause 4(3) of Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Employees of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Regulations 2010 as it is arbitrary and violative of Art.14 of the Constitution. Observing that the objective of compassionate appointment is to mitigate the hardship of the family of bread winner and hence should be provided immediately,...

Take necessary steps to include Transgender/Third Gender option in UPSC Applications: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Union Public Service Commission to take necessary steps to include 'Transgender/Third Gender' as a gender option in the application form for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Delhi High Court Lawyer Jamshed Ansari. When...

No Provision for maintaining ballot papers of voting used in Senior Advocate designation: Kerala HC [Read the Counter]

The Kerala High Court has filed its counter affidavit in a Petition filed by Advocate P.B Sahasranaman challenging the denial of Senior Designation by the High Court. The High Court has stated that there is no provision in the rules for maintaining the ballot papers used in the voting process.The counter affidavit of the High Court , filed through its Registrar General Mr Ashok Menon, stated...

Delhi HC directs Omar Abdullah's estranged wife Payal Abdullah to vacate Government bungalow [Read Judgment]

Since, Mr Omar Omdullah no longer resided in the premise, the Petitioners had no right to continue living there as it belonged to the new Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and they are illegal occupants who are to be evicted under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, said the Court. In an engrossing chain of events, the Delhi High Court [Payal Abdullah...

DU Law Aspirants write to CJI, Delhi CJ against stopping evening classes

Aggrieved by Bar Council of India’s decision to shut down evening law colleges of DU, the aspirants have written representations to the Chief Justice of India, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and Bar Council of India. The letter outlines their request to recall the notification of BCI dated 21st August, 2016 and of DU dated 23rd Aug. The aspirants have put forth their grievance with...

Lavish life style and Credit Card spending crucial in determining interim maintenance: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court hiked the maintenance money sanctioned by a Family Court and ruled that a lavish lifestyle and luxury spending coupled with abundant use of Credit Card show the financial capacity of the husband and must be considered while deciding interim maintenance to the wife.Deciding over the interim maintenance to the wife in Divorce proceedings dated April 2014, the Family Court...

BCI grants conditional permit to Mumbai’s debarred Law Colleges

Much to the relief of the four debarred Law colleges of Mumbai, the Bar Council of India has afforded a brief window of opportunity. The Legal Education Committee (LEC) of BCI has reportedly allowed admissions this year on payment of fine and achieving the prescribed norms within the stipulated time.City’s four law colleges Government Law College in Churchgate, GJ Advani College in...

Child Rights Commission intervenes to stop telecast of talk-show involving kids with inappropriate content [Read Order]

Following the intervention of the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights,  ‘Surya TV’, the Malayalam regional channel of SUN TV Network, has stopped the telecast of its talk-show ‘Kutti Pattalam’ involving young kids.One Hashim Kolamben had filed a complaint before the State Commission against the show, contending that the remarks with double-meanings in the show...

Missing witness in Asaram Case: Allahabad HC orders CBI investigation [Read Order]

The investigation (by state police) therefore far from being credible does not inspire confidence, the Bench said.The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has transferred the case of missing witness in Asaram case to Central Bureau of Investigation. The Division Bench comprising of Justices Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Vijay Laxmi, observed that investigation by the State police is far from...

Rajasthan HC rejects Retired Judges’ challenge against denial of Advocates Welfare Fund benefits [Read Judgment]

Rajasthan High Court recently dismissed a challenge by a Society of Retired Judges, against provisions of Rajasthan Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act which denies payment of Advocates Welfare Fund to a person who gets himself enrolled or resumes as an Advocate after serving under any employer for a period of not less than fifteen years.The contention canvassed by the Retired Judges’ Society...

Kerala CM denies killing dogs; Prashant Bhushan calls for Peaceful coexistence between Humans and Animals

Rabid dogs are rattling people across the state and not a single day passes by without the unfortunate event of dog bites, CM told Prashant BhushanWe write to you with high hopes and know that you will take the best actions to maintain peaceful co-existence between humans and all God's creatures, Prashant Bhushan replies.The Chief Minister of Kerala replied to a letter from Senior...