Bar Council of India temporarily revokes suspension of Lawyers. Directs resumption of Court work [Read Order]

The Logjam due to suspension of 126 Tamil Nadu Lawyers protesting against the amended rules to the Advocates Act, seems to be having an amicable resolution in the offing. The Bar Council of India has stayed its 23rd July Order till 22nd August and has directed the suspended lawyers to resume work. The almost 3-month long strike had paralysed several courts in the State of Tamil Nadu...

Madras HC rejects challenge against Classical Language Status to Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odiya [Read Judgment]

The prominence of a language would not depend on the development or fall of other language, the Bench said.Madras High Court recently rejected a Lawyers plea challenging classical language status conferred to Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odiya. The Court said that it does not find any reason to interfere with such declaration.R. Gandhi, a senior Lawyer in Madras High Court contended through...

Three Member Committee to deliberate on alleged misuse of public funds for Advertisement by Delhi Govt: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Giving momentum to the issue of alleged misuse of public funds in advertisements by the AAP Government, the Delhi High Court has directed the centre appointed 3-member committee to consider and duly report on the matter within a period of 6 weeks.Petitions were filed against Government of NCT of Delhi’s alleged diversion of public funds towards broadcast of self aggrandizing...

Seven non-arbitrable disputes

In Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc. vs. SBI Home Finance Ltd. & Ors. (2011) 5 SCC 532 the Supreme Court carved out six categories of cases which are not capable for being decided by private arbitration under the Arbitration Act even though parties agreed for their settlement through private arbitration.(i) disputes relating to rights and liabilities which give rise to or arise out of...

Delay in public disclosure of GM Mustard crop trial data unjustifiable: CIC [Read Order]

The Environment Ministry on its failure to reveal Bio Safety data on GM Mustard Trials, earned the ire of Central Information Commission. The CIC directed the authorities to make available all necessary details without any further delay. It upheld that such delays thwart public discourse on matters of urgent public importance amounting to violation of their fundamental right to freedom of...

Delhi HC stays NDMC initiative demolish community waste bins or Dhalaos [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court has today stayed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) drive under the Smart Cities initiative to demolish community waste bins or Dhalaos. The case was argued by Mr. Prashant Bhushan on behalf of All India Kabadi Mazdoor Mahasangh (AIKMM), a Delhi based union of waste workers filed by advocate Shakti Vardhan and Amiy Shukla.It was contended on behalf of the petitioners...

Prescribing Minimum qualifying marks of 40% in Interview for Judges Selection is valid: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

Gujarat High Court has upheld the provision prescribing minimum qualifying marks of 40% in viva-voce conducted for direct recruitment to the cadre of District Judge and Civil Judge.The Bench comprising Chief Justice R.Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul M Pancholi has held that the amendment made in sub-rule (3) of Rule 8 in the Gujarat State Judicial Services Rules, 2005 prescribing...

Panchayath must pay compensation to victims of stray dog bites: Kerala High Court [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court speaking through Justice Hariprasad in Porathissery Grama Panchayath v Anthony & another has ruled that a Panchayath is duty bound to pay compensation to victims who had been affected by the menace of stray dog bites.The court further laid much emphasis on the statutory duty of Panchayath to cull/kill the stray dogs in the greater interests of general...

Expedite compensation to Hashimpura victims: Delhi HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has asked the state of Uttar Pradesh to expedite disbursement of compensation to the Victims of Hashimpura massacre.The Bench comprising of Justices Gita Mittal and R.K.Gauba observed: “It is not possible for this court to undertake the exercise of identifying the victims at this stage. However, it cannot be denied that the matter of disbursement of compensation requires...

Organizing an event to defend constitutional values is now being branded ‘anti-India’ and criminalized: Amnesty on Sedition Case

The India Chapter of Amnesty International on Saturday faced the heat of the controversial Sedition law. FIR was filed against the Human Rights Advocacy Group for alleged anti-India sloganeering during an event being held in Bengaluru, on Human Rights Violations in Jammu & Kashmir.As per Amnesty international, the event was organized as part of their campaign to seek justice for alleged...

Assam and Bihar ratifies 122nd constitutional Amendment Bill for GST roll out

Assam became the first State in the country to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST). The State Assembly passed the Bill unanimously on Friday.Bihar becomes the second state to ratify the 122nd constitutional amendment bill, for introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST). A special one day session of the Bihar legislature was convened on Tuesday to enable...

Plea for Uniform Syllabus and Curriculum to all the children: Delhi HC issues Notice to Centre [Read Petition]

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Ministry of Human Resources Development and Ministry of Law and Justice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking to provide common syllabus and common curriculum to all the children aged 6-14 years in spirit of the Article 21A read with Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India.The Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G.Rohini and Justice SD...