Delhi HC directs Ministry of Civil Aviation to consider Plea against Arbitrary Airfares [Read Petition]

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to consider Advocate Amit Sahni’s Plea seeking directions to the Government to control the Air Fare across the country thereby ensuring that the private companies could not fleece their customers arbitrarily.According to the Petitioner,...

Cabinet approves the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016

The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016.Through this Bill the Government has evolved a mechanism for their social, economic and educational empowerment. The Bill will benefit a large number of transgender persons, mitigate the stigma, discrimination and abuse against this...

Essar Leaks: Delhi HC rejects Petition for Court monitored Investigation [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has dismissed the Petition filed by Advocate Suren Uppal seeking a court-monitored investigation into alleged illegal phone tapping of high-profile people including some union ministers by Essar.Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, who appeared on behalf of Union of India, has placed before court the original file of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs...

Sharing of information of Black Money by Foreign Countries

While there is no official estimation regarding black money of Indians stacked in Swiss banks, recent media reports have quoted Zurich based Swiss National Bank as saying that money held by Indians in Swiss banks has fallen by nearly one-third. These reports also say that the funds, described by Swiss National Bank as ‘liabilities’ of Swiss banks or ‘amounts due to’ their clients, are...

Assistance for the Modernisation of Police Forces not discontinued: Centre

The central assistance under the Modernisation of Police Forces scheme is being continuously given since the year 2000-01 and the same has not been discontinued. Therefore, question of decision on continuance of central assistance under the MPF Scheme does not arise.Since ‘Police’ is a state subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Government of India has been...

Gujarat HC Registry orders compulsory retirement for 18 Judicial Officers

Gujarat High Court Registry on Tuesday reportedly ordered compulsory retirement of eighteen Additional District Judges from across the State, after a performance review found them lacking.The committee of High Court Judges which conducted the review, directed retirement of Judges from Gandhinagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Vadodara, Ahmedabad (city and rural), Mehsana, Nadiad, Bharuch, Surat and...

Current and ex BCI officials awarded 5 year jail term for extortion

A Special CBI Court on Monday reportedly awarded five years imprisonment to current and former Bar Council of India (BCI) officials for taking bribe in lieu of granting approval to Law Colleges in the country.BCI Current Associate Managing Trustee Rajinder Singh Rana, former BCI Vice Chairman Raju Dhanpal Raj and ex-BCI member Milan Kumar Dey were awarded the sentence along with a fine, by...

KHCAA convenes urgent meeting to condemn alleged attack on lawyers by media personnel

The Kerala High Court Advocates Association(K.H.C.A.A) has convened an extra ordinary general body meeting tomorrow at 09:45 am to discuss on the issue of alleged manhandling of certain lawyers by media persons inside the High Court building. Meanwhile the Union of Working Journalists have organised a protest march alleging that some advocates used abusive words against legal reporters at...

Sr. Advocate M.K Damodaran not to assume the post of Legal Advisor to Kerala CM

The High Court of Kerala, has today admitted a W.P(C)filed against appointment of Sr Advocate M.K Damodaran, as Legal Advisor of Chief Minister, Sri Pinarayi Vijayan. Today when the matter was taken up for consideration, Sri Raveendran, Additional Advocate General on instructions, informed the court that Sr Advocate M.K Damodaran has not taken charge to the post of Legal Advisor to C.M. It...

Delhi HC reserves order on plea challenging Collegium recommendations [Read Petition]

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly reserved its verdict on a plea demanding that the Supreme Court collegium be restrained from recommending appointments to the higher judiciary.The Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal observed, “You (petitioner) file your written submissions. We will consider it and pass an order.”The...

Application for rejection of plaint can be filed at any stage and it shall be disposed before proceeding with trial: SC [Read Judgment]

Application for Rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure can be filed at any stage and the Court has to dispose of the same before proceeding with the trial, the Apex Court has reiterated in R. K. ROJA VS. U. S. RAYUDU AND ANOTHER.The High Court, in this case, had taken the view that the same “was not filed at the earliest opportunity” and that appellant...

Misbehaviour and Trespass: Delhi HC upholds BSF personnel’s termination from service [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has upheld termination of two BSF personnel from service for committing trespass and misbehaviour. A Bench comprising of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani dismissed their writ petitions against dismissal from service.In one case, the allegation against Daya Dhar Prasad who was serving as Water carrier with BSF, was that he misbehaved with a girl, being in a...