Ministry of HRD To Set up a Judicial Commission on Rohit Suicide and related issues

The Fact Finding Committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the wake of the chain of unfortunate events at the Central University Hyderabad submitted its report to the Ministry on 22nd January 2016.Based on its observations and findings, the Ministry has decided to constitute a Judicial Commission to review the entire sequence of events and the circumstances; and...

Exclusion of widowed Daughter in Laws in compassionate appointment schemes constitutionally impermissible : Chhattisgarh HC

High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the exclusion of widowed daughter-in-law in compassionate appointment policy is constitutionally impermissible and to that extent void. Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal made this observation in Duliya Bai Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh.The High Court, in a petition filed by a widowed daughter in law of a deceased employee challenging the order rejecting...

Delhi HC imposes costs on RTI applicant for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries

Delhi High Court, in Shail Sahni vs. Valsa Sara Mathew, took an RTI applicant to task for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries. Justice Man Mohan of Delhi High Court imposed costs of Rs. 25,000 on the applicant who approached had High Court seeking compensation of 4 Lakhs.The RTI applicant had approached the High Court challenging the CIC order refusing to intervene in denial of RTI replies...

Union Home Minister approves New Prison Manual 2016

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the new Model Prison Manual consisting of 32 chapters which aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons and the management of prisoners all over the country.The key revisions in the new Manual include the following -(i) Access to free legal servicesA new chapter on legal...

Delhi Court says ink attack aimed at maligning Kejriwal’s reputation; remands accused to 14 days judicial custody

Ms. Bhawna Arora, accused of throwing ink at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while he was addressing a rally, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi. Rejecting the bail application, Judge Sunil Kumar observed that ink was thrown to “malign reputation of the duly democratically elected head of State”. “Now, coming to the facts of...

Do not Charge more that Rs.2 per page of Answer sheets; CIC [Read Order]

CIC Prof. M Sridhar Acharyulu, directed all Universities and examining bodies in India not to charge more than Rs 2 per page of Answerbooks. CIC also asked MHRD and UGC to implement the order, holding that charging Rs 750 by Delhi University and high amounts by other bodies would breach right to equality and violate RTI.A student Mr. Abne Ingty was asked to pay Rs 750 per paper to have his...

Eviction order passed under S. 5A of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act not appealable: Allahabad HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

Full Bench of Allahabad High Court in Yogesh Agarwal vs. Union of India has held that eviction order passed under Section 5A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 is not appealable. Bench comprising of the Chief Justice Hon'ble Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Yashwant Varma held that High Court in the exercise of its...

Justice Sen to continue chairing panel probing Sexual Harassment charges against Justice S K Gangele

Justice Vikramjit Sen to continue to head the panel which probing sexual harassment charges against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge despite his retirement from the Supreme Court.Although the Rajya Sabha Chairman is free to replace Justice Sen, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has said Justice Vikramjit Sen can continue to head the three-member panel against Madhya Pradesh High Court...

Delhi Govt. to set up State Human Rights Commission

Delhi government will set up its State Human Rights Commission after the Chief Justice of India expressed concern over absence of such a body in the national capital for over two decades. There was no State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) for the last 22 years in the national capital.Justice Uma Nath Singh and social activist Raj Mangal Prasad were unanimously selected as the Chairperson...

Welfare Board for Transgenders at National and State level suggested at National Consultations for Transgenders

A Pre-Legislative Consultation meeting on Rights of Transgender Persons Bill was held under the Chairmanship of Minister, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot here today with representatives from concerned Ministries, legal experts and representatives of transgender community. Shri Vijay Sampla, Hon’ble MOS for SJ & E was also present in the consultation...

Judge B. Prabhakar Rao accused in Janardhan Reddy cash for bail scam found dead under suspicious circumstances

Judge B. Prabhakar Rao, accused in the cash-for-bail scam involving former Karnataka Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, passed away under suspicious circumstances on Monday. Mr. Rao is survived by his wife, daughter Dr. Susan and son David Prashant.The Judge was found dead at his residence in East Maredpally in Secunderabad. Police has ruled out a suicide angle and have...

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Case: Ali Asgar, aka Dadi from Comedy Nights with Kapil granted anticipatory bail by Bombay HC [Read Order]

Taking a cue out of his co-actor Kiku Sharda's arrest, actor Ali Asgar approached the Bombay High Court on Friday and was granted anticipatory bail by Justice A.S. Gadkari for a period of one week, enabling him to move the concerned Court in Haryana.The bail has been granted on the condition that in the event of Mr. Asgar's arrest, he shall be released on his furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000...