Release of ‘Rang rasiya’ stayed by Kerala Court

Release of ‘Rang rasiya’, a movie directed by Ketan Mehta and produced by DeepaSahi and Aanand Mehendroo, claimed to be based on the life of renowned painter Raja Ravi Varma has been stayed by the Mavelikkara munsiff court in Alapuzha district in Kerala.The interim stay order was passed after the famous painter’s grand daughterIndiradeviKunjama approached the Court. Earlier, she had...

Copy of Charge-sheet cannot be denied under RTI Act : CIC

The CIC Prof M Sridhar Acharyulu held on 3rd November 2014 that 'charge-sheet' has to be disclosed after separating non-disclosable portions, if any, as per restrictions prescribed under RTI Act. Ms. Usha Kanth Asiwal sought to know from Director of Vigilance Delhi, details of complaint made to Anti Corruption Bureau on 25-04-2001 and inquiry leading to registration of case against 13...

Coastal Zone Management Plan of Kerala, pertaining to Kollam District not prepared in proper manner – NGT admits application and directed to keep in abeyance all further proceedings

Two applications challenging the finalisaiton of Coastal Zone Management Plan [CZMP] of Kerala, 2014 pertaining to Kollam District, Kerala has been challenged. According to Quilon Educational Trust and Vishakh, land owners claim that their lands are shows as water bodies. According to them they have records to show that their lands is submerged due to natural activities and they...

SCBA Elections on December 17, SCBA passes resolution to the effect that no person to hold any one post for more than 4 years [Read the Circular]

As per the circular released by the Supreme Court Bar Association, SCBA elections will be held on December 17. An election committee has been formed for the same, and has Sr. Adv. Shekhar Deshpande as its Chairman, Sr. Adv. Altaf Ahmed as its Vice Chairman and Sr. Adv. Jitendra Mohan Sharma as its convenor.SCBA in its meeting on October 14 also passed a resolution with two third majority, to...

Supreme Courts Orders CBI Investigation in the alleged MCI Election

In what can be called a noteworthy victory for the People for Better Treatment a NGO, The Supreme Court division bench of Chief Justice H L. Dattu and Mr. A.K. Sikri on Monday in response to the PIL (W.P. Civil No. 890/2014; PBT vs. Union of India & Ors.) issued a notice to the central government on a petition that sought the Ministry of Health, MCI and Dr. Ketan Desai to immediately...

In pipeline: ATM like Kiosks at Courts to help litigants

As per its plans regarding e-governance, the Government of India’s Department of Justice has submitted a proposal before the Expenditure Finance Committee for the phase II of the e-courts project. The cost for the same has been estimated to be Rs. 2764.90 crores.As per the proposal, ATM like kiosks will be installed at every court in the country. Any litigant through these touchscreen...

Foreign websites to now pay Service Tax in India ; Delhi HC asks why use of private email not stopped? S. 9 of Public Records Act provides for fine and jail upto 5 years

After being asked to appear by the Delhi High Court and explain the government’s stand on the issue regarding usage of private email by government officials despite the Delhi High Court orders, Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain submitted to the Court that a draft e-mail policy would shortly be submitted to the Union Cabinet for its approval and that it only requires the...

‘Give me red’, Delhi Police asks Supreme Court to allow red beacons

Delhi Police has approached the Supreme Court with the plea to modify the December 2013 order in which the Apex Court had said, “The men in uniform; operational agencies which require unhindered access to roads for performance of their duty; those engaged in emergency duties such as ambulance services, fire services, emergency maintenance etc.; and, police vehicles used as escorts or pilots...

Wife’s Loans and deductions are her personal information: CIC

RTI Act protects privacy rights between the spouses. The Central Information Commissioner Prof M. Sridhar Acharyulu (Madabhushi Sridhar) held on 29th October 2014 that while husband had a right to know the amount of salary of wife (public servant) information about her expenditure and loan deductions cannot be given under RTI. In response to RTI application of husband in marital dispute,...

Subramaniam Swamy gets relief, defamation proceedings stayed by Supreme Court

The Bench headed by Justice Deepak Misra yesterday stayed the defamation proceedings that were on before a Chennai court.  Proceedings were stayed in five different cases that were registered against Subramaniam Swamy after he had made critical comments against former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.The Apex Court also issued notice to the Centre, Tamil Nadu Govt. and also Jayalalithaa,...

Five Indian fishermen awarded capital punishment by a Sri Lankan Court

A court in Sri Lanka has convicted five Indian fishermen for smuggling drugs into the island nation. Arrested in 2011, the anglers have been awarded the death penalty by the local court.With time until November 4 to file an appeal, the Indian Government too has made a statement and has reportedly said, “The Indian High Commission in Colombo will appeal through lawyer to higher court...

Naked Rambler loses in ECHR [Read the Judgment]

Stephen Peter Gough, a British, also known as Naked Rambler has lost his case in the ECHR regarding his right to be nude in public.In 2003 Mr Gough had chosen to walk stripped from Land's End in England to John O'groats in Scotland, acquiring the epithet "the naked rambler". Between 2003 and 2012 he was arrested over thirty times in Scotland for being naked in open. He was convicted on a...