Advocates ID Card Issued By Bar Councils Valid Identity Proof For Domestic Air Travel, Clarifies CISF [Read Letter]

Now, identity cards issued by Bar Councils to advocates can be used as a valid identity proof for domestic travel through airports in India. This has been clarified by the Central Industrial Security Force in response to a query by Advocate Mohit Kumar Gupta.The letter sent by Additional Director General of Airport Sector, CISF to Gupta on December 5 states "instruction has been issued to...

No Gender Based Restrictions Can Be Imposed For Trekking To Agastyarkoodam Peak : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has declared that no gender-based restrictions can be imposed in the annual trek permitted by Forest Department to Agastyaroodam peak in Thiruvananthapuram district."In case permission is being granted for trekking in the year 2019, it is made clear that restrictions shall not be imposed only on the ground of the gender of the trekker", observed Justice Anu...

Wastage Of Food, Water In Marriages In Delhi Under Supreme Court Radar

There is huge wastage of food and water at wedding functions in Delhi even as an "unconfirmed report" has stated that three girls recently starved to death here and people continue to face water shortage, the Supreme Court said Thursday seeking to know the government's plan to deal with the issue.Commercial interest of owners of motels and farmhouses, where marriage ceremonies take place,...

Spl CBI Court Reserves Judgment In Alleged Fake Encounter Cases Of Sohrabuddin, Tulsiram, Kausar Bi; CBI Cites Hostile Witnesses For Shoddy Probe

The Special CBI Court conducting the trial in the alleged fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his aide Tulsiram Prajapati and his wife Kausar Bi reserved its judgment on Wednesday.Judge SJ Sharma began hearing the final arguments on Monday and once counsels for all 22 accused finished arguing, the judgment was reserved. A total of 210 witnesses have been examined, out of which 92...

Delhi HC Allows Abortion Of 16 YO “Adamant” Rape Survivor Despite Higher Risk [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old rape survivor, who was 22 weeks pregnant, to terminate her pregnancy, owing to the distress that she was going through because of the same.The order was passed by Justice Vibhu Bakhru on a petition filed by the girl through her father, praying that the respondent authorities be directed to carry out medical termination of her pregnancy.The court...

After 42 Days In Custody, Journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra Gets Bail As State Drops Charges U/s 295A & 153A IPC

The Orissa High Court has granted bail to Abhijit Iyer Mitra, a journalist and Defense Analyst, who was jailed for his alleged Anti-Odisha remarks in twitter.As per Advocate Nikhil Mehra, Mitra’s lawyer, the state submitted before the High Court that charge sheet has been filed against him dropping 295A and 153A IPC, though certain bailable sections remain.He was in jail for the last...

"It Is Constitutionally Imperative For Govt To Take Care Of Those In Penury", Kerala HC Observes While Staying SARFAESI Proceedings [Read Order]

Expressing deep empathy with a borrower who got entangled in SARFAESI proceedings upon default of loan availed to meet medical expenses of his children, the High Court of Kerala sought to know from the Government about its schemes to provide relief to persons in distress."I am of the opinion that where people are pushed into deep distress and pathos on account of unbearable medical expenses...

Odisha Govt Decides Not To Prosecute Cases Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra, Accepting His Apology

In what seems to be curtains for the ordeal of Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, the Odisha Government has announced its decision to deny sanction to prosecute him in the criminal cases registered against him.He has been in jail since last September in cases registered for the offence of hurting religious sentiments and promoting communal hatred on the allegations that some of his tweets were derogatory...

Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP Urges Parliamentary Committee To Review Internet Shut Down Rules

Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP has urged the Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation to review the merits of "Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services(Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017" ,which enable temporary shutdown of internet and telecom services.In a letter written to Rajya Sabha MP Dilip Kumar Gandhi, the Chairman of the Committee, Dr.Tharoor has flagged several...

NCLT Cannot Decide Legality Of A Foreign Decree, Rules NCLAT [Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that NCLT, the 'adjudicating authority' under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, was not a 'court' or a 'tribunal' and hence cannot decide the legality of a foreign decree."we hold that the Adjudicating Authority not being a Court or 'Tribunal' and 'Insolvency Resolution Process' not being a litigation, it has no jurisdiction to decide...

P&H HC Notice To Centre, GST Council, Haryana, Punjab On Challenge To Constitution Of AAR, AAAR

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Centre, the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council, and the States of Punjab and Haryana on a petition challenging Section 96 and 99 of the GST Act which provides for constitution of Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) and the Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) and the amendments brought in the constitution of these authorities...

Hyderabad HC Judge Justice N Balayogi Resigns

Hyderabad High Court Judge Justice N Balayogi has tendered his resignation from the office with effect from the afternoon of 15th December, 2018.He was elevated as Judge of High Court and assumed charge on 17-01-2017.Read Notification...