Right To Be Forgotten Can't Be Used As Tool To 'Erase History': Google Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court this week continued hearing a batch of petitions seeking enforcement of 'Right to be Forgotten' and consequent removal of identifiable information from judgments or orders published in various online portals and the High Court Website.A Division Bench consisting of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen heard the case of a dentist who is aggrieved by...

Advocates Act Confers No Right To Park Vehicle Inside Court Premises: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that Section 30 of the Advocates' Act only confers the right on the Advocates to practice and it does not confer any right on any advocate to park his/her vehicle inside Court premises. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty dismissed a public interest litigation filed by advocate N.S.Vijayanth Babu,...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Sharjeel Imam In 2019 Sedition Case

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case which accuses him of delivering a "provocative speech" that allegedly led to violence in the Jamia Nagar area in 2019. However, Imam will continue to remain in custody as he is yet to get bail in other cases pending against him.Additional Sessions Judge Anuj Agrawal granted bail to Sharjeel in FIR...

Teenage Pregnancies -Doctor Need Not Disclose Identity Of Minor Girl Seeking Abortion In Information Given To Police : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday read down the mandatory police reporting requirement under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to hold that a doctor need not disclose the name and identity of the minor girl in the the information given to police.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna and JB Pardiwala called for a harmonious reading of the Medical...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Directs PFI To Deposit Over Rs 5 Crores Towards Hartal Damages, Says Citizens' Lives Can't Be Put In Peril

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Popular Front of India (PFI) to deposit an amount of Rs. 5.20 crores with the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, towards the damages estimated by the State Government as well as the KSRTC on account of its 'flash hartal'.A Division Bench consisting of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. observed that PFI...

Gujarat High Court Grants Interim Bail To RB Sreekumar Who Was Arrested Along With Teesta Setalvad

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to former Gujarat Director General of Police RB Sreekumar, who was arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate high functionaries in Gujarat riots larger conspiracy case.A single bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora granted interim bail till November 15. The order stated as follows :"Having heard learned counsel for the...

Breaking: 'State Gov Transgressed Limit Of Delegation': Calcutta High Court Holds WB Govt's 'Duare Ration Scheme' To Be Illegal

In a significant judgment delivered on Wednesday, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has held that the West Bengal 'Duare Ration Scheme' under which the State government delivers foodgrains through the public distribution system at the doorsteps of beneficiaries is illegal and ultra vires the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFS Act).The meal scheme was part of Chief Minister...

Has Challenge To Demonetisation Become Academic? Does Issue Survive? Supreme Court Asks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will first examine whether the petitions challenging demonetisation have become academic and posted the matter to October 12.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna was considering 58 petitions which challenge the decision taken by the Central Government to demonetise...

Payment Of Stipend To Junior Lawyers A Real Issue, Observes Supreme Court During AIBE Hearing

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the All-India Bar Examination, considered the issue of fairly remunerating junior advocates. The five-judge Bench comprised Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, A.S. Oka, Vikram Nath, and J.K. Maheshwari. The Court is being assisted by the Attorney-General of India and...

Supreme Court Rejects Uddhav Group's Plea To Stop Election Commission From Deciding Eknath Shinde's Claim As Real Shiv Sena

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stop the Election Commission of India from deciding the claim of Eknath Shinde group as the real Shiv Sena. A Constitution Bench of the Court dismissed the application for stay filed by the Uddhav Thackeray group after a day long hearing."We direct that there would be no stay of the proceedings before the Election Commission of India. Accordingly,...

KSRTC Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Over Rs 5 Crores From PFI For Hartal Losses

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation moves Kerala High Court seeking directive to Popular Front of India to pay Rs. 5.06 Crores as compensation for the damages caused to the corporation during the flash hartal called the party in the state following the arrest of its leaders by the NIA.In the petition moved through the Standing Counsel for KSRTC, Advocate Deepu Thankan sought direction...

EWS Quota : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment On Pleas Challenging 103rd Constitutional Amendment

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment.The 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala...