Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Delhi HC Direction Placing Indian Olympic Association Under Committee Of Administrators

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo with respect to the Delhi High Court's order which placed the affairs of Indian Olympic Association under a Committee of Administrators constituted by the High Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice CT Ravikumar passed the order on an urgent mentioning made by the Indian Olympic Association. The bench was...

UGC Regulations 2016 Exempting PhD Holders From NET Qualification Will Apply Retrospectively : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that the UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Career Advancement of Teachers in Universities and Institutions Affiliated to It) Regulations, 2016 would be applied retrospectively. Relying on a catena of judgments, a Bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia reiterated that when an amendment is...

"Complete Reluctance On Police's Part": Delhi High Court Orders FIR Against BJP Leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain In Rape Case

The Delhi High Court has ordered registration of FIR against BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain in an alleged 2018 rape case observing that there was a complete reluctance on the part of city police to register the same. Justice Asha Menon directed that the investigation in the matter be completed and a detailed report under Section 173 CrPC be submitted before the MM within a period of...

Sexual Harassment Charge Won't Stand If Woman Was Wearing Sexually Provocative Dress: Kerala Court [Video]

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Allopathy Doctors' Suit: High Court Asks Baba Ramdev To Not Mislead Public, Preserve Ayurveda's Esteem

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday told Baba Ramdev that while he is welcome to have followers and people who believe in what he says, however, the public at large must not be mislead by making statements against allopathy. The court also asked the yoga guru to refrain from saying anything more than what was official, while speaking in favour of Patanjali's product Coronil.Expressing concern...

Pre-Institution Mediation Under Section 12A Commercial Courts Act Is Mandatory; Suits Filed Violating This Liable To Be Rejected : Supreme Court

In a judgment having far reaching impact in commercial litigations, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, which mandates pre- institution mediation, is mandatory and suits which are filed violating this mandate are liable to be rejected at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure.The Court has however made...

AIADMK Leadership : Madras High Court Orders Status Quo Ante As On June 23, Says No To General Council Meeting Without Joint Consent Of OPS & EPS

The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered to conduct a fresh General Council Meeting of the AIADMK party. The court also ordered the status quo ante, as existed on June 23, before the General Council meeting took place on July 11. The court observed that only the coordinator and the joint coordinator had the powers to convene the General Council. Thus the court in effect canceled the...

Sexual Harassment Complaint Will Not Prima Facie Stand When Woman Was Wearing Sexually Provocative Dress : Kerala Court In Bail Order

While granting anticipatory bail to author and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, a Kerala Court observed that the offence under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code is not prima facie attracted when the woman was wearing 'sexually provocative dresses'.The 74-year-old accused had produced the photographs of the woman along with the bail application."The...

Sports Administration Not A Male Preserve, Women Presence In Sporting World Must Be Acknowledged: Delhi High Court

Observing that women participation in sporting events and their victories is as much a matter of pride and joy, as the victories of their male counterparts, the Delhi High Court has said that significant presence of women in the sporting world must be acknowledged.The Court made the observation while noting that in all its 95 years of existence, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) never had...

"Why Multiple Summons Were Issued On Same Information?": Kerala High Court Asks ED In KIIFB's Plea

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday while adjourning the plea filed by KIIFB challenging the summons issued by the Directorate of Enforcement observed that the repeated issuance of summons by the ED to the KIIFB, for producing the same documents, indicates a lack of application of mind on the part of the Investigating Agency. Justice V. G. Arun taking note of the fact that the ED had issued...

Preservation Of Unworkable Marriage Causes Great Misery, Marital Bond Should Be Severed On Irretrievable Breakdown : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently, while dismissing a Matrimonial Appeal, observed that when a marriage has broken down beyond repair, the law should take notice of the fact as refusing to serve the legal tie of such marriages would be injurious to the interest of the parties as well as the society.Division Bench Consisting of Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice C S Sudha observed that nothing...

Har Ghar Thiranga - How Supreme Court Recognized Citizen's Right To Fly The National Flag

The Indian national flag, with the tricolours of saffron, white and green, and with Asoka Chakra at its centre, embodies national unity. Laws and regulations, namely, the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and the Flag Code of India, 2002 were framed to govern the dignified representation of the Indian flag. The citizens' duty to respect the ideals of the National Flag was also inserted in the Indian constitution through Article 51A (a). In light of the government's Har Ghar...