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NTF Formed By Supreme Court Gives Suggestions On Safety & Better Working Conditions Of Medical Professionals
The National Task Force (NTF) constituted by the Supreme Court in the wake of safety concerns of medical professionals after the RG Kar Hospital Doctor's Rape-Murder, has given exhaustive recommendations for enhancing better work conditions of the professionals and preventing sexual harassment at medical workplaces. The NTF is a 9-member committee headed by Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin...
Prima Facie Karnataka HC Division Bench Did Not Continue Single Judge Order Restraining Broadcast Of Power TV: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on November 14 clarified that the division bench of the Karnataka high Court did not continue the interim order of the Single Judge restraining the broadcast of the Kannada news channel Power TV.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that the division bench while disposing of the appeals against the interim order recorded that the petitioners...
Why No Steps For Delimitation In Nagaland & Arunachal Despite President Rescinding Deferment In 2020? Supreme Court Asks ECI
The Supreme Court today (November 18) asked the Election Commission about the steps taken to carry out the delimitation exercise in the Northeastern states, particularly Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, after a Presidential order of 2020 rescinded the deferment of their delimitation. The bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a petition...
'Don't Think You're Interested' : Supreme Court To ED After It Again Sought Adjournment Of Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case From Kerala
The Supreme Court today adjourned by 6 weeks hearing of a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking transfer of the Kerala Gold Smuggling case to Karnataka.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order, upon a request for accommodation made by Advocate Vivek Gurnani, on behalf of ED.Gurnani submitted that Additional Solicitor General SV Raju was not available...
Supreme Court Asks Sukhbir Badal, Bikram Majithia To Consider Expressing Remorse For Remarks On Justice Ranjit Singh
On hearing Justice (Retd) Ranjit Singh's plea against ex-Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and ex-Punjab MLA Bikram Singh Majithia, for allegedly bringing disrepute to the Commission headed by him to probe incidents of sacrilege in Punjab, the Supreme Court today suggested that the parties attempt resolving the dispute amongst themselves.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and...
Savarkar Defamation Case | Pune Court Orders Personal Appearance Of Rahul Gandhi On December 2
A Special Court in Pune, on Tuesday (November 18) ordered Rahul Gandhi to remain present before it on December 2, to attend the proceedings of the defamation complaint filed against him for allegedly defaming late right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar by making objectionable comments against him in a speech he delivered in the United Kingdom.Special MP/MLA court Judge Amol Shinde had in...
Supreme Court Dismisses Bail Plea After Adjournment Was Sought For 4th Time
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking bail after adjournment was sought on the fourth occasion.The Court dismissed a bail plea filed by Nilesh Dhyaneshwar Desale against the order of the February 13 order of the Bombay High Court denying him bail. The plea was dismissed for non-prosecution after the Court noted that constant adjournments have been sought in this case and this...
'She Had Courage For FB Post But Can't Approach Police For 8 Yrs?': Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Malayalam Actor Siddique In Rape Case
The Supreme Court today (November 19) granted anticipatory bail to prominent Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case registered against him based on allegations levelled by a young actress.A bench comprising Justice Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma made the interim anticipatory bail, granted on September 30, absolute."We deem it appropriate not to assign elaborate reasons,...
Lawyers Can Appear Online, Says CJI Sanjiv Khanna Amidst Delhi's Severe Air Pollution
Amidst the alarmingly severe air quality in Delhi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday (November 19) said that the lawyers will have the option of appearing online.CJI Khanna however refused to give a definite statement that the functioning of the Courts would be only online, despite the requests made by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and Senior Advocate...
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Constitutional Validity Of Rule Allowing Registrar To Refuse Property Registration In Tamil Nadu
Pursuant to a petition filed assailing a Sub-Registrar's refusal to register a sale deed, the Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to the constitutional validity of Rule 55A(i) of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules, which gives power to a Registrar to refuse registration of an immoveable property.As per Rule 55A, the registering officer before whom a document relating to immovable property...
CCI Bars WhatsApp From Sharing Users' Data With Meta Companies For Advertising Purposes, Imposes Rs 213 Crore Penalty On Meta
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) imposed a penalty of Rs. 213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position. This relates to how WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy was implemented and how user data was collected and shared with other Meta companies. The Commission also issued cease-and-desist directions and also directed Meta and WhatsApp to implement certain behavioural...
