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Gyanvapi | Mosque Committee Files Fresh Application Before Varanasi Court To 'Immediately Stop' Ongoing ASI Survey
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, has filed a fresh application before the Court of District Judge to 'immediately stop' the ongoing ASI Survey of the Mosque premises.The application states that the Varanasi Court's July 21 order for the ASI Survey was given in the suit filed by 4 plaintiffs to worship Shringar Gauri at the disputed...
'It Will Cause Hindrance To Muslims In Performing Religious Acts': Mosque Committee In Varanasi Court Opposing Plea To 'Preserve' Gyanvapi
Opposing an application filed before the District Judge to pass an order 'preserving' the Gyanvapi Mosque Premises in Varanasi, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Mosque in question, has said that if such an order is passed, it would cause hindrance to the common Muslims in offering name and performing religious activities inside the Mosque.In its reply to the...
Parliament Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
The Rajya Sabha passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 today, it was already approved by Lok Sabha on August 07.The Bill seeks “to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes.”It applies to the processing of...
Bring Legislation To Make Mandatory For Supreme Court, High Court Judges To Furnish Property Returns: Parliamentary Committee Recommends To Govt
The recent Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in the 133rd report on “Judicial Process and Reforms” has recommended that the government should bring appropriate legislation to make it mandatory for Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts to furnish their property returns on an annual basis to the appropriate authority.“Declaration of...
Age Of Retirement Of Supreme Court & High Court Judges Needs To Be Increased: Parliamentary Committee
The recent Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in 133rd report on “Judicial Process and Reforms” has recommended that the age of retirement of Supreme Court and High Court judges needs to be increased.“The Committee feels that the age of retirement of judges needs to be increased in sync with the increase in the longevity and advancement...
Only 3% High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To SC Category, 1.5% To ST & 5.3% To Minority; Parliamentary Committee Calls It ‘Diversity Deficit’
The recent Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in 133rd report on “Judicial Process and their Reforms” has said that the data provided by the Government on the social status of the Judges of the High Courts reveals the judiciary suffers from a 'diversity deficit'."The Committee is of the view that while making recommendations for appointments...
Kerala Court Orders Conditional Attachment Of Police Sub-Inspector's Property For Prima Facie Custodial Torture Of Kollam Lawyer
A Kerala Court has ordered conditional attachment of a Police Sub-Inspector's property for prima facie custodial torture of a Kollam based lawyer.Sub Judge Santhosh Das at Karunagapally has also asked the officer to either furnish security of ₹25,00,000 or show cause why he shall not furnish the security, by October 19.Advocate Jayakumar had filed a suit seeking damages from the Station...
Gyanvapi | Restrain Media From Publishing 'False News' About ASI Survey: Mosque Committee's Application In Varanasi Court
An application has been filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, in the District Court to restrain the electronic and print media from publishing 'false news' about the ongoing ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi premises. The application has been moved in the pending Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit of 2022 filed by 4 Hindu Women Worshippers...
Gujarat Court Rejects Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Plea For Interim Stay On Proceedings In PM Modi Degree Defamation Case
An Ahmedabad Court has rejected a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh for an interim stay on proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University for their (Kejriwal & Singh) alleged derogatory statements made in connection with the controversy regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree....
Mental Health: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities For Protecting 'Mental Integrity, Soundness Of Mind' Of Prisoners
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to the authorities for ensuring protection of mental and emotional health of the prisoners, observing that while imprisonment restricts the right to liberty, it does not restrict the human rights of convicts. “It is time to ensure that a convict who leaves the correction home/prison is restored to the society as a law abiding citizen who...
To Reduce Burden On Bombay HC, Maha Legislative Council Clears Bill To Raise Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of City Civil Court Upto ₹10 Crore
In order to reduce the burden of cases on the Bombay High Court, soon all suits valued up to Rs. 10 crore will be heard by the Bombay City Civil Court. This is a jump from its current pecuniary jurisdiction to handle cases up to Rs. 1 crore. The Maharashtra Legislative Council has passed an amendment to the Bombay City Civil Court Act, 1948 to try and dispose of suits and proceedings of a...
Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order That Quashed FIR Against Former DGP Jacob Thomas In The Dredger Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the 2021 Kerala High Court Judgment that had quashed the First Information Report (FIR) against Dr. Jacob Thomas, Former Director General of Police of Kerala in the dredger scam case in which he has been accused of engaging in tender rigging.The FIR was stayed by a division bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol. In February 2022, the...