'Need Time And Space to Get Health, Life In Order': Jamia student Safoora Zargar After Her Release From Tihar jail

Jamia Millia Islamia University student Safoora Zargar, who was released from Tihar Jail after being lodged there for nearly two months, on Thursday said she needed time and space to get her health and life in order and thanked everyone who had spoken up for her.Zargar, a member of the Jamia Coordination Committee, was booked under the stringent anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities...

Plea In Gujarat HC Against Conducting Of Physical Examinations/ Admission Process By Various Universities During Covid-19 [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Gujarat High Court, challenging the action of various Universities conducting physical examination and admission process in the present situation of Covid-19. "Adverse, arbitrary and unlawful decisions by authorities have put the student fraternity in serious dilemma and thereby anxiety and panic which has created a Havoc among student bodies and...

Delhi HC Stays Anti Profiteering Investigation And Penalty Against Phillips India Limited [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has stayed the anti profiteering investigation initiated against Phillips India Limited by the Director General of Anti Profiteering. The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sanjeev Narula has, however, directed the Petitioner company to deposit Rs.4,53,949/- with Central and State Consumer Welfare Boards within three months. The court...

'What Propelled The Decision To Constitute Reconstruction Scheme For YES Bank And Why The Same Can't Be Done For PMC Bank': Delhi HC Directs Centre and RBI To Submit Affidavits

Delhi High Court has directed the Union Finance Ministry as well as the Reserve Bank of India to file detailed affidavits stating the reasons which propelled them to constitute a Reconstruction Scheme for the YES Bank. The Single Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher further asked both the Union and the RBI to state in their affidavits as to how the depositors of PMC Bank are...

Pinjra Tod Member Natasha Narwal Alleges Violence In Jail, Delhi HC Seeks Status Report From Tihar [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has sought a status report from the Tihar Superintendent after it was pointed out by Natasha Narwal that lockdown has been imposed in Jail No. 6 of Tihar after large scale violence broke out in the jail premises. The Single Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar was informed by the Petitioner that it is because of the said lockdown that the video conferencing facility...

Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Seeking Imposition Of State Wide Curfew During SSLC Exams To Avoid Spread of COVID-19 Among Students [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition seeking imposing of half day state wide curfew when SSLC exams are conducted to avoid students getting infected with coronavirus either on their way to the examination centre or on their way back. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Nataraj Rangasway while disposing off the petition filed by one Karan Kumar H, said...

Delhi HC Asks Delhi Govt To Clarify Stand On Performing Elective Surgeries Amid COVID19

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to submit an affidavit stating its stance on the carrying out of elective surgeries during the COVID19 pandemic. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Delhi Government to clearly state on affidavit if it is their stand that no elective procedure will be and is being carried out on any patient due to...

Delhi HC Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Against Trial Court Extending Time For Probe Under UAPA

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved judgement in former JNU student Sharjeel Imam's plea seeking bail in a case related to the alleged seditious and inflammatory speeches delivered by him during the protests which took place against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). An FIR had been filed against Imam under Sections 153A, 124A and 505...

Does The State Want To Help Migrant Workers Go Back To Their Home States?, Karnataka HC Asks

"Does the state want to help migrant workers who are registered on the seva sindhu portal to travel back to their home states?", the Karnataka High Court on Thursday posed this question to the state government and has sought a reply from it on July 2. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna directed the state to clarify whether state government wants to lend...

AP HC Expresses Displeasure At Govt. Practice Of Filing Counter-Affidavit Through Officer Of Lowest Rank, Separate Replies By Each Dept./Authority In Same WP [Read Order]

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed that whenever the State Government is joined as a party to a writ petition, though through several Departments and Authorities, one consolidated counter-affidavit of the State Government must come on record, and that too through the Officer in-charge of the case, as appointed by the Government. Accordingly, the bench directed the Law...

[Kerala Church Dispute] SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Clarifications Of Its Judgment [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed seeking clarifications of its judgment in Kerala Church Dispute case. It is clearly an effort for violating the order passed by this Court and no such prayer(s) can be entertained, the bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and S. Abdul Nazeer said. The petitioners sought a clarification that the State of Kerala, and leaders of the...

Assam Oil Well Fire: NGT Directs Oil India To Deposit Rs 25 Crores; Constitutes Committee For Probe [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed Government-owned Oil India Limited (OIL), to deposit a sum of Rs. 25 Crores with the District Magistrate, Tinsukia District, Assam, in connection to a massive fire which exploded from OIL's Baghjan well. "In view of the prima facie case made out against OIL on the extent of damage caused to the environment and biodiversity, damage to...