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Parliament Passes Mineral Laws Amendment Bill, 2020 [Read Bill]
The Mineral Laws Amendment Bill, 2020 was passed by the Rajya Sabha today with 83 votes in its favour and 12 votes against it. The Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Friday, March 6, without any discussion. Today, the Rajya Sabha also discussed the Bill amidst scanty attendance and the members only appeared during voting, that too when Elamaram Kareem of CPI (M) pressed for division...
Coronavirus: Bombay Bar Association Suggests Urgent Precautionary Steps To The Bombay High Court and the Bar
With the outbreak of the pandemic of coronavirus, the Bombay Bar Association suggested certain precautionary steps to the Bombay High Court through the Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari and members of the bar.BBA has suggested that the High Court administration should-Provide temperature guns at security checks to check the temperature of entrants to the court premises.If a person is found...
J&K HC Dismisses PIL Against Use Of Pellet Guns [Read Judgment]
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought prohibition of use of pellet guns. Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Srinagar, had filed a PIL in 2016 seeking prohibition of use of 12-Bore Pellet Guns for crowd control in J&K and also to prosecute Security Force officers and personnel, who had used Pellet Guns on protestors...
Amendments To Intermediary Guidelines To Make Social Media Platforms More Accountable Under Consideration: IT Ministry [Read Statement]
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has said that it is in the process of amending the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011, so as to make the social media platforms more "responsive and accountable". The disclosure is in response to a question raised in Rajya Sabha by AITC's Nadimul Haque, seeking information on Government's plan to...
No Direction To Nationalize Mass Media Can Be Passed : Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed seeking directions to the Union Government to initiate action to nationalise the mass media in the interest of safety, security and integrity of the country. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhya Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, while disposing the petition filed by one Gayathri Ravishankar said "If at...
Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Action Against Sonia Gandhi, Kapil Mishra and Others For Allegedly Making Hate Speeches [Read Petition]
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking action against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan Kapil Mishra, and other politicians for allegedly making hate speeches. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shnakar has issued notices to Delhi Government, Commissioner of Delhi Police, and the various political leaders that are made parties to the petition....
Delhi HC Adjourns Riots Cases Till March 20, Directs Centre To File Reply By Monday
The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of all the matters pertaining to the Delhi Riots till March 20. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will now take up all the petitions and impleadment applications pertaining to Delhi Riots on March 20. In today's hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the court that while the Centre is...
YES Bank Crisis: L&T Moves Bombay HC Against RBI's Decision to Invalidate Additional Tier 1 Bonds
Larsen and Toubro have moved the Bombay High Court against the Reserve Bank of India's decision to invalidate the Additional Tier 1 bond of the crisis-hit YES bank as per a newly proposed reconstruction scheme. L&T's writ petition under the Banking Regulation Act comes after Axis Trustee Services Limited (ATSL), the largest bondholder, already approached the High Court against RBI's...
Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Control on Religious Conversions [Read Petition]
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking control on religious conversion through inducement or intimidation. Highlighting induced religious conversions as a violation of the fundamental rights of an individual, the plea also demands implementation of the 235th Law Commission Report on Conversions. It is submitted by the Petitioner that...
COVID19: Kerala HC Makes It Clear That No Proposal To Close Courts Or Advance Summer Vacation [Read Official Memorandum]
The Registry of the Kerala High Court has issued an official memorandum, clarifying that there is no proposal to close the working of the courts or to advance the summer vacation, in light of the recent Coronavirus scare. The Registrar General has however instructed all the Principal District and Sessions Judges to not insist on personal appearance of parties unless the same is...
Plea Seeking Evacuation Of Students Stuck In Iran Due To Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi HC Asks Govt To Contact Students and File Status Report
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to contact the Indian students who are stuck in Iran due to the coronavirus outbreak and give necessary assurances to them. While highlighting the need for the Indian embassy to reach out to these students, the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Union to submit a status report highlighting the evacuation plan...
Use of Double Sided A4 Papers For Filing: Delhi HC Asks Administrative Side To Take Up The Matter
Delhi High Court has observed that the issue of mandating the use of double-sided A4 pages for filing procedures shall be taken up by the administrative side of the court. While hearing a plea filed by Centre for Accountability and Systematic Change, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will next take up the matter on April 16. The order has come in...