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Plea Seeking Measures To Combat Coronavirus: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre and Delhi Govt [Read Petition]
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Central and as well as Delhi Government in a plea seeking effective measures to combat coronavirus. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has issued notices to the Ministry of Health, Union of India, and Delhi Government in a petition moved by lawyer Triveni Potekar. It is highlighted in the petition...
Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Removal Of Fake News And Hate Speeches From Social Media Platforms
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking removal of hate speeches and fake news that are being circulated on various social media platforms. Apart from issuing notices to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Electronic and IT, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has also issued notices to...
Chennai Court Dismisses Complaint Against Rajinikanth Over Remarks Against Periyar
A court in Chennai on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed against actor Rajinikanth over his remarks on rationalist leader E V Ramasamy "Periyar."Second Metropolitan Magistrate Roslyn Durai, however, granted liberty to the petitioner to file a private complaint for defamation, damages and compensation.The Magistrate rejected the petition by the Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, a fringe...
Zee Media's Plea Seeking Interview With Nirbhaya Convicts: Delhi HC Directs Tihar To Take A Decision By Tomorrow
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Tihar authorities to decide on the request moved by Zee Media seeking an interview with the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has asked the Tihar authorities to deal with the said request in accordance with law and pass a reasoned order by tomorrow. The present plea was filed...
Preserve Unidentified Bodies Of Persons Killed During Riots : Delhi HC To Hospitals Run By Central & Delhi Govt.
Today, the Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar has asked the government run hospitals to preserve the unidentified bodies for a period of at least two weeks from the date of publishing the information about such bodies on Delhi Police's website. On March 06, a Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice IS Mehta had ordered all...
Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Special Discounts Offered To Fast Tag Holders [Read Order]
The Madras High Court on Friday issued notices to the Union of India and the National Highways Authority of India in a petition challenging special discounts offered to the users of FASTag. A challenge has been made to a circular dated January 15, 2020, whereby the NHAI has restricted the discounts applicable on fee plaza like return fare discount and local exemption to payments made...
IRDA Instructs Health Insurers To Include Medical Cover For COVID-19 In All Policies [Read Circular]
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has instructed all the health insurance companies to include medical cover for COVID-19, irrespective of the type of policy. Through a circular issued on March 4, 2020, the IRDA issued the following Guidelines on handling of claims reported under Coronavirus, with immediate effect: "1. In respect of the products filed...
Sending Minor Girls To Nari Niketan In Cases Of Elopement Cannot Be Treated As Illegal Confinement: Patna HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Patna held that sending minor girls to Protection Home/Nari Niketan in cases of elopement cannot be treated as illegal confinement giving rise to a remedy under the writ of habeas corpus. The three-judge bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh, Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Birendra Kumar said, "Being merely confined within the four walls of...
Bombay HC Grants Injunction Against Clothing Manufacturer From Using The Trade Name ISKCON [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court last Friday granted an ad-interim injunction against an apparel company using the trade name ISKCON Apparel Pvt Ltd after hearing a commercial suit filed by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) alleging infringement of their trade mark. Justice BP Colabawalla concluded that the adoption of the ISKCON trade name was "deliberate with a view...
CSE Rule Declaring Persons Who Had Undergone Organ Transplant Unfit For Selection Is Archaic: Delhi HC [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has held that the candidature of a Delhi Judicial Services aspirant cannot be rejected on the ground that he had undergone a renal transplant. While directing against the rejection of the candidature, the Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sanjeev Narula opined that the provision in Civil Services Examination Rules which declare persons...
Madras HC Grants Interim Relief To Singer 'Mahanadhi' Shobana In Copyright Infringement Suit [Read Order]
In an interim relief to famous Tamil singer 'Mahanadhi' Shobana, the Madras High Court has restrained Symphony Recording Company Ltd from distributing, manufacturing or selling her songs.Justice M S Ramesh noted in the interim order that the assignment agreements based on which Symphony was claiming rights were executed when Shobana was a minor, and were hence unenforceable.Even otherwise,...
Eligibility For Post Should Be There As On Last Date Of Application : Patna HC Dismisses CNLU Students' Plea [Read Judgment]
The Patna High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by four final year students of Chanakya National Law University seeking consideration of their applications to the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer.As per the advertisement issued by the Bihar Public Service Commission, the applicants to be the post must be a law graduate as on the last date for application, March 6. The students...