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Cochin International Airport Ltd Not A State Instrumentality Under Art 12 Of Constitution : Kerala HC [Read Judgement]
The High Court of Kerala has held that Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) cannot be said to be an instrumentality of State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The Court added that the employment of the persons by CIAL or the termination of their services do not involve any public element. The Court was considering petitions regarding the termination...
Freedom of Speech On A Higher Pedestal Than Reputation; Bombay HC Asks Vlogger and Marico to Sit Across The Table
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday heard the appeal filed by Abhijit Bhansali, a popular social media vlogger against a previous order by a single bench allowing Marico Limited's injunction application against him, directing him to take down a video that allegedly has disparaging remarks against Parachute oil, which is manufactured by Marico.Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog...
Karnataka HC Drops The Criminal Contempt Proceedings Initiated Against Deccan Herald After Unconditional Apology And Payment Of Rs.73Lakh As Cost
The Karnataka High Court, on Tuesday dropped the criminal contempt proceedings, initiated against Deccan Herald, and three local Kannada, new channels, BTV, TV5 and Digvijay, for publishing false news, after accepting their unconditional apology and their willingness to pay a cost of Rs 73 lakh (total cost on all respondents). A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and...
NHRC Seeks Report From Telangana DGP On Complaint Of Police Harassment Of Anti-CAA Protester
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought a report from the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) on January 22 on a complaint alleging harassment by senior police officials against a person who was protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) in the state of Telangana. The commission sought a report from the DGP regarding the claims of intimidation used by...
Challan For Having 'I Love Kejriwal' Mark On Auto-rickshaw: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Govt [Read Petition]
Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging the issuance of a challan to an auto-rickshaw driver who had 'I Love Kejriwal' written on the back of his vehicle. The notice was issued by the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla. The Petitioner believes that such issuance of challan not only violates his fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21...
Delhi HC Rejects Plea Of 11 Persons Who Were Deprived of Filing Nominations For Delhi Elections
Delhi High Court has rejected the plea moved by 11 persons who were deprived of filing their nomination papers, for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections, by the Returning Officer. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has noted that as per section 100 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, such petitions can't be moved before the High Court and that too prior...
Karnataka HC Grants Bail To Bangladeshi 'Illegal Migrant' Woman Taking Note Of CAA Provisions [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court, on Monday granted bail to a Bangladeshi Christian 'illegal migrant' taking note of the provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. Archona Purnima Pramanik is a Bangladeshi National and a Christian. Allegation against her is that she illegally migrated to India and later she obtained Indian documents like PAN Card, Aadhaar Card in her name and on the strength...
Invite Fresh Applications For Junior Panel Lawyers Immediately; Bombay HC Suggests BMC After Counsel Submits Incorrect Affidavit [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court on Friday took a stern stand and asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to immediately invite applications from lawyers interested in being empaneled on the Junior Panel "A" of the Municipal Corporation after a panel counsel for the corporation stated some incorrect facts and submitted an incorrect affidavit which misled the Court.A division bench of Justice...
Children With Rare Diseases : Kerala HC Makes Appeal To Advocates For Contributing To Corpus Fund; Passes Directions To Govts [Read Order]
Taking note of the plight of children suffering from rare genetic diseases, the High Court of Kerala has directed the Central Government to deposit an amount of Rs 1.5 crores within 15 days in the State-level corpus fund which is maintained for the treatment of such patients.This amount represents the 60% share which the Union Government is supposed to contribute to the Corpus as per the...
'Freedom Of Speech Necessary For Success Of Democracy': Mysuru Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In 'Free Kashmir' Placard Case [Read Order]
A Mysuru court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to students Nalini Balakumar and Mardevaiah Shivanna, who were booked for sedition for holding a "Free Kashmir" placard at a protest against the attack in Jawaharlal Nehru University.Their applications for pre-arrest bail were allowed Additional Sessions judge Jerald Rudolph Mendonca observing : "The quantum of punishment for the offence...
It's A Matter Of Absolute Faith & Belief Of Christians: Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Against Administering 'Holy Sacrament' In Churches [Read Judgment]
"The holy sacrament is received by a believer out of faith and it is not a food consumed by the believer to satisfy the hunger, and it has got its own religious and spiritual significance and importance."