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Parents Move Gujarat HC Alleging Illegal Confinement Of Their Daughters At Godman's Institute
A couple moved the Gujarat High Court on Monday, seeking custody of their two daughters who are being allegedly held in illegal confinement at an institution run by self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda at Ahmedabad. Petitioners Janardana Sharma and his wife told the court they had admitted their four daughters to an educational institution run by Swami Nithyananda in Bengaluru in 2013...
Are Contractual Employees Covered Under Maternity Benefits Act? Delhi HC To Decide
The Delhi High Court is faced with a question whether the Maternity Benefit Act of 2017 carves out an exception for women hired on contractual basis to provide consultancy services.The question is posed in a petition moved by National Commission for Women on behalf of a woman who was denied maternity benefits by the National Highways Authority of India on the ground that her engagement with...
Centre Notifies Rules For Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Of Guarantors To Corporate Debtors
The Centre, through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified rules for corporate insolvency resolution process in respect of guarantors of corporate debtors, called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority for Insolvency Resolution Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors) Rules, 2019. With the rules set to be enforced from...
NGT Directs UP Govt. To Pay Rs 10 Crore As Environment Compensation: Read Order To Know Why
The National Green Tribunal has directed State of Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 10 crore as Environment Compensation, for causing damage to the environment by permitting discharge of untreated sewage, containing toxic Chromium, into 'River Ganga'.. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said "It was not considered that the sewage/effluents had highly toxic Chromium content. Its...
No 'Cut-Paste' In Chidambaram's Bail Order In INX Media Case, Clarifies Delhi HC [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court on Monday clarified that the order rejecting bail to P Chidambaram contained no 'cut-paste' from the judgment in Rohit Tandon's case. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait issued this clarification after taking suo moto notice of the report published by "The Hindu" on November 17 that the November 15 order in Chidambaram's case had copy pasted certain facts from Rohit...
Country Being Defamed And Image Of The Prime Minister Being Tarnished"; PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Ban On Tiktok
Heena Darvesh, a Mumbai resident has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on the popular mobile app "TikTok". The PIL claims that the Chinese application which has over 200 million users worldwide, is affecting the youth of the country as it is addictive which leads to degradation of mental health. According to the PIL filed on November...
[Pollution] Violators Of Law Cannot Be Allowed To Have Free Run : NGT [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal, while directing State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees to take meaningful action against Polluters in Industrial areas, said "Violators of law cannot be allowed to have a free run at the core of environment and public health. Inaction by the statutory authorities is at the cost of Rule of Law, which is the mandate of the Constitution and...
Subodh Gupta Case : Delhi HC Allows Instagram Account Holder To Maintain Interim Anonymity
The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the Instagram account holder, who posted complaints of sexual harassment against Subodh Gupta on Instagram account 'Herdsceneand', to maintain interim anonymity by allowing the filing of vakalatnama and written statements in a sealed cover.The Single Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw ordered that interim anonymity is to be continued till the case...
INX Media: ED Moves Delhi HC To Correct Factual Errors In Chidambaram's Bail Order
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking corrections in the order rejecting bail to P Chidambaram, as passed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, on the grounds of it having certain factual errors. In paragraphs 35 and 36 of the judgment of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait in Chidambaram's case, portions from the order in Rohit Tandon's case can...
Rajasthan HC Directs JDA To Inspect & Ensure Compliance Of Fire Safety Norms In Coaching Centres At Jaipur [Read Order]
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the Jaipur Development Authority to carry out inspection in all zones of Jaipur indicating what effective steps have been taken to ensure that safety requirements of coaching institutes are fulfilled. The bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal also directed the authority to file compliance affidavit within...
NGT Southern Zone Bench To Start Hearing Cases From December 2 [Read Circular]
The Southern Zone Bench of National Green Tribunal at Chennai will be functional from December 2, 2019. As per a notification issued by the Principal bench of the tribunal, Justice K Ramakrishanan has been appointed as Judicial Member while Saibal Dasgupta is appointed as Expert member. The zonal bench has jurisdiction to hear matters pertaining to substantial question related to...