Karnataka HC To Hear Pleas Against CAA; Says There Is No SC Order Barring HCs From Taking Up The Matter

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition seeking to declare the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, to be in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and should be struck down as it is unconstitutional. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar posted the plea filed by Peoples Unity for Civil Liberties & Human...

ILI (Kerala) And Project 39A Event ' Crime And Punishment: Reflection From Gandhi' Will Be Held On Jan 11 At Kerala HC Auditorium

Indian Law Institute (Kerala State Unit) and Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi will be jointly organising an event titled Crime and Punishment: Reflections from Gandhi on 11th January 2020 (Saturday) in the Kerala High Court Auditorium from 11 AM to 1.30 PM.The event will commence with a keynote lecture by Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is currently...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High Court ● Reiterated that where the defence has admitted the postmortem report submitted by the prosecution as genuine, the same may be read as substantive evidence. Bombay High Court ● In a significant ruling, allowed an adoption petition filed by a 66-year-old man who sought adoption of a 22-year-old girl who was raised by him and his wife. ● ...

Independent Right Of Tenancy Cannot Be Inherited Merely By Being A Relative Of Original Tenant: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that an independent right of tenancy cannot be claimed to be inherited merely because the original tenant was a relative. Court dismissed the writ petition filed by a tenant claiming rights over a property where he had been staying since 1979 in a joint family.Justice GS Kulkarni heard the petition filed by one Vasant Joshi along with his family members as...

Section 144 Does Not Violate Fundamental Rights, It Merely Places Temporary Restrictions In Larger Interest Of Maintaining Public Order: Karnataka Govt Tells HC

The Karnataka Government in it's statement of objection filed in response to a bunch of petitions filed in the Karnataka High Court, challenging order passed under section 144, by the Bengaluru Police Commissoner on December 18, 2019, a day before the Anti Citizenship (Amendment) Act, rallies were to be held in the city, have said that order did not violate the petitioners Fundamental...

NLU Odisha Approves 25% Domicile Reservation In UG & PG Seats [Read Notification]

In a Special Meeting held on January 4, 2020, the General Council of the National Law University, Odisha approved 25% horizontal reservation to domicile students across categories for admission to Undergraduate and Post-graduate programmes. For claiming reservation in the Undergraduate Programme, a candidate should have passed 12th class or equivalent examination from the state of...

Many Political Parties Fail To File Contribution/ Donation Report With ECI, Reveals RTI Response

Contribution report makes no mention of donations via EBs

Ant-CAA Protest: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Moves Court Seeking Medical Treatment

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, arrested in connection with violence in old Delhi's Daryaganj area, moved a court here on Monday through his lawyer seeking a direction to the jail authorities to provide him treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital.The application claimed that Azad was suffering from polucythemia, a disease of blood...

Bombay HC Dismisses Challenge By NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy Against SEBI Notices

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, promoters of New Delhi Television (NDTV) challenging a show-cause notice issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for alleged violation of Sections 12 a(d) and 12 a(e) of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act read with Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations, 1992. A...

NLU-D Students Protest Against Wrongful Removal Of Housekeeping Staff Of The University [Read Statement]

The students of National Law University, Delhi, have taken up the cause of the housekeeping staff of the University, who are alleged to have been wrongly removed from their services. On Sunday morning, the student protestors along with workers gathered at the Main Gate of the University to peacefully express their anguish over the matter. However, the gathering was forced to...

Spouses of Deceased Casual Labourers Are Also Entitled To Pension Given To Regular Employees: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held that the spouses of deceased casual workers would be entitled to the same pensional and retiral benefits as those given to regular employees. While relying on the catena of judgments of this very court and other High Courts, the Division Bench of Justice Muralidhar and Justice Talwant Singh observed that benefits shall be allowed in the present case, as the...

Unable To Find Perfect Match, Consumer Commission Holds Marriage Bureau Deficient In Service [Read Order]

In his search for a bride, a man was forced to sue the marriage bureau for unfair trade practice and deficiency in service as it failed to find a perfect match for him or even arrange any meeting with any prospective match. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum found the marriage bureau grossly deficient in service and directed it to refund Rs 31,000 paid by the complainant...