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PIL Seeking Linking Of Voter ID With Aadhaar: Delhi HC Asks EC To Decide In 8 Weeks [Read Petition]
Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a PIL before the Delhi High Court seeking linking of Aadhaar with the Voter-ID card in order to curb duplicate voting and ensure the security of voting process. The petitioner prays for directions to be issued to Election Commission for taking requisite steps to ensure Aadhaar based voting system.The Bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel has directed the...
Doordarshan Cannot Use The Word 'DISH' For Its DTH Services: Delhi HC While Granting Injunction To Dish TV [Read Order]
Delhi High Court grants injunction to Dish TV against Doordarshan in order to prevent the latter from using the word 'DISH' for its services. The Single Bench of Justice Sahay Endlaw refused to accept the defendant's claim of publici juris and termed the usage a prima facie case of infringement. In the present case, The plaintiff had instituted a suit for permanent injunction restraining...
Autonomy Of Private Schools Are Subjected To The RTE Act: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
Karnataka High Court has recently held that no school can expel a child by issuing Transfer Certificates (TC) without any requests made by the parents. In the instant case before the Karnataka, the petitioners were all children studying in Vyasa International School run by the Vyasa Educational and Cultural Trust. The writ petitions were filed for the following reliefs: Issuance...
Copyright Protection Given To Films Is At Par With That Accorded To Literary Works: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has clarified the position of law on the issue of copyright infringement of a cinematograph film by making various observations. The court interpreted sections 13, 14(d) and 2(d) of the Copyright Act to hold that the copyright protection of a film is at par with that accorded to literary works and its scope is wider than just duplication. The present petition was moved on...
'Distribute Copies Of Quran' : Ranchi Court Directs Woman For Release On Bail
'Distribute copies of Quran' - this was a condition imposed by a Magistrate Court in Ranchi, Jharkhand for granting bail to a woman who was arrested for hurting religious sentiments through a social media post.The judicial magistrate Manish Singh allowed bail to the accused, Richa Bharti, while directing her to donate one copy of the religious text to Sadar Anjuman Islamia Committee and...
'Mother Has Right To Abort When Birth Defects Are Confirmed' : Chhattisgarh High Court [Read Judgment]
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that if the medical technologies have affirmed lack of development of the foetus and its viability is also in doubt, the woman has a right to call for medical termination of pregnancy. In the present case, the petitioner, who was pregnant with a 24 weeks old foetus, had approached the court seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy under section 3(2)...
Persons Appointed As Daily Wage Employees On Temporary Basis, Cannot Ask For Regularization: Madras HC [Read Order]
A Madras High Court Bench comprising of Justice S.M. Subramaniam held that persons appointed as daily wage employees on a temporary basis, cannot ask for regularization and permanent absorption. The instant matter arose in form of a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu,...
Delhi HC Imposes Rs. 50,000 Cost On Woman For False Sexual Harassment Plea [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court bench comprising of Justice J.R. Midha, while hearing a matter placed before it, recently fined the female petitioner Rs 50,000 for raising a false plea of sexual harassment. The petitioner, an Assistant Director with ESI Corporation in Manesar, Gurgaon in July, 2011 made a written complaint to the Director-General of ESI Corporation alleging sexual harassment by...
Mithi River Or A Drain? Bombay HC Directs MPCB To Ensure MCGM Completes Extension Of Sewerage Pipeline To Stop Waste Disposal In Arabian Sea [Read Order]
Mithi River, a confluence of Vihar and Powai Lake, rises during the monsoon season and is currently more of a sewer than a river. This conclusion is based on Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's data which states that out of the 2671 million litres per day sewerage generated in the city of Mumbai, more than one fourth (665 MLD) was discharged into the said river which then flows directly...
Narrow Interest Of The Individual Landowner Must Yield To The Larger Public Interest: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has held that narrow interest of the individual landowner must yield to the larger public interest. The court was hearing a writ petition challenging a particular condition in a notification issued by the Urban Development Ministry announcing the decision to include certain lands previously in the agricultural zone into the residential zone.A division bench of Justice...
2008 Malegaon Blast: Submit Complete Names Of Witnesses Before Us And The Spl NIA Court; Bombay HC Directs NIA
The Bombay High Court has directed the National Investigation Agency to submit names of witnesses who are yet to be examined by the agency, both before the High Court and Special NIA Court which is conducting the 2008 Malegaon blast trial.Division bench of Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice AM Badar was hearing an appeal filed by Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit, one of the accused in the blast...
Lok Sabha Clears Bill To Expand Powers Of National Investigation Agency [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to expand the powers and jurisdiction of the NIA.New offences in ScheduleThe NIA has powers to investigate the offences listed in the Schedule of the NIA Act, which now includes offences under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967, Atomic Energy Act, 1962, Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982,...