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Maratha Quota : Maharashtra Govt Files Caveat Petition In SC
The Maharashtra Government has filed a caveat petition in the Supreme Court, anticipating challenge against the Bombay High Court's judgment passed on Thurday which upheld OBC reservation for Maratha community.The caveat petition filed through Advocate Nishant R Katneswarkar has prayed that no order be passed in any petition challenging the High Court judgment, without hearing...
Madras HC Allows IFF To Intervene To Oppose Plea For Linking Aadhaar With Social Media Accounts
The Madras High Court on Thursday allowed Internet Freedom Foundation(IFF) to intervene in the petitions which seek directions to link Aadhaar with social media accounts.The IFF opposes interlinking of Aadhaar and social media profiles on the ground that it will result in vesting unbridled power on social media companies over the lives of users, resulting in infringement of privacy...
Parliament Passes SEZ Amendment Bill Allowing Trusts To Open Units In SEZs [Read Bill]
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday cleared the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill 2019, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha.This Bill replaces the Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 promulgated last March, allowing trusts to seek establishment of units in SEZs. This is done by amending the definition of "person" under Section 2(v) of the SEZ Act 2005 to include 'trusts'....
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Can Entertain Application U/s 14 SARFAESI Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
The Kerala High Court has held that Additional Chief judicial Magistrate [ACJM] will have jurisdiction to entertain an application filed under Section 14 of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI). In KO Anto vs. State of Kerala, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan considered a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution...
Karnataka HC Orders Immediate Release Of Admin Of FB Page 'Troll Maga', Arrested For Alleged Abusive Post Against CM
The Karnataka High Court, on Wednesday has stayed till July 11, criminal proceedings initiated against S Jaikanth, administrator of Facebook page, Troll Maga, and directed his immediate release. The police arrested him for allegedly posting abusive and insulting, posts against JD(S) party chief HD Deve Gowda, Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and his son and leader from the party, Nikhil...
Indore Sessions Court Refuses To Hear Bail Plea Of BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, Arrested For Assaulting A Municipal Official
BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, arrested for assaulting a municipal official, Thursday failed to get relief from the Indore Sessions Court which refused to hear his bail application saying it has no jurisdiction. Judge B K Dwivedi said the sessions court was not empowered to hear the plea as the case falls under the jurisdiction of a special fast track court set up in Bhopal to hear cases...
Install Biometric Systems in Mortuaries To Ensure Presence Of Forensic Experts During Postmortems: Bombay HC To Maharashtra Govt [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently directed the Maharashtra Government to install biometric systems in mortuaries to ensure those post-mortem examinations are conducted only by qualified forensic experts. A bench comprising of Chief Justice Nandrajog and Justice Jamdar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by a practicing Advocate of Bombay High Court Adil Khatri, praying for a mandamus...
Mumbai Court Adjourns Orders On Binoy Kodiyeri's Bail Plea To July 1; No Arrest Till Then
The Dindoshi branch of Bombay City Civil and Session Court today adjourned to July 1 the pronouncement of order on the application for anticipatory bail moved by Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.Police has been ordered not to arrest him till then. Binoy has filed the application seeking pre-arrest bail in a...
File Noting Related To Mercy Petition Which is Not A Part Of The Ministerial Advice To The President, Can Be Provided Under RTI: CIC[Read Order]
In an order dated 14th June 2019, the Central Information Commission held that any file noting or correspondence regarding a mercy petition not forming a part of the Ministerial advice to the President under Article 74 (2) could be divulged and directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide such information to the applicant. The CIC was hearing an application filed by the mother of...
Kerala HC Directs Action Against Makers Of 'Unda' And Officials For Damage To Environment During Shooting [Read Judgment]
The Court directed the Central Government to initiate action against the erring officials and the movie company for non-forest activities undertaken by them in the reserve forest area by depositing gravel and damaging the environment, bio-diversity and the flora and fauna, after making due enquiries.
Young Couple Appeals For Donations To IDIA Law Instead of Wedding Gifts
Harshavardhan Ganesan and Gayathri Mani - a Chennai based couple who will tie the knot in September- have shown a warm gesture in connection to their wedding.In their wedding invitation card, they have made an appeal to donate to two charities in lieu of bringing gifts.Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to legal education Law (IDIA Law) and Thane Society for Prevention of Cruelty...