Police Complaints Authority Not Empowered To Issue Directions To Register An FIR Or To Conduct Further Investigation: Madras HC [Read Order]

Dismissing a Writ Petition, the Madras High Court held that the Police Complaints Authority (the Authority) was not empowered to issue directions to Police for registration of FIR or further investigation. Police Complaints Authorities were established at district and state level as supervisory bodies across the country on the directions of Supreme Court in Prakash Singh & Ors. v. Union...

Breaking : Parliament Passes Bill To Penalize Triple Talaq [Read Bill]

After intense discussion which lasted nearly five hours, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the "Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019", commonly known as Triple Talaq Bill. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on July 25 with 303 'yes' votes against 82 'no' votes. The Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu declared the Bill passed with 99 'yes' votes and 84 'no' votes.BSP, TRS,...

Lok Sabha Passes Consumer Protection Bill 2019 [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2019, which seeks to wholly replace the Consumer Protection Act 1986. Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan who tabled the Bill said that a new law for strengthening consumer rights was necessary in view of the modern day challenges.The Bill with 109 clauses seeks...

LRs Of Deceased Tenant Have A Right To Re-Entry In The Building Reconstructed After Demolition : Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Dismissing the petition filed by Petitioner-landlord, the Allahabad High Court upheld the order of District Collector, allowing the substitution of the Respondents as legal representatives of the deceased-tenant under Section 24(2) of the U.P. Act No.13 of 1972 (the Act). The question which arose before the court was whether the legal representatives of the deceased tenant...

Delhi HC Upholds Government Order On Salary And Working Conditions Of Nurses In Private Hospitals [Read Judgment]

Batting for the rights of health care givers, the Delhi High Court has upheld the order issued by the AAP led-Delhi Government on June 25, 2018 for improving the salry and working conditions of nurses in private hospital.As per the order issued by the Director General of Health Services(DGHS), parity in pay between nurses employed in private hospitals/nursing homes, and nurses employed by...

Ban On E-Cigarettes: Godfrey Philips Challenges Seizure Ordered By Maharashtra FDA, Bombay HC Seeks State's Reply

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the State government and Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration to file their replies while hearing a writ petition filed by Godfrey Philips India Ltd challenging FDA's action of seizing e-cigarettes manufactured by the company.State FDA Commissioner directed a ban on storage, manufacture, sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the State following...

Presence Of Magistrate/GO Mandatory For Search Under NDPS Act, Even If Accused Refuses The Offer: Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday reiterated the settled position of law that search of an accused under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) has to be conducted, mandatorily in the presence of a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer even if the accused refuses the offer in this regard. The Appellant, aggrieved by conviction order of the trial court passed...

GI Tag Granted To 'Odisha Rasgulla'

The 'Odisha Rasgulla' was granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag on Monday, by the Government of India GI Registry, after a long battle. The rights arising from this tag shall be vested in Odisha Small Industries Corporation Limited (OSIC) and all the 30 districts of the state shall be entitled to use the tag.A GI is a distinctive sign used to differentiate goods on the basis of its...

Rajasthan HC Grants 20% Concession Of Marks To Persons With Disability In Eligibility Examination for Teachers [Read Order]

Allowing various Writ Petitions filed against the State, the Rajasthan High Court granted relaxation to persons with disability to the tune of 20% marks in passing/qualifying marks in Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET). The Petitioners were aggrieved by the State of Rajasthan's policy that did not permit any relaxation to persons with disabilities in REET. With reliance...

'Suspension Cannot Be A Form Of Punishment'; CAT Orders Reinstatement Of Ex- Kerala Vigilance Director Jacob Thomas IPS [Read Judgment]

In a set back to the LDF government in Kerala, the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam bench on Monday set aside the suspension of Jacob Thomas IPS, former Vigilance Director and ordered his reinstatement.If the Government does not find him fit to work in police force due to the nature of allegations against him, he should be accommodated in any other post of the rank equivalent...

NCW Takes Suo-Moto Cognizance Of Unnao Rape Case Victim's Accident

The National Commission for Women took suo-moto cognizance of the so-called accident of the infamous Unnao Rape Case victim. The matter was reported by the newspaper Indian Express on July 29, 2019, disclosing that her car was hit by a truck in the Rae Bareli area, injuring the victim and her lawyer and killing two of her aunts. The rape victim had, in 2017, accused an MLA of sexually...

2007 Pune Gangrape And Murder: Inordinate Delay In Execution Of Death Sentence Unconstitutional Says Bombay HC, Commutes Death To Life [Read Judgment]

In a significant decision, the Bombay High Court commuted death sentence awarded to two convicts to life imprisonment for 35 years life imprisonment in the 2007 gangrape and murder case of a BPO employee in Pune.A division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SS Joshi held that there was an inordinate and unreasonable delay in execution of death penalty."We find that delay in the...