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Fire In Delhi HC, None Injured
A fire broke out in the Lawyers' canteen inside the Delhi High Court during the lunch hour on Saturday. The fire started at about 1:30 PM in the kitchen of the canteen which is right opposite the old chamber block and leads into the main court building. The canteen is open for lawyers only and for outsiders if accompanied by a lawyer. No loss of life or injury to anyone has been...
Maratha Reservation: Survey On Backwardness Of Marathas Done By Institutes With Political Connections, Lacking Expertise; Petitioner's Adv Tells HC
On Friday's hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the 16 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions, Advocate Pradeep Sancheti argued on behalf of Sanjeet Shukla, one of the petitioners in the case. Uday Govindraj Dhople is another petitioner in the case, apart from this, there are three other PILs tagged along in this matter,...
Pulwama: Delhi Bar Council Condemns 'Ghostly And Cowardice' Terror Attack
The Delhi Bar Council has strongly condemned the terror attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama. The council, in its resolution, said that the 'ghostly and cowardice' terror attack is part of deep rooted conspiracy to destabilize India and to disturb peace and tranquility. The members of the Council, in the meeting held on Friday, observed two minutes silence as a tribute to the...
Kottiyoor Rape Case : Church Priest Sentenced To 20 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape Of Minor
In the Kottiyoor rape case of Kerala, a POCSO Court at Thalassery today convicted a priest of catholic church Robin Vadakkumchery for raping and impregnating a minor girl in 2016. The Court has sentenced him to 20 years rigorous imprisonment.Robin was the vicar of St.Sebastian's Church, Kottiyoor, Wayanad District, when the incident occurred. The victim gave birth to a girl child in...
Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Kerala Floods: Permanent Lok Adalat Shall Be Treated As Second Appellate Authority: Kerala HC [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has directed that Permanent Lok Adalat in the state shall be treated as the final level appellate authority in the Grievance Redressal Mechanism put in place by the state, for persons affected by flood/landslides, in relation to the benefits announced for them through the various Government orders. The bench comprising Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice...
Pulwama Terror Attack: ASG (Rajasthan) R D Rastogi To Sponsor Education Of Kids Of 2 Martyrs
Senior advocate Rajdeepak Rastogi, Additional Solicitor General of India for Rajasthan says he is going to sponsor the education of two kids of any two CRPF personnel who were martyred in Thursday's Pulwama Terror attack. Five CRPF personnel martyred in the attack were from Rajasthan and the ASG's team will meet the bereaved families soon. The ASG says he is going to sponsor the education...
Aadhaar-PAN Linking Mandatory; To Be Completed By March 31, Says CBDT
The Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) yesterday issued a press release stating that "Aadhaar-PAN linking is mandatory now which has to be completed by March 31, 2019 by the PAN holders requiring filing of Income Tax Return". This is in view of the Supreme Court upholding Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which required the linking of PAN with Aadhaar. Procedure for...
Meghalaya HC Unhappy With Airlines For 'False' Statements On Umroi Airport Issues [Read Order]
The Meghalaya High Court on Friday expressed its disquiet and stopped short of ordering proceedings for perjury against official of Airlines for citing "false" visibility issues as a reason for not operating their flights from Umroi airport and even suggesting that roads are more preferred way of travelling to Shillong than air travel. A bench headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Yaqoob...
Pulwama Terror Attack: PIL In HC Seeks CRPF Jawans To Be Referred To As 'Martyred' And Not 'Killed' Or 'Died'
A petition was moved in the Delhi High Court on Friday seeking direction to the print and electronic media to use respectful words for the martyrdom of CRPF jawans while reporting on the Pulwama terror attack and refer to the soldiers as "martyred" rather than "killed" or "died". The PIL has been filed by advocate Abhishek Kumar Choudhary, who objected to newspapers reports using the...
J&K HC Upholds PM's Employment Package(2009) For Kashmiri Pandits Living In The Valley [Read Judgment]
"The class identified under the impugned SRO is a community of Kashmiri Pandits, who did not migrate in the wake of turmoil in the Valley and stayed back despite adverse conditions perceivably prevailing for their community."
SC Collegium Rejects Names Of 3 Judicial Officers & One Lawyer From 3 HCs [Read Resolutions]
In its resolutions dated February 12, the Supreme Court collegium has remitted the candidature of three Judicial Officers and one lawyer, to the respective high court collegiums.The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice AK Sikri and Justice SA Bobde passed resolutions with regard to the following three high courts:Calcutta High CourtThe recommendation for...