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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Reply From Police On Transgender's Plea Against Refusal Of FIR On Rape Complaint
A transgender person has approached the Uttarakhand High Court to claim her rights after police refused to accept her changed gender. The high court stepped in to the woman's aid, asking police to state the reason for such behaviour. According to a complaint filed by the victim, she was in love with a man from Kotdwar and underwent a gender change surgery to be able to be with...
Pvt Member's Bill Proposes Employees' Right To Disconnect Work Calls Or Emails After Office Hours [Read Bill]
Employees might acquire the right to disconnect work calls or emails after office hours, if a private member's bill gets passed in the parliament. The Right to Disconnect Bill 2018, introduced by NCP MP Supriya Sule, seeks to establish an Employees' Welfare Authority "to confer the right on every employee to disconnect from work-related telephone calls and emails beyond work hours and...
Do Not Force Children To Pursue Subjects Against Their Capabilities And Wishes, Calcutta HC 'Cautions' Parents [Read Judgment]
"I am of the view that the schools should counsel the students during/after class X with regard to the subjects they are fit to pursue in class XI and XII and the parents of the children should go with the advice of the school keeping in mind the ability of the children."
Madras HC Upholds Order Rejecting Remand Of 'Nakeeran' Gopal Accused Of Publishing Fake & Derogatory News About TN Governor [Read Judgment]
'The issue involved in this case is one of a kind in the 72 years of independent India, where a publication has been called in question and it has been made as a premise to register an FIR for an offence under Section 124 of IPC.'
Appointment Of Non-Elected Member Of Corporation As Mayor: Calcutta HC Upholds Amendment To Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act [Read Judgment]
""The concept that, a non-elected member is appointed to a post of governance, on the condition that, such person gets himself elected to the elected body, within a time frame specified, is ingrained in the Constitution itself. There is nothing in the Constitution to suggest that, the three tier governments as introduced by Part IX or Part IXA or Part IXB cannot accommodate such a concept."
Delhi HC Dismisses Petition Against CBFC Certificate To "The Accidental Prime Minister"
The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed a petition challenging the certificate granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to the movie, The Accidental Prime Minister. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao on a PIL filed by Delhi-based designer Pooja Mahajan, who had contended that the certificate awarded to...
National Herald: Delhi HC (DB) To Hear AJL's Appeal On Jan 15
The Delhi High Court said Wednesday it will hear on January 15 the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of National Herald newspaper, challenging the single judge order asking it to vacate its premises here, due to non-availability of advocates. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao was informed by the central government's standing counsel Rajesh...
#MeToo: Complainant Delayed FIR For Her Own Benefit: Mumbai Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Alok Nath [Read Order]
The Dindoshi Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail to actor Alok Nath last week, while observing that writer-director Vinta Nanda may have delayed filing a complaint of rape "of her own benefit". In his order, Additional Sessions Judge SS Oza further noted that prima facie there was some "variance" in the complaints filed against the actor and also pointed out that the complainant did...
'Notified Order' Issued Under Extradition Act Can Be Given Retrospective Effect: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
“The laying of the Notified Order before the Parliament is not a pre- requisite to the enforcement of the Notified Order. It is a requirement subsequent to the issuance of such a Notified Order.”