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Give Special Care And Attention To Students From Backward Communities In IITs: Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]
“We are of the view that students like that of the petitioner, if so requires, are required to be given some special care and attention in the institute so that they are able to overcome their inherent deficiencies and are able to compete at par with others.” The Gauhati High Court has observed that students from backward communities are required to be given some special care and attention...
Amul Vs Kwality Wall's: Bombay HC Grants Some Relief To Amul, Modifies Judgment Restraining It From Broadcasting Two TV Ads [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)-run Amul and allowed it to run two TV advertisements after it removes portions disparaging rivals like Kwality Wall's for using Vanaspati in their ice-creams.A division bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice RI Chagla partly allowed the appeal filed by the GCMMF against a judgment of a...
Such Outrageous Conduct Need No Tolerance: Bombay HC Issues ‘Contempt Notice’ To Lawyer Who Allegedly Slapped Judicial Officer [Read Order]
“It is a threat to the independence of Judiciary. Rule of law is being undermined.”The Bombay High Court has registered a suo motu criminal contempt case against an Assistant Public Prosecutor who allegedly slapped a judicial officer.Justice RK Deshpande issued a notice to Dipesh Parate to explain why an action for contempt of court should not be initiated against him.During the...
Lack Of Injury On Rape Victim’s Body Is Of No Help In Determining Consent: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has overturned a 21-year-old trial court verdict and has convicted a 41-year-old man in a rape case of a girl in 1996.In doing so, the bench comprising Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice VK Jadhav commented on the issue of absence of injury and inference of consent, observing, “Absence of any injury on the body of the victim cannot lead to a conclusion that she...
Dr Shashi Tharoor Introduces Freedom Of Literature Bill In Lok Sabha, Seeks Repeal Of S.295A&298 IPC [Read Bill]
Dr Shashi Tharoor MP introduced a private bill titled "Freedom of Literature Bill" today in the Lok Sabha.The Bill seeks to amend the provisions in the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Customs Act and the Indecent Representation of Women(Prohibition) Act which affect literary and artistic freedom.The Bill seeks the omission of Section 295A and 298 IPC, which punish acts...
Cabinet Approves Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2018 With Relaxed Restrictions
The Union Cabinet has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 which seeks to replace the existing CRZ Notification of 2011.Salient Features:FSI Norms EasedAs per CRZ, 2011 Notification, for CRZ-II (Urban) areas, Floor Space Index (FSI) or the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) had been frozen as per 1991 Development Control Regulation (DCR) levels. In the CRZ, 2018 Notification,...
Ragging A Barbarous Practice; Should Be Abolished: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]
“It [Ragging] has become a wide-spread virulent disease prevalent in all educational institutions and more in the Professional colleges and hostels. It causes deep sorrow and anguish that in a country which had very lofty University ideals expounded in the Vedas, this shameful and disgusting evil of ragging degenerating into bestiality should come to stay in the educational institutions,...
Seeking Information Under RTI Act Can’t Put Question Mark On One’s Integrity, Says P&H HC [Read Order]
The administration of Union Territory of Chandigarh has come in for severe criticism from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for being vindictive towards one of its employee of the Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs who had sought information from under the RTI Act as it said that the staffer “has absolute right to get the information under the Right to Information Act”...
Multiple Proceedings On Same Issue Not Permissible Under RERA 2016; Maharashtra RERA Dismisses Complaint Seeking Refund For Delayed Possession [Read Order]
In an important ruling, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has held that multiple proceedings on the same issue cannot be allowed under the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act 2016. MahaRERA dismissed the complaint seeking a refund along with interest at the rate of 24% per annum for the delayed possession in respect of booking of a flat in Rare...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Chagari Praveen Kumar As Acting Chief Justice Of Andhra Pradesh HC [Read Notification]
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Chagari Praveen Kumar as the Acting Chief Justice of the newly created Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati.The notification said, “Consequent upon the constitution of separate High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh by the President vide notification dated 26.12.2018, and in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223...
Justice Biswanath Somadder To Take Over As Acting Chief Justice Of Calcutta HC From Jan 1, 2019 [Read Notification]
The Government has notified the appointment of Justice Biswanath Somadder as the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.Justice Somadder obtained his law degree from University of Calcutta and enrolled as an Advocate in July, 1989. He was elevated to the Bench as a permanent judge in June, 2006, and was appointed as the Executive Chairman of the State Legal Services Authority in...
Justice TB Radhakrishnan To Continue As Chief Justice Of Hyderabad HC [Read Notification]
The Centre has notified the continuation of Justice TB Radhakrishnan, the Chief Justice of the erstwhile Hyderabad High Court for both states, as the Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court, which is set to become the High Court for the state of Telangana from next year onwards.The notification also states that Justices Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and V Ramasubramanian, who are from different...