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Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Govt Circulars That Restrict Primitive Tribal Groups From Undergoing ‘Sterilization’ [Read Order]
“Circular dated 26.05.2017 which requires a PVTG person to obtain certificate from the Sub Divisional Magistrate in order to undergo sterilization amounts to government intrusion and violation of the right to privacy.” The Chhattisgarh High Court recently quashed government circulars that restrained Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) from ‘family planning’ by...
Advertisement Is Facet Of Commercial Speech Protected By Article 19(1)(A) Of Constitution, Holds Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
“In fact, the protection given to an advertisement under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution is a necessary concomitant of the right of the public to receive the information in the advertisement.”The Delhi High Court has held that advertisement is a facet of commercial speech which is protected by Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India and the same can be restricted only in...
Dabholkar-Pansare Murder: Do Not Create The Impression That CBI Has Lost Interest In The Case, Bombay HC Tells CBI [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar that an impression should not go to the public that the central agency has lost interest in the case.It also questioned the CBI as well as the Special Investigation Team investigating the murder of CPI member Govind Pansare that whether they were wholly relying on...
Co-operate With I-T Dept For Special Audit: Delhi HC Directs Patanjali [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has directed Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd. to cooperate with the Income Tax Department, for the special audit proposed by the latter.A bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Prateek Jalan opined that “far from showing non-application of mind”, the Assessment Officer (AO) had carefully looked into all aspects before passing the impugned order.Patanjali...
Kerala HC Relief For Professor Who Was Suspended For Facebook Post Criticising University [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Kerala has ordered the re-instatement of Prasad Pannian, Associate Professor of Central University of Kerala(CUK),who was placed under suspension for a making a post in Facebook criticising the University's action against a student.""One cannot be prevented from expressing his views merely because he is an employee. In a democratic society, every institution is governed...
Lok Sabha Passes Transgender Bill With Amendments [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the Transgender(Protection of Rights) Bill, which seeks to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them.The Bill, which was introduced in 2016, was passed with 27 amendments, including an amendment on the definition of "transgender". Originally, the Bill defined transgender as a person who is "neither wholly male or wholly female, or a combination...
Nanded Farmers Seek Compensation For Land Acquired For Highway Uplift, Bombay HC Issues Notices
The Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Maharashtra government on plea of 12 farmers from Nanded district seeking compensation in lieu of their land acquired for facelift of a stretch of NH50.The Aurangabad bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Sonawane issued notices to the governments and also the National Highways Authority of India on the petition filed by...
Punjab & Haryana HC Stays Rape Proceedings Against Punjab’s “Healer Baba”
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the proceedings in the rape case against Jalandhar-based priest and self-styled healer, Baljinder alias Pastor.Pastor used to claim that he could heal any illness by his power, and was hence, popular as “Healer Baba”. He was, however, arrested from Delhi in July this year, after the prosecutrix alleged that he had sexually assaulted her and...
Any policy of Govt. is subject to public scrutiny: Madras HC Stays Probe Against 'Sarkar' Movie Director
If every person, who is not in agreement with the issue projected in the Movie, starts giving complaint against the director and an FIR comes to be registered on each complaint, it will sound the death knell to the mother of all other liberties namely; the freedom of speech and expression
Delhi HC Allows Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust To File FCRA Annual Returns Offline, Without Aadhaar Linking
The Delhi High Court has allowed the NGO, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust to file its annual returns under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 offline, without registration with the NGO-DARPAN portal maintained by NITI Aayog, which mandatorily requires input of Aadhaar details.The NGO receives foreign contributions from time to time and is registered under the FCRA. It is...
Provide Info On Number Of Rs. 2000 & Rs. 500 Notes Printed During Demonetisation Month: CIC to RBI [Read Order]
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered disclosure of information on the number of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 notes printed daily from November 9, 2016 to November 30, 2016—the month when demonetisation was effected.Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava opined that the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had failed to establish as to how...
Bombay HC Refuses To Stay RBI Deadline To Kotak Mahindra Bank To Dilute Promoter Stake
The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to stay the Reserve Bank of India’s deadline of December 31 for dilution of promoter stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank. The RBI had ordered the bank to reduce its promoter shareholding to 20% of paid-up capital by December 31, 2018, and 15% by March 31, 2020.A division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SV Kotwal said there was no need to pass...