Hotel Which Provides Swimming Pool Owes Its Guests A Duty Of Care; SC Directs KTDC To Pay Rs.62,50,000 To Family Of The Victim [Read Judgment]

“The duty of care arises from the fact that unless the pool is properly maintained and supervised by trained personnel, it is likely to become a potential source of hazard and danger”

CIC Directs DoPT to Disclose Names Of IAS Officers Against Whom Prosecution Sanction Has Been Granted/Denied [Read Order]

The Central Information Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha has ordered DoPT to provide the names of IAS officers against whom prosecution sanction has been granted as well as denied for the period starting from year 2010 till date of RTI Application. Lucknow based activist Nutan Thakur has made the application before the commissioner. The Applicant submitted that the information sought is...

Use Of Carbide For Ripening Fruits And Vegetables Totally Impermissible, Says Telangana HC

“lt is forbidden by law. Use of carbide is confined to industrial purposes only.”

Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan To Become Acting Chief Justice of Telangana HC

Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan will be the Acting Chief Justice of Telangana High Court after the current Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan relinquishes charge.Chief Justice Radhakrishnan was transferred to Calcutta High Court and he would be taking charge as its Chief Justice on or before 6th April.Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan is the senior most judge of the High Court. In...

Allahabad HC Sentences Addl Chief Secretary Till Rising Of Court & Slaps 25K Fine For Contempt [Read Order]

Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sentenced Additional Chief Secretary Mahesh Kumar Gupta till rising of the court, holding him guilty of contempt of court.Justice Vivek Chaudhary also imposed a fine of Rs. 25, 000 on him, clarifying that the cost of the fine shall not be borne by the State Government.The court was hearing a contempt petition filed by Dr Kishore Tandon...

We Should Shun The Caste System: P&H HC Bars Mentioning Of Caste In FIRs, Memos Etc. [Read Judgment]

“There is no scientific, intellectual, social and logical basis for caste system.”

Delhi HC Upholds Circular Asking Schools To Follow Textbooks Prescribed by SCERT/NCERT/CBSE [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a challenge against stipulations in a circular issued Directorate of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, to all the schools under it, to follow the textbooks prescribed by the SCERT, NCERT and CBSE. While examining the contentions raised by the Federation Of Educational Publishers In India, the court noted that the...

Actor Sexual Assault Case : Dileep Appeals To Division Bench Of Kerala HC Seeking CBI Probe

As the trial in the criminal case relation to abduction and sexual assault of actor is set to begin in first week of April, Malayalam cine actor Dileep, who is accused of hatching the conspiracy of the crime, has filed a writ appeal to the Division Bench of High Court of Kerala challenging the December 19 judgment of the Single Bench which had dismissed his petition seeking investigation...

Political Ads On Social Media: Why The Hesitation And Reluctance? Bombay HC Questions ECI Ahead Of Elections

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) as to why no decision had been taken on regulating political ads on social media, especially 48 hours before polling day. Chief Justice NH Patil and Justice NM Jamdar were hearing a PIL filed by advocate Sagar Suryawanshi seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to prohibit all persons,...

Suspension Of 5970 Advocates: Bar Council Agrees To Keep The Decision In Abeyance

In a reprieve to 5,970 advocates suspended from practice due to non-payment of subscription fees to the Advocates Welfare Fund, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has agreed to keep the suspension order in abeyance for two weeks. However, coming down heavily on the defaulting advocates and the Madras High Court Advocates Association for challenging the suspension order instead...

Delhi HC Stays JNU Decision Restraining Elected Students From Attending Committee Meetings [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has stayed the resolution of the Executive Committee of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which had barred elected students from attending meetings of various bodies of their Schools/Centres.In doing so, Justice Yogesh Khanna opined that the University cannot allege breach of Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations (LCR) after the elections. The matter of nullification of...

Trademark Infringement: Delhi HC Bans 12 Firms From Selling Patanjali Goods In International Market [Read Order]

Granting an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against Masala King Exports Trading Private Limited and 11 other companies from exporting products manufactured by Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) in the international market, the Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Patanjali. Justice Sanjeev Narula clarified that the defendant companies may continue to sell the plaintiff Patanjali's products...