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Kerala High Court Pulls Up State For Not Including Prevention-Oriented Programme On Sexual Abuse In School Curriculum
Kerala High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the State for not taking measures to include prevention-oriented programmes on sexual abuse as part of school curriculum. In this regard the court ordered the heads of the expert committee formed by the state to be present before the court on 27.02.2023.“the Director General of Education and the Additional Director of Education, who are...
Jammu & Kashmir Govt. Imposes Property Tax In Municipal Areas From April 1, 2023
The Housing and Urban Development Department of Jammu and Kashmir has notified the Jammu and Kashmir Property Tax (Other Municipalities) Rules, 2023, which prescribe the rules for the levy, assessment, and collection of property tax in the municipalities and municipal councils of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The Rules shall be effective from April 1, 2023.The property tax...
Assets Of Those Not Linked To PFI Released From Attachment, State Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday took note of the submissions of the government that the properties of four persons who have no connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) and whose properties were erroneously attached by the Revenue authorities have been excluded through an order issued by the Home Department.The Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed...
Research On Caste, Religion, Economy Is Sensitive; Violation Of Tourist Visa Norms: Centre Tells Delhi High Court In UK Academic's Case
The Central Government has told Delhi High Court that UK Anthropologist Filippo Osella carried out research activities connected to caste, religion and economy, in violation of the tourist visa norms.The government has opposed Osella’s plea against his deportation from Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala in March last year. Osella has conducted extensive research for over 30 years in...
Indian Society Doesn’t Recognise Live-In Relation As Acceptable, Difficult For Woman To Live Alone After It Breaks: Allahabad HC
Granting bail to a man accused of raping his married live-in partner, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that it is difficult for a woman to live alone after breaking of live-in relationship. Opining that Indian Society, at large, does not recognize such relationships as acceptable, the Court added that a woman, therefore, is left with no option but to lodge a first...
Trial-Related Anxiety Does Not Justify Act Of Casting Aspersion On Judge: Delhi High Court Imposes ₹5K Cost On Contemnor
Closing the contempt proceedings against a person, the Delhi High Court observed that the anxiety, which the man went through during the trial of the case filed by his former wife, does not justify the actions of casting aspersion on a judicial officer.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora accepted the unconditional apology tendered by him, with a warning to exercise restraint and refrain...
High Court Seeks Details Of All Pending Complaints In Bar Council Of Delhi Against Advocates, Says Harassment Of Lawyers Can't Be Countenanced
The Delhi High Court has observed that lawyers "being put to harassment and frustration" due to repeated complaints to Bar Council cannot be countenanced, unless some serious case of misconduct is made out. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Bar Council of Delhi to place on record the details of all pending complaints against the advocates. The information sought includes the dates of...
Allegations Of Sexual Assault On Rise; Inordinate Delay In Lodging FIR To Be Considered At The Stage Of Bail: Allahabad HC
Observing that false implication in sexual offences is on a rise, the Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to two men accused of committing gang rape against a married woman while stressing that inordinate delay in lodging the FIR has to be considered at the time of adjudicating bail plea.The bench of Justice Krishan Pahal further added that much water has flown down the Ganges since...
De Hors Statutory Rules: High Court Directs Punjab Education Dept To Prepare Fresh Seniority List Of 50,000 Masters
The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently found that the seniority list of Master cadre affecting more than 50,000 Masters/ Mistressess prepared by the Punjab Education Department in 2019 is de hors statutory rules. It has directed the State government to prepare a fresh seniority list in accordance with the Rules framed in 1978, within six months. "Rules have been framed under proviso...
Delhi High Court Orders Joint Inspection Of Detention Centre On Plea By Rohingya Refugee’s Sister
The Delhi High Court has ordered a joint inspection of a detention centre in Northwest Delhi by officials of Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and DUSIB to ascertain the availability of basic amenities and facilities there. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing a plea moved by the sister of a Rohingya refugee detained at a Sewa Kendra in Shahzada Bagh....
Karnataka High Court Quashes Extortion Complaint Against Alleged RSS Activist, Says 'Putting Person In Fear Of Injury' Essential U/S 385 IPC
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an extortion complaint against a man who was alleged of threatening the complainant, stating that he is a RTI/RSS activist and would stall inauguration of a building if he is not paid money.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar noted there was no allegation against the petitioner that he put any person in fear of injury to extort money....
Tripura-TET 2021: High Court Refuses To Ascertain Correctness Of Answer Key, Says Lapses In Large Scale Exams Cannot Be Termed Deliberate
The Tripura High Court recently reiterated that a Constitutional Court must exercise great restrain while entertaining a plea challenging the correctness of the key answers in an examination process. Large scale examination is a very difficult task and may reveal certain lapses, which cannot on the face of it be termed as a deliberate one to warrant interference, it added.The observations came...