Kerala HC: Private Orphanages Have To Register Under JJ Act; But Aren’t Required To Meet Standards Prescribed In Model Rules [Read Judgment]

In a writ petition filed by the Association of Orphanages and Charitable Institutions, the Kerala High Court has said that orphanages run by private individuals or organization without any support or aid from the government are required to obtain registration under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015. However, the court also clarified that such private orphanages functioning without state aid were...

What Are We Eating? PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Policy To Prohibit Use Of Pesticides, Chemicals In Fruits, Vegetables [Read Petition]

A Mumbai-based NGO, Citizen Circle for Social Welfare and Education, has filed a public interest litigation before the Bombay High Court seeking directions for prohibiting usage of excess amounts of pesticides by farmers, usage of chemicals by street vendors of fruits and vegetables for artificial ripening, usage of growth hormones and pig fat by poultry farmers etc.The PIL also seeks an...

Allahabad HC Restrains State From Taking Coercive Action Against UP Congress On Rs. 51 Lakh Notice [Read Order]

In a relief to the Congress Party, Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, on Thursday, restrained the State and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation from taking any coercive steps against the party on a seizure notice issued by the civic body. The notice sought recovery of Rs. 51 lakh house tax dues on the headquarters of the state unit of the party in the city's Mall Avenue area.The...

Decide IPS Officer's Demand To Be Called "Casteless" In Two Months: Allahabad HC To State [Read Order]

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to decide on a plea filed by IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur, who had demanded that he be called "casteless" in official records.The Bench comprising Justice Satyendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajnish Kumar noted that Mr. Thakur had made several representations to the authorities, reportedly...

Justice Sudhir Agarwal Of Allahabad HC Decides A Whopping 1 Lakh Cases In 12 Years

Justice Sudhir Agarwal of the Allahabad High Court has  reportedly accomplished a feat of sorts by deciding one lakh cases since his appointment in October, 2005.Justice Agarwal enrolled as an Advocate on 5 October, 1980. While he began with handling tax matters, he gradually shifted to service and specialized in the branch at the High Court. He also worked as the Standing Counsel for U.P....

Editors’ Guild, Others Condemn FIR Against Journo For Exposing Aadhaar Data Leak, Demand Centre’s Intervention

The Editors’ Guild of India on Sunday condemned the FIR registered against a news journalist who exposed Aadhaar data leak as attempt to “browbeat a journalist whose investigation on the matter was of great public interest” and “a direct attack on the freedom of the press” while demanding the Centre to intervene and withdraw the FIR.The Editors’ Guild expressed concern over the...

Delhi Gymkhana Membership: Delhi HC Upholds Stay On Out-Of Turn Membership To Children Of Current Members [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, upheld a Trial Court order provisionally restraining Delhi Gymkhana Club from granting out-of-turn permanent memberships to children of existing members.The club provides the children of existing members UCP (User of Club Premises Pending Election) status referred to as Green Card for using the facilities of the club. The Petitions had contended that the...

'Battle Of Banaras': Delhi HC Quashes CBFC's Refusal To Grant Certificate; Directs Fresh Scrutiny [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, quashed a decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) which had refused to certify for public viewing a documentary chronicling the 2014 campaign for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Congress candidate Ajay Rai.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed the Film Certification...

Names of 2,26,166 Defunct Companies Struck Down by ROCs in 2017

Minister of State for Corporate Affairs PP Chaudhary has said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha that prior to demonetisation, 16,08,637 number of companies stood registered.He stated that after demonetisation, the Registrars of Companies (ROCs) has identified 2.97 lakh companies during 2017-18, which were not filing their financial statements or annual returns for a continuous...

CCI Slaps Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Assn of Baroda, Federation of Gujarat Chemists and Druggists Assn [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda and the Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and Druggists’ Association to be in contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002.One of the stockists based in Vadodara filed an information alleging that despite an earlier order of the commission in the year 2012, CDAB, through...

Admission Notification: NLU Delhi 2018

National Law University Delhi has invited applications for admission to B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D. programmes for the Academic Year 2018-19 commencing from August, 2018. Eligibility, total seats and other details for these programmes are asunder:B.A.LL.B. (Hons.): Five-Year Programme Eligibility: Senior Secondary School Examination (10+2 System) or Equivalent Examination with 50% marks. Candidates appearing in the 12th standard examination in March/April, 2018, can also apply. Total...

As 2G Scam Case Concludes, Delhi HC Brings Back To Life Vir Sanghvi’s Defamation Case Against Outlook [Read Judgment]

After remaining stayed for three long years, the defamation case filed by journalist Vir Sanghvi against Outlook Media Pvt Ltd revolving around conversation in the 2G tapes will see light again with the Delhi High Court setting aside the order of a trial court adjourning the proceedings sine die and further directing that the matter be concluded preferably within a period of one...