The Wire Challenges The 'Gag Order' Against Article On Jay Shah; Gujarat HC Issues Notice [Read Appeal Copy]

The Gujarat High Court, on Thursday, issued notice on the Appeals filed against the ex-parte injunction rendered by Additional Senior Civil Judge B.K. Dasondi of Ahmedabad rural court against the news website 'The Wire'.Civil Judge Dasondi had barred the news website from publishing any content “directly or indirectly” about Mr. Jay Shah, son of Bharatiya Janata Party National President...

Delhi HC Acquits Constable Who Caused The Death Of Another Cop By Mistake [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, acquitted a Constable from the charge of murdering another Constable.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr. Sunil Kumar, challenging a judgment convicting him for the murder of Constable Dinesh. Mr. Kumar had claimed that the shot was fired at Dinesh by mistake and that he did not know that the self-loading rifle (SLR) was loaded.The prosecution...

Delhi Court Tells Google India To Remove Offensive Videos Against Sikhism Featuring Sakshi Bhardwaj In 7 Days [Read Order]

A Delhi court on Thursday directed Google India to remove all videos featuring Delhi girl Sakshi Bhardwaj making offensive remarks and hate speeches against Sikh gurus and Sikh religion in general within 7 days.Civil judge Jasjeet Kaur granted ex-parte interim injunction in favour of petitioner GS Walia, chief commercial inspector in Northern Railways, who had moved court against Google India...

Madras HC Puts Interim Injunction On Penalty On Non-Maintenance Of Min Balance In Old-Age Pension Accounts [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has put interim injunction on levy of penalty for non-maintenance of minimum balance in pension accounts.The Madurai bench of Madras High Court granted the interim injunction on a petition filed by advocate S Louis seeking exemption of old-age pension accounts from such penalty.Advocate S Louis sought a direction against application of minimum balance criteria to...

Delhi HC Upholds Upper Age Limit For Nursery Admissions In Schools [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, upheld the upper age limit prescribed by the AAP Government for admissions to entry level classes.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar, however, clarified that the admissions processed during the stay on the notification will not be disturbed.The Court was hearing two Petitions challenging a notification passed...

Mere Physical Contact Without Sexual Overtones Would Not Amount To Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to categorize every unwelcome physical contact as sexual harassment.Justice Vibhu Bakhru explained, "Undoubtedly, physical contact or advances would constitute sexual harassment provided such physical contact is a part of the sexually determined behavior. Such physical contact must be in the context of a behavior which is sexually oriented. Plainly,...

No Hawking Within 100 M Of Places For Worship, Hospitals, Educational Institutions & Within 150 M Of Markets, Railway Stations: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Reiterating the view taken by the Supreme Court in Maharashtra Ekta Hawkers Union vs MCGM in 2004, the Bombay High Court has held that no hawking would be permitted within 100 metres from any place of worship, holy shrine, educational institutions and hospitals or within 150 metres from any municipal or other markets or from any railway station.In light of the Elphinstone Stampede that led to...

Cabinet Clears Way For Bill To Amend National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, namely the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2017, to grant retrospective recognition to Central or state universities found conducting teacher education courses without NCTE permission.The amendment seeks to grant...

SC Issues Notice Inviting Applications For Allotment Of Lawyer Chambers [Read Notice]

The Supreme Court has issued a notice inviting applications for allotment of lawyer chambers. It lists down the eligibility criteria for updating the existing Panels for allotment of chambers.As per the notice, the link for filling up online applications has been enabled from 10:00 am on Wednesday and will be active till 5:00 pm on 28 February.It further clarifies that in case of Senior...

All-India Film Employees Confederation, Affiliates Found Engaging in Anti-Competitive Practices [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India, in the case of Vipul A Shah vs All India Film Employees Confederation, has found the All-India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affiliates and three producer associations i.e. Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), Film and Television Producers Guild of India (FTPGI) and...

CCI Finds All-Kerala Chemist and Druggist Association Guilty Of Anti-Competitive Practices [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India, in the case of Sudeep PM and Others vs All Kerala Chemist and Druggist Association, has found the association (AKCDA) and its district units in Thrissur and Kasaragod to be in contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002.Four stockists (wholesalers) in Kerala had alleged that the AKCDA and its district-level associations were insisting...

It’s For Movie Goers To Look It In Their Own Perspective: Madras HC Rejects Plea Against Mersal [Read Order]

While rejecting a plea seeking revocation of censor certificate granted to Vijay-starrer movie Mersal, the Madras High Court has observed that the depiction in the movie is nothing more than an expression and it is for movie-goers to look it in their own perspective.In a matured democracy, view of the minority has to be allowed to be expressed. The question as to whether the said view...