Cabinet Approves Amendment To 'The Right To Education Act, 2009'

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday has approved the amendment to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.The Proviso to Section 23(2) of the RTE Act specifies that all teachers at elementary level who, at the commencement of this Act, did not possess the minimum qualifications as laid down under the RTE Act, need to acquire these within a period of five years i.e.,...

MP HC Allows Name Of Biological Father Be Replace With Step-father In Passport [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the name of biological father be replaced with name of step-father in the passport of a girl.The petitioner girl moved the high court after the respondent passport authorities took no action for correction in the column of name of father/legal guardian as she wished.The petitioner girl is educated and brought up by her step-father since 12 years of...

Can’t Hike Tuition Fee For Installing AC: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Monday ruled that schools cannot hike tuition fees for payment of electricity charges on the ground of installation of air conditioners.Setting aside the 15% hike in fee levied by two schools, Justice V. Kameswar Rao observed, “The installation of air conditioning system cannot be termed to be connected with curricular activity and co-curricular activity. That...

Arbitral Tribunal Can’t Issue Orders To HC Receiver: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that an arbitral tribunal does not have the power to appoint the court receiver of the high court as a receiver under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amended) Act.Justice SJ Kathawalla pronounced the order on March 16 following a court receiver’s report seeking directions as to “whether the Registry should accept the matters wherein the...

Govt. Proposes To Make Aadhaar Mandatory For IT-Return And PAN Card

The Government, on Tuesday, proposed to make the Aadhaar card mandatory to file Income Tax Return (ITR) and for permanent account number (PAN) from July 1. According to the amendments proposed to the Finance Bill, PAN cards will have to be linked with the 12-digit unique identification number before the July 1 deadline.Aadhaar-based e-KYC facility would allow individuals or entities wanting...

Bombay HC Directs Govt Hospitals To Take Action Against Doctors On Strike [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed all government-run hospitals to take action against doctors on strike ‘as per law’, apart from ‘initiating contempt proceedings’.A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a PIL filed by RTI activist Afak Anwar Mandaviya in 2015.The petitioner recently submitted before the court that there was urgency...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre For No Action Against Congress, BJP For FCRA Violation [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre to respond to a contempt petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Dr. E.A.S. Sarma accusing the Congress and the BJP of willfully disobeying the high court order in March 2014, in which it was held that both parties violated the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) by accepting donation from foreign sources.Issuing notice to...

Government Proposes To Cap Cash Transactions At 2 Lakhs, Introduces 40 Amendments

The Government, on Tuesday, proposed to amend 40 Acts, including Companies Act, Employees Provident Fund, Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Act, TRAI Act and Information Technology Act, through amendments to the Finance Bill, reports PTI.One of the amendments proposes to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh, instead of Rs 3 lakh as earlier proposed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. According to...

Petition In Madras HC To Disqualify Politicians For Penalties Under Customs Act And FEMA [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed in the High Court of Madras challenging the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, as the same exclude the punishment and penalty imposed by quasi judicial authorities under the Customs Act, 1962 and the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.The Petition, filed by Mr. P.A. Joseph, challenges Sections 8 (1) (c) and 8...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre, J&K Govt On Ratle Hydro Power Project [Read Order]

When the Indian delegation is in Islamabad to have a discussion with Pakistan over the Indus Water Treaty, the Delhi High Court has sought response from the Central and Jammu and Kashmir governments’ on a plea filed by GVK Developmental Projects Pvt Ltd over Ratle hydroelectric power project on Chenab river in Kishtwar district.The Rs 6,275-crore 850 MW hydroelectric power project has...

Physical Relationship With Girl Aged Below 16 Is Rape, Even If There Was Love Relationship: Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

The Tripura High Court has observed that physical relationship with a minor girl aged below 16 amounts to rape, even if a love relationship existed between the rape accused and the girl.The court made this observation while dismissing an appeal filed by a man convicted for committing rape on a girl, who was his neighbour.During the course of arguments, the counsel for the accused had...

Section 91 Of CrPC Is Not A Substitute For Right Under RTI Act: MP HC [Read Order]

A single judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held the provisions under section 91 of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C) “is not a substitute” or “an alternate remedy” for the right under provisions of Right to Information Act that may or may not be available to the accused.The court directed the trial court to exercise its jurisdiction under section 91 of Cr.P.C. and “call...