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Kerala High Court Impleads MoHFW In Suo Moto PIL After CTCRD Says Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Can Be Included Under Rare Diseases Policy
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday impleaded the Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a respondent in the suo motu public interest writ petition seeking inclusion of 'Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia' as a rare disease under the National Policy for Rare Diseases.The division bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly, passed the interim order, after...
Mumbai Consumer Forum Holds Uber Liable For Driver's Negligence Leading Passenger To Miss Her Flight
Holding the cab aggregator responsible for the driver's negligence, a Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Thane directed Uber India to pay a lawyer Rs. 20,000 for a missed flight to Chennai owing to delays caused by the driver. The forum held that the complainant was Uber's consumer under the Consumer Protection Act 2019 and the driver was merely an agent appointed by the cab...
Right To Contest Elections Only A Statutory Right, Not A Fundamental Right: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that the right to contest elections is not a fundamental right but only a statutory right. The observation was made by a single bench of Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy in context of the AP Societies Registration Act, 2001.The petitioner in this case submitted that he was an employee in the Revenue Department of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat...
Decree Of Civil Court Will Not Alter The Basic Nature Of Transaction: NCLT Delhi
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar (President) and Shri Avinash Kumar Srivastava (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application filed in M/s Jones Lang Lasalle Building Operations Pvt. Ltd. v M/s Celebration City Projects Pvt. Ltd., has held that the decree of a civil court will not alter the basic nature of...
POCSO Act Prevails Over SC/ST Act; Accused Entitled To Directly Approach High Court U/S 439 CrPC When Charged Under Both Statutes: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) prevails over the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act). Thus, when offences under both the Acts have been alleged, the accused would be entitled to avail the procedure contemplated under the former for bail. The Court found that by virtue of Section 31 of...
Family Property No Reason To Deny EWS Certificate To Married Woman Living Separately: Kerala High Court Opines Prima Facie
The Kerala High Court has prima facie held that the extent of family house plot of a married woman living separately cannot be a reason for denying her EWS Certificate.It thus directed the Village Officer to issue a provisional Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate to the Petitioner, subject to the final outcome of the Writ Petition. Justice V G Arun while admitting the Writ...
Deadly Assault On Sleeping Man After A Fight Not Culpable Homicide But Murder: Bombay High Court
Killing a person in his sleep hours after a fight would be a case of murder punishable under section 302 of the IPC, and not culpable homicide, the Bombay High Court recently observed while refusing to set aside the murder conviction of a truck cleaner. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh upheld the life sentence awarded to Mittu Pareda by...
Rival Groups Shall Not Be Permitted To Meet In Proximity Of Amaravati Maha Padayatra Against Three Capitals: High Court To State
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday, while hearing a writ petition filed by the Amaravati Parirakshana Samiti Trust, passed multiple directions to ensure the smooth conduct of the Maha Padayatra from Amaravati to Arasavilli, in protest against the proposed establishment of three capitals in the State. The petitioner trust along with two persons alleged that after commencement of...
NBDSA Slams News18 India For Generalising Sensitive Issues, Directs It To Remove News Debate Video On Jahangirpuri Demolition
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has slammed the News18 India for its "tendency" to generalise sensitive issues and its unncessary use of offending tickers like 'jihadi' on the screen."Had the debate [been] confined to the menace of illegal constructions and the steps that are required to contain such illegal constructions, there could not have been any problem. However,...
NCLAT Issues Directions For Computation Of Limitation In Filing Of Appeals
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT") vide an Order dated 21.10.2022 has issued directions for computation of limitation for filing of appeals before NCLAT. The period of limitation shall be computed from the date of presentation of Appeal as per Rule 22 of the NCLT Rules, 2016. The directions shall be effective from 01.11.2022 onwards. Background The Rule 22 of...
NBDSA Raps News18 India For Linking Hijab-Supporting Panelists With Al Qaeda, Advises Channel To Guide Aman Chopra On Sensitive Debates
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has pulled up the News18 India for turning a news debate on wearing of Hijab into a "communal issue" and deprecated its tendency to associate the panelists supporting the head covering with Al Qaeda.The NBDSA Chairperson Justice A.K Sikri (retd.) has issued specific warning to the news channel's anchor Aman Chopra that it may have...
