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Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: January 3 To January 9, 2022
SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS/ ORDERS THIS WEEK1. Arrest In Breach Of 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines : Delhi High Court Sentences Police Officer To One Day ImprisonmentCase Title: RAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORSCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court held a police officer guilty of contempt of court for arresting a man in violation of the principles laid...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 3 To January 8, 2022
1: Braille Textbooks: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Ascertain Number Of Visually Disabled Students In Govt & Private SchoolsCase Title: The National Federation Of The Blind, Karnataka v. State Of Karnataka Case No: WP 52201/2019The Karnataka High Court directed the State government to carry out a survey to ascertain the number of blind students who are studying in government...
'Google's Conditions On Digital News Publishers Prima Facie Unfair, Abuse Of Dominant Position' : CCI Orders Probe
On Friday, the Competition Commission of India directed a probe against Google with respect to allegations of abuse of dominant position raised by Digital News Publishers Association. The Association had filed information under Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002 ("Act") against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google India Private Limited and Google Ireland Limited.Noting that...
A Look At Layoff And Retrenchment Procedures In Light Of New Industrial Relations Code
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 has been the primary legislation to administer disputes between the employer and workmen and to provide safeguards for workmen. It covers several facets from defining what industrial disputes and industries are, to laying down the procedures to be undertaken in cases pertaining to strikes, lockouts, lay-offs, retrenchment, closure etc. The Act has...
'Uniform Civil Code Is Public Policy Matter, No Direction Can Be Issued To Parliament': Centre To Delhi High Court
The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, a directive principle under the Constitution, is a matter of public policy and that no direction in this regard can be issued by the Court.The submission has come in the counter affidavit filed by the Centre in the PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking introduction of Uniform...
Breaking: Calcutta HC Allows Ganga Sagar Mela; Forms 3-Member Committee To Oversee Compliance Of COVID Protocols [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the State Government to hold this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the State of West Bengal. However, certain conditions have been imposed by the Court.It may be noted that the Court, on Thursday, had reserved judgment in the plea seeking cancellation of this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the spike in Covid-19 cases...
Supreme Court Allows NEET Counselling For PG & UG Admissions For 2021-2022 Based On Existing EWS/OBC Reservation In All India Quota
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the commencement of counselling process for NEET-PG and NEET-UG for 2021-22 admissions on the basis of the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in the All India Quota.The Court upheld the constitutionality of 27% OBC reservation. As regards criteria to determine EWS(Rupees 8 lakhs...
Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest 2021 [Part 1- CrPC-IPC-Evidence ]
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973On Bail and Anticipatory Bail [Section 436- 439 CrPC]An Accused Who Was Released On Default Bail Cannot Be Re-arrested On Filing Of Charge Sheet[Case: Kamlesh Chaudhary v. State of Rajasthan; Citation: LL 2021 SC 8]A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Navin Sinha and Indu Malhotra held that an accused who was released on default bail cannot be...
People Versus Power
The moral superiority of democratic arrangement in the ordering of society is premised on the accountability of power towards the securing of common good. And democratic legitimacy presupposes the integrity of electoral process that facilitates the exercise of free will by the people. These fundamental pre-requisites of a vibrant democracy are on test in these...
BREAKING | Security Lapse During Prime Minister's Punjab Visit Mentioned Before CJI; Supreme Court To Consider Plea For Probe Tomorrow
The security lapse during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today morning.Senior Advocate Maninder Singh mentioned the matter before the CJI and requested the Court to take up a writ petition seeking a judicial probe into the incident urgently. The CJI asked the senior counsel to serve the copy to Punjab Government and agreed...