Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-71]

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Bombay High Court Disposes Of Kangana's Passport Renewal Application After Passport Authority Says Will Consider Her Application Expeditiously

The Bombay High Court on Monday disposed of two applications filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking directions to the Passport Authority to renew her passport after the latter said it would decide on her plea expeditiously. The actor approached the court alleging that passport authorities have orally objected to renewing her passport, owing to the FIRs pending against her. Kangan had...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal Of 'Health' From State List And Its Exclusive Inclusion In Union List

Supreme Court has on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed seeking directions to Centre to remove subject of Health from State list and include it exclusively in the Central list.A Division Bench of Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the plea that also sought directions to Centre to constitute a National Health Commission for the entire country."Law is in abundance....

Persons With Disabilities Have Right To Reservation In Promotions : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday held that persons with physical disabilities have right to reservation in promotions also.A 2-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R Subhash Reddy held so dismissing an appeal filed by the State of Kerala against a judgment of the Kerala High Court(State of Kerala vs Leesamma Joseph).The Supreme Court said that the High Court judgment was...

'Constitutionally Untenable' : DCPCR Asks CBSE To Award Actual Marks Scored In Practicals And Not On Pro-Rata Basis

"Allowing CBSE to exercise powers it does not have to amend scores of the child at its whims (or through a whimsical policy) is a constitutionally untenable position".

Insolvency Law in Review – May 2021

The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. This column fills this...

Centre Gives Supreme Court Projection For 186-188 Crore Doses To Complete Vaccination By 2021 End

Ahead of the hearing in the suo moto COVID case on June 30, the Central Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, in the light of several issues flagged by the Court with respect to the earlier vaccination policy.As directed by the Court, the Centre has given details about the projection of vaccine availability from five approved vaccines - Covishied, Covaxin, Bios E Sub...

"A Senior Citizen is Entitled To Live In peace In His Own House Under Article 21":Calcutta High Court Orders Eviction Of Son And Daughter In Law

The Calcutta High Court last week vide order dated 17.6.2021 extended police protection to an elderly couple by directing the son and daughter-in-law of the couple to vacate the residential premises immediately. The elderly couple had submitted before the Court that the presence of the Respondents posed a risk to their safety and hence prayed for relief. "Given the fact that...

Journalists Expected To Know That Reproductions Of Ongoing Trials Isn't Permitted: Bombay High Court

Issuing notice to Udaipur-based newspaper, the Udaipur Times, for its impermissible reporting of the actual trial related to the Dawoodi Bohra community, the Bombay High Court on Monday observed: "As a general rule, reproductions of ongoing trials are not permitted and every journalist knows this or is expected to know this." The Bench of Justice Gautam Patel was hearing...

What Steps Taken To Ensure 'Covaxin' Is Recognized Internationally? Kerala High Court Asks Centre

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly has sought the response of the Central Government regarding incorporation of vital details on the Vaccination Certificate and lack of universal recognition of Covaxin, so as to be considered credible for International travel.The High Court has asked the Centre to explain "what steps...

Didda Copyright Row- "Historical Work And Historical Facts Can Never Be Copyrighted: Kangana Raut Moves Bombay HC To Quash FIR

Actor Kangana Ranaut and her brother have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court to quash the FIR against them in the Didda copyright row on author Ashish Kaul's private complaint. Kaul is a former Zee Network executive and the author of the book Didda: The Warrior Queen of Kashmir. In the petition filed under Article 226, 227 of the Constitution and 482 of the CrPC, Ranaut...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Stay Of Film 'Nyay: The Justice'

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice in an appeal preferred by late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father - Krishna Kishore Singh from the order which refused to restrain the producers from using the name, caricature, and/or likelihood of the actor in the movie "Nyay: The Justice" on being informed that the movie was released on OTT platform Lapalap.A division bench comprising...