The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking various reliefs, including directions to take legal action against certain individuals and authorities involved in alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The petitioners had sought directions to the respondents to take appropriate legal action against individuals involved in alleged corruption…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently disposed of a suo motu public interest litigation regarding inadequate staff and facilities at Government Degree College, Subathu. The petition was filed after the court received letters from students highlighting difficulties they faced due to the lack of teachers and infrastructure. The court noted that the college had…
The Allahabad High Court has affirmed the continued availability of remedies under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, for applicants seeking revision of decrees from suits predating the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006. The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Vinod Diwakar said this while hearing a petition filed…
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice V Ramasubramanian, as Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The official notification said that in exercise of the power conferred on the President of India by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, President…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the critically endangered status of the feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam, India, which have survived in the wild for nearly 80 years and the national park is the only place in India where these horses can be found. The Original…
By Shivani Mishra For an employer-employee relation, the expectations have revamped. In lieu of wages, what employees expect in today’s era is expanding employee rights which have inspired the legislators to introduce fresh legislations and policies in turn enhancing the active involvement of employees in the endeavor to achieve the peak the companies aim at….
By Amit Samal The coming of computerized innovations has changed the exceptionally features of collecting, protecting and showing evidence in courts. In India, expanding employments of e-emails, social media message communication, and electronic records among others require solid legitimate designs to guarantee acceptability and realness. Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA), presented…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) citing unexplained delay and laches. The petitioner, claiming to be a whistleblower, sought relief in the form of a mandamus directing the respondents to inquire into alleged land grabbing, fraud, and embezzlement. The petitioner alleged that the land in question was…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of ACP Mohsin Khan posted in Kanpur in the case of the sexual exploitation of a Ph.D. student. The Division Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan and Justice Mohd Azhar Husain Idrisi passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Mohammad Mohsin Khan. The petition has…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking implementation of the “one advocate one vote” concept in Bar Associations. The petitioner sought directions to the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh to effectively implement the Bar Council of India Resolution, which aimed to ensure that advocates can vote only…