The Allahabad High Court has directed the Upper Secretary, Board of High School and Intermediate Examination Regional Office, Prayagraj to issue the correct mark-sheet to the petitioner within a month by awarding 69 marks in the subject of Mathematics in place of 34 marks. A Single Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava passed this order while…
The Manipur High Court recently heard a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to make public buildings in Churachandpur District, Manipur, accessible to people with disabilities and the elderly. The PIL has been filed by the NGO Centre for Community Initiative, who prayed for the provision of ramps and toilets as prescribed under the Rights…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of 77 cases of illegal felling of conifer trees, involving the cutting down of more than 100 trees in Tanta forest area of Chirala near Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. The original application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news…
Maharashtra Police has booked a 22-year-old murder accused for throwing a slipper at a District and Additional Sessions court judge during proceedings in Thane district of Maharashtra. Officials of the Mahatma Fule police station on Monday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against one Kiran Santosh Bharam under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to…
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has upheld the trial court order granting custody of 14 buffaloes seized during cattle trafficking to their rightful owner. The order was recently passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice YG Khobragade, while dismissing a petition filed by the management committee of the Maltidevi Mewalalji Jaiswalji Gaushala, which had…
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a suit filed by natural healthcare company Dabur against rival Patanjali Ayurved over advertisements related to Chyawanprash products. The single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna sought response from Patanjali Ayurved and listed the matter for hearing in the last week of January for consideration on interim orders….
The Calcutta High Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed seeking various reliefs, including directions to the State Government to take legal action against an organization called “Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal, Traditional Social Institution, Medinipur Zila (Undivided)”, which had proposed to block National Highways and railway lines in support of their…
The Congress party has approached the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Eltopection Rules, 1961, curtailing the rights of citizens to access election-related records. Calling the Election Commission a Constitutional body charged with the conduct of free and fair elections, the political party submitted that ECcould not be allowed to unilaterally…
The Calcutta High Court has permitted doctors to hold a peaceful sit-in demonstration against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The Division Bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, while upholding the single-judge verdict, modified the same to the extent of…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has rejected two petitions challenging the resolution plan submitted by Sapphire Media Limited for the Reliance Broadcast Network Limited, which owned and operated popular radio channel Big FM. The order was passed by the coram of NCLAT Chairperson Justice (retd) Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra on…