Delhi High Court seeks RAPIDO’s response to a plea for making their app disabled friendly
Delhi High Court recently sought cab aggregator Rapido’s response to a plea seeking directions to address the issues faced by disabled people while using their services. The court was hearing the petition filed by disability rights activist Amar Jain and a visually impaired
Balancing Act: Kerala High Court Emphasises Prudent Groundwater Regulation
Introduction The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the imperative need for stringent regulations governing the utilization of groundwater resources. Highlighting the pivotal role of groundwater in sustaining ecosystems and fostering future sustainability, the Court emphasized the necessity for rational, controlled, and sustainable usage.
Inadequacy of infrastructure and staff in NCLAT Chennai: Advocates likely to move to court
The Chennai bench of the NCLAT was set up three years back but now it is facing issues over its functioning. It is claimed by the Corporate Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Bar Association that the the Chennai bench was not strengthened as it
“We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this” CJI DY Chandrachud on Chandigarh mayoral elections
Supreme court on Monday condemned the act of the presiding officer of Chandigarh mayor elections, saying that it is murder of democracy and is obvious that the ballot papers were defaced. “Is this the behaviour of the returning officer, and wherever there is
Husband’s plea to test child’s paternity refused: Delhi HC
On Wednesday, the Delhi HC rejected a plea by a man, who claimed that he is suffering from male infertility known as azoospermia. Due to this reason, he had sought blood samples from his wife as well as children so that he could
Necessary to comply with the anti-conversion law to legalise marriage: Allahabad HC
It has been recently observed by the Allahabad High Court that if any person has converted to another religion even before the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, then also they have to make the compliance with the act
Delhi HC refuses to direct Facebook to block hateful content against the Rohingya community
Recently, the Delhi High Court has refused to direct the social media giant, Facebook (Meta) to change the algorithm and to block hateful content against the Rohingya community. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was
New Members appointed to NCLAT by the Central government
The central government by notification has announced the appointment of 4 new members to the NCLAT. Out of these, there are two judicial members and two are technical members. The proposal was approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet. The proposal was
Madras High Court orders the Tamil Nadu government to restrict entry of non-Hindus in Palani Temple
Madras High Court recently directed the Tamil Nadu government and the State Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to ensure non-Hindus are not allowed to enter beyond the flagpole area of the Palani temple (Arulmigu Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple) and its sub-temples in Tamil
“Offence must be committed on the grounds of caste for conviction under SC/ST Act”: Supreme court sets aside the conviction of a man accused of outraging woman’s modesty
The Supreme Court recently set aside the conviction of a man for the offences punishable under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and Sandeep Mehta
