Background In his letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, ParamBir Singh accused Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of holding meetings with subordinate police officers including suspended Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze and seeking a ..
Kerala HC: Doctrine of Desuetude Invoked; Permits Construction Of Commercial BuildingConstruction of a commercial building has been permitted by the Kerala High Court on a site which was reserved for residential buildings. The Doctrine of Desuetude h ..
Overview The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the decision to cancel the class 12th board examination. The court upheld the evaluation scheme brought by the CBSE and CICSE boards. The bench stated that the decision taken by the boards ..
Background FactsThe administration demolished the mosque on May 17, notwithstanding an injunction from the Allahabad high court, according to the plaintiffs, that demolitions be postponed during the second wave of the pandemic until May 31.The mosque ..
WHAT WAS THE CASE The two controversial orders passed by the Lakshadweep Administration have been put on stay by the Kerala High Court. The first order puts a ban on dairy products and dairy farms. The second order seeks to remove meat from the diet ..
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Digital Media houses like The Wire and The Quint have challenged the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The petitions filed were to be heard by the Bench consisting of ..
Karnataka HC: Receiving Financial Benefits Due To Employee's Death Not A Bar For Compassionate AppointmentThe Karnataka High Court has stated that a person will not be disentitled from receiving compassionate appointment simply because the family ..
OVERVIEW Preeti Rajan,the 2nd petitioner went to the market to purchase fish during lockdown period. She was stopped by police officials. Preetiwas not having a valid pass for going out during the lockdown period. The police issued the challan of Rs ..
WHAT DID THE COURT SAY Several pleas had been filed before the Supreme Court seeking ex-gratia compensation of Rupees 4 Lakhs for COVID victims. The Bench of Justice M R Shah and Justice Ashok Bhushan have heard the matter. The Bench noted that every ..
WHAT DID THE CENTRE SAY The Union Government has told the Supreme Court that it is not feasible to provide ex-gratia compensation to all COVID 19 victims. The Central and State Governments are under fiscal strain due to fall in tax revenue and increa ..