Source:- dnaindia.com To those hesitant to undertake the HIV test, a new outreach programme promises discretion by hiding testing centres in plain sight: at LGBTQ parties and events, through vans parked at the queer community’s pulse-points and cruising hotspots. The plan is to reach those who avoid designated clinics for fear of identification and the
Source:-.hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court (HC) on Monday directed the state home department to clear its stance on herbal hookah, clarifying whether the purportedly tobacco-free product is prohibited or not. The direction came after architect-turned-restaurateur Ali Reza Abdi approached the HC, seeking a declaration that the provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act
Source:-asianage.com Mumbai: The Bombay high court has rejected the bail application of a stepfather who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court. The high court refused to accept the accused’s contention that the prosecution had failed to prove the age of the victim as well as her pregnancy. A division bench of Justice
Source:- thehindu.com The Madras High Court has called for details of the number of resorts that were closed down along the elephant corridor in Sigur reserve forest area in the Nilgiris district following a Supreme Court order and the number of tribals who were residing in Siruyur as well as Anaikatti hamlets in the region.
Source:-deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The Madras high court has imposed costs of Rs 10,000 each on a person (petitioner) for repeatedly filing petitions for the same relief and the Director of Collegiate Education for willfully disobeying the order of the court. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana dismissed the petition filed by A.Nabeela, which sought a direction to the Director of
Source:- .plantbasednews.org An Indian High Court has granted animals ‘legal person or entity’ status to animals, according to reports. The ruling, by Punjab and Haryana High Court, means animals in the state of Haryana will be accorded the ‘corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person’. It follows a 2018 landmark ruling by the Uttarakhand
Sourc:- emondaq.com The Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide its order dated 29 May 2019, while refusing to interfere with the order of the Bombay High Court, has held that the position regarding the arrest provisions under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and the corresponding state goods and services tax laws (SGST Acts) will be clarified
Source:- zeenews.india.com The apex court impleaded Narayanasamy as a respondent in the application filed by the Centre and Bedi seeking a direction for restoring the situation prevailing before the April 30 Madras High Court verdict which held that the LG “cannot interfere” in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government in the Union Territory. New
Source:-business-standard.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to reopen and recast the accounts of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and two of its key subsidiaries of five years starting 2012-13 (FY13). The order came on a plea moved by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which sought to examine the
Source:- hindustantimes.com The inspection report of over 30 government hospitals highlighting several irregularities — including non-functioning ICU ventilators, alleged pilfering of expensive drugs and staffs being paid less than minimum wages — have caught the attention of the Delhi High Court. The high court has now constituted a committee to carry a fresh inspection of
