Month: January 2020

Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Deny Motions Seeking Expedited Review of Obamacare Ruling.

Source – theepochtimes.com The Trump administration and a coalition of Republican-led states have asked the Supreme Court to deny a request to expedite a review of a lawsuit challenging former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The administration and state officials urged the court to deny the motions filed by the House and Democrat-led state

From Kashmir’s Internet freedom to Tata sons, 10 big stories from Supreme Court reopening week.

Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court, which reopened on January 6 after an 18-day winter break, had a hectic first week in 2020. Here are the important developments from the top court last week. Freedom of speech, freedom to trade through internet is a fundamental right Restrictive orders suspending internet, telecommunication and movement should be

JNU Violence: 3 Professors Go To Delhi High Court, Want CCTV Footage, WhatsApp Texts Preserved.

Source – New Delhi: Three Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professors have filed a petition in the Delhi High Court today seeking preservation of evidence including CCTV footage, WhatsApp messages, relevant data and information relating to the January 5 violence that took place in the university campus. The matter is likely to be heard on Monday. Professors

Gauhati High Court grants bail to Bir Lachit Sena leader Shrinkhal Chaliha.

Source – sentinelassam.com Guwahati: The Bir Lachit leader Shrinkhal Chaliha was granted bail by the Gauhati High Court following a bail hearing yesterday in CID case No. 30 of 2019 registered under various offences including waging war against the State. The order copy of the bail was received today, informed senior advocate Upamanyu Hazarika through a

Madras High Court imposes Rs 15,000 cost on man for filing ‘false’ plea alleging abduction of father.

Source – newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court imposed Rs 15,000 cost on a man for filing a ‘false’ plea alleging the abduction of his father, who is a panchayat ward councillor from Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram. A Bench, comprising justices T Raja and B Pugalendhi, passed the order against one S

Chandigarh: MLRs, PMRs in typed format; HC asks why it can’t be done.

Source – indianexpress.com Can the medico-legal reports (MLRs) and post-mortem reports (PMRs) be not typed on computers or a typewriter by stenographers to be made available with the doctors instead of the existing norm of writing them by hand? The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh health secretaries to reply to