Month: November 2020

Hear AAP’s plea on reserving 80 pc ICU beds for ,patients on Nov 12: SC to High Court

Source:-https://www.indiatvnews.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant any interim relief against the Delhi High Court order staying the AAP government’s decision to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds in 33 private hospitals for COVID-19 patients and ordered an urgent hearing on the plea on November 12. The top court asked the AAP government

Manusmriti remarks: Madras HC refuses to hear plea against VCK leader Thirumavalavan

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: Asserting that everyone has freedom of expression and Manusmriti is not a statute book to be read only in a particular way, the Madras High Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking to disqualify Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader T Thirumavalavan as a Lok Sabha member. The bench dismissed the plea as

Mumbai: Only two Jain temples permitted to open during five-day Diwali festival

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court has allowed only two Jain temples to open for devotees in Mumbai for five days during Diwali between Dhnateras and Bhau Beej with strict conditions. A division bench of justices S J Kathawalla and Abhay Ahuja issued the order while rejecting a plea seeking reopening of 102 Jain temples for

Hyderabad filmmaker files contempt petition case over ‘Jhund’

Source:-https://www.indiatvnews.com Hyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar has filed contempt of court against Amazon Prime and makers of upcoming Hindi movie “Jhund” starring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. Amazon Prime reportedly entered into an agreement with makers of “Jhund” to upload and screen the film on their OTT platform. Kumar alleged that this is contempt

Bombay High Court quashes BARC’s order on imposing fine on TV Today Network

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order passed by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) imposing a fine of Rs five lakh on TV Today Network Limited, which owns news channel India Today, for alleged viewership malpractices. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav on November 5

Firecracker ban: CAIT demands compensation for traders’ losses

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday said states that have banned sale of firecrackers should compensate firecracker traders for the losses suffered by them due to the ban. CAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should “compensate the firecracker

AG refuses to reconsider decision declining consent to initiate contempt against CM Reddy

Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) Attorney General K K Venugopal has refused to reconsider his November 2 decision declining consent to BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay to initiate contempt proceedings against the Andhra Pradesh chief minister and his principal advisor for making allegations against judges.The topmost law officer, in his reply to Upadhyay”s

Maradu flats: SC extends mandate of one member committee till further orders

Source:-https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended till further orders the mandate of one-member committee of retired Kerala High Court judge Justice K Balakrishnan Iyer constituted to determine the compensation paid to flat owners of Maradu municipality of Kochi district, whose houses were demolished for being in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)