Source: thehindu.com Moved by videos shared on the social media regarding alleged cruel treatment meted out to three female elephants during translocation from Villupuram to Tiruchi recently, Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court visited them in his private capacity at the Forest department camp. After taking stock of Sandhya, 43, Indu, 34, and

Source: deccanherald.com An erroneous order by the Karnataka Information Commissioner that limits the RTI provision to three queries per person per year has struck at the heart of the Act, as thousands of applications have been rejected across the state over the last year. The damage is so deep that even after the commission issued

Source: zdnet.com Nearly 30 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) dictated that businesses must make their physical locations accessible to people with disabilities. On Tuesday, thanks to a decision from the Supreme Court, businesses may have to make their digital storefronts equally accessible.  Specifically, the Supreme Court gave the green light for a

Source: scroll.in The Bombay High Court in Goa on Monday set aside a National Green Tribunal order and allowed the state government to issue temporary licences to set up shacks on beaches, reported The Indian Express. “The tourist season having commenced in the state of Goa, and keeping in view the large employment generated, we dispose of the

Source: in.reuters.com SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – One is a 19-year-old construction worker charged with aiding militants against Indian troops, the other is one of Kashmir’s most prominent lawyers, accused of being “an incorrigible secessionist”. Despite their different backgrounds, Uzair Maqbool Malik and Nazir Ahmad Ronga have something in common: they are among hundreds of people who

Source: thehindu.com Stressing the need to strictly punish offenders responsible for causing motor vehicle accidents, the Supreme Court has reiterated that a person can be prosecuted under both the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for driving dangerously. A Bench of Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna noted that there

Source: tribuneindia.com The Mohali Administration will now give a public hearing to the owners of structures in the periphery of the Chandigarh Air Force Station that were identified illegal and earmarked for immediate demolition.Following the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court earlier this year, as many as 98 structures that had come up

Source: swarajyamag.com Five km from Munnar, one of the most popular hill stations in South India, is a fascinating spot called Devikulam. It is another picturesque hill station and part of Kerala’s Idukki district, though being small. The small hill station has been courting controversy over the last few years. Nothing illustrates this more than

Source: newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Vidhana Soudha police on Friday arrested a man who had allegedly sent a letter to the Registrar of the Karnataka High Court last month claiming to be from the ‘International Khalistaan Support Group’ and threatening to carry out bomb blasts at the High Court. Investigations have revealed that the accused, identified as 36-year-old

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com BENGALURU: The High Court of Kerala sought the views on the Central Government on Friday on a recent plea to ban Russian encrypted messaging app Telegram in the country for allegedly promoting child abuse videos and terrorism. The matter will be heard after three weeks. The direction by Kerala HC came after Athena Solomon K,