Kerala govt moves SC against HC order increasing daily pilgrims to Sabarimala shrine

Source:-https://www.dnaindia.com In its bid to control the spread of the new mutant strain of coronavirus, the Kerala government has moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the Kerala High Court’s (HC) order to increase the number of daily pilgrims at the Sabarimala temple to 5,000. “The state Chief Secretary had moved the apex court challenging the

Treat demand for worker’s regularization seriously: Madhya Pradesh High Court to education dept

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a petition with the direction that the demand for regularization of daily wage earners should be taken seriously. The case was heard before a single bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat which observed that the application of a daily wage-earner should be considered and decided as per

Amendment In Electricity Law Won’t Cut Subsidy To Farmers: Power Minister

Source:-https://www.ndtv.com New Delhi: The government today said farmers have no reason to worry over amendments to a law on electricity. Some farmers have raised concerns over any plan to change the existing system of power subsidy.“The fears of farmers about the Electricity (Amendment) Bill are unfounded. There is no provision or proposal to change the

US President Donald Trump turns to Supreme Court again, challenges Pennsylvania loss now

Source:-https://theprint.in Washington: President Donald Trump’s campaign said it turned to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the election results in Pennsylvania, filing yet another long-shot appeal despite weeks of courtroom defeats and an Electoral College vote last week that formalized Joe Biden’s victory. The latest filing, announced on Sunday, takes the unorthodox step of trying

Allahabad High Court reprimands Jail authorities who refused to release man for missing middle name “Kumar” in the bail order

Source:-https://www.barandbench.com Jail authorities of district jail at Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh who refused to release a man for 8 months because of missing middle name “Kumar” in the bail order, attracted the ire of Allahabad High Court which berated the “reprehensible conduct” of the jail superintendent. In an order passed on December 7, the

Allahabad High Court issues new guidelines effective January 2, 2021

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Allahabad High Court has issued guidelines applicable to all courts including tribunals subordinate to the High Court of Allahabad. The High Court circular stated that in supersession of all earlier guidelines regarding the opening of Courts during the period of Lockdown and thereafter, the following guidelines shall be applicable to all the Courts

Modi government bats for special courts to settle disputes related to infra project contracts; details here

Source:-https://www.financialexpress.com In order to settle disputes related to infrastructure project contracts under a law that was amended two years ago, the Law Ministry has asked states to set up special courts. According to the ministry, it is very important in improving the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking of both India as well as the states.

Kerala minister Kadakampally Surendran’s wife entered nalambalam: Guruvayur Devaswom

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com KOCHI: The Guruvayur Devaswom Management Committee (GDMC) has admitted before the Kerala High Court that Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran’s wife and two others entered the nalambalam of the Guruvayur Temple. The darshan, on November 26, was performed complying strictly with the Covid protocol and by observing social distancing, GDMC said. T Breeja Kumari, administrator,

Madras HC drops plea by PMK founder S Ramadoss seeking data on caste-wise selections

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by PMK founder S Ramadoss seeking direction to TNPSC to provide data on caste-wise appointments in government services since 1989. The two-member bench comprising Justices M Sathyanarayanan and R Hemalatha granted liberty to the petitioner to redress his grievance with the remedy available

Amazon got an “operation successful, patient dead” verdict ⁠— Lawyers say the Delhi High Court order is actually a win for Kishore Biyani and Future Group

Source:-https://www.businessinsider.in Reliance Industries agreed to buy Future Group but Amazon objected. The Jeff Bezos-led company already got an order from a Singapore arbitrator stopping the deal between Mukesh Ambani and Kishore Biyani from progressing.In response, Future Group went to the Delhi High Court seeking it to stop the global e-commerce giant from interfering in the