The Delhi High Court has upheld an order of a Single Judge dismissing Vodafone’s plea against the consultation process adopted by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for fixing interconnection usage charges (IUCs) between cellular and fixed line operators. Vodafone also contended that TRAI’s withholding of critical information is illegal and violates the mandate of transparency required
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Delhi High Court orders to pay token damages to Dussehra effigy makers
The Delhi High Court has taken a suo motu cocgnizance of a news report on SDMC damaging some Dussehra effegies being made by the migrant artisans in its anti-encroachment drive at the West Delhi’s Titarpur area. The court directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to pay token damages of Rupees 25,000 to eight artisans, who suffered losses.
Bombay HC Quashes FIR alleging indecent representation of Women in Big Boss
The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR filed against Colors TV channel and the producers of a TV show known as Big Boss. THe FIR was filed by Sunil K. Ahire, president of the Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress. It was registered for offences punishable under sections 292 and 294 of the Indian Penal Code and the Indecent
Delhi HC asks CIC to maintain records of daily orders
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Central Information Commission to maintain record of its daily orders. Hearing a Petition filed by RTI Activist R.K. Jain, the CIC is directed to file the order sheet for each hearing and upload it within three days from the date of the hearing. All their systems shall be modified accordingly.
Delhi High Court Issues directions to check Air Pollution through Crop Burning
The Delhi High Court has taken a suo motu cognizance of the air pollution in the Capital and the NCR areas. It has issued a slew of directions to the States of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh highlighting the urgency of the need to check the contamination of air arising due
Madras High Court asks Govt to appoint law officers within 6 weeks
The Madras High Court asks that Tamil Nadu Government to make appointments for vacant posts of law officers to enable speedy disposal of cases within a period of six weeks. The Madurai bench of Madras HC comprising Justice KK Sasidharan and GR Swaminathan disposed of a PIL moved by resident R Rajaselvan as the government formed a committee to shortlist
Bombay HC Allows Habeas Corpus Petition As Detaining Authority Didn’t Draft Grounds For Detention Himself
The Bombay High Court recently allowed a Habeas Corpus petition challenging an order passed by the Commissioner of Police, Solapur, sanctioning preventive arrest of Taufiq Ismail Shaikh under Section 3(1). A bench of Justice A.S Oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla held that since the detaining authority did not draft the grounds for detention and yet recorded a satisfaction
Delhi HC orders JNU to maintain Status Quo on sealing of sexual harassment panel’s office
The Delhi High Court directs Jawaharlal Nehru University to maintain Status Quo on the sealing of their Gender Sensitization Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH). The Petition seeks quashing the decision rendered by the administration in its 269th Executive Council meeting. Through this order, the GCASH has been replaced with immediate effect with an Internal Complaints Committee as per
Jharkhand High Court disposes of 1,250 Bail Pleas in two days
The Jharkhand High Court disposed of over 1,250 bail applications in a special drive during the last two days. Secretary of High Court Bar Association Hemant Shikarwar approached the HC Acting Chief Justice D.N Patel with the request to constitute special benches for bail in view of the long pend-ency of bail applications so that the cases are
MPHC demands recruitment rules for Bhopal Memorial hospital
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to frame recruitment rules for Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre which was opened particularly to provide super-specialty care to the victims of bhopal gas tragedy, by the next date of hearing or else it will be constrained to summon the Secretary of the