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26/07/2023, 3 years ago

Madras High Court Orders Formation of ICC for Armed Forces to Tackle Sexual Harassment Cases

Factual Background  In the Matter at hand State v Commandant Air Force a case in which an Indian Air Force flight lieutenant claimed that a fellow student at the Air Force Administrative College in Coimbatore had sexually assaulted her. She claimed that during her medical examination at the Air Force Hospital after the incident, she had […]

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26/07/2023, 3 years ago

SC Warns States and UTs for Failing to Comply with Menstrual Hygiene Policy, Threatens Coercive Action

Brief Facts  In the case of Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India a writ case submitted under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution by Congress leader Jaya Thakur asking for guidelines on the subject of lavatory facilities and menstrual hygiene for female students. The petitioner asked the Union of India, the States, and the […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Orissa HC ruled Women’s intrinsic right to maternity leave unaffected by technical grounds; violates fundamental rights

Fact of the Case In the Instant Matter of Swornalata Dash v. State of Odisha, A writ suit was filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Indian Constitution by an assistant teacher asking the district education officer in Keonjhar to grant her the six-month maternity leave that had been refused. The petitioner was hired […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Madras High Court denies police protection for Theemidhi Urtchava Temple celebrations, citing dominance

Background Matrix  In the Instant Case of K. Thangarasu v. Secretary, a writ suit was filed asking the State to provide police protection so that the Arulmigu Sri Rudhra Maha Kaliamman Aalaya Temple celebration may be held on the 14th anniversary of Theemidhi Urtchava Celebration in Sirkali Town. The petitioner stated that the festival has […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Delhi High Court Rules PayPal’s 96 Lakh Penalty Unreasonable Under PMLA Reporting

Factual Background  In the case of PayPal Payments Private Limited v Financial Intelligence Unit India & Anr PayPal filed a complaint in opposition to the Financial Intelligence Unit’s 96 lakh fine for failing to register as a reporting business. The corporation claimed that the FIU misapplied established legislative interpretation guidelines for interpreting PMLA clauses. PayPal […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Bombay High Court Rejects Criminal Case Against Kishore Landkar for WhatsApp Status

Brief Facts  In the Matter at hand Kishor Pandurang Landkar v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. a request to overturn a criminal complaint filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act due to an allegedly offensive WhatsApp status. In a WhatsApp status update from last March, Landkar is accused of asking […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Central Information Commission Affirms RTI Act Restricts Disclosure of Police Station Funding

Background  In the Instant Case of Faisal Bashir Vs PIO Faisal Bashir filed an appeal to get information on the money given to each police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s union territory. On August 1, 2022, Bashir submitted a request under the RTI Act requesting information on the funding allotted to each police station in […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Supreme Court declines to suspend Assam delimitation process

Factual Matrix  In the Matter at hand Hirendranath Gohain vs Union of India and ors Ajit Bhuyan, a Rajya Sabha member of parliament, and Hiren Gohain, an Assamese public intellectual and Marxist, have filed petitions against the Election Commission of India’s decision to begin delimitation in Assam. The process of establishing the boundaries of territorial […]

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25/07/2023, 3 years ago

Madras High Court rejects investigation into Highway Tender Scam, citing Executive’s loss of independence

Factual Matrix  In the Matter at hand, R.S. Bharathi v. Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption petitioned the Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register and look into the complaint against former Chief Minister EK Palaniswami over the Highway contract fraud under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Analysis of Court order  The preliminary […]

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