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Different height criteria for women candidates unfair: Bombay High Court

HC: Different height criteria for women candidates applying for fire brigade personnel is discriminatory & arbitrary. Bench directed Pune MC to permit women to participate in selection process, subject to final order. #Discrimination #Arbitrary #HC #PuneMC #Women #FireBrigade

The Hindu · Nov 2, 2023

Impacting a woman’s freedom to reproductive choices

There is no place within India’s constitutional structure to see a foetus as anything but dependent on the mother’

The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023

Review plea filed in SC against same-sex marriage judgment

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of a Constitution Bench’s majority judgment which had held that only the legislature can recognise or regulate queer marriage.

The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023

Omni buses cannot fix and collect fare from individual passengers, ruled Madras High Court in 2016 but matter now in SC

using contract carriage permits, fix and collect the fare from individual passengers? No, said a Division Bench (comprising two judges) of the Madras High Court way back in 2016. However, the Supreme Court had stayed the High Court’s verdict on February 3, 2017 following an appeal preferred by the Tamil…

The Hindu · Oct 26, 2023

HSRP for old vehicles: Karnataka High Court keeps order in abeyance to facilitate govt. to hold deliberations with stakeholders

A Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday kept in abeyance the single judge’s September 20 order, which had directed the State government to formulate a scheme to ensure that all vehicle manufacturers can grant approval across board to all manufacturers of the High Security Registration Plate…

The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023

Provisions of Karnataka Education Act on retrenchment of employees applies even for unaided and linguistic minority dental colleges: High Court

The provisions of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983, related to service conditions such as retrenchment and resignation of employees in educational institutions applies even to the unaided linguistic minority dental institutes, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

The Hindu · Oct 24, 2023

Madras High Court refuses to issue direction to have all corruption case FIRs forwarded to Enforcement Directorate

Madras HC refuses to direct TN govt, DVAC to forward FIRs to ED for registration of ECIRs under PMLA; A-G refutes allegation of FIRs not uploaded due to technical reasons; Bench accepts A-G's statement & disposes of case.

The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023

Infant rape and murder case | Supreme Court sets aside man's conviction, remits matter for fresh trial

Supreme Court sets aside death penalty of man convicted for rape, murder of 3-month-old, remits matter for de novo trial. SC noted trial was conducted in a "hurried manner" without giving accused proper opportunity to defend himself.

The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023

Madras High Court dismisses ED’s 18-year-old appeal against quashing of insolvency notice issued to Dhinakaran in 2001

Madras HC dismisses ED's 18-yr-old appeal against insolvency notice issued to AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran. Bench held debt, debtor & creditor terms capable of wider meaning & application in insolvency maintainable for non-payment of penalty. Left 4th question open.

The Hindu · Oct 20, 2023

Same-sex marriage and the fundamental right to marry | Explained

In the wake of the same-sex marriage verdict, The Hindu decodes what the top court has previously said about the fundamental right to marry and whether international human rights covenants recognise such a right.

The Hindu · Oct 20, 2023