The court, in an important move, widened the definition of the word ‘sewer’ under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to include storm water drains.
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday directed the Assam Police to pay a compensation of Rs. 5 Lakhs to an Advocate for handcuffing him without just cause. The single judge bench of Justice Devashis.
A statutory right to default bail cannot be circumvented by imposing onerous conditions as it would amount to a violation of the detenue's fundamental rights under Section 21 of the Constitution of India, the Court said.
The Calcutta High Court today ordered the state government to provide Rs. 2 Lakh as compensation, to the family members of an accused (allegedly implicated falsely for offence under the NDPS Act).
What is meant by breach of secrecy of voting? All you need to know - The privilege ends when the voter decides to waive the privilege of non-disclosure and instead volunteers to disclose as to whom she had voted.