No compulsion of language in NEP: Centre tells HC
DECCAN HERALD| Karnataka High Court: A memo in this regard was filed in a PIL challenging government orders making Kannada a compulsory subject for degree students. The high court is hearing PILs filed by Samskrita Bharati (Karnataka) Trust, Bengaluru, three other institutions associated with promotion of Sanskrit language and degree course. The union government has submitted before the Karnataka High Court that there is no mention of compulsion of language in the National Education Policy (NEP-2020).
Child sex abuse: Karnataka HC orders govt to issue circular on doctors’ duties
DECCAN HERALD| Karnataka High Court: Asked by the court as to what is meant by the sexual assault certificate, the doctor did not answer. He merely stated that the report was not given because the forensic report is pending. The high court was appalled by the callousness of a government doctor who issued a sexual assault certificate without actually giving an opinion about the occurrence of sexual assault. The judge stated that the very purpose of subjecting the victim to a medical examination was defeated because the doctor did not give the report.
SC to hear review plea against judgement removing Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman of Tata Sons
DECCAN HERALD| Corporate Law: A three-judge bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, by a majority view of 2:1, agreed to consider the review petition filed by the Mistry’s group in open court on March 9. In a relief to the Cyrus Mistry’s group, the Supreme Court has decided to hear review petitions against its March 26, 2021 judgement which had upheld the decision of Tata Sons to remove him as executive chairman in 2016 and director on the board of the company.The High Court has quashed the proceedings against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and party’s national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra in a criminal case registered against them during the 2013 Assembly elections.
Karnataka HC quashes criminal case against Mayawati
DECCAN HERALD| Karnataka High Court: The complaint was filed after cash was found on Mayawati and Satish Chandra Mishra when they attended a meeting. The FIR was registered under IPC sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty. The high court government pleader contended that the very act of preventing the officer from counting the currency would make out a case under section 353 of the IPC. The complaint was filed after cash was found on Mayawati and Satish Chandra Mishra when they attended a meeting.Women are subject to patriarchal mindset which regards them as caregivers, homemakers: SC
DECCAN HERALD| Supreme Court: It noted that the provision which has been made for spousal posting is in that sense fundamentally grounded on the need to adopt special provisions for women which are recognized by Article 15(3) of the Constitution. Women are subject to a patriarchal mindset that regards them as primary caregivers and homemakers and thus they are burdened with an unequal share of family responsibilities, said the Supreme Court on Thursday. The top court said that the true aim of achieving substantive equality must be fulfilled by the State in recognizing the persistent patterns of discrimination against women once they are in the workplace.
