‘Not an essential Islamic practice’: What Karnataka HC said while upholding hijab ban
THE TIME OF INDIA| Karnataka High Court: A full bench of the Karnataka High Court Tuesday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Muslims girls from pre university (PU) colleges in the Udupi region of the state seeking the right to wear hijabs or head scarves along with uniforms inside classrooms.
Plea filed in SC against Karnataka HC order on Hijab
THE PIONEER| Supreme Court: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court order on Tuesday dismissing all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms. The plea, filed by two Muslim students, Manan and Niba Naaz, through advocate Anas Tanwir, said: “The Petitioners most humbly submit that the High Court has erred in creating a dichotomy of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience wherein the court has inferred that those who follow a religion cannot have the right to conscience.”
PIL filed in HC to seek prompt treatment for pregnant women
AHMADABAD MIRROR| Gujarat High Court: The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notices to the state government and two hospitals in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to frame rules for human rights and treatment of pregnant women and new-born children in emergency situations. The PIL was filed following two incidents wherein pregnant women having labour pain were not given treatment by the hospital.
HC notice to Google, media houses
AHMADABAD MIRROR| Gujarat High Court: The Gujarat HC issued notices to the Union of India, Google and other media houses in response to a petition filed by a man who faced charges of cricket betting but later the court had quashed an FIR filed against him. The man contended that media houses covered the news when an offence was registered against him and its news URLs were still available on Google search. He stated that he requested the media houses to remove the URLs, but they refused to do so. He filed a petition in the high court but a single judge bench did not entertain it on the ground that a writ can’t be issued against media houses as they don’t come under the definition of ‘state’. The man filed an appeal before a two judge bench through counsel Virat Popat stating that the media houses should be construed as public functionary as it is a fourth pillar of the democracy and are not private bodies.
Fundamental Duties are interlinked to Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court seeks reply from Centre, states for adherence to them
INDIAN LAW WATCH| Supreme Court: In February 2022, the Supreme Court of India had sought response from the Centre and states on a plea seeking direction for enacting well defined laws/rules to ensure adherence to the fundamental duties as enshrined in the Constitution for Fundamental duties under Article 51A.
‘Never visualised’: SC hints at CAG probe in fake Covid death claims
SIKKIM EXPRESS| Supreme Court: The Supreme Court on Monday reiterated its concern regarding fake claims for Covid death compensation and that it may direct a probe by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in this matter. It suggested that inquiry into alleged fake death claims could be entrusted to the government auditor’s office. A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna said: “We never visualised that this kind of fake claims could come. It’s a pious world. We never thought this scheme could be misused.” The bench added that if some officers are also involved in it, then it is “very serious”. As advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal pointed out at the Section 52 in the Disaster Management Act, which addresses such concerns, Justice Shah said: “We need somebody to file a complaint.”
