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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Relocation of BARC Nuclear Reactor Due to Tsunami and Fault Line Concerns. Court Holds No Credible Scientific Evidence of Imminent Danger to Nuclear Installation from Geological Fault Line or Tsunami.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Citizens For A Just Society, a social organization founded by Dr. Usha Meh...

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Supreme Court Upholds Government Orders on Full Wage Payment During Lockdown Under Disaster Management Act. Employers Must Pay Full Wages to Workers During COVID-19 Lockdown Period, Section 10(2)(l) of Disaster Management Act, 2005 Valid.

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of writ petitions filed by employers and employers' associations challenging the constitutional validity of o...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Suspension Under Disaster Management Act, 2005 — Alternate Remedy Before Administrative Tribunal Upheld. Suspension Effected Under Karnataka Civil Services Rules, Not Under Disaster Management Act, Hence Writ Not Maintainable.

The petitioner, Mr. Nikil Chandra P.M., filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnata...

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Madras High Court Allows State Appeal in Cauvery River Drowning Case — No Compensation for Deaths Due to Quicksand in Riverbed. Court Holds That Deaths Occurred in a Natural River Course and Not Due to Any Negligence or Omission by State Authorities, Reversing Single Judge's Award of Compensation.

The case involves three writ appeals filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against a common order of a learned Single Judge of the Madras High Court, which...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeal in Deputation Allowance Dispute for NDRF Personnel. The Court held that personnel of Central Para Military Forces sent to NDRF were not on deputation and are entitled to deputation allowance only from 14.01.2013, not from the date of joining.

The case involves a dispute over deputation allowance for personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) who were sent to the National Disa...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Transfer of Deputed Officer from NDRF Academy to Battalion. Transfer of Deputy Commandant on Deputation from CRPF to NDRF Academy Upheld as Administrative Necessity for Field Exposure.

The petitioner, a Deputy Commandant in CRPF, was deputed to NDRF Academy at Nagpur as an Instructor in radiological, biological, and chemical emergenc...

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High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against KPCC President in Covid-19 Protest Case. Section 51(b) of Disaster Management Act, 2005 Not Applicable as No Order Under Section 2(1) of the Act Was Violated.

The petitioner, D.K. Shivakumar, the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quas...

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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Fire Safety in COVID Hospitals and Enforcement of COVID-19 Guidelines. Right to health under Article 21 includes affordable treatment, and the Court directed States to consider capping fees under the Disaster Management Act.

The Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognizance of a fire incident at a COVID hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat on 26 November 2020, which resulted in d...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenants' Petition Challenging Demolition Notice for Dilapidated Building, Directs LIC to Reconstruct with Tenant Accommodation. The court held that the building was unsafe and required demolition, but LIC must provide alternative accommodation to tenants during reconstruction.

The judgment concerns a writ petition filed by tenants of the General Assurance Building in Mumbai, challenging a notice issued under Section 354 of t...