Indian legal rulings affirm tenants' right to privacy against landlords' unrestricted CCTV surveillance, citing constitutional rights and specific acts. Courts emphasize that while security cameras in common areas are permissible, monitoring private living spaces without consent violates privacy and peaceful possession.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a family cannot claim compensation from a car owner's personal accident insurance via MACT if the borrower dies driving the vehicle, especially under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which requires proving negligence.
A Supreme Court ruling allowing the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians is raising alarms in the US healthcare sector. Experts warn that deporting Haitian TPS recipients, who are vital to the workforce, could worsen the existing staffing crisis, particularly in long-term care facilities.
The Delhi High Court clarified that landlords cannot arbitrarily deduct security deposits for routine wear and tear like repainting. Tenants are liable only for damage beyond normal use, and landlords must prove the damage and justify costs, distinguishing between wear and tear and actual tenant-caused damage.
Kenya's health minister, Aden Duale, apologized to the court and ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia air base, after being held in contempt for defying a previous court order. The facility, intended for US citizens evacuated from the DRC, has faced strong opposition and deadly protests in Kenya.
Campaigners lost High Court challenges against Gatwick Airport's expansion plan, which aims to increase flights from 280,000 to 389,000 annually. The court ruled the expansion would not materially impact net zero targets.
An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's ruling that declared the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar as a Hindu temple. The High Court had quashed a 2003 ASI order allowing Muslim prayers.
Sussex University has successfully overturned a record £585,000 fine from England's higher education regulator (OfS) after the high court rejected claims the university breached free speech regulations involving former professor Kathleen Stock. The court ruled the OfS lacked legal authority to investigate the university's handling of protests against Stock over her transgender rights views, which led to her resignation in 2021. The ruling represents a significant blow to the regulator's credibility and raises questions about its legal framework.
Government appeal against high court ruling could have implications for right to protest and lead to other groups being proscribedThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will have her appeal against the high court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful heard in the court of appeal this week, beginning on Tuesday. The Guardian explains the history of the case and what is at stake. Continue reading...
