NEET-PG Counselling : MP High Court Allows Non-Registered Doctors Who Became Eligible As Per Revised Percentile To Participate

While hearing a plea filed by in-service doctors, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the Phase II Seat Allotment for NEET PG considering the arbitrary change of procedure in the counselling process. The court also has directed the Department of Public Health and Medical Education, Bhopal to open the portal for registration of candidature of the petitioners.The division bench of...

Bombay HC Imposes ₹1.5L Costs On MHADA, Municipal Corporation For Holding Possession Of Properties Beyond Requisition Period

The Bombay High has directed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and the Solapur Municipal Corporation to pay Rs. 50000 each to three landowners whose properties were requisitioned by the Collector under the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948, and remained in possession of MHADA after the expiry of the requisition period without formal notification of acquisition...

Karnataka High Court Requests Law Commission To Frame Guidelines To Deal With Pledging Of Stolen Gold With Gold Finance Companies

The Karnataka High Court has requested the Law Commission, Karnataka to formulate necessary guidelines/rules in respect of stolen gold being pledged with gold finance companies, the implication of pledging such stolen gold and the procedure for dealing with it when criminal proceedings are initiated. Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted that there are innumerable matters coming up before this...

Kerala HC Criticizes DC Books For Announcing Autobiography Of CPI(M)'s EP Jayarajan Without Consent, Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Sr Dy Editor

The Kerala High Court on Monday (6th January) expressed strong condemnation against DC Books, Kottayam for issuing a public notice regarding release of CPI(M) Central Committee Member and former LDF Convenor EP Jayarajan's alleged autobiography, without his consent.A PDF version of the book containing remarks against his party was soon 'leaked' on social media, a day before bye-elections in...

Recovery Of Excess Pension Payments From Retired Class-III Employee Impermissible: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench consisting Justice Purnendu Singh allowed a writ petition that challenged the recovery of excess pension payments made to a retired Central Industrial Security Force Sub-Inspector. Following State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih, the court ruled that recovery of excess payments from Class-III employees is impermissible when the error is administrative and...

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Challenging CAT 2024 Results

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (January 07) dismissed a petition challenging the results of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 for admissions in top management institutes.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju rejected the plea moved by a candidate, Aditya Kumar Mallick, who was aggrieved with an incorrect answer to Question No. 18 from Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Portion, thereby affecting...

University Need Not Insist On +2 Passing Certificate To Determine Eligibility For 3-Yrs LLB Course If Student Produces First Degree: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that the question of considering Higher Secondary (10+2) pass certificate for admission to LLB course would be irrelevant so long as the candidates were to have a First degree issued by any recognised University.A single judge Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing the petition filed by one Rakesh Shetty and said “In respect of proviso to Rule...

Sexual Assault Child Victim Has No Locus To File Quashing Plea In Name Of Saving Family's Honour, Future: Himachal Pradesh HC

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that after setting the criminal machinery into motion, the complainant's role ends, and the complainant or the child victim has no locus standing to file the petition for quashing a POCSO Case, that too, in the name of saving the family's honour. A bench of Justice Virender Singh further observed that quashing is also against...

Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao In Formula E Race "Scam" Case

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday (January 7) refused to quash the FIR lodged against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power.After hearing the matter for some time Justice K Lakshman refused to quash the FIR against Rao. Rao has been booked under provisions of the IPC including criminal breach of trust by...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: December 2024 [Citations: 490 - 532]

Citation 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 490 to 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 532Nominal IndexUnion of India & Others AND Government of Karnataka & Others. 2024LiveLaw (Kar) 490DODDABALLAPUR SPINNING MILLS AND THE BANKING OMBUDSMAN & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 491Sourish Bose & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 492Naleen Kumar Kateel v State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw...

No Dedicated Building For Consumer Forum In Punjab Districts? High Court Seeks Response From State Govt

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from the Punjab Government on a plea alleging that there is no dedicated building or adequate infrastructure for running District Consumer Commissions in three districts of Punjab namely Malerkotla, Fazilka and Pathankot.Division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh during the hearing asked, "is there any any...

Give Timeline To Establish 'Elderly Helpline' Wherever Not Provided: High Court To Haryana Govt

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (January 7) asked the Haryana Government to provide a timeline pertaining to establishment of elderly helpline under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and Haryana Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizen Rules, 2009.While issuing notice, a division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh asked...