Although MCI Regulations Allow 30% Of Faculty Positions To Be Reserved For Non-Medical Candidates In Colleges, It Is Not Mandatory: J&K High Court

Clarifying the rules for recruitment in medical institutes, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that the Medical Council of India (MCI) guidelines allow for up to 30% of the total appointments in certain departments to be from non-medical faculty, but there is no legal obligation to do so.Respondent No.1, who was a non-medical candidate, had challenged the appointment on the basis that...

Election Candidates Should Disclose Challenge To Their Caste, Education Certificates: Karnataka High Court Suggests

The Karnataka High Court has said that candidates contesting elections must declare if any challenge is made to their caste, education or other certificates, which can be considered by election authorities and can come to the public's knowledge as well as other candidates who may object to it if they want. Issuing certain general directions Justice Suraj Govindaraj in his order said:"In...

Part-Time Teachers In Night Junior Colleges Not Entitled To Pensionary Benefits Under MEPS Rules: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench consisting of Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe dismissed a writ petition that was filed by a retired night school teacher seeking pension. The court held that part-time service in a night junior college do not qualify for pension as per the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982, and the Maharashtra Employees of Private...

Ragging Menace: Kerala High Court Asks Working Group Constituted To Frame Prevention Rules To Meet And Devise Action Plan

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (27th March) directed the Multidisciplinary Working Group, constituted by the State to fill the lacunae in the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act 1998 by suggesting amendments and framing Rules, to hold a preliminary meeting soon and devise its plan of action."According to us, this working group should now hold a preliminary meeting in which further plan of...

Infant Deaths: Bombay High Court Forms Committee To Examine Medical Infrastructure In Nanded, Sambhaji Nagar Govt Hospitals

In a suo moto PIL concerning deaths in government hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar districts of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has formed a 5-member committee to visit government hospitals in the districts and prepare a report on the infrastructure and medical facilities available at these hospitals.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe & Justice MS...

Income Tax Act | Order Passed By Commissioner U/S 263 Can't Be Construed As Closed Remand, No Need To Challenge Order Separately: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that the order passed by the Commissioner of Appeals under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be under any circumstances construed as a closed remand and there is no requirement to challenge the order under Section 263 separately. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Easwaran S. observed that “In as much as the Commissioner...

IPR Violation Affects Public Interest, Courts Should Be Prompt In Granting Interim Injunction: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has held that in matters of blatant violation of intellectual property rights, a prompt injunction order has to be granted to protect not only the interest of the aggrieved but also of the public at large.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand thus allowed the temporary injunction application filed by the firm Rajani Products over alleged infringement of its...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: MP Govt Assures High Court Of Union Carbide Toxic Waste Disposal In 72 Days

The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday (March 27) informed the High Court that it can dispose of the toxic waste generated by the now-defunct Union Carbide Factory at Bhopal in a period of 72 days- by incineration at the Pithampur facility.The State submitted an affidavit stating that the trial runs to dispose of 30 metric ton of waste, permitted by the High Court last month, were...

Delhi High Court Issues Dynamic Injunction, Permanently Restrains Rogue Websites Illegally Streaming 'Undekhi' Series

The Delhi High Court has issued a dynamic injunction in favour of Applause Entertainment Private Limited and restrained various rogue websites illegally streaming and making available to public “Undekhi” series premiered on the digital platform 'SonyLIV'. Justice Amit Bansal observed that the defendant websites were making the series available to the public without procuring any valid...

Disciplinary Proceedings Can Be Held Pending Criminal Trial Unless Accused Is Prejudiced: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that criminal prosecution and disciplinary proceedings can go on simultaneously against a delinquent employee and there is no need to keep the disciplinary actions in standby until the conclusion of the criminal trial.While ingeminating the position of law, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Savitri Ratho held, “It is,...

MP Engineer Rashid Moves Delhi High Court Over Jail Authorities' Demand To Pay ₹1.45 Lakh Per Day Travel Expense To Attend Parliament

Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking waiver of a condition asking him to pay Rs. 1.45 lakh as daily travel expense in order to attend the second part of the Parliamentary session which ends on April 04. The condition forms part of an order passed by a division bench on March 25, allowing Rashid to attend the Parliament “in-custody.” The...

Rajasthan HC Orders Woman's Appointment As Clerk Denied For Taking Back Original Documents In Bonafide Belief That Selection Process Is Over

The Rajasthan High Court directed the appointment of a woman as a clerk, who scored more marks compared to candidates in fourth waiting list but was denied appointment on the ground that after issuance of three supplementary select lists and believing the process to be over, she took back her original documents signing a pre-typed affidavit stating that she won't raise any claim to the post...