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Medical Education Admission Rules | PG Aspirant Approaches MP High Court Seeking Extension Of NRI Quota To Stray Vacancy Round
A post-graduate medical aspirant seeking admission under the NRI quota has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the validity of Rule 14(2) of the MP Medical Education Admission Rules, 2018. The challenge is limited to the provision permitting the conversion of unfilled NRI quota seats after the third round of counselling. The petitioner contended that such seats should...
'Potential To Disturb Communal Harmony': Kerala High Court Stays Release Of 'The Kerala Story 2', Asks CBFC To Re-Examine
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 26) stayed release of the movie Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond, following pleas challenging its censor certification. The film was slated to hit the theatres tomorrow.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas in his order said, "...the very content in the teaser itself, which is conceded to be part of the movie, has the prima facie potential to distort the...
'State Can't Chase Foreign Investment While Ignoring Local Industries': Madras High Court Allows Fireworks Units Near Srivilliputhur Sanctuary
The Madras High Court recently criticised the State government for focusing on foreign investments while disregarding the local industries in the State. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the Government was having a lackadaisical approach to local industries, but at the same time, extending subsidies and tax exemptions for the foreign investors....
'Lapses By Advocate, Defendant's Illness': Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Eviction Decree, Condones 496-Day Delay In Filing Appeal
The Calcutta High Court has held that the illness of a litigant coupled with laches on the part of the conducting advocate can constitute “sufficient cause” for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, and that such applications need only be decided on the touchstone of preponderance of probabilities.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury allowed a second appeal (SA 34 of 2019)...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused, Says Relative Was Only Informed Grounds Of Arrest Over Phone, Not In Writing
The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to a person accused of an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) after noting that the grounds of his arrest was not intimated in writing to his relative and it was done only over phone.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that there are prima facie material to connect the accused with the crime but since the...
Karnataka High Court Asks Trial Court To Continue Proceedings In Kidnapping Case Allegedly Involving JD(S) Leader HD Revanna
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (February 26) directed the trial court to continue its proceedings in a case involving the alleged kidnapping of a woman wherein one of the co-accused is Janata Dal (S) leader HD Revanna. Previously, Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav had vacated its interim order stalling framing of charges against Revanna, after taking note of lack of readiness on behalf of...
'Serious Lapses In Identification & Recovery': Calcutta High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal In 1982 Dacoity Case
The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with a decades-old acquittal in a 1982 dacoity case, holding that serious lapses in identification, doubtful recovery of stolen articles, and contradictions in seizure evidence fatally weakened the prosecution case.Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay, while dismissing the State's appeal, observed that the prosecution failed to conclusively...
Demolition Of Tenanted Premises During Eviction Suit Does Not Extinguish Tenancy Or Defeat Landlord's Bona Fide Requirement: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that demolition of tenanted premises during the pendency of an eviction suit does not extinguish the tenancy nor defeat the landlord's bona fide requirement under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRCA). The Court observed that where tenancy is created in respect of a building standing on land, both the land and the superstructure constitute the subject...
'Conferences Won't Fix Justice System, Need More Judges, Infra': Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Accused Who Spent 23 Yrs In Jail
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man who spent approximately 23 years in jail on the charges of the gruesome murder of his wife and 3 children, as it concluded that the prosecution's evidence did not conclusively prove that the offence was committed by him. In its 10-page order, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay said that the case was a sad...
Unnao Custodial Death: Delhi High Court Asks AIIMS To Examine Jaideep Sengar's Health After CBI Flags 'Fake' Cancer Prescriptions
The Delhi High Court has directed constitution of a Medical Board at All India Institute of Medical Sciences to independently assess the health condition of Jaideep Singh Senger, brother of Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Sengar.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja was dealing with Senger's application seeking interim suspension of his sentence on...
Second Wife From Void Marriage Not Entitled To Family Pension Under Army Rules Even After First Wife's Death: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a woman whose marriage was solemnised during the subsistence of her husband's first marriage is not entitled to family pension under the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961, even if the first wife subsequently passes away.A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora underscored that Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage...
Calcutta High Court Enhances Amputee Accident Victim's Compensation, Says Loss Of Amenities & Future Medical Costs Must Be Considered
The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation to ₹6 lakh for a road accident victim who lost his right leg above the knee, holding that assessment of damages in motor accident claims cannot be confined to mere loss of employment and must account for lifelong disability, pain, future medical expenses, and loss of amenities.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury observed that “damages do not only...