Delhi High Court Orders NTA To Streamline Biometric Process For NEET UG, Upholds Direction To Constitute Grievance Redressal Framework

The Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to streamline the biometric process while conducting National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) for future examinations.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Sachin Datta upheld the direction of a single judge asking NTA to constitute a Standing Grievance Redressal Committee to resolve issues...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Forum Shopping, Filing Frivolous Contempt Plea Against IAS

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a litigant for engaging in forum shopping and filing a meritless contempt petition in a civil disputeThe development comes in a contempt plea alleging that the authorities have disobeyed Supreme Court's ruling in Rajeeb Kalita Vs. Union of India and others by disconnecting the water supply of the petitioner. In Rajeeb...

Bombay High Court Directs CBFC Not To Insist On Film Makers Getting NOC From Yogi Adityanath For Certification Of 'AJEY' Movie

The Bombay High Court was today informed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has rejected the plea for certification by makers of a movie titled "Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi," based on a book written on the life of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.During the hearing, it was submitted by the petitioners that the CEO of the CBFC had told the makers that they should go and...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Sharing FB Post Showing PM Modi Apologising To Pakistan After 'Op Sindoor'

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Shahrukh Khan, who was accused of sharing a controversial Facebook video allegedly showing edited visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologising to Pakistan amid the context of Indo-Pak tensions. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed the order without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, on the condition that the...

Failure Of State Authorities To Take Timely Decisions Piles Up Case Pendency : Allahabad High Court

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the casual functioning of State instrumentalities, after the Standing Counsel failed to assist the Court due to non-receipt of instructions from the concerned authority. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan was dealing with a writ petition filed by one Sunaina concerning payment from...

Plea For Suspension Of Sentence Maintainable Even If Accused Did Not Surrender After Conviction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that an application for suspension of sentence filed along with criminal revision petition challenging conviction in a criminal case is maintainable before the High Court, even if the convict has not surrendered post-conviction.Justice Sumeet Goel said,"A criminal revision petition against the judgments of conviction (as also an application...

Karnataka High Court Strikes Down State Rule Enabling Direct Private Complaints To Sessions Court, Says It May Lead To Double Jeopardy

The Karnataka High Court has struck down Rule 6 of Karnataka State Human Rights Courts Rules 2006, wherein a victim can directly approach a sessions court in a private complaint instead of Commission conducting an inquiry, holding it to be unconstitutional and inconsistent with the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.For context, Rule 6 states that a victim of an offence arising out of...

Temples In Bihar Should Match Cleanliness Of South Indian Temples : Patna High Court

Observing that temples in South India maintain high standards of cleanliness and provide a pleasant experience to devotees, the Patna High Court recently questioned why temples in Bihar cannot be kept equally 'neat', 'clean', and 'green'. A bench of Justice Rajiv Roy made the remark in a matter relating to the constitution of a permanent committee for Shri Baba Kusheshwar Nath...

Rajasthan High Court Urges Centre To Revisit Citizenship Laws For Children Born Abroad To Indian Parents

Stating that children born to Indian citizens outside India often face great challenges relating to citizenship, the Rajasthan High Court has urged the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to revisit the provisions of laws related to the issue, and if deemed necessary, make necessary amendments.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was dealing with a petition filed by a 5 year old girl. She was...

Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram's Temporary Bail Till August 21 In Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (August 7) extended temporary bail of Asaram till August 21, who was convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence.Notably on July 3, the high court had extended Asaram Bapu's temporary bail for one month, after noting statement by Asaram's counsel that he wont seek further extension of temporary bail. The...

Before Serving Harshest Punishment Disciplinary Authority Must Consider Delinquent Officer's Explanation: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has quashed the dismissal of a Bihar government officer accused of accepting a bribe, holding that the disciplinary proceedings leading to his termination were vitiated by serious procedural irregularities and a complete disregard for the principles of natural justice.The Court observed that while a corruption charge found by the disciplinary authority based upon the...

Effective Steps Taken By State Against Wrong-Side Driving & Illegal Parking In Ahmedabad, But Exercise Must Be Regular: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (August 6) said that while the state authorities including the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had been taking effective steps for curbing wrong-side driving, encroachment and illegal parking on public roads in the city, however the exercise undertaken is to be followed regularly. A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice RT Vachchani...