Is Principle Of Rounding Off Permissible In Open Competition ? Supreme Court Issues Notice

Is the principle of rounding off permissible in the open competition ? The Supreme Court issued notice in a Special Leave Petition which raised this issue.A candidate for the post of TGT on batch wise basis under ex­serviceman category had approached the Himachal Pradesh High Court seeking a declaration that the his percentage in graduation i.e. 44.8 be considered as 45% for...

Right To Controvert Government Analysts' Report U/S 25 of Drugs & Cosmetics Act Is An Indefeasible Right: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that a report of the Government Analyst under Section 25 of the Drug and Cosmetics Act is a conclusive evidence of facts unless the person, from whom the sample was taken, notifies within 28 days of receipt of a copy of the report that evidence in controversion will be adduced.Justice Satyen Vaidya held that such right to controvert the report is...