[Kerala Education Rules] Acharya Certificate Issued By Hindi Prachar Sabha Can Be Treated As Collegiate Training Such As B.Ed: High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the the Acharya certificate issued by the Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha can be treated as a collegiate training such as B.T, L.T or B.Ed as provided under Explanation I to Rule 44A of Chapter XIV(A) of Kerala Education Rules (KER). Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the above order while considering a case relating to promotion of a High School...

Manish Sisodia Moves Delhi Court Seeking Bail In Liquor Policy Case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has moved a Delhi Court seeking bail in the case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22.Earlier this week, the trial court had remanded Sisodia to CBI's custody till March 4 which is ending tomorrow. Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal acceded...

Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of 'SHUATS' VC, Director In Case For Alleged Mass Religious Conversions

The Supreme Court of India stayed the arrest of the Vice Chancellor (Dr.) Rajendra Bihari Lal and Director Vinod Bihari Laland of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) in connection with a mass religious conversion case. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave before a bench comprising CJI DY...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Withdrawal Of AWBI's Notification On Celebration Of February 14 As ‘Cow Hug Day’

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition against the withdrawal of a notification issued by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for celebration of February 14 as “Cow Hug Day”.Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the celebration of any event by AWBI is within the domain of policy of the board and the government which cannot be interfered with in a petition...

[Redevelopment Projects] No Stamp Duty On Individual Allotment Agreements If Development Agreement Is Stamped: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that no stamp duty on Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements (PAAA) is applicable once it has been paid for the Development Agreement (DA) between a housing society and the developer for redevelopment.A division bench of Justice GS Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale, while quashing two government circulars imposing separate stamp duties on PAAAs based...

State Cannot Deny Pay Parity Of Veterinarians With Medicos Just Because They Deal With Animals: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Observing that Veterinary Doctors are at par with Medical Doctors, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday ruled that State cannot deny the grant of 4-tier pay scale to the Veterinary Officers on a flimsy ground, that they are dealing with animals and the doctors serving in the Health and Family Welfare Department are dealing with humans.The observations were made by a bench...

Delhi High Court Directs Passport Office In Srinagar To Decide Mehbooba Mufti's Application For Passport Within 3 Months

The Union Government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that the Passport Authority in Srinagar has been directed to take a fresh decision on former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti's request for issuance of passport.The submission was made during the hearing of a petition filed by Mufti seeking expeditious decision on her appeal against...

'Majoritarian Forces Must Be Counterbalanced, Abuse Of Electoral Process Way To Grave Of Democracy ': Top Quotes From Supreme Court's ECI Verdict

In a landmark decision, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a high-power committee consisting of the Indian prime minister, leader of opposition, and chief justice would henceforth pick the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), to ensure that the poll panel is really insulated from political pressure and elections and held in a free...

After Kerala, Gujarat High Court Seeks TRAI's Response On Cable Operators' Plea Against Increased Channel Pricing

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a writ petition filed by Cable Operator Association of Gujarat challenging the new Tariff Orders by which broadcasters have increased channel prices from Rs. 12 to Rs. 19 for inclusion in bouquets offered to cable subscribers.The petitioner challenged the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and...

Necessary Laws Framed With Passage Of Time: Karnataka High Court Disposes 25 Yrs Old Plea Against Pollution Of Bellandur Lake

The Karnataka High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed 25 years ago raising a grievance about certain activities causing pollution in the tank bed area of Bellandur Lake.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi disposed of the petition filed by Belandur Gram Panchayat Karyalaya and others. The bench said “Admittedly when the petition was...

'Not Fully Opposed To RSS March, Will Suggest Alternate Routes' : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court; Hearing Adjourned To Mar 17

The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is not totally opposed to the route marches proposed to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the State but wanted it to be restricted with conditions in certain areas.The Court was hearing a petition filed by the State challenging the order passed by a division bench of the Madras High Court on February...

Are You Telling Us The City Must Get Rid Of Its Poor? Bombay High Court Refuses To Club Issue Of Homelessness With Illegal Hawking

The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the issue of homelessness is a global problem and those living on the streets had as much standing before the court as did members of the Bar.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale however did not pass a substantive order on the Bombay Bar Association’s Intervention Application and asked them to file a separate PIL instead....