Can't Deny Admission Solely Because Student Not Resident Of District In Which Navodaya Vidyalaya Is Situated: Patna High Court Differs From Bombay HC

The Patna High Court has passed an order overturning the decision of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya rejecting admission to a group of minor students, who had been shortlisted through a full fledged selection process, on the basis that they were not residents of the district in which the school was situated. The court has ordered the respondent school to consider the petitioner’s admission...

BREAKING| Supreme Court To Hear Today Punjab Govt Plea Challenging Governor's Refusal To Summon Assembly's Budget Session

The Punjab Government has approached the Supreme Court of India challenging the refusal of Governor Banwarilal Purohit to grant permission to the government to summon the budget session scheduled on March 3.Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singvhi mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud seeking urgent listing."This is something absurd. The Governor has no power to...

[Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act] Sarpanch Not Disqualified For Holding Consecutive Meetings: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that there is no statutory violation by a Sarpanch conducting Gram Sabha meetings consecutively as the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1958 does not provide for holding Gram Sabha meetings in a particular way.Justice Arun Pednekar of the Aurangabad bench set aside the disqualification of the Sarpanch of a village in Jalna District who held four Gram...

Supreme Court To Hear Today Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia's Plea Challenging CBI Arrest In Liquor Policy Case

Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, has approached the Supreme Court of India challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged case of corruption relating to now-scrapped excise policy. After Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the plea before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha for urgent listing, CJI...

Blocking A National Highway Does Not Attract Immunity Under Article 19 Of Constitution: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court recently observed that once a National Highway has been blocked in the form of an assembly, it amounts to violation of Section 8B of the National Highway Act and hence no claim of immunity under Article 19(1)(a)(b) of the Constitution of India can be made.Section 8B penalizes acts that render any national highway impassable or less safe for traveling.A bench...

Section 11 Petitions Seeking Relief But Not Raised In The Previous Arbitration; Gross Abuse Of Process of Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that since the party had failed to challenge the termination of the Collaboration Agreement in the first round of arbitral proceedings, the demolition of the structure built by it under the said Collaboration Agreement would not give it a fresh cause of action. The bench of Justice Navin Chawla remarked that the cause of action for...

Bhima Koregaon | Gautam Navlakha Not Involved With Maoist Party, Rather Suspected By Them To Be A 'Govt Agent': Lawyer Tells Bombay High Court

The Communist Party of India (Maoist) suspected senior journalist Gautam Navlakha was a “government agent” who negatively impacted their movement, his counsel argued before the Bombay High Court on Monday.He cited a document seized from co-accused researcher Rona Wilson's laptop to demonstrate the CPI(M)'s contempt for Navlakha is diametrically opposite from the UAPA charges NIA has...

Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court In Shiv Sena Case [Feb 28]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the...

[Senior Citizens Act] Bombay High Court Upholds Eviction Of Siblings From Dead Father's Property For Ill-Treating Stepmother

The Bombay High Court recently upheld the eviction of two individuals who allegedly mistreated their stepmother from their deceased father's house observing that the elderly stepmother needs comfort and peace in the evening of her life.Justice RG Avachat upheld the order of the tribunal constituted under section 7 of the Maintenance And Welfare of Parents And Senior Citizens Act, 2007...

Shifting Entire Blame On IRP Not Justified; Creditors Must Also Play Catalytic Role In CIRP: NCLAT Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Shri Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Shri Guru Containers v Jitendra Palande, has held that creditors must not shift the entire blame on the IRP on grounds of non-performance of duty and make him the scapegoat. It...

Explained | UAPA, Extension Of Period Of Investigation Beyond 90 Days & Court's Duty

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 is a stringent law that makes it almost impossible for an accused under it to get bail. As a result, undertrials continue to languish in jail for years, sometimes even without charges having been framed by the court.The Act has been repeatedly invoked against activists and protestors in recent years. But special provisions on bail aren’t the only...

Supply Of Ready To Eat And Ready To Cook Food Products Attracts 18% GST: Karnataka AAR

The Karnataka Authority for Advance Ruling has ruled that 18% GST is applicable on the supply of ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook food products.The two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. has observed that all kinds of food mixes, including instant food mixes, soft drink concentrates, Sharbat, the betel nut product known as "Supari," sterilized or pasteurized millstone,...