'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case| Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict In MLA Abbas Ansari's Plea For Quashing Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its verdict in criminal proceedings quashing the plea filed by Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh reserved the verdict today after hearing arguments of counsels for Ansari and the State Government.The case against Ansari pertains to...

BSNL VRS-2019 Retirees Can Be Considered For Engagement As Consultants In CPSEs Or Govt Depts, Won’t Amount To Re-Employment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that BSNL employees, who opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) 2019, can be engaged in any Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) or Government Department on contractual or consultancy basis. The division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta was dealing with a writ petition filed by former employees of BSNL, who had...

Child Adopted By Widow After Death Of Govt. Employee Not Entitled To Family Pension : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a son or daughter adopted by the widow of a deceased government servant, after the death of the government servant, cannot be included within the definition of ‘family’ under Rule 54(14)(b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 to claim family pension.The definition of the term ‘family’ cannot be extended to include those persons who were not...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Medical Law And Medical Education

Admission and Fee Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (for Professional Courses offered in Private Un­Aided Professional Institutions) Rules, 2006 (Andhra Pradesh); Rule 4 - The education is not the business to earn profit. The tuition fee shall always be affordable. Determination of fee/review of fee shall be within the parameters of the fixation rules and shall have direct nexus...

No Agitation Within Court: Calcutta HC Orders In Contempt Case Against Protesting Lawyers, Criticizes Defamatory Posters Against Judge

In a significant development, a three-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions restraining advocates from holding agitations within the court premises pertaining to the contempt case initiated by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha against the errant lawyers who had created a ruckus outside his courtroom on January 9. A Bench comprising Justices TS Sivagnanam,...

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay High Court Grants Liberty To Accused Professor Shoma Sen To Approach Special NIA Court For Bail

Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad accused Professor Shoma Sen’s bail application with liberty to approach the trial court. The division bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice PD Naik took note of the chargesheet filed against Sen subsequent to the Pune sessions court order denying bail. The court observed that circumstances...

Another PIL Moved In Supreme Court Challenging Caste-Based Census In Bihar As Being 'Against National Integration'

6 Days after the Supreme Court decided to hear a plea challenging the caste-based census in Bihar on January 20, another plea in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved before it challenging the Nitish Kumar-led government decision to conduct a caste-based census in the state.The PIL plea has been moved by the National President of the Hindu Sena, Vishnu Gupta...

Bike Taxi Aggregator Rapido Approaches Supreme Court Against Bombay HC Order Shutting Down Its Operations In Maharashtra

The bike taxi aggregator Rapido, has approached the Supreme Court of India against the Bombay High Court order which had directed it to shut down all its services in the State of Maharashtra as it was functioning without any license. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi. The bench has now...

'We Don't Believe In Unnecessarily Putting People Behind Bars': Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At Lengthy Bail Hearings In Delhi Riots Case

“We don’t believe in unnecessarily putting people behind bars. Bail matters should not go on and on and should not be dealt with in this manner", the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked while hearing applications filed in relation to bail granted in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.The appeals filed by the Delhi Police against the Delhi High Court order granting bail to...

Journalist Rana Ayyub Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Issue Of Summons Against Her By Ghaziabad Court; Matter Listed On 23rd January

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has listed the plea filed by journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by the Ghaziabad court on 23rd January. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha by Senior Advocate Vrinda Grover for an early listing.The summons is issued in relation to a PMLA case. In October 2022, the ED...

Assam Resident Declared ‘Foreigner’ By Nagaon Tribunal: Gauhati High Court Quashes 2018 Decision, Says Tribunal Didn't Consider Material On Record

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday set aside an order declaring an Assam resident as a foreigner, observing that the Foreigners Tribunal did not take note of the material on record while passing the decision.The division bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury relied upon the deposition of the petitioner’s mother and the other materials on record...

Foreigners Can Register Marriages Under Special Marriage Act, Delhi Govt Must Take Steps To Amend Guidelines: High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no requirement of “at least one party being a citizen of India” for solemnization and registration of marriage of a couple under the provisions of Special Marriage Act, 1954.Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that section 4 of the enactment leaves no doubt that any two persons can seek solemnization of their marriage so long as conditions...