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Supreme Court Grants Zee News Producer Protection From Arrest In FIRs Over Broadcasting Doctored Video of Rahul Gandhi
The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted interim protection from arrest to Zee News Producer, Narinder Singh in FIRs registered in relation to the airing of a fabricated video of Rahul Gandhi's speech. The Counsel appearing on behalf of the Singh apprised a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna that three FIRs have been filed against him - one in Jaipur, Rajasthan;...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Compulsory Bond Conditions On MBBS Candidates In Maharashtra
The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain plea seeking quashing of the compulsory bond conditions, imposed by the State of Maharashtra on the petitioners, while taking admissions in the medical under-graduate MBBS course in the year 2011 and 2013, in the All-India Quota seats, based on merit secured in All India Preliminary Medical Test (AIPMT). A Bench comprising...
Parliament Passes Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Rajya Sabha today passed the Bill to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009, which provides for establishing central universities in various states. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 3.The Bill seeks to convert the National Rail and Transportation University, Vadodara, a deemed to be University, into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, an autonomous Central University...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre In Plea Seeking Measures To Control "Population Explosion"
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre in a petition seeking directions to the Centre to control "population explosion" in order to secure citizens' fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution. The petition stated that the cause of action for the current petition arose from a December 2020 affidavit submitted by the Centre (signed...
Lok Sabha Passes Energy Conservation Amendment Bill 2022
The Lok Sabha has passed the Bill to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, to reduce fossil fuel-based energy consumption and resultant carbon emissions to the atmosphere. It empowers the central government to specify energy consumption standards and require designated consumers to meet a minimum share of energy consumption from non-fossil sources. It also seeks to provide...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay NEET-PG 2022 Counselling In Plea Alleging Discrepancies In Test Scores
The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to stay the Counseling process for NEET-PG 2022 in a plea challenging the decision of National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBE) to not release the answer key and question paper for NEET-PG 2022. The petitioner alleged serious discrepancies in the scores of the candidates who appeared for the test. Advocate Ms. Avani Bansal...
Electricity Connection Cannot Be Denied Only Because Dispute Regarding Ownership Of Land Is Pending: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that occupiers of a land cannot be denied electricity connection only because a dispute regarding ownership of the land is pending. Justice AS Supehia referred to a division bench judgment stating that right and title and ownership or right of occupancy has no nexus with grant of electrical connection to a consumer. The Petitioners, current occupiers...
Orissa High Court Pulls Up Utkal University For Delay In Publication Of LLB Results
The Orissa High Court has come down heavily on the authorities of Utkal University for delay in publication of results of B.A. LL.B. semester examinations. A Division Bench of Dr. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra was hearing a writ petition filed by a final year student of University Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. The petitioner had...
PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Action Against TMC MLA For Allegedly Comparing CM Mamata Banerjee With Allah
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking direction legal actions against a member of the TMC, Dr. Nirmal Majhi alleging that he compared State's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the supreme god of Islamic theology, Allah and thereby he hurt the sentiments of the people of Muslim Community.It may be noted that the Trinamool...
Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 Introduced In Lok Sabha, Referred To Standing Committee
The Union minister of Power RK Singh on Monday introduced the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha to amend the 2003 statute on the subject. The Minister also moved a motion for referring the Bill to Standing Parliamentary Committee for scrutiny.The Minister said that the amendments are necessary to strengthen the regulatory mechanism, adjudicatory mechanism in the Act and to...