Children Are Not Toys At Administrators' Mercy, Revising Kendriya Vidyalaya Guidelines After Commencement Of Admission Process Arbitrary: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that the decision taken by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to revise and alter the admission guidelines for Kendriya Vidyalayas after the admission process had already started, is arbitrary, unreasonable, irrational and not taken in public interest.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. added that while the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) may...

Contraband Of Small Quantity Does Not Attract Embargo On Bail U/S 37 NDPS Act: Gujarat High Court Reiterates

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, while observing that rigours of bail under Section 37 of the Act does not apply in case of non-commercial quantity and hence, regular bail can be allowed.Section 37 of the NDPS Act stipulates that persons accused of offences under the Act involving commercial quantity, shall...

Bombay High Court's Justice SS Shinde's Bench Sits For Over 9.5 Hours To Hear Over 190 Matters On Board

A division bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices SS Shinde and MN Jadhav sat till 8pm on Thursday, hearing cases as the list of cases for the day was heavy. The bench heard over 190 out of the 206 cases listed before it. Normal working hours for judges at the Bombay High Court is from 10.30am to 4.30pm.Justice Shinde, the senior judge on the bench and the third most senior...

Preventive Detention Orders Can Be Passed Even When A Person Is In Police Custody But There Must Be Compelling Reasons: J&K&L High Court Reiterates

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently quashed a preventive detention order against a person who was already facing trial in a case with a similar accusation and had previously been enlarged on bail by a competent court in the matter. The Detention Order had been issued by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir with a view to prevent the petitioner from committing any of the...

"Admission Process Can't Be Endless": Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Seeking Additional Mop-Up Round For Filling Vacant Seats In Nursing Courses

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed plea(s) seeking an extension of the time schedule and conducting an additional mop-up round to fill up seats which have remained vacant in nursing courses for the academic year 2021-22. A vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose while dismissing the pleas observed that the time schedule for admission in an educational institution has...

Kerala High Court Extends Interim Pre-Arrest Bail Granted To Actor-Producer Vijay Babu In Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Friday extended till Monday, the interim anticipatory bail granted to actor-producer Vijay Babu in the case where an actress accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas extended the interim bail when he was informed that the DGP was indisposed and required time to appear in the case.Last week, the actor had secured interim pre-arrest bail...

RS Polls: Bombay High Court Refuses Immediate Relief To Nawab Malik To Cast Vote, Asks Him To Approach Appropriate Bench

Bombay High Court's Justice PD Naik refused immediate relief to Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections today with liberty to approach the appropriate bench.The court said that the petition under Article 227 and 482 CrPC was not maintainable and Malik was at liberty to approach the bench hearing bail applications."From the tenor of the...

Accused Can't Invoke High Court's Jurisdiction Under Art. 226 Or U/S 482 CrPC Through His Power Of Attorney: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a power of attorney holder of an accused cannot maintain a petition be it under Article 226 or 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. or Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by one Samantha Christina...

ASG & Public Prosecutor To Be Empowered To Give Opinion On Filing Appeals: Calcutta HC Suggests Changes In CBI Circular To Curb 'Inordinate Delay'

The Calcutta High Court vide order dated June 8, 2022, has suggested that the CBI issue a fresh circular empowering the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) and the Public Prosecutor to give their opinion to the Director of Prosecution on filing appeals challenging court orders, to cut down on delay.Justice Bibek Chaudhuri had expressed displeasure at the agency for filing appeals after the...

Rajasthan Advocate Self-Immolates Alleging Harassment By SDM, SHO: HCBA Demands Officials' Arrest & Suspension

A Sikar based Advocate Hansraj Mawaliya died yesterday after setting himself on fire inside the Sub-Divisional Magistrate's office. In his suicide note, the advocate has alleged that Sikar's Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rakesh Kumar and Khandela Station House Officer Ghasiram Meena had been harassing him for bribe for every hearing in the court.It was also alleged in the suicide note that...

Bachpan Bachao Andolan Moves Gujarat High Court Seeking Proper Implementation Of Juvenile Justice Act, Notice Issued

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan, a non-governmental organisation founded by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi focussed on the rights of children and prevention of child labour, seeking proper implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act.The organisation has expressed serious concerns over the consistent non-implementation...

Breaking | NEET PG 2021: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Special Stray Round Of Counselling

The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea seeking a Special Stray Round of counselling for NEET-PG 2021, to allow the candidates to participate for vacant seats available after the conduct of a stray vacant round of AIQ.A Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose observed, "When a conscious decision has been taken by the Union of India and Medical Council of India for not...