NEET : Supreme Court Refuses Interim Relief To Permit OCI Candidates Seek General Category Admissions In 2022-23

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any interim relief to the Overseas Citizen ("OCI") NEET-UG 2022 aspirants seeking permission to be treated at par with Indian Citizens in the general category for admission and counselling for the academic year 2022 for all professional courses in government and private colleges. Noting that the earlier relief which was granted by the Top...

'Frivolous': High Court Imposes 25K Cost On PIL Challenging Dr. Anula Morya's Appointment As VC Of Rajasthan Sanskrit University

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Dr. Anulya Morya as Vice Chancellor of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University. The petitioner argued that Dr. Morya does not possess statutorily prescribed experience of teaching the post graduate classes for a period of ten years, and therefore, has illegally usurped...

DHL International Courier: Delhi High Court Restrains Use Of Infringing Mark 'DLH'

Delhi High Court recently granted permanent injunction in favour of DHL International, a well recognized courier service company, against DLH Express services, holding that the two trademarks are identical and deal in similar services. Justice Prathiba M. Singh observed: "Considering the fact that the Defendant has already changed the name DLH and the use of the impugned mark has...

Chhatrasal Stadium Murder: Delhi HC Refuses To Transfer Trial From Rohini Court, Directs Witnesses To Seek Recording Of Evidence Through Virtual Mode

The Delhi High Court has directed the prosecution witnesses in relation to the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case to approach city's Rohini Court seeking recording of their evidence through virtual mode. The case relates to the death of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar. Wrestler Sushil Kumar is one of the accused in the matter.Justice Jasmeet Singh disposed of a plea filed...

Excess Payment Made To Employee Due To Erroneous Interpretation Of Rule Not Recoverable : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the excess payment of emoluments or allowances to an employee are not recoverable if it was on the basis of a particular interpretation of rule/order which is subsequently found to be erroneous.This relief against the recovery is granted not because of any right of the employees but in equity, exercising judicial discretion to provide relief...

Bombay High Court Decides Man's Appeal A Year After He Completed Punishment Of 10 Yrs Imprisonment, Reduces Sentence

The Bombay High Court decided a labour contractor's appeal, a year after the 30-year-old man had served his complete 10-year-sentence and was released from the central Prison. The bench of Justice PD Naik upheld Luthpura Shaikh's conviction only for seven years regarding possession of counterfeit currency (489-B of IPC) and acquitted him for graver charges attracting...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: April 25 To May 1, 2022

Nominal Index 1. Bengal State Table Tennis Association & Ors. v Malda District Table Tennis Association & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 1412. Soumendu Adhikari v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 1423. In the matter of: Parimal Barui 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 1434. Madhu Singh v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 1445. Indranil Mukherjee v. State of West Bengal and Ors...

Supreme Court Stays Observations In Kerala HC Judgment Which Suggested That A Judicial Officer Exhibited Political Favouritism

The Supreme Court has granted permission to Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese to file a Special Leave Petition challenging a judgment of the Kerala High Court which allegedly made 'unwarranted' and 'unjustified' remarks about her. Justices Vineet Saran and J.K. Maheshwari issued notice in the matter and stayed the observations in paragraphs 19 and 20 of the...

Failure To Supply Of "Legible Copies" Of Documents Relied Upon Despite Request By Detenu Renders Detention Order Illegal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a detention order passed by the Detaining Authority based on "illegible" copies of documents suffers from non-application of mind and is liable to be quashed.It added that a further failure and non-supply of legible copies of all documents to the Detenu, despite request and representation, renders the order of detention illegal and bad in law.A...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: April 25 To May 1, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Amitbhai Harilal Ruparelia vs State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 137 Time Cinemas and Entertainment Pvt Ltd versus Venus Infrastructure and Developers Pvt Ltd 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 138 Raghabhai Ukabhai Parmar Versus State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 139 Shah Rukh Khan S/O. Meer Taj Mohammed v. State Of Gujarat 1 other 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 140 Kamlesh @...

Litigant Can't Keep Waiting For Adjudication If Competent Forum Not Functioning: Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Dismiss Writ In Service Matter

"It cannot be assumed that a litigant would keep waiting for the adjudication of his disputes, if the competent Forum or the Authority is not functioning," the Rajasthan High Court observed recently. The remarks were made by Justice Rekha Borana while hearing an application filed by the Centre seeking dismissal of a petition relating to recruitment in Civil Service, on the ground of...

"Husband & Wife Two Pillars Of Family, Whole House Crashes Down If One Gets Weak": Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Granted In Wife's Favour

The Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by the Family Court granting divorce in favour of the wife under sec. 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 observing that the wife had well established the ground of mental cruelty by the husband.The Family Court had granted divorce to the respondent wife under sec. 13(1)(ia) of the HMA solely relying on ground of mental cruelty....