[NEET PG] Supreme Court Dismisses Doctor's Plea Seeking Permission To Register As NRI Candidate In Counseling

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition preferred by NEET PG Aspirant seeking permission to allow her to register for NEET PG 2021 counseling as NRI candidate. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli while dismissing the petition in their order said, "Status report which has been submitted on behalf. Petitioner obtained 253 marks in NEET PG but the cut-off score...

"Prosecution Case Flows From Highly Interested Witnesses": Allahabad HC Sets Aside Life Sentences In A 42 Year Old Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the life sentence of two in a 42-year-old murder case giving them a benefit of doubt as it noted that the prosecution case flowed from highly interested witnesses.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Shamim Ahmed sensed a suspicion shrouding the prosecution case, which gave the Court, a strong feeling that the informant party had grabbed...

Orissa High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 8 Advocates; No Female Lawyer In The List

The Orissa High Court has conferred 'senior designation' on 8 Advocates. The notification published by the registry of the High Court notes that in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with Rule 7(1) of the High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019, the Chief Justice has been pleased to designate the following Advocates...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging HC Judgment That Health Care Services Provided By Doctors Are Covered Under Consumer Protection Act 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court judgment which held that doctors and healthcare services are not excluded from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act 2019.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by an organization named "Medicos Legal Action Group" .The petitioner challenged the Bombay...

Municipal Corporations Can Levy Advertisement Fee/ Tax Under KMC Act, No Conflict With Levy Of GST: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has declared that there is no conflict between the power to levy GST under GST Act and power of Municipal Corporation to levy advertisement fee or advertisement tax under Section 134 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj gave the declaration while rejecting a petition filed by Hubballi Dharwad...

Employees Can't Seek Condonation Of Interruption In Service For "Enhancing" Pension: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High court recently sought to answer whether an employee can seek condonation of interruption in service to "enhance" the pension, where the employee already has qualifying service for pension. A bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and SG Mehare stated that, "the purpose of condoning the interruptions in service is to make an employee entitled to the pension by adding the days of...

NEET-PG : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Declaration Of Telangana State Round Counseling As Null & Void

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to declare the Telangana State Round counseling for NEET-PG 2021 as null and void. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli in their order said, "Since the admission has been completed we are not inclined to entertain the petition. Since the registration for the ensuing year stands closed, we permit the petitioner to...

POCSO Act Not In Derogation Of Any Other Law, Has Overriding Effect In Case Of Inconsistency: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently increased the sentence of imprisonment from seven years to ten years, imposed on an accused convicted for raping a minor girl and charged under sections of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A division bench of Justice H.T.Narendra Prasad and Justice Rajendra Badamikar said,"Section 42A (POCSO Act) makes it clear that act...

Supreme Court Directs Prisoners Released On Parole In Kerala Due To COVID-19 To Surrender Within 2 Weeks

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the prisoners released on parole by the Kerala Government due the surge in COVID-19 cases in prison, who were permitted to remain on parole by an earlier order of the Apex Court, to surrender before the respective jails within a period of two weeks. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and P.S. Narasimha noted that the COVID-19...

NEET BDS 2021: Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Lowering Cut-Off Percentile As Recommended By Dental Council Of India

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to consider afresh its decision to not lower the qualifying cut-off percentile for admissions to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery(BDS) within a period of 1 week.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued the direction considering the fact that last date for BDS admissions have been extended to May...

"Injury Due To State Action Considered At Higher Standard": Delhi High Court Grants ₹15L Compensation To Victim Of 1997 CP Shootout

The Delhi High Court has granted compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs to a victim of Connaught Place shootout which took place on 31st March 1997. The man was grievously injured and continued to carry shrapnel in his body. The Court observed that the injury caused due to the state action where the police officials were convicted of criminal offences needs to be considered at "higher standard" as...

Patna High Court Grants Bail To 5 Students Arrested In Connection With January 2022 RRB-NTPC Exam Protest Case

The Patna High Court granted bail to 5 students arrested in connection with the January 2022 protest over the Railway Recruitment Board's Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) Exam-2021.The protest took place over the alleged "inaccurate results" of the Railway Recruitment Board's (RRB) NTPC 2019 exam. Candidates were also opposing the decision of the Railways to hold the exams in...