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Madhya Pradesh High Court Expresses Concern Over Sessions Courts 'Blindly' Rejecting Bail Applications Of Accused
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench on Friday, expressed its concern regarding the Sessions Courts blindly rejecting bail applications of the accused without going into the merits of the case. The Court further observed that even for petty matters, the litigants were being forced to approach the High Court from remote and deserted regions, putting 'unnecessary...
NEET Admissions: Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of Converting Unfilled Reservation Seats Of In-Service Quota To General Category
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh in the Special Leave Petition preferred by "in-service candidates" of the State of Madhya Pradesh seeking to not shift the unfilled seats of the reserved category of in-service compartment to open/direct category. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli was considering the SLP against the Madhya...
Delhi High Court Issues Practice Directions To Dispense With Physical Signatures On Daily Orders Of Judicial Cases
The Delhi High Court has issued practice directions in order to dispense with the physical signatures on the daily orders, which are not important or final orders and judgments, of the judicial cases, digitally signed either by the Chief Justice, Acting Chief Justice, Judges or their Private Secretary or designated officer and by officers holding courts. The Practice Directions issued by...
Order Of Administrative Tribunal Not Amenable To Judicial Review U/Art 226 In Absence Of Jurisdictional Error/ Patent Perversity: Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently did not issue Writ of Certiorari in a writ petition which challenged the order of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal as there was neither jurisdiction error nor patent perversity."In the considered opinion of this Court, there is neither jurisdictional error nor there is any patent perversity in the order passed by the Tribunal which...
Medical Student Who Has Not Undergone Clinical Training Of Foreign MBBS Course Can't Be Granted Provisional Registration By NMC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the National Medical Commission is not bound to grant provisional registration to a student who has not undergone clinical training in physical form a part of the medical course in a foreign medical institute.The Court observed that a medical student who has not undergone clinical training cannot be granted provisional registration to complete...
Notices Not Sent To Agnates Of Deceased, Applicant Trying To Hide Existence Of 'Will' From Them: Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Probate Application
The Jharkhand High Court expressed shock in a case where notices were not issued to agnates of a deceased, whose purported Will was sought to be executed by the applicant. It noted that no general notices in the locality were issued and the same were only sent to the State. Thus refusing to entertain the appeal against dismissal of probate application, Justice Ananda Sen observed,"This is...
Local Court Orders Gujarati Newspaper 'Sandesh' To Pay ₹15 Crores As Damages To Former DIG DG Vanzara For Publishing Defamatory Articles
The City Civil Court at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) on Thursday directed Gujarat-based newspaper Sandesh to pay ₹15 Crores as damages to former Deputy Inspector-General of Police from Gujarat, Dahyaji Gobaji Vanzara for publishing a defamatory article against him.The City Civil Court, Ahmedabad Judge C.S. Adhyaru ordered thus, while decreeing a suit filed by Vanzara alleging defamation and...
Abhishek Banerjee Audiotape Leak: ED Alleges Kolkata Police Forged Order Requiring Voice Sample Of Its Official; Calcutta High Court Grants Stay
The Calcutta High Court on Friday imposed a stay for 3 weeks on orders of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore, South 24 Parganas wherein the Joint Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Kapil Raj had been directed to provide a voice sample to the Kolkata Police in connection with an audiotape leak case involving Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee. Pertinently, Additional Solicitor...
Idukki Airstrip A Threat To Periyar Tiger Reserve, No Clearance From Environment Ministry: Centre Tells Kerala High Court
The Central Government on Friday objected to the airstrip being constructed in Idukki. It submitted before the Kerala High Court that the project has not secured the requisite prior permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forest.A Division Bench of Justice C.S. Dias and Justice C. Jayachandran was adjudicating upon a PIL seeking a direction upn the State authorities not to proceed...
GST ITC Admissible On Bus Hired For Transportation Of Employees Having Capacity Of More Than 13 Passengers: Gujarat AAR
The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of Atul Mehta and Arun Richard ruled that the GST ITC is admissible on buses hired for transportation of employees having a capacity of more than 13 passengers.The applicant, M/s. Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, submitted that it provides a canteen and bus transportation facility to its employees. The canteen and bus...
'Can't Risk Her Life': Calcutta High Court Says Govt Teacher Can Seek Transfer To Nearer School Owing To Medical Condition
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed a government school teacher to seek a transfer to a school nearer to her residence after taking into account the report filed by a Medical Board which had advised her to avoid long journeys owing to her health condition. Opining that the school teacher cannot be made to risk her life, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay underscored, "..it is observed that...