S.29A Of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Valid; Consumer Forums Can Pass Orders Without President: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently regarded a challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 29A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – whether the exercise of powers by the District Consumer Forum without the President being its party is illegal? A bench of Justices V. M. Deshpande and Amit B. Borkar answered the question in the negative. The facts leading to this...

Calcutta High Court Directs IPS Officer Damayanti Sen To Oversee Probe Into 4 Recent Rape Cases In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked IPS officer Damayanti Sen to oversee the probe in Deganga, Matia, Ingrejbazar and Banshdroni rape cases.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj observed that considering the nature of the incidents and the allegations made, a responsible senior lady police officer should be appointed to supervise...

Right Of State To Provide Reservations Unaffected By UGC Regulations: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has established that the regulations notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that determine qualifications for selection to various posts in universities in a State do not impact the right of the State government to provide reservations for backward classes. A Division Bench of Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P stated that it did...

SCBA Elections 2022 :List Of Candidates Released

The list of candidates contesting for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections for the year 2022 has been released.Senior Advocates Vikas Singh(incumbent President) and Ranjit Kumar and advocate Neeraj Srivastava are contesting to the Post of President.Senior Advocates Pradeep Rai and Sukumar Patt Joshi and Advocate S Sadasiva Reddy are in the contest for the post of...

75-Year Old Prisoner Dies Awaiting Remission : Supreme Court Directs UP Govt To Decide Remission Applications Expeditiously

Taking note of the death of a 75-year old prisoner while his application seeking remission was pending before the the State of Uttar Pradesh despite the categorical order of the Supreme Court to take a decision, the Court has directed that the State to take appropriate remedial steps to ensure that the applications for premature release/remission are disposed off expeditiously. The Court...

Re-Operationalisation Of Scrip Transfer Recording Module: DGFT Issues Trade Notice

The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a trade notice on the re-operationalisation of the Scrip Transfer Recording Module. The DGFT was informed by exporters that certain fraudulent scrip transfers have occurred. The online scrip transfer recording module was suspended. Based on inputs/discussions with the Department of Revenue and in the interest of...

Police Must Assess Victim's Age In Kidnapping Cases So That No One Is Harassed If Major Girl Has Taken Decision Freely: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that while investigating Kidnapping cases, the police authorities must first assess the age of the victim girl so that in case it is found that she is major and has taken any step for her life, then no one should be unnecessary put to any harassment.The bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I and Justice Manish Mathur observed thus while dealing with the...

Supreme Court Seeks Odisha Advocate General's Presence After Different Stands Taken By State Lawyers On Miners' Plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the State of Odisha and its advocates for adopting different stands with respect to miners' plea to allow resumption of mining in the state.In the light of this fact, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli directed the Advocate General of the State of Odisha to appear before the court...

Supreme Court Directs MP Govt To Keep PG Medical Seat Vacant For Lady Doctor Who Served State's Tribal, Naxalite Villages

The Supreme Court today directed the Madhya Pradesh Government to reserve (as an interim measure) PG Medical Course (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) seat in the Government Medical College at Bhopal in favor of a lady doctor who served the tribal and Naxalite hit villages of the state for more than 11 years The Bench of Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant granted interim relief...

NEET-PG : Madras High Court Issues Notice On Doctors' Plea To Cancel TN State Mop-Up Round Counselling

The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice in a petition filed by five doctors seeking cancellation of the State Mop-Up Round Counselling held by the State of Tamil Nadu for NEET-PG admissions, on the basis of the Supreme Court's order cancelling the Mop Up rounds for All India Quota(AIQ).A single bench of Justice Anita Sumanth issued notice to the State and posted the matter next on...

Supreme Court Protects Co-Accused Journalist In Param Bir Singh Case From Arrest

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, observed that Binu Ninan Varghese, a journalist, against whom the Thane Police had registered cases of extortion, including a case where the erstwhile Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Param Bir Singh was named primary accused, need not be arrested. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh passed the order to not arrest, in view of...

Partial Quashing Of FIR Only Qua Accused With Whom Complainant Has Settled Matter Permissible: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that partial quashing or part quashing of FIR only qua the accused with whom the complainant has compromised or settled the matter can be allowed. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar quashed an FIR registered under sec. 406, 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code and the proceedings emanating therefrom qua a man who had approached the Court seeking quashing of the same.The...