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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Re-Appointment Of Kannur University VC
The Supreme Court on April 4 issued notice in the SLP challenging the Re appointment of the Vice Chancellor of Kannur University. A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath issued notice on the Special Leave Petition that assailed Kerala High Court's order datedFebruary 23, 2022 ("impugned judgement") wherein a Division Bench had upheld Single Judge's order of dismissing...
Can A Weaker Sect Among Religious Minority Claim Further Protection Under Article 30? Kerala High Court To Consider CSI Bishop's Plea
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday admitted a petition filed by a Christian sect which raises the point of whether a weaker section within a religious minority can claim further protection under Article 30 to reserve seats for that sect in the educational institutions run by it.The writ petition was filed by the President of the South India Union of Churches (SIUC), Bishop Dr. Darmaraj...
Breach Of Contract U/S 74 Not Applicable At Pre-Formation Stage: Delhi High Court Directs State To Refund ₹20 Crore Forfeited Amount
The Delhi High Court has allowed a writ petition seeking refund of bid security paid by Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and dismissed the state's allegation of breach of contract at pre-formation stage. In this single bench judgment, Justice Yashwant Varma held that the state's (respondent) action of forfeiture of the bid security, having no basis in any clause of the...
'Classic Example of Non Application of Mind', Rajasthan HC Allows PwD Candidate's Plea To Issue Disability Certificate For Admission In MBBS Course
The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur recently allowed the plea filed by the petitioner claiming his eligibility in the category of Persons with Disability (PwD), as per the result of NEET UG-2021 examination and participation in the counselling, for the purpose of admission. The court opined that the present case is a classic example of non application of mind by the Authorities, who deal...
Night Travel Ban In Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve; Madras High Court Issues Directions For Movement
The Madras High Court recently issued a set of directions to be followed in respect of the movement through the road inside the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The court ordered a complete ban on the movement of vehicles having more than 12 wheels and weighing more that 16.8 tonnes at any time through these roads. Vehicles having below 10 wheels and weighing less that 16.8 tonnes have...
"He Has No Respect For Constitution": Allahabad HC Holds Man Who Called District Judges 'Murderers Of Constitution' Guilty Of Contempt
The Allahabad High Court has HELD a man, who wrote a letter alleging that in the District Court, all the Judges, Officers, and employees are dishonest and that they have murdered the Constitution of India, guilty of contemptThe Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Umesh Chandra Sharma held Contemptnor [Vikram Sharma (Clerk)] guilty while refusing to accept his unconditional apology...
'Case Not Satisfy Requirements For Awarding Extreme Death Penalty', Rajasthan HC Commutes Capital Punishment of 4 Accused To Life Imprisonment
The Rajasthan High Court has commuted death penalty of four convicts accused of killing four persons and a minor over a land dispute. The court ordered that the capital punishment awarded to the accused appellants by the trial court is commuted to life imprisonment, which shall enure till the natural life of the accused appellants without any possibility of permanent...
UP Judge Who Had Lain Down Before A Bulldozer To 'Protect' His Land Suspended By Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has suspended the Additional District Judge I (ADJ), Sultanpur District Court Manoj Shukla. ADJ Shukla was recently in news for an act wherein he had lain down before a JCB/bulldozer last month in an attempt to protect his ancestral land in Basti district which was being taken over by the state government.ADJ Manoj Shukla is originally a resident of the Chhapia...
Arbitrator's Fee : Claim & Counter-Claim Have To Be Bundled Up Together, With Rs.30 lakhs Ceiling, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed the hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was hearing the plea by the ONGC on the issue of the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.During the...
Absconder/ Proclaimed Offender Not Entitled To Anticipatory Bail: Allahabad High Court Denies Relief To POCSO Accused
Denying anticipatory bail to a POCSO accused who allegedly raped a minor girl and her mother, the Allahabad High Court has observed that if anyone has been declared as an absconder/ proclaimed offender under Section 82 Cr.P.C., he is not entitled to relief of anticipatory bail.The Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery observed thus while relying upon the apex court's ruling in the case of...
Dissolution Of Marriage By Mutual Consent Permissible Under Muslim Personal Law: Bombay High Court
Observing that a family court can dissolve the marriage of a Muslim couple by mutual consent under the Muslim Personal Law, the Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceeding against the husband based on the couple's amicable settlement in the Family Court petition. The court noted that under Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act 1937 all property, marriage, dissolution...
