Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-108]

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country...

Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Recovering Damages From Persons Who Destroyed Public Property

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a PIL seeking recovery of damages from persons who allegedly indulged in destruction of public property during the North East Delhi Riots that happened in February 2020.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla has issued notices to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi government and the Commissioner of Delhi...

NEET PG Counselling 2021 :Supreme Court To Hear Doctors' Plea To Appear In Mop Up Round On March 25

The Supreme Court on Monday requested assistance of one of the Additional Solicitor Generals in a writ petition referred by doctors seeking permission to appear in the mop up round.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant while granting liberty to serve the Central Agencies (Medical Counselling Committee, National Board of Examination and Union of India) in addition adjourned the...

AILET 2022 For NLU-D Admissions Postponed To June 26

The All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2022 for admissions to the National Law University Delhi has been rescheduled. AILET will now be held on Sunday, 26 June, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the offline mode.The last date of submission of online application form is extended to Wednesday, 25 May, 2022.ALERT! #AILET2022 RescheduledAILET 2022 will now be held on Sunday, 26 June, 2022 from...

'Legal Issue Is There' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ECI's Waiver Of Sikkim CM's Disqualification Period

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition filed by Vice President of the Sikkim Democratic Front challenging the appointment of the Mr.Prem Singh Tamang as the Chief Minister of Sikkim, and reduction in his disqualification period from 6 years to 1 year. The petition filed by Mr JB Darnal has challenged Section 11-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which...

Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Continuation Of Dr. Ishwara Bhat As KSLU Vice Chancellor

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by a non-profit organisation, Law Students Association, questioning the continuation of Prof. (Dr.) P. Ishwara Bhat as the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Law University, allegedly beyond the prescribed age limit of 65 years. A single judge bench of Justice R Devadas said, "On going through the Memorandum of writ petition, it...

Supreme Towers Dispute : Supreme Court Urges Justice Gita Mittal To Finalize Agreement With Builder For Reinforcement Works

The Supreme Court on Monday urged Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of J&K High Court, to finalize the agreement between the Supreme Court Bar Association Multi-Society Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd, Supreme Towers Apartment Owners Association(STAOA) and the Purvanchal Constructions, the contractor, in relation to the repair and reinforcement works of the Supreme...

Writ Petition To Initiate In-House Inquiry Against Judges Alleging Misconduct Not Maintainable : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently upheld a Single bench decision that dismissed a couple of petitions seeking the constitution of an In-House Committee to probe into the alleged judicial misconduct against two judges.While dismissing a couple of appeals, the Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P held that the In-House Inquiry was not a 'law' for a...

Civil Service Aspirants' Plea For Extra Chance In UPSC Mains Due To COVID : 'DoPT Will Have To Decide', Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today adjourned a petition by three civil services aspirants, who missed out the papers of the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) Civil Services Main Examination due to COVID-19 seeking relief for Friday ie March 25, 2022.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and AS Oka.The petition was preferred by UPSC aspirants who had cleared...

Improper Disposal Of Hazardous Waste: Gujarat HC Grants Bail To Director Of Chemical Company, Says Transporter Liable To Ensure Waste Reaches Treatment Plant

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to the Director of a chemical company, in connection with disposal of the hazardous waste material produced by it in a creek, causing injury to two persons.The Bench comprising Justice Gita Gopi noted that the company had entered into an agreement with M/S Sangam for transporting the waste material to the treatment plant in accordance to...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Review Petition Against Reduction Of Navjot Singh Siddhu's Sentence

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the review petition preferred by the victims of Gurnam Singh against the 2018 verdict of the Top Court that had reduced the sentence of Navjot Singh Sidhu to Rs 1000 from 3 years imprisonment in a 1987 road rage accident in which Gurnam Singh had died for March 25, 2022.The review petitions were listed before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and SK...

State Not Bound By Prison Authority's Recommendation For Premature Release Of Convicts: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has refused to reconsider the case of John David, convicted prisoner in the 1996 infamous murder of Pon Navarasu, for premature release.A bench of Justices P.N. Prakash and A.A. Nakkiran observed that the State Government and the Governor are not bound by the recommendation made by the jail authorities in favour of John David. The Governor alone can exercise the...