Retired Headmaster Moves Madras High Court Seeking Medical Admission Under 7.5% Reservation Quota

A retired Headmaster, S Munusamy has recently moved the Madras High Court seeking admission to the medical course under the benefit of 7.5% reservation quota for the government school students under the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020. When the matter came...

PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Murder Of TMC Councillor Anupam Dutta: Calcutta HC Seeks State Gov's Response

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the murder of Panihati Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor Anupam Dutta. According to reports, Councillor Anupam Dutta was shot dead on March 12 when he had gone to take stock of work on a park in his...

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round Up: April 11 To April 17, 2022

Nominal Index Suresh Sharma & Anr. v. Dhanwanti Sharma 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 126 Avadesh Kumar Purohit v. State Of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 127 Trehan Apna Ghar Buildwell Private Limited through its Director/Authorised Signatory v. Munish Ranjan Sahay 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 128 Master Arjun Choudhary Through His Father Mr. Bhanwar Lal v. Chairman, Army Public...

Hindu Rule Of Damdupat Does Not Apply To The State Of Andhra Pradesh For Any Money Transactions: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently observed that the Hindu Rule of Damdupat which specifies that the interest amount charged cannot exceed the principal amount, does not apply to money transactions in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The suit was filed by the plaintiff for recovery of Rs. 2,48,402/-, principal being Rs. 70,000/- and interest comes to Rs. 1,78,402/-. In the plaint, it...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Ashish Mishra In Lakhmipur Kheri Case; Asks Him To Surrender

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Allahabad High Court order granting bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son on Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri case.Holding that the High Court passed the order taking into account irrelevant considerations and denying the right of hearing to the victim, the Court set aside the bail order and asked Mishra to surrender within a week.The...

Age Of Superannuation Fixed By AICTE Binding On All Universities/Institutions; Madras HC Directs Reinstatement Of Principal Of Pondicherry Engineering College

The Madras High court has held that the regulations prescribed by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) are binding on all universities and institutions and these universities or institutions cannot prescribe rules on their own. The bench of Justice V Parthiban was hearing two connected writ petitions filed by Dr. S Kothandaraman and Dr. A.V Raviprakash, Principal...

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Court Remands Two Men To One Day Police Custody, Other 12 Sent To Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Sunday remanded two men, namely Md Aslam and Md Ansar, alleged to be the primary accused, to one day police custody in connection with the clashes that broke out yesterday evening in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. Duty Magistrate Divya Malhotra also sent other twelve accused persons to 14 days judicial custody in the matter. The Delhi Police...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up : April 11 To April 17, 2022

Nominal Index: M/S. A. SEATING & Others v. M/S. NANDINI MODULARS 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 113 J P I Dass School Of Nursing V State Of Karnataka 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 114 BABU S v. STATE BY KENGERI POLICE STATION 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 115 D V VENKATESHAPPA v. THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 116 Master Pavan S v. State Of Karnataka ...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: April 11 To April 17, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 298 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 332NOMINAL INDEXCase Title: ANJANA GOSAIN v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT AND ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 298Case Title: HTC CORPORATION v. MR. LV DEGAO & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 299Case Title: Aarin through her next friend and natural father Sh. Pawan Kumar v. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan& Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 300Case Title: Red Bull AG v...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges The Constitutional Validity Of Levy Of GST On Lease/ Rent Payments

The Supreme Court of India has asked the petitioner(s) to serve an advance copy to the Additional Solicitor General to seek instructions in a plea challenging constitutional validity of levy of GST on lease/ rent payments. Justice M.R. Shah and Justice B.V. Nagarathna, while hearing the matter, observed, "Let one advance copy be served on Shri N. Venkataraman, learned ASG, who may...

If A Claim Of Tenancy Appears To Be Prima Facie Baseless, Civil Court Can Refuse Reference To Land Tribunal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court while dealing with a tenancy case, established that simply because a contention was raised in the written statement, there is no necessity for the court to refer it to the Land Tribunal if it prima facie appears to be a baseless assertion.Justice A. Badharudeen held that a civil court is only bound to refer a tenancy matter to the Land Tribunal if it finds sufficient...

Registration Of Births & Deaths Act | Registrar Has Power U/S 15 To Make Changes In Certificate: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has allowed a writ petition seeking directions to the Registrar under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 to issue a fresh Birth Certificate in the name of son of the Petitioner after making necessary correction in his date of birth.A Bench comprising Justice Vaibhavi D Nanavati ordered,"The respondent No.2 is directed to decide the...