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"Everything Is On Paper": Karnataka High Court Directs State To Take Prompt Steps For Establishment Of 'Goshalas' For Stray Animals
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to take appropriate steps to establish goshalas in the lands identified by it in each district of the state, for the welfare of stray animals. The court also directed the government to file a status report on the work carried out in this regard by the next date of hearing. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj...
Juvenile Justice Act | Preliminary Assessment U/S 15 Not Required For Grant Of Bail U/S 12: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently held that the power of Juvenile Justice Board to grant bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 ("the Act") does not require a preliminary assessment under Section 15 of the JJ Act. Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was essentially dealing with a criminal revision under Section 102 of the...
'Inhuman, Can't Ignore Her Trauma': Karnataka High Court Convicts Father For Sexually Assaulting Minor Daughter
Observing that, "there is no reason for the victim girl to give false evidence against her own father," the Karnataka High Court recently set aside an acquittal order passed by the trial court and sentenced the accused to suffer 10 years rigorous imprisonment, for sexually assaulting his daughter when she was a minor. A division bench of Justice H.T.Narendra Prasad and Justice...
Ukraine-Returned Indian Students Approach Supreme Court Seeking To Continue Medical Education In India
Students pursuing professional medical education at various institutions across Ukraine have approached Supreme Court seeking formulation of policy by Union as a special measure to enable the Indian Medical students who were studying in Ukraine to continue their medical education. Students in the writ have also sought provision of infrastructural support and requisite academic support for...
NEET-PG | Not All MBBS Grads Qualified To Become Specialists, Will Introduce 'Exit Test' Like AIBE To Regulate Doctors' Practice: Centre To Delhi HC
Update on March 29 - NEET-PG: Delhi High Court Expresses Disinclination To Interfere With Cut-Off PercentileThe Central Government on Monday claimed before the Delhi High Court that to generalize and say that everybody who has qualified MBBS is on "flat ground" and should be eligible to pursue post-graduate education, is not right. It highlighted that NEET-PG is an exam, aimed to...
Possible To Give One Time Relaxation For Candidates Who Missed Mains Due To COVID? Supreme Court Asks Centre, UPSC
Is it possible to give a one-time relaxation for civil service exam candidates who missed the mains exam this year due to COVID-related restrictions, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union of India and the Union Public Service Commission.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Abhay S Oka asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati and UPSC's counsel Advocate Naresh Kaushik...
18% GST Payable On Supply Of Functional Cattle Feed Plant, Inclusive Of Erection, Installation, Commissioning: AAR
The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the 18% GST is applicable on supply of a functional Cattle Feed Plant, inclusive of its Erection, Installation and Commissioning and related works.The two-member bench of Atul Mehta and Arun Richard observed that the Cattle Feed Plant once installed and commissioned in the premises is transferred to the customer, it...
Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Twitter why it cannot block the account of a user, found to be repeatedly posting objectionable content about Hindu gods and goddesses, when in the same breath the micro-blogging website has suspended former US President Donald Trump's account.As Twitter claimed that users post all kinds of content and it cannot block their accounts, a Division Bench of...
Article 226 - High Court Has To Deal With Grounds/Issues Raised In A Writ Petition And Pass Reasoned Order : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that it is the duty of a court to deal with issues/grounds raised in a writ petitions and thereafter to pass a reasoned order."When the Constitution confers on the High Courts the power to give relief it becomes the duty of the Courts to give such relief in appropriate cases and the Courts would be failing to perform their duty if relief is refused...
Supreme Court Asks Bitcoin Scam Accused To Disclose User Name & Passwords Of Cryptocurrency Wallets To ED For Interim Protection
While dealing with the writ petition preferred by Ajay Bhardwaj, one of the accused in the Giant Bitcoin scam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked Bhardwaj to make full disclosure to the Enforcement Directorate the usernames and password of the crypto currency wallet for getting interim protection.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant subject to Bhardwaj making full disclosure of...
