NEET-PG Admissions : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging MCC Restricting OBC Reservation For Institutional Preference Seats To Central OBC List

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a SLP assailing Delhi High Court's order of dismissing a writ challenging MCC's notice dated January 10, 2022 of modifying OBC reservation criteria with respect to Institutional Preference seats in Central Institutes ("impugned notice"). The SLP which was preferred by candidates falling in the Delhi OBC list was listed before the bench...

Patna High Court Directs Bihar DGP To File Affidavit Indicating Steps Taken For Disposal Of Seized Vehicles From Police Stations

The Patna High Court has directed removal of roadblocks including seized vehicles at Gandhi Maidan Police Station. It has also sought a detailed report of seized vehicles. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar, while hearing a PIL filed by advocate Shilpi Keshari, expressed strong displeasure over the non-compliance of the court's order to remove...

LOC Against Aakaar Patel : Delhi Court Adjourns Pronouncement Of Verdict On CBI's Revision To April 16; Interim Stay To Continue

A Delhi Court on Wednesday adjourned to Saturday(April 16) 4 PM the pronouncement of the verdict on the revision petition filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the Trial Court order which directed the agency to immediately withdraw the Look Out Circular issued by it against former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel.Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann of Rouse...

"Banks Are Also Commercial Ventures": Delhi High Court Refuses To Increase Insurance Coverage For Depositors

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to issue directions to the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) to increase the insurance coverage for depositors in insured banks. The current maximum limit of insurance against deposits in insured banks is Rs. 5 lakh.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed that the Banks are also...

SSC 'Group D' Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Extends Stay On Order Directing WB Minister Partha Chatterjee To Appear Before CBI

In a temporary relief to senior West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, a Division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday extended a stay for five weeks on an earlier order that directed him to appear before the CBI in connection with a petition alleging irregularities in appointment of assistant teachers in state government-aided schools.The direction was issued while adjudicating upon...

Twitter Discharges Public Function Of 'High Public Interest', Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Sanjay Hegde Tells Delhi High Court

Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde has told the Delhi High Court that social media giant Twitter discharges a public function of "high public interest" which makes it amenable to the jurisdiction of the High Court. In the written submissions filed in his petition seeking restoration of his suspended Twitter account, Hegde has further informed the Court that a purely private contract can be enforced...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To KSRTC, Directs Oil Companies To Supply High Speed Diesel At Retail Prices

A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief in the plea moved by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) challenging the decision of State-owned Oil Marketing Companies to increase the price of diesel sold to the Corporation, which is allegedly much higher than the market price.Justice N. Nagaresh directed the respondents to levy the price of...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile Incarcerated For 2.5 Yrs; Maximum Punishment If Found Guilty Would Be 3 Yrs

Observing that whereas the maximum punishment in respect of the alleged offence for which the accused, who was 17 years old at the time, is booked is of 3 years and he has already spent about 2½ years in custody, the Karnataka High Court passed an order granting bail. The petitioner who was aged about 17 years, along with other accused persons, who are 21 in number, are said to...

Hijab Verdict : Man Accused Of Threatening HC Judges Moves Supreme Court To Quash Or Transfer Second FIR

A Supreme Court Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Bela M. Trivedi on Wednesday issued notice in a plea moved by a man who allegedly threatened the judges of the Karnataka High Court who delivered the Hijab Verdict seeking to quash or transfer the second FIR filed against him in Karnataka to Madurai.The petitioner is a state auditing committee member of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath....

Supreme Court Restrains AP Govt From Diverting SDRF Funds To Personal Deposit Accounts

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed the State of Andhra Pradesh to refrain from transferring funds from the State Disaster Response Fund ("SDRF'), from where the ex-gratia compensations are being disbursed to the kins/family members of the persons who have lost their lives to COVID-19 death, to personal deposit account. A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Repatriate Indian Army Officers Detained By Pakistan As Prisoners Of War Since 1971

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Centre's response in a writ petition seeking the repatriation of Indian army officers who have been detained by Pakistan as Prisoners of War since the 1971 war.The plea filed by Jasbir Kaur, the wife of Major Kanwaljit Singh, who has been held under the illegal detention of Government of Pakistan after 1971 war, also seeks from the International Red...

Ghazipur Landfill Fire Incidents: Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Air Pollution, Seeks Action Taken Report

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent fire incidents at Ghazipur Landfill site in Delhi's East district, causing severe air pollution in the area.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla said,"A fire broke out at the said site on 28 March, 2022 and 9 April, 2022, leading to burning of hazardous waste dumped at the...