Judgment Holding UGC Regulations To Be Binding On State Universities Ignored Earlier Precedent? Supreme Court To Examine

While issuing notice in a petition challenging the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam University in Kerala, the Supreme Court observed that its recent judgment, which held that UGC regulations are binding on State Universities even though they are not expressly adopted by the State Government, did not discuss an earlier judgment which took a contrary view.A bench...

Former Chief Justice Of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away today evening. He was a judge of the Supreme Court from September 12, 1998, to October 31, 2005. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005.Justice Lahoti was born on November 1, 1940, and he joined the Bar in District Guna in 1960 and enrolled as an Advocate in 1962. In...

'God Alone Is VIP, Can't Allow Discrimination Between VIPs & Other Devotees': Madras High Court Orders To Regulate 'Special Darshan'

The court issued the directions with respect to Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur.

Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order Against Dainik Jagran's Editor-In-Chief For An Alleged Defamatory News Item

The Allahabad High Court today quashed a summoning order issued by a Court of the Magistrate against the Editor-In-Chief of the daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, Sanjay Gupta for publishing an alleged defamatory news item.The Bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi noted that in absence of specific allegations against the Chief Editor, the person holding the post can't be summoned.The case...

NSEL v 63 Moon Technologies : 1000s Of Crores Remain To Be Paid, Investors Group Tell Supreme Court

"Till Date Investors Are Waiting To Be Repaid, 1000's Of Crores Remains To Be Paid and Only 5% Out Of 5k-6k Crore Has Been Paid," NSEL Action Investors Group told Supreme Court in the SLP preferred by the State of Maharashtra and NSEL Investors Action Group assailing Bombay High Court's order of freeing attachment of assets of 63 Moons Technologies.The High Court bench of Justices Ranjit...

Examiners Of RGUHS Flouting Exam Guidelines, Students Forced To Take Repeat Tests: Karnataka High Court Recommends Disciplinary Action

The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences to take action against delinquent examiners in-charge of conducting Clinical Examinations for MBBS and MD courses, who are routinely found violating the guidelines issued by the University. A single judge bench of Justice P Krishna Bhat said,"It is necessary to observe that examiners appointed by...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Supervisory Committee Should Be Reconstituted To Include Technical Members, Kerala Tells Supreme Court [Hearing Day 1]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a batch of writ petitions raising safety concerns about the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, which is a long-standing dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.At the outset, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, the presiding judge of the bench, told Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, for state of Kerala: "Your interest and state obligation is identical....

Marital Rape Exception Regressive, Violates Article 14; Husband Not Ruler Of Wife's Body & Mind : Karnataka High Court

The Court held that husband raping his wife is amenable to the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC.

Salman Khan Denied Interim Relief In Defamation Suit Regarding Panvel Land Parcel

A City Civil Court in Mumbai has denied interim relief to actor Salman Khan in a defamation suit pertaining to videos uploaded on social media about a land parcel adjoining the actor's farmhouse in Panvel. Khan, as interim relief, had sought injunction against one Ketan Kakkad, YouTuber Sandeep Phogat, Paras Bhat, Ujjwal Narain, Facebook Inc, Facebook India Online Services Private...

NEET-PG Percentile | Meritorious Students Have Fundamental Right To Pursue Post Graduate Education: MBBS Grads Argue In Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday continued hearing a petition filed by three MBBS graduates, seeking relaxation in the cut-off percentile prescribed this year by the Medical Council of India for admissions to medical colleges through NEET-PG.The primary contention of the petitioners is that lowering of percentile does not necessarily mean that merit will be compromised, since percentile...

Husband Raping A Wife Is Amenable To Punishment Under Section 376 IPC: Karnataka High Court On Marital Rape

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by a husband seeking to drop charges of rape pending against him under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code after his wife filed a complaint against him. Justice M Nagaprasanna emphasised that a man who is well acquainted with a woman and performs all the ingredients as is found in pre or post amendment to Section 375 can...

Umar Khalid Bail In Delhi Riots: Court Defers Order For Third Time, Pronouncement Tomorrow

A Delhi Court on Wednesday once again deferred passing order on the bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.This is the third time that the Court has deferred the pronouncement.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that since the order is...