What Are The Minimum Hours Of Clinical Training Which Student Nurses Should Undertake? Supreme Court Asks Indian Nursing Council

The Supreme Court recently sought response from Indian Nursing Council with regards to minimum hours of clinical training that the student-nurses are expected to undertake either in the parent or in the affiliated hospital, to achieve the norms applicable all across the country. The bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy sought the response while considering a SLP assailing...

Passport Renewal Request Can't Be Rejected On Sole Basis Of Pendency Of Criminal Cases: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that mere pendency of criminal cases cannot be the sole ground to deny renewal of passport of a person. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath observed, "…in the opinion of this Court there is in fact no restriction in the renewal of the passport or even grant of passport in the pendency of the criminal proceeding involving the party...

Can Bail Be Granted In Murder Case On The Ground Of Settlement Between Accused & Deceased's Son? Supreme Court to Examine

A SLP has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging Gujarat High Court's order of granting bail to an accused who was in custody for 5 months for murder on the ground that son ofthe deceased and the accused persons have entered into a settlement. It has been stated in the petition preferred by one of the witness that concept of the grant of bail based on a settlement in a case...

Delhi High Court Grants Permanent Injunction Against 'ANINEWSINDIA' In Trademark Infringement Suit By News Agency 'ANI'

The Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against 'ANINEWSINDIA' in a trademark infringement suit filed by news agency 'ANI'. Justice Pratibha M Singh permanently injuncted the owners of ANINEWSINDIA from using the trademark 'ANI' or any other derivatives including the logo form, either with or without the word 'news' and 'India' as 'aninewsindia', 'aninews' or in any other manner...

Refine The Process Of Identification & Rehabilitation Of Children In Streets As Per NCPCR Recommendations : Supreme Court Directs States

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the State Governments/Union Territories to refine the process of identification and rehabilitation of Children in Street Situation ("CiSS") by adopting the recommendations made to the district authorities by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ("NCPCR"). On perusal of the affidavit dated 24.03.2022 filed by the NCPCR, a...

'Environment More Important Than Your Civil Rights; Once A Forest, Always A Forest Unless De-notified', Says Supreme Court

"Environment is more important than your civil rights. Your civil rights are subordinate to the environment. Once a forest, it is always a forest unless it is denotified. The Forest Conservation Act of 1980 also says that", the Supreme Court orally remarked on Tuesday.Underlining the "public trust principle", the Court said, "It is only because of such strict interpretation and exposition by...

'Atleast Transfer Case To CBI For Fair Investigation': Dileep Before Kerala HC In Plea To Quash FIR In Murder-Conspiracy Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday extensively heard actor Dileep in his plea seeking to quash the FIR filed by the Crime Branch of Kerala Police against him and five others for conspiring to murder the investigation officials in the 2017 actor rape case, in which Dileep is facing trial as the chief conspirator.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A part-heard the arguments in the afternoon session and agreed...

Advocates Body Moves Bombay High Court To Fill Vacancy Of HC Judges

The Bombay Lawyers Association has approached the Bombay High Court against the high vacancy of judges in the institution and for a permanent mechanism for filling up such vacancies in time. Despite a sanctioned strength of 94 judges, the Bombay HC is currently functioning with a strength of only 57 judges. Eleven judges from the Bombay HC retire this year. Therefore by the end of...

Two New Judges Take Oath In Patna High Court, Working Strength Rises To 27

Two new judges took oath as Patna High Court judges on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol administered the oath to the newly appointed Judges namely: Justice Rajiv Roy and Justice Harish KumarWith the new appointments, the working strength of the High Court has now increased to 27.It may be noted that Justice Rajiv Rai, was a practicing advocate in constitutional,...

Holding Public Political Meeting After Enforcement Of MCC & S. 144 CrPC Order Amounts To Formation Of Unlawful Assembly: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that holding a public political meeting by a candidate of election, after coming into force of Model Code of Conduct followed by the issuance of prohibitory order under Section 144 Cr.P.C. of the aforesaid nature, would prima facie amount to formation of unlawful assembly.The Bench of Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary further clarified that the common object...

Workmen Must Be Heard Before Their Wages Are Deducted For "Go Slow" Approach : Supreme Court Directs Bata To Pay Full Wages

The Supreme Court has affirmed a Karnataka High Court judgment of 2008 which held that an employer must give proper opportunity of hearing to the workmen before deducting their wages for "go slow" approach by which they had failed to produce the agreed output. The High Court's judgment was in a case filed by Bata India Limited with respect to the "go slow" approach adopted by its workmen as...

Foreign Tax Credit Cannot Be Denied For Delay In Filing Form 67: Bangalore ITAT

The Bangalore Bench of ITAT has ruled that Foreign Tax Credit cannot be denied to the assessee for delay in filing Form 67. The Bench, consisting of members Beena Pillai (Judicial Member) and Chandra Poojari (Accountant Member) has ruled that Rule 128 of the Income Tax Rules which requires the assessee to submit Form 67 before filing the income tax return for claiming Foreign Tax...