Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up : February 14 To February 19, 2022

1: Punishment Of Compulsory Retirement For Accepting ₹50 Bribe Disproportionate: Karnataka High Court Case Title: M.S. Kadkol v. State of Karnataka Case No: Writ Petition No.110912 of 2017 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 46 Almost 18 years after an employee of the State government was subjected to compulsory retirement for accepting a bribe of Rs. 50, the Karnataka High Court...

[NEET PG] Candidate Can't Claim Admissions To 2021-2022 Based On 2019 Rank Which Got Vitiated Due To Caste Certificate Discrepancy: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently refused to grant relief to an aspirant who claimed admission to the PG course for Academic Year 2021-2022 based on his rank in NEET PG 2019. The candidate's rank in 2019 was not considered due to a discrepancy in the surname in his caste certificate. The candidate claimed that his 2019 rank be considered for the 2021-2022 admissions.The bench of Justices LN Rao and...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: February 14 To February 20, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 111 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 133NOMINAL INDEXManika Batra v. Table Tennis Federation of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 111AMIT @ SONU JAAT v. State and other connected matters. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 112SAURABH AGGARWAL & ANR v. STATE & ANR.2022 LiveLaw (Del) 113LUV SHARMA & ORS v. STATE & ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 114COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS...

Take Disciplinary Action Against 'Conversion Therapy', Implement Revised CBME Curriculum For 2022-23: Madras HC

Previously, an expert committee was constituted by NMC pursuant to the court order for removing offensive and unscientific terms about the LGBTQIA+ community from the Competency-Based Under Graduate Curriculum (CBME).

Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Accept Claim For Compassionate Appointment Citing Delay Of 17 Years

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court observed refused to accept petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment after a great lapse of 17 years. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand and Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, ruled, "We are of the considered opinion that the contentions put forward by the counsel for the petitioners, do not carry any merit, as the subsequent...

State Govt Can Give Exemptions Or Relaxations To Central Electricity Authority (Measures Relating To Safety And Electric Supply) Regulations 2010 : Supreme Court

In a judgment giving relief to thousands of employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBL), the Supreme Court has upheld a Kerala Government Order dated 13.02.2019, which granted exemptions to several existing Board employees from the qualifications under the the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010.However, the...

Tax Authorities Duty Bound To Take Show- Cause Notice To Logical End Within Reasonable Time : Bombay HC Sets Aside 15 Year Old Notice

Observing that a party cannot be expected to preserve evidence/record intact for a very long period and it cannot be made to suffer gross delay on the part of tax authorities, the Bombay High Court has set aside a show-cause notice issued 15 years back against Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited. A division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and SM Modak, in an order passed...

PG Medical Courses : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Challenge Against HC Quashing 41% Reservation In Goa Medical College

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by Gomantak Bhandari Samaj challenging the order of the Bombay High Court at Goa Bench which quashed and set aside the decision of the Government of Goa to implement, for the first time, reservations in the Postgraduate Courses at Goa Medical College ("GMC") to the extent of 41% in favour of ST (12%), SC (25%) and OBC...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round Up: February 14 To February 19, 2022

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 78 - 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 91Nominal IndexBeena M.S v. Shino G. Babu, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 78State of Kerala v. Binu Sebastian & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 79Anoop K.A & Anr. v K.R Jyothylal & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 80S. Surendran v. Director General of Central Industrial Security Force & Anr, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 81Devarajan v State of Kerala, 2022...

Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Elected As Chairman Of Bar Council Of India Unopposed

BCI Elections: Bar Council Announces Results, Chairman & Vice Chairman Elected Unopposed

Denying Pension To Ad-hoc Employee After 30 Years Service Is Unreasonable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently expressed its displeasure on State of Gujarat denying pension to an ad hoc employee who rendered 30 years of continuous service. The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna was considering a SLP assailing Gujarat High Court's order wherein the High Court had directed the State to pay pensionary benefits to the respondent who has retired after rendering...

Kerala High Court Asks State To Put A Hold On Its Proposal To Amend Advocate Fee Rule

The Kerala High Court has decided to request the State government hold off on its proposal to amend the Kerala Advocate Fee Rule till the Court's Rule Committee comes to a conclusion on the same.The intimation was made through a notice issued by the Registrar General of the High Court on Friday, which came as a huge relief to the lawyering community in the State. The High Court had addressed...