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Validity Of Vanniyar Internal Reservation : Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Need For Larger Bench
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue whether the matter pertaining to the Tamil Nadu law that sub-classified the 20% reservation available to the Most Backward Classes to provide Vanniyar community 10.5% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs, entails constitutional interpretations and ought to be referred to a larger bench. A Bench...
PMLA Provides Highest Benchmark For Arrest; Money Laundering Grave Offence As Victim Is National Economy, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the fact that the PMLA Act contemplates a maximum punishment of 7 year' imprisonment for the offence of money-laundering does not take away from its gravity, and that the offence may well be "graver" in the sense that it does not affect just one individual but the victim is the national economy.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar,...
Hijab Ban : Karnataka High Court Rejects Advocate's Affidavit Which Alleged Misuse Of Interim Order By Authorities
The Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court which is hearing the hijab case on Tuesday rejected an affidavit which alleged that the interim order passed by the Court on February 10 was being misused by authorities to stop hijab-wearing students even in institutions with no prescribed uniform.The Bench rejected the affidavit sworn to by Advocate Mohammad Tahir by saying that a counsel cannot...
Motor Accident- Insurer Not Absolved From Paying Damages Merely Because Erring Driver Had Fake Driving Licence: Allahabad HC
In a motor accident death claim case, the Allahabad High Court recently observed the insurance company cannot be permitted to avoid its liability only on the ground that the person driving the vehicle, which caused the accident of the deceased, was not duly licensed at the time of the accident. Referring to a 2003 ruling of the Apex Court (United India Insurance Company Limited vs....
Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Assembly Polls On Ground Of Discrepancies In ECI's Poll Data
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking postponement of Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Polls 2022 on grounds of certain discrepancies in the information/data provided by the Election Commission of India regarding UP Assembly polls.Essentially, the PIL plea moved by petitioner in person Rajan Singh submitted that the Election Commission of...
'All Is Not Well As Regards The Procedure Followed By NIT': Madras HC Sets Aside Appointment Of Asst Professor In Dept Of Architecture
Pointing towards the opacity with regards to the selection process followed by the National Institute of Technology (Tiruchirapalli) for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, the Madras High Court has directed the institute to issue a fresh call for filling the vacancies.It has also set aside the appointment of one S. Amalan Sigmund Kaushik to the...
'Sentiments Can't Govern Judicial Discretion': Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Opposing Closure Of Century Old Railway School Running In Losses
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation opposing the decision of the railway authorities to close down the railway senior secondary school at Abu Road, which was operating since the year 1862. Noting that the school has been running in losses due to dwindling number of students, the division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kuresh and Justice Sudesh Bansal...
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Teacher Who Refused Covid-19 Vaccination Due To Medical Reasons, Orders Release Of Salary
As an interim relief, the Delhi High Court has directed release of two months' salary to a teacher who did not take any vaccination dose for COVID-19 owing to his medical conditions and was resultantly denied to take online classes in a city school. Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the plea filed by one R.S. Bhargava seeking directions to be reinstated into service and to be removed...
Dying Declaration Can Be The Sole Basis Of Conviction If It Is True & Voluntary: Telangana High Court Reiterates
The Telangana High Court recently reiterated that Dying Declaration can be the sole basis of conviction if the deceased makes the statement in a fit state of mind and voluntarily. Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma relied on the decision in Atbir v. Govt. of NCT Delhi, 2010 in which it was ruled that the Dying Declaration can be the sole basis of conviction if it inspires full confidence...
Hijab Ban: South African Judgment Allowing Hindu Girl To Wear Nose Ring In School As Cultural Practice Cited Before Karnataka HC
A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday heard extensive arguments on behalf of the petitioners, Muslim girl students, who challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf).Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat appearing for the petitioners argued that wearing Hijab is an essential religious practice under Islam, and suspension of the...