NEET PG - 70% CMC Vellore Seats To Be Filled From Merit List Of Christian Students Prepared By TN Govt: Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court clarified that admission to 70% of the seats in the Post Graduate courses for the academic year 2021-22 at the Christian Medical College, Vellore ("CMC") shall be made from the list of Christian minority students prepared by the State of Tamil Nadu on the basis of marks obtained in the NEET-PG examination. The remaining 30% seat would be filled by the...

"Condition Of Income Having Escaped Assesment Not Satisfied"- Bombay High Court Quashes IT Notice Against Tata Son Ltd For 2003-04

In a judgement earlier this month, the Bombay High Court quashed a notice issued by Income Tax authorities for the financial year 2003-2004 against Tata Sons Ltd – holding company of Tata Group's Companies.A division bench Justices KR Shriram and NJ Jamadar observed that the notice did not justify the reasons to show that income had escaped assessment on account of failure on the part of...

Superannuation Does Not Absolve Employee From Misconduct;Bank Employee Always Holds Position Of Trust : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that superannuation of an employee does not absolve him from the misconduct committed in discharge of his duties.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka was considering SLP assailing Patna High Court's order dated 11th May 2010. ("impugned judgment")In the impugned judgment the High Court had upheld Tribunal's finding wherein it was observed that...

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 10 Lakhs Costs For Taking Foreign Medical Admission With False Age Declaration

The Supreme Court while deprecating the practice of getting admission in a medical course in a Foreign University without an eligibility certificate observed that furnishing false information to the authorities for the purpose of issuance of eligibility certificate is an attempt to hoodwink the authorities.The bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai was considering a civil appeal preferred...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Special NIA Court Refuses Bail To DU Associate Prof Hany Babu And Three Kabir Kala Manch Members

The Special NIA Court rejected the bail applications of four accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence case. Special Judge DE Kothalikar refused bail to Delhi University associate professor - Hany Babu, and members of cultural group Kabir Kala Manch members - Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor and Jyoti Jagtap. The National Investigation Agency arrested Babu in July...

Nithari Killings: Allahabad HC Slams CBI For Failure To Produce Autopsy Reports In Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty

The Allahabad High Court today slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to produce the post mortem reports of the victims of the Nithari case (also known as the 2006 Noida Serial Murders case). Essentially, the Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain was hearing an appeal filed by accused Surinder Koli against his conviction and sentence of the death...

Pained To Note Increasing Tendency Of Filing Rape Complaints Against Male Members Of Husband's Family In Matrimonial Cases: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has recently said that it is pained to note the increasing tendency of filing rape complaints in matrimonial cases against male members of the husband's family, just to exert pressure. Justice Subramonium Prasad said:"This Court is pained to note that in matrimonial cases, there is an increasing tendency of filing such complaints for an offence under Section 376 IPC...

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Trial Court Order Extending Judicial Remand Of Kashmir Based Photojournalist In UAPA Case

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order extending judicial remand of Mohd. Manan Dar, a 24 year old Kashmir based freelance photojournalist, in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (prevention) Act, 1967. Moved through Advocates Tara Narula, Tamanna Pankaj and Priya Vats, the plea further seeks consequential directions for Dar's release on...

K-Rail Silverline Project | Kerala High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Staying Land Survey

The Kerala High Court on Monday set aside an interim order issued by a Single Judge directing the State to defer steps for the survey taken in furtherance of its K-Rail Silver Line project of the writ petitioners' properties until the matters are considered again in February. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly allowed a batch of appeals filed by the...

Gujarat HC Restrains Bank From Dispossessing Family Till Filing Of Proceedings Under SARFAESI Act, Subject To Deposit Of ₹20L

Considering that the Appellants were ready and willing to deposit INR 20 lacs and the fact that the property which was likely to be auctioned was residential premises wherein two families were residing, the Gujarat High Court has directed that the Respondent-Bank to not dispossess the family from the property until 11th March 2022. The Bench comprising Justice AJ Desai was hearing an...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Allahabad HC Adds Missing S. 302 IPC In Ashish Mishra's Bail Order, Allows Correction Plea

Allowing a correction plea, the Allahabad High Court today added missing Sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC in its recent order granting bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence caseIt may be noted that the Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh had granted bail to Mishra on February 10 and its original bail order,...

'Seen Munna Bhai MBBS?' : Supreme Court To Medical College Accused Of Showing Fake Patients During NMC Inspection

In a case where the National Medical Commission conducted a surprise inspection of a private medical college and, in view of the gross deficiencies, denied permission for increase in the intake capacity and directed a stoppage of the admissions for 2021–2022, the Supreme Court on Monday made a comment about the similarity to the Hindi film 'Munna Bhai MBBS'.At the outset, Justice D....