14 Lakh Persons Without I-Cards Given Vaccine Double-Doses : Centre Tells Supreme Court On Plea To Vaccinate Homeless People

On a plea to ensure that the vaccination programme includes beggars and vagabonds/homeless like all other citizens, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it shall file an updated affidavit as regards the number of persons without any ID cards who have been administered either the first or both doses of vaccination.Recording this submission, the Court also called upon the...

NEET-PG 2022 : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea To Extend Internship Deadline; Deferral Of Exam Date To Accommodate Candidates Undergoing 2021-22 Counselling

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a writ petition filed by Six MBBS seeking deferment of NEET PG 2022 which is scheduled to be conducted on March 12, 2022 so as to accommodate candidates who are currently undergoing NEET-PG 2021-22 counseling and would want to appear in NEET-PG 2022-23, subject to the seat allocation in NEET PG 2021-2022.The petitioners have also challenged the...

'State Can't Be Party To Misuse Of Police Machinery': Supreme Court To Punjab Govt On Allegation Of False Cases Being Filed By MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains Against Complainant

While hearing Lok Insaf Party MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains' plea against the non-bailable warrants issued against him in an alleged rape case of a 44-year-old woman, the Supreme Court on Thursday sought the State of Punjab's response to allegations of false and frivolous cases being filed against the complainant- lady by the MLA.The complainant lady has filed a writ petition seeking quashing of...

Specify Steps Taken To Set Up Additional Forensic Lab For DNA Sample Examination: MP High Court Asks State Govt

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the State Government as to what steps have been taken by it with regard to the Court's directions issued for the formation of an additional Forensic Lab for examination of DNA samples.This order came from the Bench of Justice Vishal Mishra as it noted that in large numbers of cases, FSL reports and DNA reports are not being produced before the HC or...

Supreme Court Refuses To Pass Interim Order Against Banks In Future Retail's Plea To Defer Loan Default Actions

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday refused to pass any interim order to restrain coercive steps by the consortium of banks against Future Retail Ltd(FRL) over loan defaults.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the writ petition filed by FRL without passing any interim order against the banks.The writ petition under Article...

CPC | Grounds To Set Aside Sale Under Order XXI Rule 90 Not Available In A Petition Filed U/S 47 : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that the grounds available to set aside a sale under Order XXI Rule 90 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) shall not be available in a petition filed under Section 47 even if it is for the same relief. Dismissing a revision petition, Justice A. Badharudeen held so after referring to a few judgments on the issue and exploring the law laid down in this...

Breaking | Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Haryana Law Granting 75% Job Quota For Locals In Pvt Sector

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted an interim stay on the Haryana government's law providing for 75% reservation for state domicile in the private sector. The stay on the law came from the Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Pankaj Jain on a Writ petition challenging the vires of the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020.After hearing Mr Tushar Mehta,...

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Not Take Any Coercive Action Against TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal In WB Post Poll Violence Case

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to not take any coercive measures against Trinamool Congress Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal without the leave of the Court. Mondal had moved the High Court seeking protection from arrest pursuant to the issuance of a CBI notice directing him to appear before its investigating team for the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Slams Police Department For Lackadaisical Functioning; Directs DGP To Submit Personal Affidavit

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has once again expressed reservation over the manner in which the Police Department is functioning, especially with respect to the executing the summons / bailable warrants / warrants issued against the witnesses.It rejected a report submitted by the Police Department regarding the daily monitoring of execution of summons / warrants in District Morena as the...

Some Common Misconceptions Regarding Traffic Rules In India

The Motor Vehicles Act is a legislation of the Parliament of India which lays down rules vis-a-vis all aspects of road transport vehicles and traffic laws. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 came into force from 1 July 1989 and was thoroughly amended by The Motor Vehicles Amendment Act ,2019 after the interlude of about 30 odd years in order to expunge the obsoleteness of the old Act...

"Calculated Attempt To Sabotage Trial' : Dileep Moves Kerala High Court Against Further Probe Into Actor Assault Case

Actor Dileep has moved another plea before the Kerala High Court seeking to suspend further investigation into the 2017 sexual assault case whereby a popular actress was abducted and raped in a moving vehicle pursuant to a conspiracy. Dileep is suspected to be the mastermind behind the said conspiracy and is undergoing trial before the CBI Special Judge. In the petition filed before the...

Do You Wish To Engage Counsel Or Amicus-Curiae Be Appointed?: Allahabad HC Asks MP Azam Khan In Govt's Bail Cancellation Plea

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Member of Parliament from Rampur and senior Samajwadi Party leader, Azam Khan as to whether he wishes to engage any counsel to represent him in the instant bail cancellation application filed by the UP Government or an amicus-curiae be appointed on his behalf.On Wednesday, the Bench of Justice Rajiv Gupta directed that a notice be sent to Mohd. Azam...