Plea For Reserving Chairman Post Of Town Panchayat For Scheduled Tribes: Madras High Court Issues Notice To SEC

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued notice to the State Election Commission on a plea seeking reservation of the Chairman Post of a town panchayat for Scheduled Tribes.A Division Bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and P. Velmurugan has adjourned the matter to 15th February so that the counsel appearing for the State Election Commission can get instructions in the...

"Prima Facie Unsustainable" : SC Asks UP Govt To Re-examine Premature Release Policy Prescribing Minimum Age Of 60 Years

The Supreme Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to re-examine its policy for pre-mature release prescribing a minimum age of 60 years.As per the prevailing policy, convicts "who have completed age of 60 years" and have undergone custody of 20 years without remission and 25 years with remission, are eligible to be considered for premature release.The court said this policy does not...

'Requested Govt To Implement Justice Hema Committee Report' : Kerala Women's Commission Tells High Court In WCC's Plea

The Kerala Women's Commission has filed an impleading application in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) before the Kerala High Court. The plea by WCC was filed in 2018 seeking the establishment of a grievance redressal mechanism in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), a body of Malayalam actors.The main contention in the PIL was that...

Kafeel Khan's Plea Challenging His Termination From Medical College: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Reply

The Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on the plea filed by Dr. Kafeel Khan challenging the termination of his services from the State-run BRD Medical College by the State government.The Bench of Justice Rajan Roy has asked for a counter in 4 weeks. Khan, against whom the Uttar Pradesh government had issued suspension orders, was dismissed from his service...

S.34 SARFAESI Act | General Bar On Civil Proceedings Not Applicable When Secured Creditor Accused Of Committing Fraud: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that invocation of Section 13 of the SARFAESI Act results in a general bar to civil court proceedings, in light of Section 34 of the Act. However, this general rule is subject to the exceptions of fraud or absurd claims by the secured creditor. Justice C. Hari Shankar, quoted the Supreme Court in Mardia Chemicals Ltd. v. UOI (2004), in the context of...

BREAKING : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone GATE-2022; Says 'Can't Play With Students' Careers'

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 (GATE 2022) which is scheduled to be held on 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th of February, 2022.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikam Nath said that the entertaining the petition 48 hours before the exam will lead to uncertainty and chaos.The...

Kasganj Custodial Death: Allahabad High Court Calls For Status Report Of Magisterial Inquiry By Feb 8

Hearing the plea moved by Chand Miyan (father of the Kasganj Custodial death Victim) seeking a CBI probe in the matter, the Allahabad High Court sought the status report of the magisterial inquiry ordered in the matter by February 8.The bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Deepak Verma has directed the Additional Government Advocate to file the report before the next date of...

Special Leave Petition Against A Review Order Alone Is Not Maintainable, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Special Leave Petition against a review order alone is not maintainable, the Supreme Court reiterated in a recent order.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh observed thus while dismissing a special leave petition filed against an order passed by Madhya Pradesh High CourtThe bench noted that the petitioner had earlier withdrawn the Special Leave Petition. At...

SC/ ST/ OBC Females From Outside Rajasthan Not Entitled To Reservation In Public Employment In State On Migration After Marriage: High Court

The Rajasthan High Court reiterated that females outside the State on migrating to Rajasthan post marriage may not be entitled to the benefit of reservation in public employment in the State, on account of being a member of a SC or ST or OBC in another State.However, they can avail of other benefits as being an member of a reserved category, if the scheme envisages domicile or residence...

Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray & Son Aditya Instructed Me To Reinstate Waze: Param Bir Singh To ED

Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, has told the Enforcement Directorate that he had received instructions not only from then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh but also from Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son and a Cabinet Minister Aditya Thackeray on the point of reinstating tainted cop Sachin Waze back to the Mumbai Police. Singh's statement is part of the...

Persons With Criminal Antecedents/Without Police Clearance Certificate Not To Run Stalls In Temples Managed By Travancore Devaswom Board: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Monday established that individuals with criminal antecedents or those without a Police Clearance Certificate are not allowed to run or be employed in stalls in the premises of temples managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board. A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar observed so while dismissing a petition filed by a bidder whose power...

"Accused Not Seen In CCTV Footage No Ground For Discharge When Identified By Witnesses": Charges Framed Against 11 In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court has framed charges against 11 accused in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots that rocked the city in 2020, observing that the fact that they were not seen in the CCTV footages cannot be made a ground for their discharge. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat framed charges against Ankit Chaudhary @ Fauzi, Sumit Badshah, Pappu, Vijay, Ashish Kumar, Sourabh...