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"Title Hurts Sentiments Of Rajput Community": Karni Sena Moves Allahabad HC Seeking Ban On Release Of Movie 'Prithviraj'
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in Allahabad High Court by Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena's National Vice President (women wing) to restrain the release of the movie 'Prithviraj' starring Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar.The plea has been moved by Sangeeta Singh, National Vice President of (women wing) of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena and practicing lawyer in...
Counter-Complaint Lodged By Injured Accused Should Be Dealt Together With That Of Injured Complainant: Madras High Court
Observing serious irregularities in the witness statements and police investigation, Madras High Court has acquitted five persons, out of which the first accused was convicted for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of IPC.The bench of Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira noted that there are contradictions in the versions of prosecution witnesses with regards...
NEET-PG| Candidates With Rural/Difficult Area Service Can't Claim Sub Quota As A Right : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that NEET-PG candidates engaging in Rural Area service or Difficult Rural Area service cannot claim an exclusive sub-quota as a matter of right. Justice N. Nagaresh observed that this was more so since the Prospectus for Admission to Medical Postgraduate Degree Courses 2021-2022 provided for 2% service weightage for Rural Area service and 5% for Difficult...
Municipal Commissioner with Additional Charge of DM Can Order Detention Under Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies and Commodities Act: Madhya Pradesh HC
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench recently held that a Municipal Commissioner was competent to issue the order of detention U/S 3(2) of Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as "The Act of 1980") even though she was temporarily delegated with the additional charge...
Free Food Kit Distribution: Kerala High Court Directs State To Disburse Arrears To Retail Dealers Within 2 Months
The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the concerned authorities to disburse arrears of commission payable to Authorised Retail Distributors (ARDs) for distributing Covid-19 free food-kits at the rates specified in 2020 and 2021 Government Orders within two months.Although the State took the stand that the kit distribution was a humanitarian service to be treated as voluntary and not...
Entire Books Of Account Can't Be Rejected Merely Because Of Non-Issuance Of Sale Memos: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently held that entire books of accounts cannot be rejected on the sole basis of non-issuance of sale memos. While granting relief to the Assessees (Appellants herein), the Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik observed, "…mere non-issuance of production of sale memos could not have been a ground...
Search Engines Like Google Not 'Publishers' Under Part III Of IT Rules, 2021: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
The Central Government has told the Delhi High Court that search engines like Google are not 'publishers' under Part III of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Section 2(s) of the Rules defines a publisher as a "publisher of news and current affairs content or a publisher of online curated content."The Centre through Ministry of...
Not Entitled To Ex Gratia Compensation If Deceased Not Deployed For Dedicated COVID 19 Duty: Delhi Govt Tells High Court
The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that only those families of deceased persons who died while being deployed for dedicated COVID 19 duty will be entitled for ex gratia compensation of Rs. 1 Crore and not otherwise. Justice V Kameswar Rao was hearing the pleas filed by families of two police officers who died while performing field duty amid COVID 19. One of the petitions...
Future v Amazon: "35,000 Jobs Will Be Saved, Banks Will Be Paid, No Shops Will Be Closed If Reliance Deal Goes Through" Future Group Lawyers To Supreme Court
In the Amazon-Future case, the Future Group on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that if Future Retail Ltd's deal with the Reliance goes through, 35000 jobs will be saved, no shops will be closed, Banks will be paid out as well, and FRL's debt will be paid to the last rupee.Senior Advocate Harish Salve appearing for Future Retail was arguing in favour of NCLT proceedings with regard...
Fresh Review Of Mullaperiyar Dam's Safety Not Necessary : Tamil Nadu Opposes CWC's Statement In Supreme Court
The State of Tamil Nadu has told the Supreme Court that there is no ground or necessity to have a fresh review on the safety of the Dam for storing water upto +142 ft.This has come in response to the Status Report filed by the CW, in which the authority had said that "a fresh review of the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam is now due and is required to be undertaken".It has been stated in...
All India Bar Examination XVI (AIBE 16) Result Declared
The All India Bar Examination (AIBE 16) result has been declared today. The AIBE-XVI was conducted on 31st October 2021.The results can be checked in this link provided by www.allindiabarexamination.com. The candidates can check their results by entering their Roll Number and Date of Birth on the given link.AIBE 16 Result: Process- Visit the official website allindiabarexamination.com - Click...