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University Of Oxford Selects Advocate Dr. Saif Mahmood As Visiting Research Scholar
Dr. Saif Mahmood, Advocate, Supreme Court, has been selected by a Visiting Research Scholar by the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.He has been selected as a visiting scholar under their Research Visitor Programme for 2022 for the Hilary and Trinity terms.His stint at Oxford will begin from 15th February 2022. Mahmood will be working on the status of...
Special Bonafide Residence Is To Be Reckoned From The Native Place of Residence of Candidate & His Parents And Has Nothing To Do With Marriage; Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that special bona fide residence is to be reckoned from the native place of residence of candidate & his parents and has nothing to do with marriage. Justice Dinesh Mehta observed, "Special bona fide residence or residence is to be reckoned from the native place of residence of the candidate and his parents. It has nothing to do...
'Sympathy Has No Place In The Eyes of Law': Jharkhand High Court Denies Relief To Candidate Who Entered Wrong Roll No. In OMR Sheet
The Jharkhand High Court recently refused to allow a candidate's request for re-evaluation of the OMR Sheet, observing that it will lead to 'manipulation'. The aspirant had wrongly circled '6' instead of '8' while filling her roll-number, which led to the non-evaluation of paper 2 in the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Competitive Examination. Justice S.N. Pathak observed, "If the contention...
Can't Examine Validity Of Order Passed By Child Welfare Committee Under JJ Act In Writ Of Habeas Corpus: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that validity of an order passed by the Child Welfare Committee under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 cannot be examined in a writ of habeas corpus. A division bench of Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani and Justice Sandeep Mehta made it clear that such an order passed under the JJ Act is valid and thus, the person cannot...
Online Registration System For Championships, Important Posts In Sports Bodies Exclusively For Sports Persons: Madras HC Issues Directions To Prevent 'Favouritism' & 'Nepotism'
In the absence of eminent sportspersons' involvement in decision making, arbitrariness and extraneous consideration in selection will continue to cause injustice to be meted out to the deserving candidates, the court noted in the order.
Reach Out To Children Orphaned Due To COVID To Pay Compensation : Supreme Court Directs States
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the States to reach out to children who were orphaned due to COVID-19 for paying them ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50,000. The Court noted that the orphans may not be in a position to submit applications to claim compensation and hence the State authorities should reach out to them.The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR) has told...
Step-Motherly Treatment Being Given To 'Sanskrit' Language In Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the state is giving stepmotherly treatment to the Sanskrit Language and further, sought a response from the UP Government as to why it is not creating a regular post of Sanskrit Teacher in the state. The bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal observed thus as it noted that in the state of UP, no post of Lecturer...
Former UP Advocate General & Petitioner In 'First Judges Case' Sr Adv Surya Prakash Gupta Passes Away
Former Uttar Pradesh Advocate General and petitioner in the First Judges Case (the first of the 'Three Judges Cases'), Senior Advocate SP Gupta passed away on January 16, 2022. He was 92 and had been unwell for past few days.SP Gupta was enrolled as an advocate in the year 1951 and was designated as a Senior in 1979. He had the opportunity to serve as the Advocate General for the State of...
COVID-19 Death Compensation : Supreme Court Directs States To Not Reject Claims on Technical Grounds
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed the States not to reject applications/claims of the kin/family members of persons who have succumbed to COVID-19 on technical grounds. The Apex Court further noted that wherever applications are rejected the States are duty bound to communicate the reason for the same to the concerned claimant and provide them opportunity for rectifying...
Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator Not Permissible: NTPC Loses To Its Contracting Party In Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that no single party can be permitted to unilaterally appoint an Arbitrator, as it would defeat the purpose of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, i.e., unbiased adjudication of dispute between the parties.Accordingly, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait dismissed a unilateral arbitral clause imposed by NTPC, a Public Sector Undertaking, in its contract with...
3 Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case Ordered To Be Shifted To Bengaluru Central Prison From Mumbai Jail
A sessions court in Bengaluru on Wednesday has ordered the shifting of three accused allegedly involved in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh to be shifted to the Central Prison in Bengaluru from Arthur road prison in Mumbai. Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge Anil Bheemsen Katti in its order said, "Accused no.3 (GANESH MISKIN ALIAS GANEHS ALIAS MITHUN), 4 (AMITH...