State Appeals Against Single Judge Order Staying GO Fixing Bottled Water Prices; Kerala High Court Issues Notice

However, the Division Bench refused to stay the Single Judge decision.

Pune Court Orders Investigation Against Patanjali's Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna For Projecting Coronil As Covid-19 Cure

A Magistrate's Court at Pune has directed the police to investigate a private complaint against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, founder and director of Patanjali Ayurved for allegedly making "illegal" and "false claims" about their drug 'Coronil' being a cure for the covid-19 virus.Judicial Magistrate PV Sapakal directed a police investigation under section 202 of the CrPC to...

Fire Accident Can't Be Termed 'Act Of God' If It Did Not Happen Due To External Natural Forces : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a fire accident cannot be said to be an 'act of God' if it did not happen due to the operation of any forces of nature."When nothing of any external natural force had been in operation in violent or sudden manner, the event of the fire in question could be referable to anything but to an act of God in legal parlance.", the court said in a judgment delivered...

Enforcement Directorate May Probe PMLA Cases Throughout India, Including J&K: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the Enforcement Directorate can probe a case under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, throughout India, including the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"Sub-section (2) of section 1 of the (PML) Act reads "It extends to the whole of India. Thus, keeping the RPC (Ranbir Penal Code) offences away...

COVID Omicron : Supreme Court To Hear Only Urgent Matters; Virtual Hearing From Residential Offices Of Judges

In wake of the the sudden upsurge of Covid-19 cases , the Supreme Court of India has decided to hear all the matters in virtual mode with effect from 7th January with the Benches sitting at the Residential OfficesFurther only urgent matters will be taken up by the Courts from 10th January.It has been notified through an official Circular that only extremely urgent 'mentioned' matters,...

MCQ Exams- "Question Having No 'Most Appropriate Answer' Is Incapable Of Being Asked, Needs To Be Deleted": P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently observed that in a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) based examinations, a question which has no single, unique or 'most appropriate answer' (i.e., suspect question) becomes incapable of being asked. The Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli further held that a suspect question in an MCQ based examination needs to...

'We Would Like To Know Percentage Of Severe Cases': High Court Inquires About Covid-19 Situation In Delhi

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 and spread of its Omicron variant, the Delhi High Court today inquired about the public health conditions in the national capital.A Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh told the Delhi government that it would like to know the percentage of severe Covid-19 cases in the city. It also enquired about the percentage of Omicron cases.Senior...

Gauhati High Court Switches To Virtual Mode Amid COVID Surge

Following the surge of Covid-19 cases in the State of Assam and in order to ensure preventive course in the court premises, the Gauhati High Court has started functioning in virtual mode from today. During the virtual mode, the Judges will conduct the court proceedings from their respective chambers. This was informed vide notification no. 01, dated 5th January, 2022. Only limited number...

[BREAKING] UPSC Civil Services: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone Mains Exam Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea seeking postponement of UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination, 2021 scheduled from January 7 to January 16, 2022, in view of Covid-19 third wave and spread of the new Omicron variant.Justice V Kameswar Rao said,"I find, the press release do indicate that the UPSC is conscious of the prevailing situation and the safety and convenience of the...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment In Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Ganga Sagar Mela 2022; State Govt Favours Conduct Of Mela

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the plea seeking cancellation of this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the State of West Bengal. Every year, on Makar Sankranti, lakhs of Hindu devotees flock to the Sagar Island in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district to take a holy dip and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni temple. This year, the...

"Provide Land For Advocates' Housing Society": Bar Council Of Delhi Urges Delhi CM, LG

The Bar Council of Delhi has addressed a letter to the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, seeking allotment of land for the purpose of setting up a housing society, exclusively for Advocates, practicing in the national capital.The letter highlights that a large number of advocates in Delhi belong to the middle income group and cannot afford their...

The Adjudicating Authority Need Not Record Any Finding Regarding 'Default' At The Time Of Application Under Section 95 Of The I&B Code: NCLAT

The NCLAT, Principal Bench consisting of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Justice Jarat Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) held in the case of Kanchan Nanubhai Desai Personal Guarantor (Anoushka Medicare & Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.) v. Finequest Financial Solutions Pvt. Ltd, that when an application is filed under Section 95, which is...