Supreme Court Extends Last Date For Admission To Engineering Courses In The State Of Odisha(OJEE) Till December 31, 2021

Taking into account the disability of students in being unable to take the OJEE, the Supreme Court recently extended the last date for admission to engineering courses in the State of Odisha till December 31, 2021.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna had extended the last date while it was considering an application filed by Orissa Private Engineering Colleges...

UP Court Orders Registration Of FIR Against Salman Khurshid For Comments On Hindutva In His Book

An Uttar Pradesh Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Senior Advocate and Congress leader Salman Khurshid for his comments on Hindutva in his book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood In Our Times'.The Lucknow Court was dealing with a complaint lodged by one Shubhangi Tiwari [under 156(3) CrPC] who alleged before the Court that...

Document's Author Need Not Be Examined If Signature Is Not Denied : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed in its judgment delivered on December 16 that the examination of the author of a document is not required, if they had not denied their signature on the document, but only pleaded duress in execution of the same. "The High Court,in the impugned judgment, erred in holding that the appellant had not examined the author of the documents. Such reasoning is...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response On Steps Taken To Ensure NGT Orders Banning Sale Of 'Chinese Manjha' Are Efficiently Enforced

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre as well as the Delhi Government over the steps taken by them to ensure that the orders of National Green Tribunal banning the sale of 'chinese manjha' are efficiently enforced. Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a petition filed by a man who had lost his young son on suffering from the fatal injuries caused by Chinese manjha. The...

Candidate Cannot Alter Declaration Given About Correctness Of Details During Selection Process : Supreme Court

During a selection process, a candidate cannot attempt to deviate from a declaration made regarding the correctness of the detail furnished by him, so as to affect the position of others, held the Supreme Court in a recent decision.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna observed so while allowing an appeal filed by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. The MP High...

Wife Being Capable Of Earning No Ground To Deny Her Interim Maintenance, Many Time Wives Sacrifice Their Career Only For Family: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the fact that a wife is capable of earning is no ground to deny interim maintenance to her opining that many time wives sacrifice their career only for the family.Justice Subramonium Prasad also observed that the object of sec. 125 Cr.P.C is to bring down the agony and financial suffering of a women who leave her matrimonial home so that some...

President Appoints Justice Sanjaya K. Mishra As The Acting Chief Justice Of Uttarakhand High Court From Dec 24

On Wednesday (22nd December) the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as the Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India) with effect from December 24.Justice Mishra, the senior-most Judge of the Uttarakhand Pradesh High Court, will be performing the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the High...

"FIR U/S 411, 413 IPC Malafide": Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of 2 Journalists Who Posted About Cop's Misconduct On Social Media

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of 2 Journalists booked under sections 411 and 413 of IPC by making a prima-facie observation that the impugned Firs Information Report is malafide.Essentially, the Court was dealing with the plea of two journalists working with Pranam Mamrabhumi Hindi Newspaper, against whom a First Information Report has been lodged for 'Dishonestly...

Fact-Check : Media Reports About First Conviction Under UP 'Love Jihad' Law Are Wrong

On December 20, a local court in Kanpur pronounced a Judgment wherein it held a man guilty of committing rape upon a 17-year-old girl and sentenced him to ten years of jail and a fine of Rs 30,000. However, this Judgment has been reported by some sections of the media as the first conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 [commonly known as...

Kerala High Court Allows Virtual Solemnisation Of Marriage Amid Omicron Scare

Considering the travel restrictions in place in the wake of the Omicron outbreak, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday allowed a couple to solemnise their marriage through online mode and directed the Marriage Officer to register the same. Noting that this Court has authorised the same throughout the pandemic in similar cases, Justice N. Nagaresh observed: "In identical circumstances, when...

Negative Discrimination Can't Be Claimed Under Articles 14 & 16 Referring To Persons Erroneously Regularized: Supreme Court

While considering a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order with regards to claim for regularisation, the Supreme Court has observed that one cannot claim negative discrimination qua the persons who have been erroneously granted the benefit of regularisation under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka remarked that, "We do...

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Important Judgments Of 2021

Amravati Land Scam 1. "Cannot Criminalize Private Sale Transactions": Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes A Batch Of FIRs In Amaravati 'Insider Trading' Case [Chekka Guru Murali Mohan & Anr. State of Andhra Pradesh] The High Court has quashed few criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati. Justice Cheekati...