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NEET-UG : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Candidate Belonging To Scheduled Caste In Haryana For SC Quota Admission In Maharashtra
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of a female NEET UG- 2021 candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste category in Haryana seeking to be recognised as such under Article 341 r/w Article 366 (24) in Maharashtra.Directions were sought to admit the petitioner under Maharashtra's 85% quota from the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes if she find place in the order of merit in...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Appointment Of Dr. Shahid Akhter As Member Of Nat'l Commission For Minority Educational Institutions
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter, who was appointed as a Professor at the Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia in the year 2019, as one of the members of National Commission For Minority Educational Institutions. Justice V Kameswar Rao sought the response of the Union of India, Jamia Millia Islamia,...
Delhi Riots : Supreme Court Asks Delhi HC To Decide Within 3 Months Plea Seeking FIR Against Politicians For Alleged Hate Speech
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, a writ petition seeking registration of FIR and investigation against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma who allegedly made hateful comments to incite the Delhi riots of 2020.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice BR Gavai passed...
Bar Council Of India Postpones Proposed Elections To Offices Of Chairman & Other Office Bearers; Agrees To Revisit Resolutions
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Friday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executive Members of the Bar Council of India.Senior Advocate Professor Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for the BCI, submitted that, "The Bar Council intends to revisit all the resolutions that are under challenge before this...
Delhi Government Decides To Deregister Diesel Vehicles That Complete 10 Years On January 1, 2022
The Delhi Government has decided that it would be de-registering all the diesel vehicles that will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022. This decision has been taken in view of a 2016 order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Ors [OA Nos. 21 of 2014 and 94 of 2014]In this case, the Tribunal had issued certain directions relating...
Don't Persuade People To Get Vaccinated Or Provide For Disincentives Upon Their Refusal: Meghalaya HC To State Govt
Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed to deal with the COVID pandemic situation in the state, the Meghalaya High Court on Thursday asked the State Government not to relent on the vaccination drive or try to persuade people to take the vaccination or even provide for disincentives upon their refusal.This direction came from the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Stays Probe Of Justice Lokur Commission Constituted By WB Govt In Pegasus Case
The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order to stay the enquiry proceedings by the Judicial Enquiry Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur, which has been constituted by the State of West Bengal, to inquire into the allegations of snooping using the Pegasus spyware.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana expressed its unhappiness over the...
Patna High Court Seeks Details On Health Infrastructure In Bihar From Chief Medical Officers Of All 38 Districts Of State
The Patna High Court on Thursday asked the Chief Medical Officers presently posted in all the 38 districts of Bihar to furnish details regarding health infrastructure in the state.The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar also directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, and all the Civil Surgeons-cum-Chief Medical Officers shall...
Job Racketeering: Madras High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Applications Of Former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji
Madras High Court has rejected the two anticipatory bail applications filed by former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji accused in Government job scam. A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nirmal Kumar noted that the court is not inclined to entertain either of the anticipatory bail applications filed by Bhalaji. The court observed that it is pertinent for the investigation to...
Plaintiff Is 'Dominus Litis'; High Court Cannot Direct Impleadment Of Additional Defendant In Suit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has disapproved the approach taken by a High Court in setting aside a decree in a suit and remanding the same for fresh trial after directing the plaintiff to implead a party as an additional defendant in the suit.The Top Court reminded that the plaintiff is the "dominis litis"(master of the suit), who is entitled to decide who all should be added as parties in the...