EWS Reservation - No Change In Rs 8 Lakhs Gross Annual Income Cut-Off; Residential Asset Criteria Omitted : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The revised EWS criteria will be applied only from next academic year and the ongoing admissions will be as per existing norms.

Rajasthan High Court: Important Orders/Judgments Of 2021

As the end of year 2021 is nearing, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important Cases from the Rajasthan High Court. This digest includes 48 important orders and judgments, spread across 11 different headsWomen/Children Centric Cases 1. In Digital Era, Employees Working In Different States To Be Treated As 'One Work Place' For Purposes Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Rajasthan High...

NEET-PG Counselling : Centre Decides To Retain Existing EWS Criteria; Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

In the cases related to the NEET-PG counselling, the Central Government told the Supreme Court that it has decided to retain the existing criteria for the Economically Weaker Section(EWS) reservation in the All India Quota, on the basis of the recommendations made by the expert committee.Changing the EWS criteria midway will lead to complications, opined the Committee. The Committee...

COVID Spike: NCLT Benches To Function Through Virtual Mode From January 3 To January 31

Taking note of the present spike of Covid-19 and its variant, the guidelines of the Government of India and the various States Governments, imposing certain restrictions, regulations etc, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has decided to revert to Virtual Mode of hearing from January 3, 2022, to January 31, 2022.An official order to this effect has been issued under the orders of...

COVID Third Wave: Calcutta HC To Function Through Virtual Mode From January 3, Hybrid Mode Allowed For Bail Matters

In view of the threat of the imminent third wave of the Covid pandemic and also the alarming rise in the number of Covid affected cases, the Calcutta High Court shall function through virtual mode only with effect from January 3.A notice has been released to this effect under an order of the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice Prakash Shrivastava.However, the Court will allow a...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Annual Digest 2021 [Compendium Of 108 Orders/Judgments]

As we step into 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly Round-up of important updates from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. This yearly digest includes 108 orders and judgments, divided into 14 different subject heads.Cases related to Criminal Law 1.WhatsApp Message Has No Evidentiary Value Without Certificate Under Section 65B(4) Evidence Act : Punjab & Haryana High Court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Decides To Increase Court Working Hours By 30 Minutes

In an attempt to deal with the vast number of pending cases before it, the Full Court of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided to increase its working hours by 30 minutes and has made amendments to this effect in the Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules, 2008.Earlier, the working hours of the High Court were from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm, with a recess from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm. Post the amendments,...

Gujarat High Court: 60 Important Decisions Of 2021

As we step into year 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important decisions from the Gujarat High Court of 2021. This digest includes 60 important orders and judgments.Gujarat High Court 1. 'Orders Passed To Facilitate Private Commercial Activity': Gujarat High Court Raps Authorities, Sets Aside Father-Son Externment Orders [ Digesh Harishchandra Solanki & Harishchandra...

E-Filing Not A Stop Gap Arrangement Due To Pandemic; A Step To Modernize Judiciary : Justice Chandrachud

"I do hope members of Judiciary encourage members of Bar to adopt e-filing as the standard practice & they do so by adopting e-filing themselves. The change for Judges & lawyers is the change in the mind. Once we change our mental attitude & perception, the other parts of technology will follow suit. It is important for everyone to remember that the adoption of e-filing should not...

CCI Directs Investigation Into Apple's App Store Policies On Allegations Of Unfair Trade Practices

On Friday, the Competition Commission of India directed investigation into the Apple's App Store policies with respect to allegations of unfair trade practices in India raised by a non-government organisation, Together We Fight Society. Allegations raised by Informant The informant, alleged that - "Apple uses barrage of anti-competitive retrains and abuse dominate practices...

Articles 32 & 226 : Supreme Court Judgments On Scope Of Writ Jurisdiction [2021]

Article 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and the High Courts respectively, to issue writs in the nature of habeas corpus, quo warranto, mandamus, certiorari and prohibition. The following are judgments delivered by the Supreme Court in which it dealt with the scope of this power.On Article 226Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Utilised By A Litigant Only To...

Karnataka High Court Notifies Rules On Live Streaming And Recording Of Court Proceedings

The Karnataka High Court has notified the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, 2021, which will come into force from January 1, 2022 and apply to the High Court and to courts and tribunals over which it has supervisory jurisdiction. The rules are notified to imbue greater transparency, inclusivity and foster access to Justice. As per the rules...