Supreme Court Asks Director, AIIMS To Nominate An Expert Panel To Assist The Commission Of Inquiry Constituted To Probe Jayalalithaa's Death

On Tuesday (30th November), the Supreme Court asked the Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi to nominate a panel of doctors and specialists in the fields of treatment of the ailments suffered by the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, to assist the Commission of Inquiry ("CoI") constituted by the State of Tamil Nadu to probe her death. A...

Team Constituted To Ascertain Information On Health Infrastructure At All Levels In Bihar: State Govt Informs Patna High Court

A day after Patna High Court sought the presence of the Chief Medical Officers presently posted in all the 38 districts of Bihar to furnish details regarding health infrastructure in the state, the State Government on Friday informed the Court that it has constituted a team for ascertaining the information with regard to health infrastructure at all levels within the State of Bihar.The...

"Repeal 'AFSPA' From North-East": Nagaland Assembly Passes Unanimous Resolution In Special Session

The Nagaland Assembly, in a special session held today, has "unanimously resolved" to demand the Government of India to repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 from the North East, specifically from Nagaland.The operative part of the resolution that has been moved by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio reads thus:"The Nagaland Legislative Assembly unanimously resolves to demand that...

'No Explanation' : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Condoning Delay Of 1011 Days In Filing Second Appeal

While observing that the High Court has not exercised its discretion judiciously, the Supreme Court of India has set aside a High Court's order condoning a huge delay of 1011 days in preferring a second appeal in a case where no sufficient or satisfactory explanation has been given.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna issued the direction in a civil appeal against order...

'No Coercive Measure': Gauhati High Court Orders Interim Stay On Assam Gov's Order To Evict 244 Villagers, Directs Officials To Decide Their Representation

The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday restrained the Assam government from evicting 244 people from Dhekiajuli town in Assam's Sonitpur district. The Circle Officer, Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle had on November 15, 2021, issued eviction notices to the concerned residents of Basasimalu village directing them to vacate the government land they had allegedly encroached upon. The Circle Officer had...

Supreme Court Allows Karnataka Examination Authority To Extend Last Date For Admission To Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture & Other Courses Till December 31, 2021

The Supreme Court recently allowed the Karnataka Examination Authority to extend the last date for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture and other courses till December 31, 2021.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was considering an application filed by the Karnataka Examination Authority, a society under the Department of Higher Education, Government of...

Timely Advertise & Fill Senior Level Vacancies In State Medical Colleges Expeditiously: Allahabad High Court To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to see to it that in all the State Medical Colleges of the State, senior-level posts are timely advertised and vacancies are filled expeditiously as it directly affects the teaching of the students.The bench of Justice Alok Mathur issued this order as it noted that there is an acute shortage of senior staff in two medical...

Pink Police Harassment: State Denies Existence Of Any Visuals Of The Incident; Kerala High Court Orders Production Of Video Footage

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to produce the video referred to in an affidavit earlier submitted by the IGP, after it denied the existence of any visuals of the incident where a girl and her father were allegedly harassed by a pink police officer. The State had informed the Court today that the girl was not entitled to compensation since several facts of the...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction U/S 377 IPC; Sets Out Ingredients Of 'Carnal Intercourse Against Order Of Nature'

The Delhi High Court has observed that any physical act answering to all the ingredients below committed upon a minor is per-se 'carnal intercourse against the order of nature' appearing in section 377 of IPC:i. it must have to do with flesh and sensuality, namely it must be carnal;ii. there must be intercourse between individuals, without restricting it only to human-to-human...

Mandsaur Gangrape Case: Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Imposed On Man Accused Of Raping A 7-Year Old Girl

The Supreme Court of India has recently stayed the execution of the death sentence imposed on a man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in Mandsaur in 2018, pending further consideration of the matter. The Bench has also directed a psychological evaluation of the accused and constitution of an evaluation team for the same.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash KSLU's Decision To Hold Intermediate Semester Exams For 5 Yrs LLB Course

The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on the petition challenging the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for 2nd and 4th Semester students in LLB 5 years course.Filed by one KP Prabhudev and others, the plea seeks to quash KSLU's circular dated 01.12.2021. Justice Ashok S Kinagi reserved its order after hearing submissions of all parties in...

'Unintended Byproduct Of A Well Intended Legislation': Kerala High Court Calls For Ban On Nokkukooli, Calls It Illegal & Unconstitutional

The Kerala High Court on Monday pronounced an elaborate judgment observing that the practice of demanding gawking charges, often referred to as 'nokkukooli' in Malayalam, had to be banned in the State once and for all. Referring to the Kerala Headload Worker's Act, Justice Devan Ramachandran ordered as under:"It is unclear how nokkukooli - literally translated to mean gawking charges - spread...