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Bar Council Of India Allows Using Of Bare Acts With Short Notes/Comments For AIBE-XVI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has given the relaxation of using bare act with short notes/Comments for the All India Bar Examination-XVI [AIBE-XVI] to be held on October 31. "The Council has considered the request made by many candidates appearing in the 16th All India Bar Examination scheduled to be held on 31.10.2021 to allow candidates to use bare Acts with short notes/comments during...
Justice UU Lalit Stresses Importance Of Pan India Legal Awareness Outreach Campaign
Supreme Court judge Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, has stressed the importance of pan-India legal awareness and outreach program.He was speaking at the Mega Legal Services Camp organized by the Maharashtra Legal Services Authority under the aegis of NALSA at Beed on Saturday (October 23).Justice Lalit said that it is the duty...
Madhya Pradesh High Court To Resume Physical Hearing From October 25; SOP Issued
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided to resume physical hearing of cases at the Principal Seat in Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior from October 25, 2021.An SOP issued in this regard states that it shall be necessary for Advocates / Parties-in-person entering the Court premises to have themselves vaccinated/inoculated by at least the first dose of vaccination.However, Advocates...
'Police Appear To Have Acted As Criminals, Protectors Are Not Supposed To Become Predators; Court Raps Delhi Police For Illegal Midnight Raid
A Delhi Court has recently rapped the Delhi Police for barging into the house of a man at about 2:30 am in the middle of the night after observing that such an illegal act of raiding, ransacking, causing injuries to the man and his family members without any reason can be termed as 'worst state of affairs. Observing that protectors are not supposed to become predators, Additional Sessions...
Distinction Between Tax And Fee Has Been Substantially Removed, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the distinction between a tax and fee has been substantially removed.The practical and even constitutional, distinction between a tax and fee has been weathered down, the bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed while rejecting the challenge against Constitutional validity of Sections 52(a), 55(b)(i) and 56(b) of the UP Water Supply and Sewerage Act.In...
High Court Under Article 226 Cannot Permit Party To Modify Its Offer Without Hearing Other Parties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that High Court under Article 226 could not permit a party to modify its offer without hearing other parties. The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna in the present matter was considering a special leave petition assailing Gujarat High Court's judgement in which the High Court had directed ONGC to finalize the contract with an applicant on...
Would It Be Arbitrary To Provide Same Income Limit For OBC & EWS Categories? Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court has sought explanations from the Central Government on the criteria of annual income of Rupees 8 lakh adopted by it for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) quota.The Court noted that the income limit in the criteria for the determination of the creamy layer of the OBC category and the EWS category is the same, namely, Rs 8 lakhs. The Court has asked if it would be arbitrary...
"Financial Autonomy Of The Judiciary Is An Integral Part If We Want A Different Outcome From Our Judicial System": CJI NV Ramana
"If we want a different outcome from the judicial system, we cannot continue to work in these circumstances. An integral aspect, in this regard, is the financial autonomy of the judiciary. I have, therefore, sent a proposal for the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructure Authority to the Ministry of Law and Justice, and I am hoping for a positive response soon. I urge the...
'Mullaperiyar Dam Shows Significant Structural Flaws' : International Body's Report Cited In Supreme Court
The attention of the Supreme Court has been drawn to report prepared an international body, "United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health", raising alarm about the situation of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala.UNU-INWEH is one of the United Nations University (UNU) institutes, an academic arm of the UN. Replying on that report, the petitioners have sought for...
Kerala High Court Prompts State To Publish Guidelines For Medical Professionals In Custodial Torture Cases
The Kerala High Court directed the State to expeditiously notify an order clarifying the procedure to be followed by medical professionals while examining accused and under-trial persons for evidence of any manner of custodial torture or injury.Justice PV Kunhikrishnan directed so upon being informed that the State government had already initiated proceedings to issue a government order...
Kerala High Court Directs Expeditious Setting Up Of Detention Centre For Foreign National
The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered a detention centre to be immediately set up for Johny Alexander Duran Sola, an El Salvador citizen who was accused of smuggling cocaine to the State. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan directed the authorities to take expeditious steps upon noticing that despite his acquittal in the case, he has been in jail:"The authority concerned should take the necessary...
Can Consultant Doctor Be Discriminated Against Employee Doctor In Insolvency Process Of Hospital? SC To Examine
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition which raises the issue of whether a consultant doctor can be discriminated against an employee doctor at the time of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of a hospital.The case arises out of the insolvency resolution proceedings of PVS Memorial Hospital Pvt Ltd situated at Kochi. The civil appeal was filed against an order of the...