Delhi High Court To Hear On Sept 17 Plea Of Medical Aspirant With Amputated Arm, Denied Admission To MBBS Course On Account Of Disability

The Delhi High Court today heard a writ petition filed by a medical aspirant, denied admission to a medical college despite qualifying the NEET exam, on account of her physical disability.The Petitioner, whose left arm is amputated, has challenged the General Medical Admission Regulation, 1997 which requires that both hands of the candidate should be "intact, with intact sensations,...

Justice BV Nagarathna, Who Might Become First Woman Chief Justice Of India, Has Pioneered Social Welfare

The long wait for the first woman Chief Justice of India might find an end with Justice B V Nagarathna, who is in the line to become the CJI in September 2027 as per the seniority list.Her tenure as the CJI will be for only 36 days, if appointments go as per the seniority turn.Justice Nagarathna, daughter of former Chief Justice of India ES Venkataramiah, was enrolled to the Bangalore Bar...

Justice AM Khanwilkar Appointed As Chairman Of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

Justice AM Khanwilkar has been appointed as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.The notification in this regard has been issued by the Law Ministry. The Central Authority nominated Justice Khanwilkar, who is the second senior most judge in the Supreme Court, with immediate effect in the wake of retirement of Justice RF Nariman who held the post of chairman since September,...

COVID-19 Drugs Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing Against Gautam Gambhir Foundation & AAP MLAs Till February Next Year

A Delhi Court has adjourned till February 7, 2022, the case against Gautam Gambhir Foundation and two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs- Praveen Kumar and Imran Hussain, for allegedly hoarding and illegally distributing Covid-19 drugs during the second wave.Metropolitan Magistrate Pritu Raj adjourned the matter till first week of February.The Drug Controller of Delhi Government had launched a prosecution...

"We Have Lost All Faith In Tihar Jail Authorities! They Are Sitting in Capital City & Defeating Our Orders, Absolutely Shameless": Supreme Court In Unitech Case

"We have lost all faith in the Tihar Jail authorities! They are sitting in the capital city and defeating the order of the Supreme Court! Absolutely shameless on the part of the Superintendent of the Tihar jail!", expressed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday in connection with the Unitech matter.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah pulled up the Tihar Jail authorities for acting...

84 Days Between Two Covishield Vaccines Prescribed For Better Efficacy: Centre Tells Kerala High Court

The Central government submitted before the Kerala High Court on Thursday that the prescribed 84 days between two doses of Covishield vaccine was based on a technical opinion recommended by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) for better protection from the Covid-19 virus. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar was hearing a plea filed by Kitex stating that it had...

Free Education May Be Availed At Govt School; Can't Force State To Pay Private School Fees Of Children Orphaned Due To Covid: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today expressed reservation over compelling the Government to pay private school fees for children, orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic. It opined that such children may be shifted to a Government school instead, for availing free education under Article 21-A of the Constitution."They (Government) also have their limitations...It may be very far-fetched to ask them to pay...

Supreme Court Pulls Up Tihar Jail Authorities For Conniving With Unitech Case Accused

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Tihar Jail authorities for acting in connivance with the Chandra brothers in engaging in illegal activities by flouting the jail manual, dissipating proceedings, derailing investigation etc., in the Unitech money laundering case.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah ordered to shift ex-Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra...

Misleading Drinks Allegedly Being Sold As 'ORS Solution': Delhi High Court Directs FSSAI To Decide Representation Expeditiously

The Delhi High Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to treat as a representation a PIL seeking to restrain the distribution of fruit drinks, allegedly being sold in the market as "ORS" (Oral Rehydration Salt) solution.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh directed FSSAI to provide sufficient opportunity of hearing to...

President Notifies Appointment Of Nine Supreme Court Judges Including 3 Women

Accepting the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium, the President of India has notified the appointment of nine Judges including three women and one lawyer to the Supreme Court of India.The new Judges are (in the order of names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium)1. Mr. Justice A.S. Oka, Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court 2. Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Chief Justice,...

'Entitled To Right To Be Forgotten & Protection From Invasion Of Privacy': Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Bengali Actress

Citing the right to be forgotten and entitlement to protection of privacy from invasion by strangers, the Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to a Bengali actress, seeking restraint on publication and streaming of her naked videos on various online platforms including YouTube.Justice Asha Menon, as an interim measure, directed the defendants to remove or pull down the...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Smuggling Of Iron Ore To China By 61 Companies

The Supreme Court today directed the Central Government to file a counter affidavit in a plea filed by Advocate ML Sharma seeking directions to the CBI to register an FIR and probe the alleged duty evasion by 61 companies in allegedly 'smuggling' iron ore to China since 2015. The matter was heard by the division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant. The Bench had...