AIBE-XVI To Be Conducted On October 24; Deadline For Online Registrations Extended Till September 15

The Bar Council of India has decided to hold the All India Bar Examination-XVI (AIBE-16) on October 24, 2021. The Council has also extended the last date of the online registration form to 15th September 2021.The decision has been taken on the request received by the Bar Council Of India from many quarters, including various Bar Councils, Advocates and even from many students whose final...

Delhi Govt Allows Opening Of Weekly Markets, High Court Reiterates Vendors To Ensure Vaccination At The Earliest

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea filed by Saptahik Patri Bazar Association after the Delhi Government allowed opening of weekly markets in the national capital with effect from August 9. Justice Rekha Palli however reiterated its earlier observation that the vendors should ensure getting themselves vaccinated, if not already done, in order to avoid a third covid wave."Though...

Extremely Burdensome, Can Cause Grave Injury To Mental Health: Bombay High Court Allows Domestic Violence Victim To Terminate Pregnancy

The Bombay High Court recently granted liberty to a woman to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy, who was alleged suffering from domestic violence repeatedly.The Court in its decision noted that the petitioner woman had filed a police complaint against violence meted out to her by her husband, besides lodging complaint before the competent magistrate under the provisions of...

State May Make Aggressive Efforts For Administration Of Second Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine To All Eligible: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has suggested the State Government may make more aggressive efforts to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to all eligible people.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Akhil Kureshi and Justice S.G. Chattopadhyay observed that the State administration needs to make greater efforts to ensure coverage of the remaining population, who have not received even the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Requests High Court To Resume Physical Hearing

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has written to the Punjab & Haryana High Court requesting to resume physical hearing in the High Court so that "pendency is reduced to some extent and litigants who are waiting for their cases to be heard may get justice." The letter addressed to the Registrar of the High Court states that the Association has conducted a survey...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To CARA On OCI Couple's Plea Seeking Parity With Domestic/ NRI Couples For Child Adoption

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by an OCI couple, stating that despite having registered with CARA for adoption of a child in 2018, they have not received any referral till date; whereas applicants who registered subsequently have already received referrals.The Petitioners apprehend that CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) is not following...

National Commission For Women Takes Cognizance Of Self-Immolation Incident Outside Supreme Court

The National Commission for Women has taken cognizance of the incident wherein a woman and a man set themselves ablaze outside the Supreme Court on Monday. The press note released by the Commission refers to the media reports which have alleged that the woman had lodged a rape case against MP Atul Rai but the police had issued a non-bailable warrant against her and that before setting...

Karnataka High Court Grants Former CM Yediyurappa 2 Weeks To File Objections In Plea Seeking Probe Into Corruption Allegations

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, his son and others to file their statement of objections to a petition seeking probe in an alleged corruption case against them, in two weeks. Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav had earlier issued notice to the respondents on a petition filed by a social activist, TJ Abraham, following which the respondents...

Criminal Appeal Cannot Be Dismissed Merely For Non-Representation Or Default Of Accused' Advocate, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a court cannot dismiss the appeal filed by an accused merely because of non-representation or default of the advocate for the accused.if the accused does not appear through counsel appointed by him/her, the Court is obliged to proceed with the hearing of the case only after appointing an amicus curiae, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Minimum Age Condition In NEET; Imposes Rs. 10,000 Cost

The Delhi High Court dismissed today a student's plea seeking permission to appear in the NEET examination, despite being underage by 13 months. The Court also imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on the petitioner, to be deposited with DSLSA within four weeks for use in access to justice program.The Petitioner, born in 2006, had challenged Regulation on Graduate Medical Education 1997, Rule 4(1)...

Kerala High Court Permits Interstate Travel From Kerala To Karnataka For Emergency Situations

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday permitted interstate travel from Kerala to Karnataka for emergency situations like death in the family or medical treatment, irrespective of the mode of transportation preferred by the passengers, whether private vehicles or ambulances. A Division Bench of Justice Shaji P Chaly and Justice Badharudeen while issuing the interim order posted the matter on...

Extension Of ED Director's Tenure A Mockery Of Supreme Court Directions, Argues Dushyant Dave For Common Cause

Challenging the order dated November 13, 2020, which retrospectively amended the tenure of the present Director of Enforcement Directorate, Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave in a plea filed by Common Cause told Supreme Court that power had to be construed in a reasonable and not in an unreasonable manner and that the extension was a mockery of the Top Court's judgement...