Tokyo Paralympics: Arjuna Awardee Badminton Player Raj Kumar Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Non-Selection

After shooter Naresh Sharma, another Arjuna Awardee player has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his non-selection for the Tokyo Paralympics, slated to commence from August 24, 2021.Raj Kumar is aggrieved by the alleged discriminatory exercise of discretion by the Selection Committee of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and Badminton Association of India (BAI), in not selecting...

NEET MDS 2021: Supreme Court Asks Centre Time To Inform Counselling Dates By August 11

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Centre to inform it on Wednesday as to when it will hold the counselling for NEET MDS 2021.A Division Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah was hearing the plea filed by Dental Graduates seeking directions to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to release the counselling date for NEET-MDS 2021 at the earliest.During the hearing,...

Pegasus Scandal: 'No Transaction' With Israel's NSO Group, Defence Ministry Tells Parliament

The Defence Ministry in a written response to a question raised in the Parliament informed on Monday that it has 'no transaction' with Israeli firm NSO Group Technologies which has developed the Pegasus spyware which was allegedly used to illegally spy on journalists, constitutional authorities and many others. The statement was issued by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt in relation...

Will Consider Challenge to IT Rules For Interim Relief If Not Precluded By Supreme Court : Bombay High Court

Two petitions have challenged the recently notified Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 at the Bombay High Court.

Parliament Passes Tribunals Reforms Bill With Same Provisions Struck Down By Supreme Court

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021, which seeks to lay down terms and conditions for the service and tenure of members of various tribunals.Notably, the Bill contains the same provisions in the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, which were struck down by the Supreme Court in the recent verdict in the Madras Bar...

Lodging Of An FIR Under 'UP Gangsters Act' On The Basis Of A Single Case Is Valid & Permissible: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the lodging of a first information report under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 even on the basis of involvement of a person in a single case, is valid and permissible.The Bench of Justice Samit Gopal and Justice Pritinker Diwaker relied on the landmark rulings of the Allahabad High Court on this...

'Patience Of This Court Is Now Wearing Thin' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Not Submitting Proposal To Monitor Litigation In Revenue Matters

The patience of this Court is now wearing thin by the failure of the Union Government to come forward with any concrete response, the Supreme Court remarked while directing the Central Government to submit a concrete plan of action for monitoring the litigation in revenue matters.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that proposal for adopting a technology based solution...

Investigating Agency Has To Supply List Of Both Relied & Unrelied Documents To Accused: Delhi High Court Tells CBI In INX Media Case

While hearing CBI's plea against a Special Judge's order directing it to allow the accused (including former Minister P. Chidambaram) to inspect the documents collected by the agency while investigating the INX Media Case, the Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the issue has already been settled by the Supreme Court."Whenever charge sheet is filed, the investigation agency has to prepare...

[Tokyo Paralympics] 'His Performance Has Not Been Up To The Mark': PCI Tells Delhi HC In Shooter Naresh Sharma's Plea Against Non-Selection

The Paralympic Committee of India on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has not discriminated against Arjuna Awardee shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma during selection for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games.Advocate Mahavir Rawat, appearing for the body, informed the Court that shooter Deepak, in whose place Sharma seeks to participate, earned a quota for the Tokyo Games and scored 23...

Telangana High Court Sitting Judge, Justice P. Keshava Rao Passes Away

Justice P Keshava Rao, a sitting judge of Telangana High Court passed away today morning after suffering a cardiac arrest.As per the media reports, Justice Rao (60) was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad around a week ago and he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumour and other ailments.The work in the High Court for the State of Telangana as well as in the Subordinate Courts in...

BREAKING : Centre Introduces Constitutional Amendment Bill To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs

The Central Government introduced in the Lok Sabha today the Constitution (One hundredth and twenty seventh amendment) Bill 2021 to restore the power of State Governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes(SEBCs), which was lost after Supreme Court's 3:2 judgment in the Maratha quota case.In the said case, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had held by...

Paediatrician, Support Staff, Nodal Officer Appointed To Serve In Creche Facility In HC Premises : WB Govt Informs Calcutta High Court

The State government through Advocate General Kishore Datta informed Calcutta High Court on Monday that pursuant to the Court's earlier orders, one paediatrician and one support staff had been appointed to look after children admitted in the creche facility currently being operated in the High Court premises. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea seeking the constitution of a creche facility...