'Court Cannot Be Unmindful Of The Impact Of Covid': SC Refuses To Disturb Admission Of B-Tech Students Admitted Without Entrance Test

The Court cannot be unmindful of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court observed while refusing to disturb the admission to the students for the B.Tech (Engineering) degree course for academic session 2020-21 on the basis of the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations. State of Odisha had approached the Apex Court challenging the High Court direction to grant admission...

Police Raid - "Abusing, Misbehaving With Kins With Intent To Outrage Woman's Modesty Can't Be Justified": Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that there could be no justification for Police in abusing, misbehaving, and assaulting the family members and outraging the modesty of the woman during a raid.The Bench of Justice Abdul Moin observed thus in a case, wherein it was alleged by a man (Shujaat Ullah) seeking pre-arrest bail that the police personnel had abused, misbehaved, and assaulted...

Delhi High Court Expresses Shock At Juhi Chawla's Pleas To Waive Rs 20 Lakhs Cost, Refund Court Fees In 5G Petition

The Delhi High Court today expressed "shock" at the conduct of Juhi Chawla and others who had moved the court in a suit against the roll-out of 5G technology in the country - insofar as the petitioners sought to withdraw their applications on one hand, and refused to pay costs imposed against them, on the other hand.The court had earlier imposed costs of Rs.20 lakhs on the petitioners,...

CET Dates For Class XI Will Be Notified Only After SSC Results, Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra Government has informed the Bombay High Court that the date of Common Entrance Test (CET) for standard XI admissions will be notified only after the results for the state board standard 10 exams – known as Secondary School Certificate (SSC) – is declared.The state government made the statement before a division bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and RI Chagla earlier this...

Madras High Court Grants Conditional Bail To Former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan In Rape Case

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan in a rape case. The former Minister had been charged with the offence of rape on the false pretext of marriage. He had been arrested on June 26, 2021, and has been in judicial custody since.Justice M. Nirmal Kumar extended a conditional bail to the Minister after observing that there lies "a...

Alleged Conversion Racket- "Police Press Note Didn't Violate His Fundamental Right": Allahabad High Court Dismisses Umar Gautam Plea Against Media Trial

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea moved by Umar Gautam, who is accused of being part of a nationwide religious conversion racket, against the alleged leaking of sensitive/prejudicial information related to him by the Investigating Agency to the media vide a press note dated June 20, 2021.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vikas Srivastava opined that the said...

New Law Minister Today? Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Resigns

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has resigned from Union Government.The President has also accepted resignations of 11 other Union ministers, including Prakash Javadekar, DV Sadananda Gowda, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Santosh K Gangwar, Babul Supriyo, Dhotre S Shamrao, Rattan Lal Kataria, Pratap C Sarangi, Debasree Chaudhuri.A statement in this regard...

Take Steps To Control Inflow Of Tourists As They May Bring In 'Dreaded' Delta Plus Variant To State: Uttarakhand High Court To Govt

Reviewing the COVID situation in the state, the Uttarakhand High Court today directed the State government to take concrete steps to control the inflow of tourists in the State. The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Verma stressed that the tourists may bring in and introduce the dreaded Delta plus variant in the State. The Government has also...

Chamarajanagar Oxygen Shortage Deaths: After High Court Nudge, Karnataka Govt Decides To Enhance Compensation By Rs. 2 Lakh

The Karnataka Government on Tuesday informed the High Court that it has decided to increase the ex-gratia compensation amount to be given to the legal representatives of 13 people who died due to lack of Oxygen supply at Covid-19 hospitals in Chamarajanagar, in May 2021. The development comes after the High Court observed that the initial compensation announced by the Government was on...

'Law Is Applicable To Everyone': Kerala High Court Directs Government Pleaders To Remove Designation From Number Plates Of Their Vehicles

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed all Government Pleaders to remove their designations from the number plates of their vehicles within one week. Justice Anil K Narendran while issuing this direction stated, the law is applicable to all, and expected strict compliance thereof.The Court had earlier issued directions to the effect that law officers and central government should not...

[Covid-19] 'Moment There Is Shortage, Every State Will Want It': Delhi High Court Seeks Response On Availability Of Amphotericin B, Oxygen Buffer Stock

Resuming hearing in the petitions concerning the Covid-19 situation after a month, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre and Delhi Government on various aspects including the import and domestic production of Amphotericin B drug for treating black fungus and the steps for creating buffer stock of oxygen by the Centre and Delhi Government.A division bench comprising...

Centre Publishes Draft Anti Human Trafficking Bill; Proposes Death Penalty For Trafficking Of Children

The Central Government has published a draft of a Bill to deal with Human Trafficking crimes.The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, makes the offence of Children trafficking punishable with death also.All the stakeholders are requested to offer their comments/ suggestions on the aforesaid Bill by 14.07.2021 on the e-mail ID santanu.brajabasi@gov.in, the...