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'We Will Remember Them' : Gujarat High Court CJ Pays Homages To Advocates Who Died Due To COVID
The Gujarat High Court today held a Full Court reference on passing away of a former Gujarat High Court Judge, Justice VN Sahai and a senior member of the Gujarat Bar, Senior Advocate KH Kaji. During the virtual reference, Justice Vikram Nath, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court read out the names of all such lawyers of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) who...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement Of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), 2021 Amid COVID19
The Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking the postponement of the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam, 2021, (FMGE) on an application moved by the Association of MD Physicians.Also known as the Medical Council of India Screening Test, FMGE is a licensure examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in India as a mandatory requirement, for an Indian citizen who...
Grievances Across India That Deaths Caused By COVID May Not Have Been Appropriately Recorded: Madras High Court Seeks State, Centre Reply
The Madras High Court on Friday noted that all over the country, there are grievances that all the deaths that have been caused by the pandemic may not have been appropriately recorded. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that as far as Tamil Nadu was concerned, there are reports that unless a positive test report was issued in respect of...
"High Court Has Committed Wrong" Supreme Court Takes Objection To HC's Order Granting Parole To A UAPA Convict When SLP Was Pending Before SC,
Supreme Court on Friday took objection to grant of parole to a UAPA Convict by the High Court of Rajasthan when the SLP was still pending before the Apex Court. A Division Bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Justice MR Shah made the observation while hearing an application filed by UAPA Convict, Arun Kumar Jain who is presently lodged in Central Jail, Jodhpur, seeking grant of bail for...
'Issues Are Genuine; Will Attend To It' : Centre Tells Supreme Court On Pleas To Compensate COVID Victims
The Central Government told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Centre was actively considering the issues raised in two pleas seeking ex gratia monetary compensation of Rs. 4 lakhs or notified ex gratia monetary compensation to the families of the deceased who had succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The issues are genuine and we will attend to it. Give me some time and we will sort...
'Unwise To Scuttle Investigation' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Amazon & Flipkart Pleas Against CCI Probe
The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the writ petitions filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart challenging an order passed by the Competition Commission of India for a preliminary investigation into their alleged anti-competitive practices.A single bench of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar dismissed the writ petition citing the limitations of the power of judicial review under Article...
A Second FIR Based On The Very Same Allegations Cannot Be Registered When The First FIR Has Been Quashed On Merits: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court while dismissing a petition on Tuesday ruled that a second FIR based on the very same allegations cannot be registered, more so when the first FIR has been quashed on merits. V. S. Achuthanandan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala, approached the Court against the order of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram dismissing the...
Delhi Court Seeks Response Of Tihar Jail Authorities In Plea By Terror Accused Alleging That He Was Beaten, Forced To Chant 'Jai Shree Ram' By Inmates
A Special NIA Court in Delhi sought response of the Tihar Jail Authorities by way of filing a report in the plea filed by terror accused Rashid Zafar alleging that he was beaten up and forced to chant "Jai Shree Ram" by inmates. Zafar, an Undertrial Prisoner, was arrested in 2018 for allegedly being a member of Islamic State on the allegations that he was involved in planning suicide attacks...
"Consider Issuing Directions To Bihar Judicial Academy For Holding Classes To Sensitize Judicial Officers Towards Rights Of Child": Patna HC Judge Requests CJ
Observing that judicial officers in the State need to be sensitized towards cases involving rights of children, a single judge of the Patna High Court has requested the Chief Justice Sanjay Karol to consider issuing directions to Bihar Judicial Academy for taking efforts in sensitizing judicial officers as to how to deal with such cases. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rajeev...
"All States Must Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme": Supreme Court Reserves Judgement In Suo Moto Migrant Workers Case
The Supreme Court on Friday observed that all States must implement the" One Nation One Ration Card" scheme, which allows migrant labourers to get ration benefits from any part of the country, irrespective of the place where their ration card is registered.This observation came after Counsels for Maharashtra and Punjab informed the Court that they had implemented the Scheme. When the...
'Trial Judge Not Authorized To Take Cognizance' : Sudha Bharadwaj Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Default Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case
Lawyer-Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking default bail contending that the trial judge was not authorised to take cognisance of the 2019 charge sheet against her. Her application under Sections 439 and 167 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code cites RTI replies to demonstrate that the court...