Students From Marginalized Sections In Govt. Schools Should Be Provided Quality Education At Par With Pvt. School Students: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the quality of education imparted in government schools and observed that students from marginalized sections and rural students studying in Government schools should be provided quality education on par with students studying in private schools.The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice T. V. Thamilselvi was presiding over...

Supreme Court Stays AIIMS INI CET Exams By One Month

UPDATE At 1 PM - Supreme Court Directs AIIMS To Postpone INI CET 2021 For One Month Due To COVID Updated story after 1 PM :The Supreme Court on Friday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) to postpone the INI CET 2021 exam - which was scheduled on June 16 - by at least a month in view of the COVID-19 situation."Considering that the candidates have been rendering...

'People In Glass House Should Not Throw Stones' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Param Bir Singh's Petition Against Maharashtra Govt Enquiries

"You are the part of a Maharashtra cadre. You served the State for 30 years. And now you don't trust the functioning of your own State ? This is a shocking allegation!", Justice Hemant Gupta observed.

Enrica Lexie Case : Italy Deposits Rs 10 Crores Compensation; Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Quashing Criminal Proceedings Against Italian Marines

The bench observed that it might order the transfer of the Rs.10 crores compensation to the High Court of Kerala to decide the apportionment of the amount among the victims and its disbursement.

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Quashing Of Delhi LG's Order Staying Doorstep Ration Scheme On June 18

The Delhi High Court is set to hear on June 18 the plea seeking quashing of the order passed by Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal staying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana Scheme". Subsequently, the plea prays for directions on the Respondent Authorities to provide food, shelter, medical treatment to affected and destitute people living on footpaths in order...

COVID- Jharkhand High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Action Taken By It's Competent Authority For Controlling Price Of Critical Medical Equipments

The Jharkhand High Court has sought Centre's response on the action taken by its competent authority for controlling the price of critical medical equipments such as pulse Oximeters and oxygen concentrators included under the Drugs Price Control Order, 2013.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was dealing with a petition seeking directions...

Woman's Conversion To Islam Not To Be A Relevant Fact While Ensuring Protection To Interfaith Couple: Allahabad High Court

Dealing with the plea of an inter-religious couple who alleged that private respondent/s is interfering with their marital life and liberty, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday clarified that the fact of the petitioner (Girl) having converted to Islam would not be a relevant factor while ensuring that there is no interference in the liberty of the petitioners.The Bench of Justice Salil Kumar...

Criminal Proceedings Not To Be Initiated Against A Public Servant For Passing A Wrong Order Without Evidence Of Extraneous Considerations: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act merely for passing a wrong order, without any material to demonstrate that such order was deliberately passed by him for extraneous considerations or on oblique motives. The plea filed by P.Sunil Kumar, the then Tahsildar of Udumbanchola,...

Madras High Court To Function Through Virtual Mode From June 14 Until Further Orders; SOP For Subordinate Courts Issued

In view of the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, the Chief Justice of Madras High Court on Thursday (June 10) directed that the hearing of cases in the Principal Seat of Madras High Court and in the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court will only be through Virtual mode.All Advocates/parties-in-person have been directed to appear only through Video Conferencing, with effect from Monday (June 14)...

"If A Doctor Can't Administer Drug Due To Its Unavailability, They Cannot Be Held Responsible" Observes Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday orally observed that doctors could not be held responsible for failing to administer covid-19 drugs to patients if the medicines were unavailable owing to their short supply."The Doctors are attending work 24/7 wearing the PPE kits. Thereafter, are they to face Investigating Officers over one or two cases where the patient's party is aggrieved and complaint's...

Bombay High Court Adjourns Maharashtra Govt Plea Against CBI Probe In Anil Deshmukh Case To June 18

The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the Maharashtra Government's petition, Filed through the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, seeking deletion of portions in Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) FIR against former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others, to June 18. The court also adjourned Deshmukh's plea seeking quashing of the conspiracy and...

Disregard Shown By Senior Officials To Court's Orders Has Grave Consequences On The Rule Of Law In Country: Allahabad High Court

In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court today observed that the disregard shown by the senior-most officials to the orders passed by the Court has grave consequences on the rule of law in the country.The Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot further remarked that it has repeatedly noticed the failure of the police authorities to provide instructions to the learned Government Advocate...