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Private Unaided Education Institutions Discharge Public Duty Of Imparting Education; Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that private unaided educational institutions discharge public function under the Right to Education (RTE) Act and are therefore amenable to the Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. "Such a public duty stands imposed, in my opinion, in terms of both Article 21A of the Constitution of India as well as the RTE Act which...
Youth Bar Association Moves Supreme Court For Directions For Removal Of Dead Bodies In Ganga And To Prevent Throwing Of Bodies Into Any River
Youth Bar Association of India has filed a plea before the Supreme Court seeking directions for appropriate steps to be taken for removal of dead bodies floating in River Ganga and to ensure that no one is allowed to throw bodies into any river as it may cause an environmental hazard.Filed after yesterday's observation by Bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud's, pertaining incident...
COVID- Come Up With Clear Stand Qua Release Of Amount As Financial Aid To The Lawyers: Jammu & Kashmir High Court To Govt
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Tuesday (June 1) directed the Union Territory Administration to come up with a clear stand on the release of financial aid to the lawyers affected by the ongoing corona lockdown.The bench comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magray was hearing the plea of one M. Abubakar Pandit who has prayed that UT of J&K be directed to grant immediate financial...
Lakshadweep Protests : Kerala High Court Issues Orders For Release Of Detained Island Residents
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued directions to Chief Judicial Magistrate at Amani, Lakshadweep for the release of island residents who were detained by the administration in connection with their protests against the proposed controversial regulations, on execution of their personal bonds.A division bench comprising Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Dr Kauser Edappagath issued the order in...
Vaccine Policy Allowing Private Sector To Procure 25% Vaccines Directly From Manufacturers Challenged: MP High Court Seeks Govt. Response
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the State and Central Government to give their responses on the validity of Clause 8 of the National Vaccination Policy, which permits procurement of 25% vaccines by the private sector directly from the vaccine manufacturers, without any involvement of the Centre and the State.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...
Extramarital Affair No Ground To Conclude Woman Wouldn't Be A Good Mother & Deny Her Child Custody: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Noting that in a patriarchal society, it is common to cast aspersions on the moral character of a woman, the Punjab & Haryana High Court, while granting custody over a four-year-old child to her mother, recently observed thus:"Even assuming a woman is or has been in an extramarital relationship, the same by itself cannot lead to the conclusion that she would not be a good mother to deny...
"One May Pay For Concentrator & Ask Relative To Send, Foreign Exchange Is Weak": AG Tells SC On IGST Exemption On Oxygen Concentrators Imported As Gifts
"Significant relief has already been provided on personal imports of oxygen concentrators with reduction of duty incidence from 77% to 28% to 12% now. Even then the Delhi High Court says that the right to life under A. 21 is violated. The net has been thrown very wide by the HC", AG K. K. Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court judgment...
Access To Internet Services Has Assumed Great Importance On Account Of COVID Pandemic: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Underlining that access to Internet services has assumed great importance on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday (May 31) observed that:"The need of the hour is to provide adequate bandwidth, network attached storage and routers etc. to facilitate the conducting of educational courses, conferences, court proceedings etc. on virtual platform."The Bench...
Gareeb Nawaz Mosque Demolition: Masjid's Committee Members Get Protection Against Coercive Action From Allahabad High Court In Forgery Case
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week stayed the arrest of Gareeb Nawaz Masjid's Committee members against whom an FIR has been filed accusing them of forging Mosque's documents.It may be noted that the Masjid was demolished earlier this month by the district administration in Barabanki, claiming it to be an "illegal structure". Thereafter, the Barabanki Police had lodged a...
Supreme Court Seeks Details Of PM CARES Scheme For Children Orphaned Due To COVID
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to provide the details of the scheme 'PM CARES for children' which was announced by Prime Minister on 29th May for the benefit of children orphaned due to COVID.The Court noted that Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati has undertaken to file details of the said scheme, including identification of beneficiaries and mechanism to be adopted...
After Virtual Interaction With Alleged 'Missing' Victim Of Ramesh Jakriholi Scandal, Karnataka HC Disposes Habeas Plea
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (May 31) disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by the father of the victim in the alleged sex CD case, involving former State minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, after she appeared before the court through video conference and infromed that she does not, for the present, desire to interact with any one including her parents and that she would have...
CBSE Latest News: Central Government Decides To Scrap CBSE Board Class 12 Exams For This Year
CBSE Latest News: In view of the uncertain surge in the COVID case and the feedback obtained from various quarters, the Central Government has decided that Central Board of Secondary Education Class XII Board Exams would not be held this year.It has also been decided that Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) would take steps for compiling the results of class XII students as...