CLAT 2021: Deadline For Online Applications Extended To May 15

The Consortium of National Law Universities has extended the last day for submitting online applications for the CLAT 2021 examination to May 15, 2021.A notification in this regard was issued on 28th April, which read thus:The Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities met on 28th April 2021. After reviewing recent developments the Committee resolved to extend...

To Arise A Right Under Bank Guarantee Agreement, Demand Has To Be Made Within Validity Period Of Agreement : Kerala High Court

The High Court has held that the right of a creditor to have the Bank Guarantee invoked is only during the currency of the Bank Guarantee and not during the extended claim period of one year. A bench of Justice N Nagaresh recently the settled the question in a case between the Cochin Port Trust and the Bank of India. The Court explained that the extended claim period,...

COVID-19: "Constitutional Mandate Of State Is To Protect People": Uttarakhand HC Bats For QR Code On Remdesivir Packets, Plasma Donation

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (April 28) observed that it is the constitutional mandate, and the moral duty of the State to save its people from the pandemic. The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that in spite of the best efforts of the State, despite its best intention, it was essential that the State must endeavour to...

[Oxygen Crisis In Delhi] Delhi Is Not Getting The Allocated Oxygen, Lives Are Being Lost: Delhi High Court Tells Centre

Delhi High Court on Wednesday told the Centre that Delhi has not been getting the amount of oxygen allocated to it by the Centre, and lives are being lost in the capital. The Bench also observed that Delhi did not the allocated quantity of oxygen even for a single day. The Court also said that it hopes that the Central Government would look into the logistics problem being faced...

'Will Pave Way For My Evolution' : Madras HC Judge Decides To Have Psycho-Education Session To Understand Same-Sex Relations Better

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that he is not fully "woke" to the concept of same-sex relationships and that he will undertake an education session with a psychologist to understand the same. The psycho-education session, the Judge said, will help me understand same-sex relationships better and will pave way for my evolution. The...

Madhya Pradesh High Court & Subordinate Courts Of MP To Remain Closed For Summer Vacations From May 10 To June 4

The Madhya Pradesh High Court as well as the Subordinate Courts of the State will remain closed for Summer Vacations from 10th May to 04th June 2021. A notification issued in this regard, states that it was decided to prepone summer vacation [earlier scheduled for 17th May to 11th June] to 10th May to 04th June 2021. In related news, the Telangana High Court will remain closed...

COVID19- 'Upcoming Municipal Elections May Turn Out To Be Super Spreaders': Telangana High Court Issues Notice To State Election Commission

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State Election Commission, asking it to furnish a plan that it proposes for managing crowding of voters at polling booths during upcoming Municipal elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "In the absence of any information about the course of action charted out either by the State or the State Election Commission to manage and...

Cooperative Society Can't Claim Citizen's Fundamental Rights : Kerala High Court Upholds Ordinances Merging District Cooperative Banks

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday upheld Ordinances amending the Kerala Cooperative Society Act to merge District Cooperative Banks in the state with the Kerala State Cooperative Bank. Delivering a detailed judgment on the issue, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan held, "The challenge raised … to the constitutional validity to the amendment made .. vide Ordinance 6 of 2020...

Covid-19: 'Even In Death Human Bodies Are Not Being Treated With The Dignity They Deserve': Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday took exception to the mess that the families of victims of Covid-19 are being made to undergo for cremation of their loved ones. "Even in death, human bodies are not being treated with the dignity they deserve" observed a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy on being informed about the difficulties...

Supreme Court Dismisses Banks' Application To Recall Judgment Which Directed RBI To Disclose Loan Defaulters List, Inspection Reports Under RTI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the applications filed by certain banks seeking to recall the 2015 judgment in the case Reserve Bank of India v Jayantilal N. Mistry which had held that the RBI was obliged to disclose defaulters list, inspection reports, annual statements etc., related to banks under the RTI Act.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran dismissed...

[Oxygen Supply ] Delhi High Court Appoints Sr Adv Rajshekhar Rao As Amicus Curiae To Assist In The Delhi Covid Crisis Case

Delhi High Court has on Wednesday appointed Sr. Adv. Rajshekhar Rao as the amicus curiae to assist the Court in the matter concerning Covid 19 situation and supply of medical oxygen in the national capital. A division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli decided to appoint an amicus considering the complexities of the issues involved. During the hearing today, Sr....

Criminal Proceedings Can Be Quashed At Post-Conviction Stage Invoking Power U/S 482 CrPC Upon Settlement Between Victim & Convict: Kerala High Court

Criminal proceedings involving non-compoundable offence can be quashed at post-conviction stage invoking the power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure upon a settlement between the convict and the victim, the Kerala High Court held."If requirements of S.482 of Cr.P.C were satisfied in the sense that it was necessary to prevent abuse of the process of any Court or to secure...