Deposit 15.72 Cr Refundable To Students And Extra 25 Cr With ASC To Claim Affiliation: Supreme Court Directs Kannur Medical College

The Supreme Court directed the Kannur Medical College to deposit Rs.15,72,89,020/- with the Admission Supervisory Committee for Professional Colleges in Kerala along with full details of the guardians/students to whom the amounts have to be refunded within a period of one month.The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjeev Khanna also directed it to make a deposit of Rs.25 crores...

'2 Years Passed; Remote Possibility Of Recovery Of Electronic Evidence' : SC Says Closing Probe Into 'Larger Conspiracy' Against Ex-CJI Gogoi [Read Order]

'No useful purpose will be served by continuing these proceedings', the bench observed closing the case.

'Horrific Incident Has Taken Us Back To Days Of Anarchy': BCI Condemns Murder Of Lawyer Couple In Telangana

The Bar Council of India has issued a statement condemning the murder of a lawyer couple in Telangana on Wednesday afternoon. "This is an onslaught on the freedom of the profession. It is proving to be exceedingly difficult and even fatal for the Advocates taking up the peoples cause," the council said after the couple was allegedly killed for raising voice against...

Supreme Court Stays Jim Corbett National Park Director's Order Allowing Private Buses In Core Area Of Tiger Reserve

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an order passed by the Director of the Jim Corbett National Park allowing buses of private operators to ply within the core area of the Tiger reserve in Uttarakhand.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notice to the Centre, Uttarakhand, National Tiger Conservation Authority, National Board of Wildlife...

Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Stay On Release Of Film On Life Of Sushant Singh Rajput

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking injunction restraining the release, exhibiting, displaying and broadcasting of film relating to the life of late actor Mr. Sushant Singh Rajput titled "Nyay, the Justice". The plea has been filed by one Manish Jamadar Mishra, a businessman and a social worker by profession, challenging an order of the City Civil Court, Bombay dated...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging Section 101A Inserted By Haryana In Land Acquisition Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a batch of writ petitions which challenge Section 101A inserted by Haryana assembly in the Right to Fair Compensation Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013.This provision gives state government the power to denotify a land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act 1894 if the public purpose for which the land...

Karnataka High Court Seeks Specific Details From State Govt On New Class Rooms Built Or Repaired

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to furnish a list giving addresses and other details of the schools (Government aided) wherein new classrooms, new toilets will be built and repairs of existing classrooms found in dilapidated conditions will be undertaken.A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M G Uma during the hearing of the petition filed...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Cost On Runaway Couple For Manipulation Of Aadhar Card Details

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a runaway couple's protection petition with costs for manipulation of date of birth as mentioned in their Aadhar Card. The couple, hailing from Faridabad, submitted before the Court that they had married each other and wished to reside together. However, it was alleged that the girl's family was against their relationship and...

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report From Subordinate Courts On Feasibility Of Hybrid Functioning

In a plea seeking direction for the Subordinate Courts and Quasi-Judicial bodies in Delhi to hold hybrid hearings, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (16th February) called for a status report as to the manner in which Subordinate Courts are currently functioning and if the necessary infrastructure is available for them to hold hybrid hearings. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh...

Majority Of Village Population Affected By Hearing & Speech Impairment: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Seeks Action Taken Report

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday asked the Government about the steps it is taking to ameliorate the peculiar conditions of a village in Jammu, whose 80% population suffers from hearing and speech impairment. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani directed the Government to file an action taken report along with report of...

'We Want Govt To Explore Alternatives Before Cutting Trees' :Supreme Court Mulls Guidelines For Highway Projects

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it will lay down guidelines for the felling of trees for the purposes of highway projects."We want the government to explore alternatives before cutting down trees for roads", the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde observed while hearing a case against the felling of trees for a project in West Bengal.The bench, also comprising Justices...

Supreme Court Dismisses Party-In-Person's Writ Petition Alleging SC Registry's Delay In Listing Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by a party-in-person alleging delay in the listing of a special leave petition filed by him.The writ petition was filed by one Abhishek Kumar Mishra making the Supreme Court of India through its Secretary General the respondent.Mishra told a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India that he had filed a special leave petition in...