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Bar Council Of India Misusing Its Dominant Position: Plea in CCI Against Maximum Age Limit For LLB Course
"The Bar Council of India, misusing its dominant position in controlling the legal education in India, through Clause No. 28 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 is creating indirect entry barriers to the new entrants into the profession of legal service by imposing maximum age restrictions to enter into the legal education," a complaint filed before the Competition Commission of...
94-Year-Old Widow Moves SC Seeking For Declaration Of Emergency Of 1975 As Unconstitutional And For Compensation Of Rs. 25 Crores
A 94 year-old widow has moved the Supreme Court, seeking for the Proclamation of Emergency in 1975 to be declared as unconstitutional and for a compensation to the tune of Rs. 25 crores from the authorities who have participated in the same. Relying on the 2017 judgment of KS Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs. Union of India which overruled the 5-Judge Bench decision in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant...
NEET 2020: Supreme Court Directs NTA To Consider Requests Of Candidates To Furnish Original OMR Sheets
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, while refusing to entertain a writ petition filed by some aspirants for admission for undergraduate medical courses seeking quashing of the NEET 2020 results, directed the National Testing Agency to consider representation preferred by them for furnishing the original OMR sheets.Nineteen candidates had approached the Court by filing a writ petition under Article...
Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account For Allegedly Spreading Communal Hatred
Advocate Files Petition Before Bombay High Court Seeking Permanent Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account For Allegedly Spreading Communal HatredA Mumbai based lawyer has filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against actor Kanagana Ranaut praying for getting her twitter account permanently suspended for allegedly spreading "continuous hatred, disharmony in the country...
Supreme Court Asks Centre,States To Suggest Measures To Ensure Compliance Of Social Distancing & Mask-Wearing Norms
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and State Governments to put forth suggestions for proper implementation of guidelines and SOP's for social distancing and wearing masks during COVID-19.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah stated that even thought stringent guidelines were in place for ensuring social distancing and wearing masks, they were...
Magistrate Can Order Registration of FIR U/S 156(3) For Offences Under Mines And Minerals Act,No Bar U/S 22: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the bar under Section 22 of the Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, is not attracted when a Magistrate in exercise of powers under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure orders/directs the concerned Incharge/SHO of the police station to lodge/register crime case/FIR even for the offences under the MMDR Act and the Rules.The...
'No Court Bound By Govt Decision To Withdraw Prosecution' : Karnataka High Court On Move To Drop Cases Against Ministers, MLAs
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition which challenged the Government decision to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against elected representatives and ministers.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Vishwajith Shetty observed : "No Court is bound by such a decision taken to withdraw from the prosecution. Even if an application is...
Long Delay In Lodging FIR A Valid Consideration To Grant Anticipatory Bail : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a long delay in lodging FIR can be a valid consideration for grant of anticipatory bail.The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan observed thus while allowing the anticipatory bail plea of former Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Sumedh Singh Saini who had sought the bail relation to the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder case."However, considering...
Supreme Court Upholds Levy Of GST On Lottery, Betting And Gambling
In a notable judgment delivered on Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the levy of Goods and Services Tax(GST) on lotteries, betting and gambling.A three-judge bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan dismissed a writ petition filed by Skill Loto Solutions Pvt Ltd challenging the levy of GST on lotteries as violative of Articles 14,19(1)(g), 301 and 304 of the Constitution of...
COVID19- "No Night Curfew In Delhi Or Parts Of It As of Now": Delhi Govt To High Court
The AAP-led Government in Delhi today informed the Delhi High Court that on a considered view of the Covid-19 situation in the capital it has decided not to impose any night curfew in the capital or parts of it, for now. A Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea on the steps being taken by the government to control the spread of the pandemic....
Whether Writ Of Habeas Corpus Maintainable Against Judicial Order Sending A Juvenile To A Juvenile Home? Allahabad High Court FB To Decide
A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday made a reference to a Full Bench (FB), seeking to decide the issue whether a writ of habeas corpus is maintainable against an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate/ Child Welfare Committee, sending a corpus to the Juvenile Home/ Nari Niketan/ Child Care Home. The Full Bench will also decide whether even a minor can be kept in...