NEET-SS: Kerala High Court Orders Fresh Mop Up Rounds For A Vacant Seat At Kottayam Medical College

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued an interim direction to the Director General of Health Services and Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to conduct a fresh mop up counselling for the seat of DM Neurology lying vacant in the Kottayam Medical College. This seat had become vacant due to the resignation of a student who had already joined based upon the first round of counselling on...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 1 to 10, 2022 [Missing Part]

Nominal Index Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health and Sciences v Kavita and others Aman Lohan and others v. State of Haryana and others Ravi Parkash Sharma v State of Punjab Neelam Devi and another v State of Punjab and another Malkiat Singh v Kasturba Gandhi Memorial Trust & Another Jagdev Singh and another v State of Punjab and another Ramesh Razdan And...

Titles Of Films Are Capable Of Being Recognised Under Trademark Law: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently rejected a contention that titles of films cannot be registered under Trademark Law and has held that the word 'SHOLAY' being the title of an iconic film cannot be held to be a mark devoid of protection.Justice Pratibha M Singh added that certain films cross the boundaries of just being ordinary words and the title of the film 'SHOLAY' is one of them. "Titles...

Donation From Guruvayoor Devaswom Funds To CMDRF Illegal : Kerala High Court Dismisses Review Petitions Filed By State

The Kerala High Court, on Thursday (26 May 2022), dismissed review petitions filed against its judgment which held that Guruvayoor Devaswom Managing Committee has no authority to contribute any amount from the Devaswom Funds to Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund or to any other Governmental agency.The Full bench comprising Justices Anu Sivaraman, Shircy V. and M.R. Anitha pronounced...

Real Estate Appellate Authority Can't Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Real Estate Appellate Authority cannot possibly be recognized as conferred with the power to initiate proceedings suo moto or on its own motion. Analyzing the relevant provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, Justice Yashwant Varma added that the Appellate Tribunal is a creation of statute and that it is not an authority...

Krishna Janambhumi Dispute: Mathura Court Directs Plaintiffs To Provide Plaint Copy To Shahi Idgah Committee, Next Hearing On July 1

A local Court in Mathura has directed the plaintiffs in the Sri Krishna Janambhumi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute case to provide a copy of their plaint to the side of the defendants including the U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board and Committee of Management, Trust Alleged Shahi Masjid Idgah.Today, the case was heard for the first time in the local court after the Suit (filed on behalf of the...

NEET-UG Mandatory For Admissions To BSc Nursing: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging NTA Notification

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed an appeal pertaining to admission in B.Sc. Nursing courses, challenging the notification issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) that made clearing of NEET-UG examination a prerequisite. The appeal was preferred from the order of a Single Judge, refusing to interfere in the matter.A Division Bench bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and...

Sachin Waze Approaches Court To Be Declared Approver In Corruption Case, Gets CBI Nod

The Central Bureau of Investigation has consented for the grant of pardon with certain conditions to dismissed Mumbai police inspector Sachin Waze in the corruption case also involving former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. In an application filed yesterday, Waze said he had cooperated with the CBI before and after his arrest, following which his statement was recorded under section 164...

Gyanvapi Dispute: Anjuman Committee Opposes Maintainability Of Hindu Worshippers' Suit Before Varanasi Court, Next Hearing On May 30

The Varanasi District Court today heard the Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application filed by the defendants (including the Anjuman Islamia committee) questioning the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women (plaintiffs) over the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute.The District Judge Dr. Ajay Krishna Vishwesha has now fixed May 30 as the next date of hearing.On May 24, the...

Accused Cannot Dictate Terms To The Court: Prosecution To Kerala High Court In Actor Vijay Babu's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea

The Kerala High Court on Thursday urged the prosecution to give some time to Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu to return to India and submit himself before the Court in his plea for anticipatory bail in the case where an actress accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Gopinath P. observed that there are cases where the accused was not brought to India on time which led to them...

Alleged Coercion By GST Officers For Making 'Recovery' During Course Of Search: GST Investigation Wing Issues Instructions

The GST Investigation Wing has issued an instruction on the allegation of coercion by the GST officers for making "recovery" during the course of search.During the course of a search, the taxpayers may choose to deposit a portion or all of their GST liability stemming from a problem identified by the department during the search by submitting DRC-03. There have been reports of...

CA Allegedly Involved In Preparation Of Forged Certificates For Bogus Companies To Claim GST Refund: Gurugram Court Refuses Bail

The Gurugram Court has refused to grant bail to the CA who is accused of preparing forged certificates for bogus companies claiming GST refunds. The Bench of Manoj Kumar Rana (Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate) observed that the CA is involved in causing a loss to the government treasury to the tune of Rs.7,60,89,626/-. Thus, he has committed an offence under Section 132 (1) (i)...