[NEET PG] Supreme Court Dismisses Doctor's Plea Seeking Permission To Register As NRI Candidate In Counseling

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition preferred by NEET PG Aspirant seeking permission to allow her to register for NEET PG 2021 counseling as NRI candidate. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli while dismissing the petition in their order said, "Status report which has been submitted on behalf. Petitioner obtained 253 marks in NEET PG but the cut-off score...

"Prosecution Case Flows From Highly Interested Witnesses": Allahabad HC Sets Aside Life Sentences In A 42 Year Old Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the life sentence of two in a 42-year-old murder case giving them a benefit of doubt as it noted that the prosecution case flowed from highly interested witnesses.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Shamim Ahmed sensed a suspicion shrouding the prosecution case, which gave the Court, a strong feeling that the informant party had grabbed...

Orissa High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 8 Advocates; No Female Lawyer In The List

The Orissa High Court has conferred 'senior designation' on 8 Advocates. The notification published by the registry of the High Court notes that in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with Rule 7(1) of the High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019, the Chief Justice has been pleased to designate the following Advocates...

Municipal Corporations Can Levy Advertisement Fee/ Tax Under KMC Act, No Conflict With Levy Of GST: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has declared that there is no conflict between the power to levy GST under GST Act and power of Municipal Corporation to levy advertisement fee or advertisement tax under Section 134 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj gave the declaration while rejecting a petition filed by Hubballi Dharwad...

Employees Can't Seek Condonation Of Interruption In Service For "Enhancing" Pension: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High court recently sought to answer whether an employee can seek condonation of interruption in service to "enhance" the pension, where the employee already has qualifying service for pension. A bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and SG Mehare stated that, "the purpose of condoning the interruptions in service is to make an employee entitled to the pension by adding the days of...

POCSO Act Not In Derogation Of Any Other Law, Has Overriding Effect In Case Of Inconsistency: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently increased the sentence of imprisonment from seven years to ten years, imposed on an accused convicted for raping a minor girl and charged under sections of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A division bench of Justice H.T.Narendra Prasad and Justice Rajendra Badamikar said,"Section 42A (POCSO Act) makes it clear that act...

"Injury Due To State Action Considered At Higher Standard": Delhi High Court Grants ₹15L Compensation To Victim Of 1997 CP Shootout

The Delhi High Court has granted compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs to a victim of Connaught Place shootout which took place on 31st March 1997. The man was grievously injured and continued to carry shrapnel in his body. The Court observed that the injury caused due to the state action where the police officials were convicted of criminal offences needs to be considered at "higher standard" as...

Patna High Court Grants Bail To 5 Students Arrested In Connection With January 2022 RRB-NTPC Exam Protest Case

The Patna High Court granted bail to 5 students arrested in connection with the January 2022 protest over the Railway Recruitment Board's Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) Exam-2021.The protest took place over the alleged "inaccurate results" of the Railway Recruitment Board's (RRB) NTPC 2019 exam. Candidates were also opposing the decision of the Railways to hold the exams in...

Chairman Of Monitoring Committee Has Locus Standi To File Application For Fresh CIRP: NCLT Kolkata

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Kolkata Bench, comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Technical Member), while adjudicating an interim application filed in Beni Gopal Singhi v EMC Ltd., has held that the Chairman of Monitoring Committee has the locus to file an application before the Adjudicating Authority to give a fresh lease of life...

Actor-Producer Vijay Babu Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Pre-Arrest Bail In Rape Case

Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu has approached the Kerala High Court today seeking anticipatory bail after an actress accused him of sexually exploiting her."He was like a monster to me," the de facto complainant is reported to have mentioned in her statement. As per her statement, the actor 'gained her trust by being friendly and advising her' when she was a newcomer in the industry....

Employment Obtained Through Fake Caste Certificate Is 'Void Ab Initio': Madras High Court Orders Compulsory Retirement

The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered compulsory retirement of an employee of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research who had gained employment by submitting a fake SC community certificate. The court also directed that the employee shall be eligible for only 40% of the pension benefits and not eligible for any other terminal benefits, such as gratuity, DCRG and the like, excluding the...

NDPS ACT | Minor Discrepancy In Sample's Weight Sent To Forensic Lab Can't Shake Roots Of Prosecution's Case: Allahabad High Court

Dismissing two bail pleas filed by Accused under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed a minor discrepancy in the weight of the sample sent to the Forensic Laboratory cannot shake the roots of the prosecution case.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal denied bail to the two Accused [Chhotey Lal and Kavinder Kumar] booked under Sections 8(C)/18/29...