Counter-Complaint Lodged By Injured Accused Should Be Dealt Together With That Of Injured Complainant: Madras High Court

Observing serious irregularities in the witness statements and police investigation, Madras High Court has acquitted five persons, out of which the first accused was convicted for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of IPC.The bench of Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira noted that there are contradictions in the versions of prosecution witnesses with regards...

NEET-PG| Candidates With Rural/Difficult Area Service Can't Claim Sub Quota As A Right : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that NEET-PG candidates engaging in Rural Area service or Difficult Rural Area service cannot claim an exclusive sub-quota as a matter of right. Justice N. Nagaresh observed that this was more so since the Prospectus for Admission to Medical Postgraduate Degree Courses 2021-2022 provided for 2% service weightage for Rural Area service and 5% for Difficult...

Municipal Commissioner with Additional Charge of DM Can Order Detention Under Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies and Commodities Act: Madhya Pradesh HC

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench recently held that a Municipal Commissioner was competent to issue the order of detention U/S 3(2) of Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as "The Act of 1980") even though she was temporarily delegated with the additional charge...

Free Food Kit Distribution: Kerala High Court Directs State To Disburse Arrears To Retail Dealers Within 2 Months

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the concerned authorities to disburse arrears of commission payable to Authorised Retail Distributors (ARDs) for distributing Covid-19 free food-kits at the rates specified in 2020 and 2021 Government Orders within two months.Although the State took the stand that the kit distribution was a humanitarian service to be treated as voluntary and not...

Entire Books Of Account Can't Be Rejected Merely Because Of Non-Issuance Of Sale Memos: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently held that entire books of accounts cannot be rejected on the sole basis of non-issuance of sale memos. While granting relief to the Assessees (Appellants herein), the Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik observed, "…mere non-issuance of production of sale memos could not have been a ground...

Search Engines Like Google Not 'Publishers' Under Part III Of IT Rules, 2021: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Central Government has told the Delhi High Court that search engines like Google are not 'publishers' under Part III of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Section 2(s) of the Rules defines a publisher as a "publisher of news and current affairs content or a publisher of online curated content."The Centre through Ministry of...

Not Entitled To Ex Gratia Compensation If Deceased Not Deployed For Dedicated COVID 19 Duty: Delhi Govt Tells High Court

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that only those families of deceased persons who died while being deployed for dedicated COVID 19 duty will be entitled for ex gratia compensation of Rs. 1 Crore and not otherwise. Justice V Kameswar Rao was hearing the pleas filed by families of two police officers who died while performing field duty amid COVID 19. One of the petitions...

All India Bar Examination XVI (AIBE 16) Result Declared

The All India Bar Examination (AIBE 16) result has been declared today. The AIBE-XVI was conducted on 31st October 2021.The results can be checked in this link provided by www.allindiabarexamination.com. The candidates can check their results by entering their Roll Number and Date of Birth on the given link.AIBE 16 Result: Process- Visit the official website allindiabarexamination.com - Click...

NMC Can't Withhold Approval Of A Medical College On Ground Of Pendency Of CBI Probe Against It: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court today held that the National Medical Commission (NMC) cannot withhold the approval of any medical college on the ground that CBI probe on the admissions effected in the said medical college is pending against the Management and Trustees of the said Medical College.The bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Arun Sharma was hearing a plea filed by...

'Irresponsible Social Media Use Rampant' : Mumbai Court Asks Clubhouse App Case Accused to Undergo Counselling

Observing that irresponsible use of social media is rampant among youngsters, a Metropolitan Magistrate's court directed law student Yash Kumar, accused in the Clubhouse App Case, to undergo counselling for appropriate general and social media behaviour. "…Irresponsible use of social media is rampant. People and particularly the young generation in their teens [are]...

S. 37 NDPS Act| 'Reasonable Grounds' Mean Something More Than 'Prima Facie' Grounds: Calcutta High Court

While interpreting Section 37 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Calcutta High Court has recently opined that 'reasonable grounds' to believe that the accused has not committed an offence must be more than mere 'prima facie' grounds. Section 37 of the Act deals with classification of the offences contained within the Act and provides for cases where...

COVID Booster Dose: Gauhati HC Judges, Subordinate Courts' Judicial Officers, Lawyers In Assam To Be Considered As Front Line Workers

The Government of Assam has issued a notification informing that all the judges, judicial officers, other Officers and staff of Gauhati High Court and Subordinate Courts in the state of Assam, including the lawyers appearing in various courts and all Officers and Staff of different prisons in the state of Assam, shall be considered as Front Line Workers for the purpose of COVID Vaccination.It...