Rajasthan HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging MCI Mandate On Foreign Medical Students To Undergo Minimum 54 Months Education

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, has issued notice on a plea challenging regulations of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for foreign medical students, requiring them to compulsorily undergo minimum 54 months medical education for grant of permanent registration in India. A division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sameer Jain were hearing the plea filed by...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Not Maintainable Once Accused Enters Appearance, Either Personally Or Through Counsel: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once an accused has appeared before the court, either personally or through his counsel, he cannot seek anticipatory bail by invoking section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Justice H P Sandesh thus dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by one Ramesh and granted him liberty to approach the Trial Court by filing the...

NDPS Act| Action Of Investigating Agency Mixing Contraband From Two Different Cartons Before Forensic Analysis Is Contrary To Law: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court recently reiterated that where the quantity of contraband recovered in a case is large and it is not practicable to send the entire quantity for forensic examination, then sufficient quantity by way of samples from each of the packets recovered should be drawn separately.It emphasized that the investigating agency cannot mix contents of different packets and then drawn...

Fake Motor Accident Claims Using Fabricated Medical Records: Madras High Court Orders Enquiry Into 84 Withdrawn Claims

Taking note of allegations about numerous fake motor accident claims, the Madras High Court has ordered a detailed probe into 84 cases claiming a total of Rs.11.70 Crores, that were withdrawn after the complaint. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed,"This is not merely coincidental and it is more a knee-jerk reaction after complaints were made to the effect that claims have been filed...

First Conviction Not Final, Presumption Of Innocence Continues Till Last Court Of Appeal: Arguments For Ansal Brothers In Delhi HC, Order Reserved

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its judgment in the plea filed by real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, seeking suspension of their seven-year jail term in the evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997. Justice Subramonium Prasad on Thursday heard Senior Advocates Dr. AM Singhvi and Arvind Nigam for the duo.At...

No Bar On Granting Interim Custody Of The Vehicle Seized For Commission Of Offence Under NDPS Act: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that merely on the ground that the vehicle is liable to confiscation under Section 60 of the NDPS Act, it cannot be held that once the vehicle is seized for the commission of offence under the NDPS Act, interim custody cannot be granted.The Bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal further observed that the NDPS Act does not contain any bar regarding the...

Defence Of Accused Cannot Be Put Forth At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court recently refused to quash criminal proceedings against a public servant, where the trial has already begun noting that at the stage of framing of charge, the defence of the accused cannot be put forth.Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary observed,"That at the stage of framing of charge the defence of the accused cannot be put forth." Further, referring to the case of Supdt....

POSH Act Applicable To Girl Students Of A School: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (2013 Act) is applicable to girl students of a school.A Bench comprising Justice HarishTandon and Justice Rabindranath Samanta placed reliance on the definition of 'aggrieved woman' as provided under Section 2 (a) of the 2013 Act...

JPSC| Scope Of Judicial Review In Matters Concerning Re-Evaluation Of Answer Key Is Narrow: Jharkhand High Court

Refusing to interfere with the decision of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission on disputed answers of the 2021 Preliminary Test, the Jharkhand High Court observed that, "Merely because the experts were not of the choice of the petitioner, the same cannot be a ground to doubt the decision of the subject expert committee."In a matter seeking re-examination of the JPSC PT answer sheets,...

Breaking| [UAPA] Kozhikode Twin Blast: Kerala High Court Acquits Prime Accused Nazeer, Dismisses NIA Appeal Against Acquittal Of Other Accused

The Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed the appeals preferred by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Thadiyantevida Nazeer and Shafaz, prime accused in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blast case, thereby acquitting them. A Division Bench of Justice Vinod K Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman also declined the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the trial court's...

Delhi High Court Expunges Adverse Remarks Against Actress Juhi Chawla In Case Against 5G Rollout, Reduces Cost To Rs. 2 Lakhs

The Delhi High Court on Thursday expunged the remarks made by the Single Judge against Bollywood and environmentalist Juhi Chawla while dismissing her civil suit against 5G Roll. Modifying the impugned order, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also reduced the cost imposed vide the impugned order from Rs. 20 Lakhs to Rs. 2 Lakhs, observing that the same may be retained as some of...

Difference Between Article 226 & Article 227 Of Constitution: Gujarat High Court Explains

The Gujarat High Court has recently held that the High Court must exercise its Supervisory powers under Article 227 of the Constitution sparingly.Justice Ashok Kumar C. Joshi also discussed the difference in the exercise of jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 in detail. Justice Joshi termed the exercise of power under Article 227 as 'discretionary' while the jurisdiction under Article 226...