MBBS : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Student With 80% Locomotor Disability For Medical Admission In PwD Quota

The Supreme Court recently dismissed the plea by a student suffering from 80% locomotor disability seeking reservation under the quota for Persons with Disabilities(PWD) for admission in the MBBS Course(2023-24). At the same time, the court reminded the Central government to comply with its earlier order where it had asked it to find solutions to facilitate the effective participation...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Bar Councils To Collect Data On Candidates With Disabilities To Shape Policies For Disabled Lawyers

On November 6, 2023, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that urges the Bar Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils across the nation to collect comprehensive data on candidates who are Persons with Disabilities (PWD) regarding their specific disabilities. As per the plea listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and...

Kerala Court Sentences 62 Yr Old Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Victim To 35 Yrs Imprisonment, Rs. 1.25 Lakhs Fine

A Kerala Court recently sentenced a 62 year old to 35 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 1.25 Lakhs for committing the offence of rape and penetrative sexual assault on a girl child, with mental disability. The Fast Track Special Court Judge at Thiruvananthapuram Rekha R. passed the Order.The prosecution case is that the 2nd accused person had committed the offences of rape...

Kerala Court Convicts Asafaq Alam For Rape, Murder Of Migrant Worker's 5-Yr-Old In Aluva

A Kerala Court today convicted Asafaq Alam, the accused in the case pertaining to the brutal rape and murder of a 5 year old girl child from a migrant labourer family hailing from Bihar. The POCSO Court Judge, Ernakulam K. Soman passed the Order. The child went missing on July 28, 2023. She was strangulated and dumped into a waste yard in Aluva market. The police arrested accused Asafaq...

RTI Act | Penalty Imposed On Public Information Officers For Delay In Reply Depends On 'Malice': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Right to Information Act, 2005, only specifies the maximum limit of penalty to be imposed on Public Information Officers and the said amount may vary depending on malice and degree of inaction on the officials’ part in not providing the information.Justice Subramonium Prasad said that even though Section 20 of the RTI Act stipulates a maximum...

NLU Assam Introduces Menstrual Leave For Female Students

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA) has taken a significant step towards promoting inclusivity and the well-being of its female students by implementing a 'Menstrual Leave' policy.Under this new policy, female students at the University are now entitled to avail Menstrual Leave. To do so, they are required to submit an application, and these leave days will be...

‘Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Completed By ASI, Records Being Prepared’: Varanasi Court Told; Report Directed To Be Filed By Nov 17

The Varanasi District Judge on November 2 directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its report about the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey in the Court by November 17. District Judge AK Vishvesha passed the order after the ASI submitted before it on Thursday that it has already completed its survey of the Mosque premises and now its technical members are preparing a detailed...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of 7 New Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven new judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.They are :1. Vinay Saraf, Advocate2. Vivek Jain, Advocate3. Rajendra Kumar Vani, Judicial Officer4. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Judicial Officer Binod Kumar Dwivedi, Judicial Officer6. Devnarayan Mishra, Judicial Officer7. Gajendra Singh, Judicial Officer.In exercise of the power conferred by...

Supreme Court Affirms Penalty On 'Zarda' Manufacturers For Misclassifying Product As 'Chewing Tobacco' For Central Excise Duty

The Supreme Court while adjudicating a matter wherein the Assesssee deliberately misclassified the ‘Zarda’ produced by it as ‘Chewing Tobacco’ for evading payment of a high duty as applicable to ‘Zarda’, has affirmed the imposition of penalty and demand for payment of differential duty raised by the Central Excise Department from the Assessee.The Bench comprising Justice S....

Attorney General, R.Venkataramani To Deliver The 9th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture At Kochi [18th November]

Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice is organizing the 9th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture at Kochi. Date: 18th November, 2018 Time: 10:30 AMVenue: Kerala High Court Auditorium at Ernakulam Justice P.S.Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India will be the Chief Guest for the function. The Law lecture will be delivered by Shri R.Venkataramani,...

SC Lawyer Writes To Rajasthan High Court Registrar Aggrieved By Lack Of Virtual Access To Court Proceedings At Jaipur

Advocate on Record Shobha Gupta has made a representation to the Registrar General of Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur Bench, demanding the rectification of faults in virtual court access, due to which she was unable to appear in a case in which she was engaged as the arguing counsel.Missing a posting date can turn out to be detrimental in many cases, the counsel said adding that the glitch...

Justice H.S Thangkhiew Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Meghalaya High Court

The President of India has appointed Justice H.S Thangkhiew, senior-most Judge of the Meghalaya High Court as its Acting Chief Justice with effect from November 2, 2023 as the current Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee retired today.The notification issued in this regard reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to...