Rajasthan High Court Orders NEET Authority To Allot College To A Pakistani Citizen, Despite Not Having Long Term Visa

The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the competent authority of NEET to allot an appropriate college to a citizen of Pakistan, in accordance with his merit, while ignoring the fact that he does not possess a Long Term Visa. Justice Dinesh Mehta, in his order, observed,"Petitioner appeared in the NEET (UG) Examination and has secured 80% marks, it is hereby ordered that the...

Christmas Advertisements By Delhi Govt: High Court Disposes Plea Seeking Action For Allegedly Wasting Public Money

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging public advertisements issued by the Delhi Government wishing Christmas to the citizens, allegedly to promote the political interests of the Aam Aadmi Party. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh noted that a representation in this regard is already pending consideration before the Committee on...

Bihar Judicial Officers, Court Staff Clean Temple As Per Order Of Buxar District And Sessions Judge

[NOTE: As per a subsequent order issued on January 10, 2022, the notice (subject matter of this story) has been withdrawn under the orders of the District Judge.]The Judicial Officers and the Court staff of Buxar Court in Bihar on Sunday cleaned the temples pursuant to an admin order issued by the District and Sessions Judge at Buxar, Bihar. While directing all presiding officers of...

SpiceJet Vs Credit Suisse AG- Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Airline's Admission Of Winding Up

Madras High Court has dismissed the appeal preferred by SpiceJet against a single-judge bench order for admission of its winding up on Credit Suisse AG's Company Petition. Yesterday, Madras High Court had reserved the pronouncement of judgment on SpiceJet's appeal for today. After hearing the counsels appearing for SpiceJet and Credit Suisse at length, A Division Bench of...

Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Vires Of Dam Safety Act

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the vires of recently enacted Dam Safety Act, 2021, as being violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu has granted three weeks' time to the Union of India, represented by ASG R. Shankaranarayanan, to file its...

Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society: Rajasthan High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal Of Depositor's Claim Application

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday directed the Central government to expeditiously decide on the claim application filed by a depositor of the beleaguered Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Ltd.It ordered that the said decision has to be taken preferably within a period of 90 days, strictly in accordance with the law. Justice Dinesh Mehta ordered,"The respondents are directed to take...

Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Seeking JIPMER Roster Model For AIIMS PG Admissions Till January 24

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the batch of pleas seeking the JIPMER Roster Model for Institutional Preference be followed in AIIMS PG Admissions and INI CET Examination for January 24, 2022.The bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai also directed the respondents to file counter affidavits.When the matter was called for hearing, Advocate Charu Mathur appearing for Students...

Air India Disinvestment: Madras High Court Asks Centre To Produce Share Purchase Agreement

In a plea preferred by one of the trade unions of Air India against its disinvestment, the Madras High Court has directed the Central government to produce the contentious share purchase agreement before the court.Justice V. Parthiban took note of the petitioner's argument that the share purchase agreement is instrumental in deciding the case that involves high stakes for all...

Delhi Court Acquits Four Men In A Riots Case, Says Their Identification As Rioters Who Committed Loot & Arson Becomes 'Intensely Doubtful'

A Delhi Court has acquitted four men in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots observing the their identification as rioters who committed loot and arson in the complainant's house was intensely doubtful. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat acquitted Dinesh, Sahil, Sandeep and Tinku who were facing trial under sec. 143, 147, 148, 380, 436 read with sec. 149 of IPC.FIR 64/2020...

Amazon-Group Files Appeal At The NCLAT Against CCI Order And Also Appeal In The Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court Order

The Amazon-Group has challenged the Competition Commission of India's order dated 17.12.2021 at the NCLAT, which suspended its deal to acquire 49% stake in FCPL, on the ground that Amazon failed to disclose the true and complete details for the purpose of the Combination. It was held by the Commission that Amazon had misrepresented that its decision to pursue the Combination was based...

Wife Refuses To Go To Matrimonial Home For 10 Yrs Awaiting 'Shubh Muhurat': Chhattisgarh HC Calls It 'Desertion', Grants Husband Divorce

Calling it a case of Desertion, the Chhattisgarh High Court recently granted a divorce decree in favor of a Husband, whose wife, under the guise of auspicious time (Shubh Muhurat) to return back to the matrimonial home, continued at her maternal home and refused to come back for 10 long years."If the respondent/wife was so sanguine of the fact that in the circumstances and like nature of...

S. 482 CrPC Plea Maintainable To Quash Proceedings Which Are Ex Facie Bad For Want Of Sanction: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court today observed that an application under Section 482 CrPC is maintainable to quash the proceedings, which are ex facie bad for want of sanction as required under Section 197 of Crpc (Prosecution of Judges and public servants).With this, the Bench of Justice Chandra Kumar Rai set aside a summoning order passed by the Judicial Magistrate Farrukhabad against a...