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Swap Transplants Permissible Even If Donor-Recipients Not Near Relatives, Provided Special Reason Exist For Donation: Kerala High Court
It was held that the State's Guidelines for Altruistic and Exchange Donation will be inoperative to the extent it restricts Swap Donations only between near relatives.
'Can Kannada Be Made Compulsory Subject In Degree Courses As Per NEP?': Karnataka High Court Asks Centre
The Karnataka High Court on Monday asked the Central Government if States can, under the National Education Policy (NEP), make study of regional language compulsory for students enrolling in degree courses.While hearing a plea challenging the Karnataka Government's decision making Kannada language a compulsory subject in degree courses in the State, a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu...
Workman Employed For A Particular Project Can't Claim Permanent Status After Project Ends : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that when a workman is employed for a particular project, the services of that employee come to an end when the project is over and, therefore, such a workman could not be given permanent status.This assertion came from the Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma while relying upon the ruling of the Apex Court in the case of Lal Mohammad and Ors. vs....
'Not Secular Money': Madras High Court Restrains HR&CE Dept From Establishing New Colleges
The Madras High Court has put an interim stay on setting up of new educational institutions by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, using surplus Temple funds, other than the four colleges that are already set up.A bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu noted that even though imparting education must be appreciated,...
Tripura Violence- Local Court Grants Bail To 2 Delhi Based Journalists Arrested On Charges Of Publishing False News
A Tripura Court has granted bail to two women Journalists associated with the HW News Network in connection with a case registered against them for posting on social media that a mosque was burnt in the Gomati district of Tripura and a copy of the Quran was damaged.Journalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha were granted bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gomati Judicial District,...
UPSC Civil Services Exam: Delhi High Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Age Relaxation, Unlimited Attempts For PwD Candidates
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking unlimited number of attempts to appear in Civil Services Examination for all candidates of PwD category, at par with SC/ST candidates. The Petitioner, Evara Foundation, has sought implementation of the Supreme Court's judgment in Aryan Raj vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. where the Supreme Court confirmed that persons...
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Remanded To 14 Days Judicial Custody In Money Laundering Case
The Special PMLA court on Monday remanded former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Special Judge HS Satbhai allowed Deshmukh a bed and medicines prescribed by a doctor in prison. Deshmukh was arrested on November 2, following over 12 hours...
'Alarming Situation': Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions To Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts In State
The Kerala High Court on Monday issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove the already existing ones within a period of 10 days.Justice Devan Ramachandran, surprised by the number of flag posts in the State, remarked:"Illegal flag masts already erected on the streets should be taken out under the applicable...
'Defames Hindu Community': Lawyer Moves Delhi High Court Against Salman Khurshid's Book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to stop the publication and sale of the book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" written by Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid.Filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal through Advocate Raj Kishor Choudhary, the plea alleges that Khurshid has compared Hindutva to groups like ISIS and BOKO HARAM in his book. It cites an...
Jaunpur Custodial Death- Allahabad HC Finds Fault With CBI's Probe, Chides It For Failure To Arrest Accused Police Officers
The Allahabad High Court last week slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to properly investigate the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man from Jaunpur as it failed to arrest the accused persons/ policemen against whom the charge of murder has been levelled.The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal observed that the affidavit...