NEET 2021: Kerala High Court Permits Candidate Alleging Discrepancies To Verify OMR Sheet In Presence Of NTA Officials

The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered the Joint Director of National Testing Agency (NTA) to permit a candidate to verify the original OMR sheet and calculation sheet in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), in presence of officials.Justice N Nagaresh directed the petitioner to appear with her parents before the officials within two weeks:"In view of the peculiar facts...

Allahabad HC Imposes 21K Fine On District Judge For Rejecting Resignation Of A Court Clerk Who Joined Indian Railways

The Allahabad High Court recently imposed a fine of Rs 21,000/- on a District Judge, who rejected the resignation of a court clerk as his resignation was not preceded by a three months' notice. On account of his failure to give a three months notice under Rule 4 of the Government Service Rules, 2000, he was also subjected to a disciplinary inquiry.Observing that subjecting him to a...

Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Kerala High Court Urges Setting Up Spot Booking Counters At Prime Locations To Make Darshan Accessible To All

The Kerala High Court on Friday insisted on establishing spot booking counters at several prime locations so that pilgrims who do not own a phone or are not acquainted with online booking may not be at a disadvantage as compared to other devotees intending to visit Sabarimala this year.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar was hearing a PIL...

'Calculated Attack On Victim By Unlawful Assembly': Court Frames Charges Against Four For Murdering One During Delhi Riots

A Delhi Court has framed charges against four men for allegedly being part of an unlawful assembly which committed violence with a common objective of rioting and murdering one Deepak during the North East Delhi riots. There was a calculated attack on the victim, the Court said. "…the manner of their mobilization and intent as construed from their conduct, the said unlawful assembly can be...

'Political Interference In Transfers Puts Public Efficiency & Good Administration In Peril': Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that political interference in transfers and posting of officers results in politicization of public office, which in turn puts public efficiency and good administration to peril. Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation while quashing orders passed by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. (BESCOM), transferring an employee D Naveen. Though...

Republic Day Violence: Delhi High Court Dismisses For Default Plea Seeking Action Against Police For Failing To Discharge Duty

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed for default a petition seeking action against the police officers who allegedly failed in discharging their duty during the violence that erupted in the national capital on Republic Day, in wake of farmers protests against the Central Farm Laws. The Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh noted that no counsel appeared on behalf of...

Delhi High Court Directs CIC To Decide Soon RTI Application Seeking Statistics Of State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide in a time-bound manner, the appeals filed by Apar Gupta, founder of the Internet Freedom Foundation, against rejection of his RTI applications seeking statistical information on state sponsored electronic surveillance. Justice Yashwant Varma has posted the matter for December 2. Gupta had moved...

Special PMLA Court Extends Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's ED Custody Till November 15

The Special PMLA court on Friday extended former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's Enforcement Directorate custody till November 15 in the money laundering case. Deshmukh was arrested on November 2, following over 12 hours of interrogation. On Sunday, the Bombay High Court had set aside a special court's order demanding Deshmukh in judicial custody and order him back...

CISF Firing In Sitalkuchi, Cooch Bihar: WB-CID Submits Interim Status Report Before Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took on record the interim status report filed by West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the investigation into the alleged firing by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on April 10, 2021 at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district during the West Bengal assembly polls which claimed the lives of four persons. The sealed report...

Delhi High Court Orders Examination Of 60-Yr Old Peepal Tree On Senior Advocate's Plea; Says Prima Facie No Danger Of It Falling

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Deputy Conservator of Forest to examine a 60 year old Peepal tree in city's Inderpuri area, after prima facie observing that from the photographs, no danger of the tree falling could be seen nor any tilt or sagging was observed.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was dealing with a petition filed by Senior Advocate N. Hariharan, opposing felling of the...

Incorrect Details On COVID Vaccination Certificate: Kerala High Court Directs Corrections To Be Made On CoWin Portal As Well

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the government to remove the discrepancy in the date and venue of the petitioner's vaccination details on the CoWin portal within two weeks.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan accordingly closed the writ petition filed by a 73-year-old who was planning to travel abroad to meet his children but was refrained from doing so due to incorrect details on his...

'Must Look At India's Remote Corners': Madras HC Satisfied With Stakeholder Consultation Process For Draft Universal Accessibility Guidelines

The Madras High Court on Wednesday disposed of a PIL seeking wide publicity of the draft 'Harmonized Guidelines and Standards For Universal Accessibility in India, 2021', while simultaneously noting that the respondent authorities have substantially complied with the prescribed procedure. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu, while pronouncing the...