Board Exams: Kerala High Court Nod To State's Decision Scrapping Grace Marks This Academic Year

The Kerala High Court on Thursday agreed with the Government Order scrapping the policy of awarding grace marks to students in Grade 10th and 12th in the State Board examinations, for the academic year 2020-2021. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly after hearing the parties agreed with the Government Order and disposed of a batch of...

'Why Does School Teacher Have To Seek NOC With Folded Hands?": Calcutta High Court On Repeated Non Issuance of NOC For Transfer

The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on a school and its Headmistress for deliberately refusing to issue a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) and a release order to a teacher who had sought leave to get transferred to another school on health grounds. The Court also instructed the concerned Headmistress to vacate her post and accordingly demoted her to the post of an assistant...

'No Work No Pay' Not Applicable When Law Expressly Provides For Grant Of Fully Pay On Exoneration: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that when the Fundamental Rules expressly provide for the grant of full pay and allowances on the exoneration of a Government servant from punishment/criminal charges, the principle of 'No Work No Pay' would have no application.Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal remarked that the principle of 'No Work No Pay' would not override sub-rule (2) of Rule 54 of...

"Bail Plea Doesn't Become Maintainable By Invoking Wrong Provisions In Law": Prosecution Opposes Ishrat Jahan's Bail Plea In Riots Case

Opposing a bail plea moved by Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Prosecution has challenged the maintainability of the bail application moved by Jahan.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was informed by Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad that bail application filed under sec. 437 must have been moved in place of sec. 439 of CrPC...

10.5% Vanniyar Reservation Case: Madras HC Orders That Every Admission, Appointment Will Be Subject To Final Outcome Of Challenge [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that every admission made in educational institutions or appointment in public posts by implementing the 10.5% internal reservation for Vanniakula Kshatriyas, will be subject to to the final outcome of the writ petitions challenging the validity of such reservation. The interim order was passed by a Bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and S Kanammal...

Delhi High Court To Hear On Sept 17 Plea Of Medical Aspirant With Amputated Arm, Denied Admission To MBBS Course On Account Of Disability

The Delhi High Court today heard a writ petition filed by a medical aspirant, denied admission to a medical college despite qualifying the NEET exam, on account of her physical disability.The Petitioner, whose left arm is amputated, has challenged the General Medical Admission Regulation, 1997 which requires that both hands of the candidate should be "intact, with intact sensations,...

Justice AM Khanwilkar Appointed As Chairman Of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

Justice AM Khanwilkar has been appointed as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.The notification in this regard has been issued by the Law Ministry. The Central Authority nominated Justice Khanwilkar, who is the second senior most judge in the Supreme Court, with immediate effect in the wake of retirement of Justice RF Nariman who held the post of chairman since September,...

COVID-19 Drugs Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing Against Gautam Gambhir Foundation & AAP MLAs Till February Next Year

A Delhi Court has adjourned till February 7, 2022, the case against Gautam Gambhir Foundation and two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs- Praveen Kumar and Imran Hussain, for allegedly hoarding and illegally distributing Covid-19 drugs during the second wave.Metropolitan Magistrate Pritu Raj adjourned the matter till first week of February.The Drug Controller of Delhi Government had launched a prosecution...

84 Days Between Two Covishield Vaccines Prescribed For Better Efficacy: Centre Tells Kerala High Court

The Central government submitted before the Kerala High Court on Thursday that the prescribed 84 days between two doses of Covishield vaccine was based on a technical opinion recommended by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) for better protection from the Covid-19 virus. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar was hearing a plea filed by Kitex stating that it had...

Free Education May Be Availed At Govt School; Can't Force State To Pay Private School Fees Of Children Orphaned Due To Covid: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today expressed reservation over compelling the Government to pay private school fees for children, orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic. It opined that such children may be shifted to a Government school instead, for availing free education under Article 21-A of the Constitution."They (Government) also have their limitations...It may be very far-fetched to ask them to pay...

Misleading Drinks Allegedly Being Sold As 'ORS Solution': Delhi High Court Directs FSSAI To Decide Representation Expeditiously

The Delhi High Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to treat as a representation a PIL seeking to restrain the distribution of fruit drinks, allegedly being sold in the market as "ORS" (Oral Rehydration Salt) solution.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh directed FSSAI to provide sufficient opportunity of hearing to...

'Entitled To Right To Be Forgotten & Protection From Invasion Of Privacy': Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Bengali Actress

Citing the right to be forgotten and entitlement to protection of privacy from invasion by strangers, the Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to a Bengali actress, seeking restraint on publication and streaming of her naked videos on various online platforms including YouTube.Justice Asha Menon, as an interim measure, directed the defendants to remove or pull down the...