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'No Student Can Be Expelled For Non-Payment': Madras High Court Permits Pvt Schools To Collect 85% Fees In Instalments
The Madras High Court on Friday permitted private unaided educational institutions to collect 85% of the annual school fee payable for the current academic year, i.e. 2021-22 in six instalments from parents who have not suffered any form of financial loss during the pandemic period. However, the Court made it clear that no student shall be restrained from attending online classes or taking...
Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Gruesome Massacre Of Monkeys
The Karnataka High Court on Friday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports regarding the incident of unidentified persons allegedly poisoning a group of Bonnet Macaques (monkeys), and killing over 38 of them. The carcasses were found at a road junction at Chowdenahalli in Arehali Hobli of Belur taluk in Karnataka's Hassan district on Wednesday. A division bench of...
"Govt. Failed To Take More Active Approach": Delhi HC Allows CHRI To Utilize 25% Of Its Foreign Contribution To Pay Salaries To Staff
The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to utilize 25% of the amounts lying in its custody as Foreign Contribution to meet its expenses towards payment of salaries of its employees and other personnel engaged by them in any project.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli allowed the request of CHRI considering that grant of such permission would not, in...
'No Executive Accountability': Calcutta High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy As PAC Chairman
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea challenging TMC MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the year 2021-2022. The plea has been filed by BJP MLA Ambika Roy. The...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Alleged International Hawala Dealers Bimal Jain And Naresh Jain
The Delhi High Court today refused bail to two alleged International Hawala Dealer Naresh Jain and Bimal Kumar Jain who are accused of routing funds to the tune of 96,000 crores. The Bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna denied them bail taking into account the serious allegations levelled against them and the investigation carried out against them by the Directorate Of...
Consider Increasing Cadre Strength Of Nursing/Non-Gazetted Staff In Medical & Health Department: Rajasthan High Court To Govt
In view of the increasing burden on the medical infrastructure, the Rajasthan High Court recently asked the state government to seriously ponder upon increasing the existing cadre strength of Nursing/Non-Gazetted Staff.The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg and Justice Sandeep Mehta also directed the State Counsel to apprise the Court regarding the proposed steps to appoint Bio-Medical...
Delhi High Court Extends Life Of Interim Orders Till August 13
The Delhi High Court has extended the life of interim orders till August 13 while dealing with the suo moto petition registered in order to deal with the matter concerning extension of interim orders in all matters pending before it and subordinate Courts in view of the limited functioning due to the second Covid wave. (In Re: Extension of Interim Orders)A full bench comprising of Justice...
Plea Alleges Muslim Marriages Forced To Register Under Special Marriage Act: Delhi High Court Seeks GNCTD's Response
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi Government to file its response on a plea alleging that persons marrying under the Islamic Law are being forced to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.Advocate Utkarsh Singh, appearing for the Petitioner NGO- Dhanak for Humanity, submitted that marriages which are being solemnized under the Islamic law are not...
Illegal Constructions Near Qutub Minar: Delhi High Court Seeks Report From Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
The Delhi High Court has sought details from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi regarding the illegal constructions near Qutub Minar in South Delhi. The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has also directed the Municipal Commissioner (South Zone), Delhi to fix the responsibility of the concerned officers who were supposed to monitor the area and who have permitted these...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Surendra Gadling For Nine Days To Attend Mother's Death Anniversary
The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling from August 13 to 21 to attend his mother's death anniversary.A division bench headed by Justice SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar observed that the rigours of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on...
Long Pendency Of Appeals Before Allahabad High Court: Supreme Court To Lay Down Parameters For Disposal
The Supreme Court has taken the view that the long pendency of appeals at the Allahabad High Court must be decided on broad parameters framed by the Court. While hearing a batch of 18 petitions seeking bail, a division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta prescribed material aspects to be considered in framing such parameters.The bench suggested to consider period undergone,...