Can ICSE & CBSE Students Have Separate Syllabus For Junior College CET Examination?: Bombay High Court Asks State

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government if there can be a separate syllabus for CBSE and ICSE students appearing in the Common Entrance Test (CET) for class 11 junior college admissions. In the alternate, the court sought to know if students who appear for the CET would not be given priority over other students if there isn't a separate syllabus. A...

What Will Happen To ₹16.5 Crores Crowdfund?: Kerala High Court Asks State After Child With Rare Disease Dies

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State to inform as to what happened with Rs. 16.5 crore that were collected through crowdfunding for the treatment of an infant suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. The development comes subsequent to passing away of the child.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly also suggested that the money raised for...

Two Patents Cannot Be Granted For One Invention- One for Genus and The Other for Species: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea By AztraZeneca

The Delhi High Court has held that two patents cannot be granted for one invention- one for genus and the other for species. A claim of two patents for one invention only strikes at the very root of the appellants' claim and disentitles the appellants from any interim relief. Dismissing the plea by affixing Rs.5,00,000/- costs, a division bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Rajiv...

Covid-19: Kerala High Court Further Extends Validity Of Interim Orders Till August 9

The Kerala High Court on Friday extended by another two weeks the life of all interim orders passed by it, that were due to expire the coming Monday.A full bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar, Justice C.T Ravikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly considered that it is pertinent to extend these orders amidst the continuing lockdown restrictions in the State. Accordingly, their validity has been...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Guidelines For Prompt Transmission Of Bail Orders

"Disposal of bail application without furnishing the order copy within a reasonable time will not place the accused in a better position"

Delhi Riots: High Court Adjourns Hearing In Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Bail Plea Till September 9

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to September 9 hearing in a bail plea filed by Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with a Delhi Riots case alleging looting and damage to a furniture shop owned by one Zeeshan by rioters.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad adjourned the hearing on the request of the counsel appearing on behalf of Hussain who...

Statement Under Section 67 of NDPS Act Cannot Be Used As A Confessional Statement, Reiterates Punjab & Haryana HC

The High Court of Punjab & Haryana has held that a statement under Section 67 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot be used as a confessional statement in the trial of an offense under the Act. However, a bench of Justice Raj Mohan Singh relied on the case of Tofan Singh vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2013), where it was held that the officers who are invested with...

[Chinese App Ban] Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Amazon India On Plea Against Sale Of Shein Products During Prime Day Sale

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to e-commerce giant Amazon India on a petition filed against proposed sale of products belonging to Chinese apparel brand Shein during its prime day sale. Amazon's prime day sale which is scheduled to kick-off on July 25 will also include products from Shein amongst its other 1.2 million sellers. However, Shein was among the 59 Chinese mobile apps...

'We're Also Human Beings' : Bombay HC Judge Withdraws Oral Praise For Late Father Stan Swamy After NIA Objection

Justice SS Shinde, judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday withdrew his oral statements in praise of late tribal rights activist -Father Stan Swamy and his work - after the National Investigation Agency raised objections to the same during hearing of Stan's bail plea, being heard posthumously. Justice SS Shinde, however, said that even judges are human beings and the news of...

[Delhi Riots] No Iota Of Evidence Showing Involvement In Conspiracy: Ishrat Jahan Tells Delhi Court In Bail Hearing

Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan has told a Delhi Court on Friday that there is no iota of evidence to show her involvement in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case and that the prosecution has falsely implicated her in the matter.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was hearing a bail plea moved by Ishrat Jahan in FIR 59/2020 which alleges a larger conspiracy in the Delhi Riots...

Madras High Court Restrains State Govt From Purchasing Public Transport Buses Without Disabled Friendly Amenities

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the State government from purchasing any new buses for the purpose of public transport unless such buses are disabled-friendly as per the statutory requirements under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (2016 Act) and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 (2017 Rules). A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee...

Manipur High Court Orders Release of Journalist Detained Under NSA Over Facebook Post On Cow Dung Cure For COVID

On Friday, the Manipur High Court directed the release of Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhemcha noting that his detention would be as much a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution as it was in the case of Erendro Leichombam. Kishorchandra was detained under the National Security Act for a post on his Facebook wall on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 commenting that 'cow...