Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone Foreign Medical Graduate Exam As Infructuous

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam 2021 as infructuous as the exams are being conducted today.The petitioners' counsel prayed for a direction to carry-forward the exam fees of students who could not attend the exams today due to COVID restrictions.However, a vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah...

'If Death Occurs, Is It State's Responsibility?': Allahabad HC Refuses To Entertain Plea For Disposal Of Dead Bodies Buried Near Ganga

"If you are a public-spirited person, tell us how many bodies you have been able to identify and give them a decent burial or cremation?", HC asked the petitioner.

Amit Shah's Rally : Why FIR Names Only 6 Out Of Thousands Without Masks? Karnataka High Court

"On what basis the Commissioner has made a statement that only six persons were there at the rally who were not wearing masks?In the rally of thousands, he is bold to say only six persons were not wearing masks. Can anyone believe this?"

Man Alleges Registry Not Allowing His Cases To Be Taken Up By Benches- "Petitioner Requires Psychiatric Help": Observes Madras High Court

In a matter wherein the Petitioner alleged that whenever he attempted to mention any matter on the virtual mode or participate in any hearing of his matters, he was deliberately muted by the operators, the Madras High Court observed that Petitioner Requires Psychiatric Help.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that there was no material...

Calcutta High Court To Hear Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Election From Nandigram On June 24

The Election Petition moved by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly Polls will be heard next week on Thursday (June 24).The Bench of Justice Kaushik Chandra listed the matter for next week after the matter was mentioned before the bench and...

'Memory Of Second Wave Hasn't Left Us' : Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of COVID Protocol Violations

Taking suo motu cognizance about concerns regarding mass violations of Covid-19 protocol in overcrowded Delhi markets since the unlocking of the city, the Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Centre and Delhi governments on the issue. The bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Asha Menon remarked on pictures produced by an AIIMS doctor with the court, "The memory of the second wave has...

Kerala High Court Further Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till June 29th Amidst Continuing Lockdown Restrictions

The Kerala High Court on Monday while hearing a suo motu matter, extended the validity of interim orders passed by this Court till June 29 2021, owing to continuation of lockdown in the State till 16th June 2021, citing inability to carry out normal court proceedings. This is the second suo motu writ petition filed in this regard. The first petition was registered in 2020 praying for...

Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways Issues An Advisory For Extension Of Validity Of Documents Under MV Act

Ministry of Road Transport And Highways has issued an advisory declaring extension of validity of documents related to the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor vehicle Rules and for the relaxation of permit fees and taxes. The advisory cited the order and guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs in March 2020 to all Ministries and Departments in view of the complete...

Plea Alleges Social Media Platforms Objectifying Women, Defaming Govt, Judiciary, Breaching Users' Privacy: MP High Court Issues Notice

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed alleging that social media companies, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter are displaying/hosting obscene, unregulated, uncertified, sexually explicit, and legally restricted content. The plea has been moved by Maatr Foundation through advocate Amay Bajaj and it further alleges that the...

Child Pornography: "Only 'Bharatiya Culture' Can Act As A Bulwark; Can Tackle Menace By Inculcating Right Values": Madras High Court

While granting anticipatory bail to a man who was arrested for sharing child pornographic content, the Madras High Court recently observed that the menace of child pornography can be tackled only if all of us inculcate the right values. Noting that child pornography is a very serious issue warranting a firm approach, the Bench of Justice G. R. Swaminathan, however, made the...

Sedition Charge- Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Suspended Judicial Officer Who Expressed Dissatisfaction With Govt. Functioning

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted Bail to a suspended Judicial Officer who expressed his disaffection in the manner in which the Government was being run and has been booked under Sections 124-A, 153, 153-A of I.P.C.The Bench of Justice R. Raghunandan Rao granted him bail noting that the petitioner is a suspended Judicial Officer, and it is highly unlikely that he would seek...

'Premature' : Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Lakshadweep Draft Regulations

The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation and other regulatory actions observing that they were still under active consideration by the Administrator,and hence the examination of their legality is completely premature. The petitioner, K P Noushad Ali filed the petition challenged...