Maharashtra SSC Exams:State Seeks Time To Tell Bombay High Court About Alternate Evaluation Process

The Maharashtra Government has sought two weeks to file its affidavit and give details of an alternate evaluation process for SSC students this year or explain its decision to hold HSC boards but cancel standard tenth boards. The Maharashtra School Education department, however said it would conduct a common entrance exam for FYJC admissions, in a Government Resolution issued today.The...

'Assessment May Continue But No Final Order': Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Robert Vadra's Plea Against Black Money Act Proceedings

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Tax Department authorities in Robert Vadra's Plea challenging the proceedings initiated by the Respondent Authorities under Black Money Act and also for quashing the notices issued to him under sec. 10(1) of the Act dated December 4, 2018 and December 18, 2019 respectively.A division...

Consider GST Relief On COVID Imports Purchased For Donations To States: Delhi High Court To Delhi Govt., GST Council

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 27) asked the Centre to place the facts of a case, before the GST Council, wherein the lack of GST exemption on imports of COVID-19 relief materials by corporate entities purchased for donations to States was challenged.Also, the Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh asked the Delhi Government as to whether it would be possible for it,...

Bail- "Delhi Police Has No Jurisdiction To Investigate, Arrest": Navneet Kalra To Court In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case

Businessman Navneet Kalra, arrested in connection with Oxygen Concentrators hoarding case, on Friday submitted before a Delhi Court that Delhi Police has no jurisdiction to investigate or to arrest him in the present case pertaining to Drugs and Cosmetics Act and that he cannot be put to pre trial detention.Submitting that it was a case of "high headedness" and of making Kalra a scapegoat,...

Allahabad High Court Reprimands UP Government For Not Accepting E-Notices

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday pulled up the UP Government for forcing the litigants to move out of their houses amid the Covid-19 pandemic merely for serving copies of petitions/ applications filed by them. A Division Bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Gautam Chowdhary observed, "At the moment, on account of pandemic, the Court proceedings are being held by virtual...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 19 Advocates

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday designated 19 lawyers (including 2 women advocates) as Senior Advocates. The decision was taken at a full-court meeting held on Wednesday.In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act 1961, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh designated the following Advocates as Senior AdvocatesJai Vir YadavBaljit...

New Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Fresh Public Consultation For Draft Lakshadweep Town & Country Planning Regulation 2021

A PIL has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking fresh public consultation before finalization of the Draft Lakshadweep Town and Country Planning Regulation, 2021. The Regulation provides for acquisition, alteration and transfer of the landed properties owned by the islanders belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It also proposes to impose restrictions to the use...

'Clear That Police Helped Culprit' : Karnataka High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Rape-Accused Cop

Observing that "this is a classic example of how the police allow the accused person, who commits the heinous offence to go scot-free, instead of arresting him when he himself was available in the police station," the Karnataka High Court has directed the police to arrest Vishwanth Biradar, a police sub inspector accused of rape. A single bench of Justice H P Sandesh, while quashing...

Covid Bed Facility In Indira Gandhi Hospital: Delhi High Court Directs Monitoring Of Project On Weekly Basis, Disciplinary Action For Lapse

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Principal Secretary of Health of the Delhi Government to personally monitor the progress of the project of making 250 covid bed Facility on Indira Gandhi Hospital on a weekly basis.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the aforesaid official to state reasons in the event of breach and the...

Can't Subject A Citizen Not Wearing Mask/Following Lockdown Norms To Corporal Punishment: MP High Court Orders Action Against Policemen

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (May 27) reiterated its earlier direction that no citizen who is found not wearing mask or not following social distancing norms or not following lockdown conditions should be subjected to corporal punishment or beating. The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan observed thus while directing the Superintendent of...

Plea Filed In Delhi High Court Against Twitter For Non-Compliance With IT Rules, 2021

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court against the non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).Filed by one Amit Acharya, a practicing advocate in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India, and a user of the platform, the petition states that Twitter is...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt Response On Plea For Priority Covid-19 Vaccination To 12-17 Year Olds

A division bench of the Delhi High Court today issued notice and sought responses of the Delhi government and the Centre on a plea by a 12 year old seeking directions to immediately vaccinate children between the ages of 12-17 years in Delhi as well as to prioritize vaccination amongst parents having children up to 17 years of age.The plea moved by Tia Gupta (12 year old) and her mother...