Supreme Court Dismisses Plea By Doctors Challenging Extension Of DNB Courses By National Board Of Examination

Supreme Court has on Wednesday dismissed the plea by the Association of Diplomate of National Board Doctors challenging the National Board of Examination's notice that extended training of the DNB candidates by 3 months due to Covid19. The plea argued that the decision is prejudicial to the career of the students who helped the Nation fight the Covid-19 pandemic. A division...

Special MP/MLA Benches To Only Hear Cases Against Them; Not Those Filed By Them, Orders Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ordered that Special Benches, which are established in Courts to expeditiously hear criminal cases pertaining to MPs/ MLAs, will only hear cases "filed against" them. The Court has made it clear that such Special Benches will not hear cases that are "filed by" these MPs/ MLAs. The direction comes in a suo moto petition registered by the High Court...

Issue Directions To All Authorities To Stop Manual Scavenging : Karnataka High Court Directs State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday suggested to the State government to consider issuing a general direction to all authorities and agencies and instrumentalities of the state for implementation of Rule 3, of The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2013. The rule states that no person shall be allowed to clean a sewer manually, with...

'Life & Its Consumption Includes Necessary Hygiene & Sanitation': Allahabad High Court In Plea For Construction Of Ladies' Toilets In Police Stations

"Life and its consumption includes necessary hygiene and sanitation. In absence of adequate facilities to meet essential human requirements, life cannot be led with dignity", observed the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday. The observation was made by a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery while hearing a PIL filed by certain...

'Infringement Of Right To Speedy Trial': Madras High Court Directs Prosecution To Pay Rs. 1 Lakh Compensation

"Having noted that the petitioner's right to speedy trial has been infringed, I cannot wring my hands in despair," observed the Madras High Court recently while directing the Narcotics Control Bureau (prosecution) to pay a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to the Petitioner-accused. While hearing the bail application of one M. Ananthan, booked under the NDPS Act for possession of...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam And Others Till 1st March 2021

Amitabh Rawat, Additional Sessions Judge, on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the Delhi riots conspiracy case (FIR 59/2020) till 1st March 2021. The Delhi police have been investigating "a larger conspiracy" behind the New Delhi riots that broke out in February last year.In September last year, main chargesheet was filed against Pinjara Tod...

TRP Scam : Mumbai Police Cites Need To Further Question Partho Dasgupta Following Arnab Chat Leaks; Bombay HC Reserves Order On Bail Plea

The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, reserved for orders the bail application of Ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO, Partho Dasgupta, an accused in the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) Scam. Dasgupta, arrested on December 24, 2020, is the only accused in the TRP Scam being investigated by the Mumbai Police who continues to be in prison. He is a graduate from IIM...

Law Of Sedition Cannot Be Invoked To Quieten The Disquiet Under Pretence Of Muzzling Miscreants: Delhi Court

"The law of sedition is a powerful tool in the hands of the state to maintain peace and order in the society. However, it cannot be invoked to quieten the disquiet under the pretence of muzzling the miscreants." -Delhi Court

'Aashram' Row: Rajasthan High Court Grants Protection Against Coercive Action To Filmmaker-Producer Prakash Jha

The Rajasthan High Court (Jodhpur Bench) on Monday (15th February) granted Bollywood filmmaker Prakash Jha protection against coercive against in connection with an FIR registered against for offences under Sections 3(1)(R)(S)(U) of SC/ST Act and Section 67 of I.T. Act. The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg has given the relief to Jha till the next hearing of his plea to quash the...

Delhi Riots- As Per CDR Details He Was Not Even In The Vicinity Of Violence Affected Area : Delhi HC Grants Bail To Riots Accused

"It seems from the CDR details of the petitioner that on the date of the incident, i.e. 24th February 2020, he was not even in the vicinity of the violence affected area i.e. Main Wazirabad Road." : Delhi HC

Proposing To Bring Law To Regulate Online Gambling, Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

The State Government on Tuesday informed the Karnataka High Court that it proposes to have a legislation for regulating online gambling and betting in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum granted six weeks' time to the state government to file its statement of objections to a petition filed seeking to ban all forms of Online...

Allahabad High Court Stays Demolition Of Residential Complex Built Near Ancient Buddhist Monuments

The Allahabad High Court on Monday held a special sitting and stayed the demolition of a residential complex allegedly built in close vicinity of the ancient monuments where Lord Budha attained Nirvana. The concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrate had issued directions for demolition of the Petitioners' property on Friday, February 12. On being apprised of the same, the...