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Opinion Of Doctors Of Armed Forces To Prevail On Question Of Physical Fitness Of Candidates: Delhi High Court
Reiterating that the opinion of doctors of the Armed Forces shall prevail over that of private or other government doctors on the question of an applicant's physical fitness, the Delhi High Court today rejected a plea by an aspirant of the Central Armed Police Forces.A vacation bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon hearing the plea said that, as the standard of physical fitness...
International Arrest Warrant By Itself Not Sufficient To Extradite A Person To UAE Unless There Is A Written Request: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that International Arrest Warrant issued by itself will not suffice to arrest an accused and extradite him to UAE. Nationals of Contracting States shall not be extradited unless there is a request made by the State concerned, Justice N. Nagaresh observed.One Sreejith Vijayan is accused in a criminal case in Dubai which resulted in issuance of International...
RTI Application Not To Be Rejected Merely For Not Annexing Proof Of Citizenship: CIC
The Central Information Commission has observed that an RTI application cannot be rejected merely for not annexing proof of identity of the applicant.The authority can demand such proof only in rarest of rare case in which there is doubt about the citizenship status of the applicant, the Commission observed.R K Malik, had filed an RTI application before Central Public Information...
Delhi High Court Directs AIIMS To Constitute A Medical Board For Examining 25 Weeks Foetus Abnormalities
In a significant order, a vacation bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Vibhu Bakhru on Wednesday directed the Medical Superintendent of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a board for examining the condition of a women, the petitioner in this case, seeking termination of her 25 weeks foetus on the ground that she was suffering from Bilateral...
District Magistrate Who Was Allegedly Responsible For Post-Midnight Cremation Of Hathras Victim, Transferred By UP Govt
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Thursday (31st December) transferred, along with 16 other IAS officers, Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar (who was allegedly responsible for past-midnight cremation of Hathras Rape Voctim) to Mirzapur in the same capacity. Ramesh Ranjan, the Joint managing director of UP Jal Nigam, has been made the new District Magistrate...
Taking Note Of Elephant's Emotional Bonding With Caretaker For 20 Years, Madras High Court Stops Department From Taking Its Custody
In an interesting judgment, the Madras High Court has permitted a man to keep the custody of an elephant even though he was not having the requisite transfer certificate under the Wildlife Protection Act to keep its possession.While passing the extraordinary order, a single bench of Justice GR Swaminathan took note of the emotional bonding which the animal has developed with its caretaker...
Being Jharkhand's Prime Institution, NUSRL Needs Regular Support Of The State Govt.: Jharkhand High Court
Underlining that National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) is a prime institution of the State of Jharkhand, the Jharkhand High Court recently conveyed its sentiments to the State Government that the University needs regular support of the State Government. The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan & Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad specifically observed, "It is...
Central Power Ministry Notifies Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020
The Central Ministry of Power has notified the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020.As per Rule 3, it is the duty of every distribution licensee to supply electricity on request made by an owner or occupier of any premises in line with the provisions of Act. Also, it is the right of consumer to have minimum standards of service for supply of electricity from the distribution licensee...
SC Order Extending Limitation Applies Only To First 30 Days For Filing Written Statement In Commercial Court Cases: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has observed that the order of the Supreme Court dated 23rd March, 2020 extending limitation period would apply only to the first 30 days for filing written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure and not to the additional 90 days which follows the prescribed period for matters covered by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.The 90 days...
Prior Notice To District Magistrate Mandatory For Marriages Under Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act:High Court Directs Strict Compliance
"Our intention is to inform the concerned persons about the illegalities and the legal implications in the matter, so that a prior information is given to the concerned District Magistrate, which is the mandate of law. In all similar cases, which are coming before us, we find that such intimation is not given under sub-section (2) of Section 8 of the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 by the concerned Priest"
IDBI Ltd Is Not A Government Undertaking Under Article 12 of Constitution of India: Bombay High Court
The Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni held that the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Ltd.) is not a Government Undertaking under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The matter dealt with a medical student, the Petitioner, desirous of availing of the Medical Entrance Information Brochure relating to...