Whether Without Certification From NCMEI, Educational Institution Can Claim Minority Status?: SC To Consider [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on the challenge to the February judgment of the Kerala High Court which held that certification from the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions is not a requirement to treat an institution as a minority institution.After hearing Senior Advocate V Chithambaresh bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi...

Collegium Proposes To Make Additional Judge Manish Choudhury Of Gauhati HC, Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed to appoint Justice Manish Choudhury, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court, as a Permanent Judge of that High Court. Justice Choudhury enrolled with the Bar Council of Assam in 1999 after obtaining his LL.B. Degree from the Gauhati University. He practiced mainly in the Principal Seat as well as in the Aizawl Bench, Itanagar Bench and Kohima...

Gujarat HC To Reopen Advocates' Chambers From Oct 20 On Odd-Even Basis [Read SoP]

The Gujarat High Court has decided to open Advocates Chambers located within the campus of Gujarat High Court with effect from 20th October 2020. The Chambers shall be opened from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm on Court working days (except Saturday and Sunday) with the prescribed odd even formula: Week 1 Odd Numbered Chambers shall open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday Even Numbered...

Homebuyer Can Pursue Remedies Under RERA & Consumer Protection Act Simultaneously: P&H HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a homebuyer can pursue the remedies under the Real Estate(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and the Consumer Protection Act simultaneously.A division bench of Justices Dr S Mularidhar and Avneesh Jhangan held that it is not mandatory that a person, whose complaint is pending before the Consumer Forum, should have it transferred to...

Former Allahabad HC Judge And Wife Move HC Against Eviction From House By Son, HC Directs To Approach District Magistrate

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the District Magistrate, Prayagraj, to resolve a property title/ possession dispute between a former Judge of the Allahabad High Court and his son, within two months. The Bench comprising of Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia directed the Magistrate to pass a "speaking and reasoned order" and further granted liberty the parties...

Allahabad HC Orders Govt Not To Demolish Properties Till Expiry Of Period To File An Appeal/ Disposal Of Appeal [Read Order]

In a significant order passed on Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed the state authorities, not to undertake demolition activities until expiry of the period for filing an appeal against the demolition order, or in case where an appeal has been filed, until disposal of its interim application. "The State authorities, where ever demolition orders are passed in respect...

P&H HC Repels Challenge Against Pre-Deposit Condition For Appeal Under Section 43(5) Of RERA [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has repelled the challenge against the constitutionality of the condition for pre-deposit prescribed under Section 43(5) of the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act, 2016 for filing of an appeal by a promoter before the Appellate Authority against any direction of the adjudicating officer.The proviso to Section 43(5) prescribes that "where a promoter...

Delhi HC Appoints Senior Advocate Sriram Panchu As A Mediator For The Dispute Between Rajiv Luthra and Mohit Saraf [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Sriram Panchu as the mediator for the dispute between the two equity partners of L&L Partners - Rajiv Luthra and Mohit Saraf. The Single Bench of V Kameswar Rao further directed both the parties to appear before the mediator preferably by October 17. It is also noted by the court that the mediator will be at liberty for deciding...

Eklavya 2020: CAN Foundation Announces Scholarship Support Of 25 Lakhs To 30 Scholars Under Its Flagship Project

The Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (CAN Foundation) realizing the devastating impact especially the financial insecurity that the novel COVID-19 pandemic had on households, has announced the Eklavya Scholars under Eklavya Scholarship 2020 on 14.10.2020. The Scholarship Award shall be remitted to the personal accounts of the Eklavya Scholars by...

Delhi HC Stays Proceedings In Defamation Case Against Shashi Tharoor Over His Scorpion Remarks Remarks On PM Modi

The Delhi High Court Friday stayed criminal proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation complaint over his alleged scorpion on shivling' remarks referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait issued notice and sought response of complainant, BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, on Tharoor's plea challenging the summons issued against him by the trial court in...

Severe Restrictions On Entire Media Not Called For Just Because A Few Channels Have Gone Out Of Control: NBSA Tells Bombay HC

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for the News Broadcasting Standards Authority(NBSA), told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the practice of "media trial" is followed by only a few channels, and that should not be a reason to tighten the control over the entire electronic media.He was making submissions before a division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni...

Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Filed By Air Force Wing Commander To Set Aside Transfer Order

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by a Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force who has served the nation in the Kargil Operation, seeking to quash an order transferring him from Bengaluru station to the Delhi station of the India Air Force. JUSTICE R. DEVDAS while dismissing a petition filed by Mallikarjun Gourimath, noted "Transfer is an incidence of service....