Jamia Students Move Delhi HC Seeking Waiver Of Tuition Fee

Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University have moved the Delhi High Court seeking waiver of both the tuition fee and the fee charged for services not availed by students in light of COVID19. Filed by the students of JMI's Faculty of Law, the petition argues that charging fee under heads such as canteen, development fee, cultural activities, etc. is immaterial as the services are...

Between March 24 and September 30 Patna HC Disposes Of 3,784 Civil And 14,273 Criminal Matters In Virtual Mode [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Thursday (01st October) while hearing a matter [In Re Functioning of Courts in Bihar during the period of COVID-19, Pandemic] mentioned the fact that between 24.3.2020 (when Lockdown commenced) and 30.9.2020 (Wednesday), a total of over 36,651 cases were mentioned, out of which 13,485 were allowed to be listed.The Full Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Karol,...

[Service Rules] The Government Being A Model Employer Cannot Act Like The East India Company Of The Bygone Days: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (28th September) observed that the Government being a model employer cannot act like the East India Company of the bygone days when the conditions of service are broadly regulated by the Service Rules.The Bench of Justice Krishna P. Dixit and Justice P. N. Desai was hearing a Writ Petition filed by a Civil Servant of the State, challenging the order...

NLU-Delhi Announces Results Of AILET 2020

The National Law University Delhi has announced the results of AILET 2020 for B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) programme.The list of candidates based on merit is uploaded on the following websites of the University:https://nludelhi.admissionhelp.com/https://nationallawuniversitydelhi.inhttps://nludelhi.ac.in/ailet2020.aspxAILET 2020 RESULT1. The detailed result of all candidates2. Overall Merit ListThe...

Requisition To Move Motion Of No-Confidence Against Chairman/Dy Chairman Of Panchayat Samiti Must Be Mandatorily Hand-Delivered Or Posted To the Collector: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that it is mandatory that the requisition for a special meeting to move a motion of no-confidence against the Chairman or Deputy Chairman is either hand delivered or posted through a registered post to the Collector. It is the Collector under sub-section (3) of Section 72 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961, therein who has to call...

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing From September 28, 2020 Till October 4, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Hathras Case; Says 'Incidents Have Shocked Our Conscience' [In Re : Right to decent and dignified last rites/cremation] The Bench of Justices Jaspreet Singh and Rajan Roy took suo moto cognizance of the Hathras gang rape case, stating that is...

Consent To Marry A Life Convict: Madras HC Asks SCW & NCW To Ascertain Whether It Is Voluntary Or Not? [Read Order]

Recently, the Madras High Court, in a petition praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus questioned as to whether the women marrying the life convicts are examined by the State Commission for Women or National Commission for Women to ascertain as to whether the willingness of the marriage or sign for the acceptance of the marriage has been obtained from the women.Notably, the Bench of...

Encounter Death Of Maoists: Telangana HC Directs Re-Postmortem On Contention Of Wiping Of Evidence Of Encounter [Read Order]

In a significant order, the Telangana High Court last week directed the re-postmortem of the three deceased persons (two women and one man), allegedly killed by the Naxal Wing of the state police in an alleged cross-fire between the police and the maoists on September 23.Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy further directed that the re-postmortem examination...

Gujarat HC Launches E-Writ Module To Send Digitally Signed Copies Of Bail Orders To The District Courts [Read Press Release]

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (02nd October) launched eWrit Module to send digitally signed copies of Bail Orders from High Court to District Courts.On recommendation of the Judges of the ICT & e-Governance Committee of the High Court, a new module to make available digitally signed Bail Orders of the High Court to the concerned District Courts across the State was launched on the...

Presumption Under Section 29 of POCSO Act Cannot Arise At Stage Before Framing of Charges: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment rendered on September 22, 2020, the Delhi High Court has discussed in detail the legislative intent and applicability of "reverse burden" under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO). The single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was considering the bail application of a 24-yr-old man, accused of coercing a...

[Political Gatherings Amid COVID] Invoke Penal Provisions Of DMA, IPC Against Political/Governmental/State Or Social Functionaries: MP HC Directs DMs of 9 Districts [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) on Saturday (03rd October), in the public interest, passed some interim orders to prevent the Political Congregation in the State (specifically in the 9 districts falling within the territorial jurisdiction of the Bench).The Bench of Justices Sheel Nagu and Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava issued interim orders, taking into account the practical problem...

SC Allows Aircel's Plea To Direct NCLAT To Decide The Questions Framed In 1 September Judgment In AGR Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has allowed Aircel's plea to direct the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to consider the questions framed by the Court in the 1st September judgment in AGR case.In its judgment, the Supreme Court had directed the NCLT to consider questions like: Whether TSPs can be said to be the owner based on the right to use the spectrum under licence granted to them? Whether ...