Schools Can Allow Students To Attend Classes, With Social Distancing, If Special Attention Needed & Online Teaching Not Possible: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday held that schools in Tamil Nadu can allow students to attend classes, by following physical distancing norms, if special attention is required and online teaching is not an option. Alternatively, the Court said the teachers could also go to the residence of the students. The Court was dealing with writ petitions having been filed expressing concerns on...

DU Exams: Delhi HC Directs DU To Clarify Its Stance On Comparative Grading System For Undergraduate Students

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Dean of Examinations of the Delhi University to clarify the University's stance on the comparative grading system for evaluating the final year undergraduate students. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed the University to collate the information on how many students are seeking...

Four Additional Judges Of Bombay HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the appointment of four Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court, as Permanent Judges. They are: Justice Shriram Madhusudan ModakJustice Jamadar Nijamoddin JahiroddinJustice Vinay Gajanan JoshiJustice Avachat Rajendra Govind The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the same vide Resolution dated July 21, 2020. All of...

Rhea Chakraborty Moves Bail Plea; Says She Was Coerced Into Making Confessions, Only Male Officers Interrogated Her

A bail application has been filed on behalf of actor Rhea Chakraborty before the Sessions Court in Mumbai alleging that she is being framed in the case and several serious allegations against the Narcotics Control Bureau have also been made. The 28-year-old actor was arrested yesterday by the NCB for allegedly procuring drugs for her boyfriend late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and...

Andhra Pradesh HC Reserves Judgment On PILs Challenging YSRCP Govt Move To Review Various Decisions Of TDP Govt

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on petitions challenging the Government Orders passed by Y S Jaganmohan Reddy-led government to review and scrutinize various decisions taken by the previous government of Telugu Desom Party led by Chandra Babu Naidu.A single bench of Justice DVSS Somajayulu reserved judgment on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions filed...

Section 92 CPC - Court of Additional District Judge Cannot Grant Leave To Institute Suit Against Public Charities : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala speaking through Justice Devan Ramachandran has ruled that the Court of an Additional District Judge cannot grant leave under S.92 Civil Procedure Code,to institute suit against pubic charities. The basic facts presented would be as follows:- The respondents before the High Court claiming themselves to be beneficiaries of a ...

Kerala HC Issues General Directions For Investigation And Trial In POCSO Cases [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has issued general directions to be followed by the Investigating authorities and Trial Courts while dealing with POCSO crimes and cases. Justice PB Suresh Kumar observed that lack of professionalism is writ large in the investigations in POCSO cases. The Court issued the following directives in exercise of the power under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution...

Every Endeavour Should Be Made By The District & Sessions Judge To Fill Up The Vacant Posts As Expeditiously As Possible: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court directed a District & Sessions Judge to fill the vacancies in its court pertaining to the posts of Senior Judicial Assistants and Judicial Assistants by way of promotion and that of Junior Judicial Assistants that shall fall vacant owing to promotions to the above posts by way of a recruitment drive, as expeditiously as possible. Reiterating the observations made...

[Harper Collins Case] After Parties Fail To Arrive At Mutual Settlement, Delhi HC Decides To Adjudicate On Merits

A Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the appeal filed Harper Collins Publishers against the order of a Delhi civil court which restrained the publication of the book "Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu's Conviction". During the course of hearing today, Justice Waziri noted that 5,000 books had already...

[3 Decade Old Multani Murder Case] 'P&H HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Punjab Ex DGP Sumedh Singh Saini [Read Order]

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday (08th September) dismissed the Anticipatory bail application (filed under S. 438 of CrPC) of Punjab's former Director General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini in the three-decade-old Multani kidnapping and murder case.The Single Bench of Justice Fateh Deep Singh was hearing the Anticipatory Bail Application of the Petitioner Sumedh Singh...

[Overcharging By Hospitals] 'Display Rates For Treatment Of COVID Patients At The Reception Counter', MP HC Asks State To Issue Directions To Every Hospital [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench) on Wednesday (02nd September) directed the State Government to issue directions to "every Hospital, including Private Hospitals, to display the rates for treatment of COVID-19 patients at the reception counter of the Hospitals."The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla further observed that in case there...

Delhi HC Directs Government To Consider Representation Opposing National Health Data Management Policy's Consultation [Read Order]

Delhi High Court disposed of a petition challenging the consultation process for the National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management Policy indicating that it shall not decide the adequacy of the consultation process at this stage but the same can be looked into if the final policy is challenged on substantive grounds later. However, the Bench comprising of Chief...