NLAT UG 2020 To Be Held In Three Sessions: NLSIU

The National Law Aptitude Test 2020 for admission to undergraduate courses will be held in three sessions, on September 12, 2020. "UG NLAT 2020 will be conducted in three sessions in line with other large examinations," NLSIU informed today. Since the exam will be held in sessions, it is possible that the difficulty level of the question papers administered in different sessions may...

That Complainant Not Satisfied Can't Be Sole Ground For Rejecting Cancellation Report & Order Further Investigation: P & H HC [Read Order]

"That the complainant was not satisfied, cannot be the sole ground to discard the cancellation report and order further investigation", the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. The petitioner before Justice Raj Mohan Singh had assailed the order dated 13.10.2018 passed by a Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate in a FIR registered under Section 409 IPC. A perusal of the record showed that...

Telangana HC Issues Notices On Plea For Rebuilding Of Religious Structures Allegedly Torn Down During Telangana Secretariat Demolition

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a PIL seeking re-building of the religious places, situated within the Telangana State Secretariat Building, that were allegedly torn down during demolition of the Secretariat Building. The Bench comprised of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy has issued notices to the Central Government,...

Seven Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as Permanent Judges. They are: Justice Manjari Nehru KaulJustice Harsimran Singh SethiJustice Arun MongaJustice Manoj BajajJustice Lalit BatraJustice Arun Kumar TyagiJustice Harnaresh Singh Gill The Supreme Court Collegium had...

[Divorce] Both Parties Educated & Thus, Presumed To Know Their Best Interests: P & H HC Orders Waiver Of 6 Month Cooling-Off Period [Read Order]

Noting that both parties to the marriage are over the age of 30 and are educated and that they would therefore be presumed to know as to what would be in their best interest, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered waiver of the compulsory six-month cooling off period before their divorce by mutual consent. The petitioners before Justice Sanjan Kumar in this revision sought dissolution...

[School Fees During Covid 19] Orissa HC Directs Mediation Between Private Schools & Parents [Read Order]

In the matter relating to charging of fees by private educational institutions, the Orissa High Court recently ordered the School & Mass Education Department of the State to convene a meeting between all the stakeholders to arrive at an amicable settlement. The Division Bench comprised of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice KR Mohapatra has asked the State government to convene...

[Covid 19] Foremost Task Of Nagar Nigam Is To See To The Health Of The City: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

"Foremost task that has to be done by the Nagar Nigam is to see to the health of the city," remarked the Allahabad High Court while hearing a suo moto PIL registered to address Covid-borne issues. The Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar has thus ordered the Nagar Nigam, Prayagraj, to come up with proposals to establish at least one (Covid) clinic per...

Unreasonable To Stop Payment Of Meagre Amount Towards Social Security Pension When Crores Of Public Money Being Spent For Different Activities: AP HC [Read Order]

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (08th September) while hearing two Writ Petitions held that stopping payment of social security pension to the petitioners without conducting any enquiry or without issuing any notice is "illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and against the object of social security pension scheme, against the principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14 and...

SC Refers To Winston Churchill's 'Unpaid Debt' To Bangalore Club In Wealth Tax Judgment

The Supreme Court in its judgment delivered on Tuesday shared an interesting information about the connection between Bangalore Club and former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill."In the year of grace 1868, a group of British officers banded together to start the Bangalore Club. In the year of grace 1899, one Lt. W.L.S. Churchill was put up on the Club's list of defaulters,...

Doctor's Prescription Not Needed For Delhi Residents To Seek RT-PCR Test For COVID-19 : Delhi HC [Read Order]

Aadhaar card is required for getting COVID-19 test, said the Court.

Central Government Notifies SoP For Partial Opening Of Schools For Classes IX-XII On Voluntary Basis [Read SoP]

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has published the SOP to for partial reopening of Schools for students of 9th to 12th classes on a voluntary basis, for taking guidance from their teachers, from 21st September 2020. Key instructions for opening of schools are as follows: Only such schools that are situated outside containment zones shall be allowed to...

Rhea Chakraborty Remanded To 14-Day Judicial Custody For Allegedly Procuring Drugs For Sushant Singh Rajput

A Mumbai Court on Tuesday remanded Hindi film actor Rhea Chakraborty to 14-day judicial custody, allowing the application filed by Narcotics Control Bureau in the case registered under NDPS Act alleging that she used to procure drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput.The Court also rejected the bail application moved on her behalf.She was arrested by the NCB in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, after two...