Delhi HC Directs Railways To Assist PwD Category Students Travelling To Delhi For DU Exams

THe Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Indian Railways to provide necessary assistance to students in PwD and Visually Handicapped (VH) categories who are willing to travel to Delhi from remote areas in order to take the physical exams organised by the Delhi University. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has asked the Indian Railways...

Parliament Session To Begin On 14th September 2020 [Read Notifications]

The President of India has issued an order summoning Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on 14th September, 2020.The notification to this effect has been published in the official gazette. Lok Sabha Session will begin at 9am whereas the Rajya Sabha at 3pm.Article 85 empowers the President of India, form time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit. It...

Two Aadhaar Cards Of Same Person Bearing Different Dates Of Birth: Gujarat High Court Directs UIDAI To Verify The Authenticity [Read Order]

A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court, on Thursday, comprising of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice N. Vanjaria while hearing a habeas corpus petition has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to validate the same person's two Aadhaar cards and to report as to which of the cards is authentic. The Division Bench comprising of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice...

NCDRC Allows Advocates To Appear Physically If All Parties To The Matter Consent [Read Notice]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has started physical hearing of cases from September 1 onwards. The Commission has given an option to the Parties/ Counsel to appear physically in the cases listed for Video Conferencing before Benches Nos.1 and 6, for advancing their submission/arguments. It has been clarified that only if all the Parties/Counsel to a Case...

Rajasthan HC Dismisses Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Close The NDPS Case In Gujarat Court [Read Order]

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Sanjiv Bhatt seeking discontinuation of the proceedings in NDPS Case pending before the Special Court (NDPS) in Palanpur, Gujarat. Bhatt's contention was that first the cognizance was taken against him in the NDPS Case by Jodhpur Special Court. Later on when the subsequent charge-sheet was filed against him before the Special Court...

Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa Establishes Covid Relief Fund, Appeals To All Senior Advocates & Law Firms To Contribute

The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa on Friday made an appeal to all members of the bar especially Senior Advocates, Solicitor Firms and other law firms to contribute to the Covid Relief Fund established by the Council for helping out advocates in need and junior advocates, clerks etc during the current pandemic. Importantly, the notice states that Rs.1.83 crore has been spent by...

Gujarat HC Asks NCLT Ahmedabad To Formulate SOP For Virtual Hearing; Physical Hearing With Consent Of Counsel Only [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has directed the National Company Law Tribunal at Ahmedabad to frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) in consultation with the Bar Association, for virtual functioning of the Tribunal. The Division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J.B.Pardiwala has asked the Tribunal to complete this exercise within a week. "We direct the National...

Home Buyers Cannot Invoke Insolvency Proceedings For Recovery Of RERA Award: NCLAT [Read Order]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) allowed an appeal filed by Sushil Ansal, former Director and shareholder of Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited (Ansals) setting aside the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi bench March 17 order for the initiation of insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). NCLT had allowed...

[Breaking] "Students Do Not Suffer For No Fault On Their Part":Bombay HC Directs NTA To Consider Plea Of Students Unable To Attend JEE Due To Flood/Transport/Communication Issues [Read Order]

"if any of the students is unable to attend the examination on the centre due to flood situation, a representation can be made through the local agency to the Apex Body of the JEE-Main Examination, which shall be considered appropriately after making the enquiries from the Centre Co-ordinator and the District Collector. However, we direct that if any such representation is received, it be immediately forwarded by the concerned Agency/Centre Co-ordinator to the Apex Body of the JEE-Main Examination and the decision on it should be taken within a period of fifteen days."

Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of Pleas Against 'Name & Shame Ordinance' With Liberty [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn the plea challenging UP's Name and Shame Ordinance, after Senior Advocate Manish Goyal, appearing on behalf of the State Government informed the Court that the impugned Ordinance had been passed as an Act by the Vishan Sabha, with significant changes. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice...

Bombay HC Exempts Advocates Appearing In Physical Hearing From Wearing Gowns [Read Notice]

The Bombay High Court on Monday notified that Advocates appearing for physical hearing which began on Monday itself, will be exempted from wearing gowns. However, Advocates must wear a black coat and white band.On August 25, the Registrar (Judicial) VR Kachare had notified a special procedure for physical hearing of criminal appeals only from August 31, 2020 to September 15, 2020 for...

'Dr Kafeel Khan's Speech Does Not Promote Hatred Or Violence, It Gives A Call For National Integrity And Unity Among Citizens': Allahabad HC [Read Judgemnt]

"A complete reading of the speech primafacie does not disclose any effort to promote hatred or violence. It also no where threatens peace and tranquility of the city of Aligarh. The address gives a call for national integrity and unity among the citizens. The speech also deprecates any kind of violence. It appears that the District Magistrate had selective reading and selective mention for few phrases from the speech ignoring its true intent,"