Delhi HC Issues Guidelines To Streamline Medical Post Graduate Entrance/Admission Process [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued directions/ guidelines to the Medical Counselling Committee to streamline the Post Graduate Entrance/Admission Process. The order was passed by the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh in a writ petition preferred by Dr. MB Menon, aggrieved by denial of seat at the Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, after it was "wrongful allotted" to him...

Downloading Of Aarogya Setu App Not Mandatory For Domestic Flight Passengers; Only Optional: Kerala HC Records Statement Of AAI [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala has recorded the submission made on behalf of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) that the downloading of the Aarogya Setup app is not a mandatory requirement of domestic flight passengers and is only optional.A single bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman was considering a writ petition filed by one Jackson Mathew challenging the Standard Operating Procedure for...

Low Death Rate & High Recovery Rate Of Covid Patients Not A Mere Coincidence; Bombay HC Lauds Aurangabad Admin & Civic Body, Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court in a significant judgment last Tuesday, complimented the Aurangabad administration and the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation for their 'relentless efforts' in combating Coronavirus and issued several guidelines for "ensuring that the residents of the State do not feel neglected or ignored or deprived of medical assistance."Division bench of Justice RV Ghuge and Justice...

Delhi District Court Deprecates Use Of Banned Chinese App 'Cam Scanner' In Legal Framework

In an interesting turn of events, a Delhi District Court deprecated the use of a prohibited Chinese App, Cam Scanner, by a lawyer to scan the bail application presented before the Court. "This is an application for grant of bail as received through mail. The application as filed is scanned with the application CamScanner which has been banned by the Govt of India. The Counsel...

Kerala HC Directs CBI To 'Further Investigate' Periya Twin Murder Case; Partly Allows State's Appeal By Reviving Final Report Filed By SIT [Read Judgment]

The Division Bench of Kerala High Court has upheld the Single Bench order directing CBI Investigation in Periya twin murder case.The bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice CT Ravikumar, partly allowed the state's appeal by setting aside the Single Bench order to the extent it quashed the charge sheet filed by the Special Investigation Team, which had investigated the...

MP HC Extends PG Medical Admission Process To Fill Vacant Seats; Permits Registration Of Candidates Precluded Earlier Due To Covid [Read Judgment]

The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to permit all the students, who were not able to get themselves registered on account of Covid-19 Pandemic, to participate in last round of counseling for NEET PG 2020. "The State Government shall permit all the students, who were not able to get themselves registered on account of...

'Can't Reveal Case Diary To Accused, Will Submit It In Sealed Cover', Delhi Police Informs Delhi HC In Bail Plea of Pinjra Tod Member Natasha Narwal

Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that it will be submitting the case diary pertaining to the FIR filed against Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal in a sealed cover as the content of the same is too sensitive to be revealed at this stage. The request for an 'in chamber' hearing was also made before the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru by arguing that the content of...

Employee Can't Be Removed Or Reduced In Rank Owing To Disability: P & H HC Pulls Up Punjab Govt. For "Anathematising" Welfare State, PWD Act [Read Order]

"The object of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 is to provide a congenial work environment keeping in view the disability of the employee", asserted the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal was considering a plea, where the petitioner, though 75% physically challenged, was aggrieved...

BHU Missing Student Case: Allahabad HC Raps UP Police For Filing 'Vague Affidavit' [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday slammed the Police authorities for filing a 'vague affidavit' instead of giving a complete statement of facts that led to disappearance of a BHU student from Varanasi. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh has now directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Varanasi to remain personally present in...

JGLS Appoints National & International Legal Luminaries As Distinguished Fellows & Eminent Jurists

The Jindal Global Law School has made history by appointing several National and International legal luminaries as Distinguished Fellows and Eminent Jurists. This is in addition to the ten distinguished Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court who have been appointed as the Honorary Adjunct Professors of Law and Distinguished Professors of Legal Practice at JGLS; and 12 Corporate Law...

Interest On Delayed GST Payment To Be On Net Tax Liability From Sep 1 As Finance Ministry Notifies Section 100 Of Finance Act, 2019

The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday (August 25) notified that Section 100 of Finance Act, 2019 will come into force from September 1, 2020.Section 100 of the Finance Act, 2019 inserted a proviso to Section 50 of the GST Act to clarify that the interest will be levied on a net basis. "Provided that interest on tax payable in respect of supplies made during a tax period and declared in the...

[Increasing Number Of COVID Cases In UP] 'Any Step Lesser Than A LockDown Would Be Of No Help': Observes Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reiterated its concerns over the spike in Covid cases in the State and remarked that re-imposing a Lockdown may be the only plausible measure to curb the spread of Covid-19. "For the last several dates, we are being repeatedly assured of concrete steps being taken by the administration of various districts of the State to contain the spread...