Orissa HC Sets Aside GO Mandating Furnishing Of Bank Guarantees, Instead Of Solvency Certificates, For Grant/Renewal Of Excise Licenses For Liquor Shops [Read Judgment]

The Orissa High Court last week set aside a Government Order, mandating furnishing of Bank Guarantees, instead of Solvency certificates, for grant or renewal of Excise Licenses in respect of IMFL shops, Beer Parlours, etc. The order has been passed by a division bench led by Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq in a batch of petitions challenging the letter dated March 30, 2020, issued by...

Law Student Moves HC Against Karnataka Law University's Decision To Hold Exams For Intermediate Semester Students [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Karnataka High Court against the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold intermediate semester examinations from October, 2020. The decision is alleged to be violative of the UGC guidelines, mandating promotion of intermediate semester students on the basis of alternate evaluation scheme. The petition has been filed by Purbayan Chakraborty,...

Bar Council Of India Moves Karnataka HC Challenging 25% Domicile Reservation In NLSIU [Read Petition]

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to declare that the National Law School of India (Amendment) Act, 2020, which permits 25 percent horizontal domicile reservation for students of Karnataka, as ultra vires to the Constitution of India. The petition claims that without prior consultation of the BCI, the State has enacted the amendment to the Act,...

Rajasthan HC Upholds Death Sentence Awarded To Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

The Rajasthan High Court last week upheld the death sentence awarded to a murder accused. Mohan Singh @ Mahaveer was accused of murdering a woman by strangulation, and thereafter taking out certain organs from her body by cutting her abdomen. As per the post mortem examination report Exhibit P36, liver, ovary, bladder, uterus and part of intestine of the deceased were missing. The Trial...

Delhi HC Seeks Status Report From Govt. On Setting Up Special Cell For Honour Killing Victims, In Terms Of SC's Shakti Vahini Judgment

Plea Seeking Strict Compliance With SC's Judgment In For

Govt. Generating Lot Of Litigation Due To Ad-hocism In Recruitments, Promotions: Jammu And Kashmir HC [Read Judgement]

Noting that because of adhocism in recruitment and promotions, a lot of litigation is being generated by the government, the J & K HC has sought comments from the UT as to how this system can be put to an end and all recruitments and promotions are made strictly in terms of the Rules governing the post and not in-charge basis."The system is being followed despite strict observations made...

Public Interest Litigation Is Not A Pill Or Panacea For All Wrongs And Can't Be Used For Suspicious Products Of Mischief: HP HC [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (05th August) took up a plea seeking the postponement of the 'HP Subordinate Allied Services (Main) Examination-2019' to any subsequent dates, post normalization of COVID-19 crisis.[Note: The said examination was conducted on 6th (Thursday) and 7th (Friday) August at various examination centres established in Shimla, Mandi and Dharamshala.]A...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Bail Plea Moved By Pinjra Tod Member Natasha Narwal [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a bail plea moved by Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal who is accused of instigating the riots that took place in the northeast districts of Delhi. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru has issued notice to the Delhi Government and granted 10 days to file the status report. Narwal is currently lodged in Tihar prison as an...

Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations Notified; To Come Into Force From 1 November 2020 [Read Notification]

Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020 have been notified yesterday. These Regulations shall come into force from the 1st day of November, 2020 and would supersede 1983 Regulations. Last year, the Supreme Court had held that All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will not be entitled to impose any regulatory measure in connection...

GN Saibaba Seeks Emergency Parole To Attend Mother's Post-Funeral Rites; Bombay HC Seeks State's Reply

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government to file a reply to the emergency parole application filed by former Delhi University Professor GN Saibaba who has been convicted under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for having links with Maoists. Saibaba's mother passed away on August 1, he is seeking parole to attend his mother's post-funeral rites in...

NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT's Order For Acquisition Of RICOH By Dharamshi- Jhunjhunwala Consortium [Read Order]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) allowed the appeal filed by Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL) challenging an order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which had approved the resolution plan submitted by a consortium of Kalpraj Dharamshi and Rekha Jhunjhunwala. KIAL was one of the bidders for Ricoh India Limited...

State Govt. Has No Power To Amend Art. 341 List Notified By President: P & H HC Stays Haryana Govt. Notifications Including OBC Community In SC Category [Read Order]

Noting that the state government has no power under Article 341 to specify any caste, race or tribe, or part or group thereof, as Scheduled Caste, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday stayed two notifications of the government of Haryana including the OBC 'Gadaria' community as SC. The List of Scheduled Castes in Haryana State, as incorporated in the Constitutional Order 1950...