Plea In Karnataka HC Against Holding COMEDK On Aug 19; Says It's A 'Manufactured Havoc For Students'

A PIL filed in Karnataka HC challenges the decision to hold COMEDK test by Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) on August 19.The PIL filed by Adv Abdulla Mannan Khan states that around 70,000-80,000 students will be writing the exams, and the decision to hold the test on August 19 will result in putting the students to the grave danger of COVID19.It...

Breaking : CLAT 2020 To Be Held Online On September 7

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2020) has been rescheduled to September 7.The NLU Consortium has decided that a "centre-based ,online computer-based exam" will be conducted for both undergraduate and postgraduate candidates on September 7, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.Admit cards will be available for download on the NLU Consortium website in two week's time.The Consortium of National...

After Karnataka HC Nudge, Centre Directs States/UTs To Give Advance Information To Downstream States/UTs Before Opening Dams

Pursuant to the directions issued by the Karnataka High Court, the Union Ministry of Water Resource has ordered that whenever a decision is taken by a State/Union Territory Government/Authority/Dam Authority to release water from the reservoirs/dams within its limits, an immediate intimation thereof has to be issued to the State/UT Government/Authorities/Dam Authorities which are adjacent...

Period Of Quarantine Undergone By Court Staff To Be Treated As 'On Duty': Karnataka HC [Read Circular]

The Karnataka High Court has decided that the period of quarantine undergone by the staff members of District/Trial Courts shall be treated as on duty subject to the following conditions: If a staff member of District/Trial Courts is quarantined as per medical advice on becoming a primary contact of a COVID-19 patient or for any other reason including the reason of being...

Protective Shield Of Law To Be Extended To Public Servants To Enable Discharge Of Duty Without Fear: P & H HC [Read Order]

Noting that cases of assault or use of criminal force to obstruct/prevent public servants from discharging their duties are on the increase, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that such cases have to be "sternly dealt" to curb the tendency of assaulting or using criminal force to public servants and the "protective shield of law" has to be extended to such public servants...

TRAI Guidelines On Registration Of Commercial Communication Impractical And Arbitrary: Plea In Delhi HC

A plea has been moved by the Venets Media Pvt Ltd, an intermediary telemarketer, challenging the validity of the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018, issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Today, the Petitioner informed the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan that the said guidelines have...

Central Govt Invites Comments On Proposal To Decriminalize Minor Offences Under Legal Metrology Act By August 12

In order to ensure ease of doing business in India and to foster an investor friendly climate in the country, the Legal Metrology Division of the Department of Consumer Affairs has invited comments on the proposal to decriminalize certain provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The Central Government proposes to decriminalize 'minor offences' under the Act and to substitute...

Plea Challenging UPSC Prelims Notification For Neglecting Statutory Reservation For PwD Category, Delhi HC Issues Notice

Delhi High Court had issued notice in a plea challenging the Preliminary Examination notification of the Union Public Service Commission for allegedly neglecting the mandatory reservation requirement for disabled persons under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to the...

Tribunal Rules 2020 : Plea In Uttarakhand HC Challenging Eligibility Criteria For Appointments To Presiding Officer Of DRT

A writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed in the High Court of Uttarakhand challenging the Government's notification changing the qualification criteria for appointment to the post of Presiding Officer of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) which now allows only persons who have served as a District Judge to be eligible for appointment to the post. This is...

'This Act Would Create An Atmosphere Of Awareness Regarding Water Conservation', MP HC Imposes Installation Of Water Harvesting/Recharge System As A Bail Condition

Justice Anand Pathak of the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set a new trend of directing the Bail applicants to install Water Harvesting System or Water Recharge System in his/her lodge/house in which he/she is residing.In as many as 32 bail orders passed between July 9 and August 6, the single–Judge directed the accused persons to "install Water Harvesting System or...

P&H HC To Examine Constitutional Validity Of Prohibition On Termination Of Pregnancy Beyond 20 Weeks [Read Order]

"No remedy, whatsoever is provided for, in the Act, if any deformity/disease or any terminal problem happens to the fetus after the prescribed period of 20 weeks."

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing From August 3, 2020 To August 9, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) Social Distancing Seems To Be An 'Empty Shibboleth'; Treatment System At Government Hospitals Has 'Collapsed': Allahabad HC Raps UP Govt [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres And For Providing Better Treatment To Corona Positive Respondent] A Division bench comprised of Justices Siddhartha...