Madras HC Directs The Center To Formulate A Committee To Provide OBC Reservations In State Surrendered Seats In All India Quota For Medical Seats [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court today ruled that there are no constitutional impediments for the Central Government to frame laws to provide reservation to the Other Backward Categories, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the State surrendered seats in the all India quota for medical seats in Tamil Nadu. The Bench of Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Senthil Ramamoorthy passed the verdict...

NOTA Applies In Case Of "Contest Of Election", Not Where There Is Only Single Candidate In Fray: AP HC [Read Order]

The Andhra Pradesh High Court last week observed that the option of NOTA cannot be made available when there is a single candidate contesting in the elections, and the candidate shall be declared as unanimously elected. "During deliberations, while discussing on the nomenclature of NOTA, it clearly reflects that this contingency applies in case where there is contest of election", iterated...

DU Open Book Exams : Delhi HC Seeks Report On Common Service Centres(CSC) Across Country

The Delhi High Court on Monday ssued notice in a fresh plea challenging the decision of the Delhi University's High Powered Committee to conduct online Open Book Examinations for the final year students. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has issued notice to the Delhi University to submit a counter affidavit by July 30. The order has come in ongoing matter...

Orissa HC Releases On Bail Man Accused Of Rape Of Minor Upon Marriage To Victim [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Friday granted bail to a man accused of rape of a minor, noting his submission that while availing interim bail, he has married the survivor, who has now attained majority. Justice B. P. Routray was hearing an application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in connection with a case for alleged commission of offences under...

Gujarat HC Issues Instructions For Physical Filing At Subordinate Courts [Read Circular]

The Gujarat High Court has intimated that all the Subordinate Courts in the State, except the Courts falling in Micro Containment Zones, shall start accepting physical filing of cases with effect from August 4, 2020. A Circular delineating the modalities for physical filing has been issued by the High Court stipulating that: The Principal Judicial Officer of all Courts shall...

Allahabad HC Directs Petitioners To Approach Registrar General For Use Of A4 Sheets With Double-Sided Printing In Court Filings [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed a writ petitioner to make a representation before the Registrar General with respect to utilization of A-4 size paper with printing on both sides in official as well as judicial functioning in all the courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh. "The petitioner however, is at liberty to submit a detailed demand notice to the respondents...

Karnataka HC Stays Private Complaint Registered Against Judicial Officer

The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the private complaint registered against a Judicial Magistrate First Class, (JMFC) under sections sections 166, 205, 120 (A) 211, 219, 499 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said "Prima facie it appears to us that impugned complaint so far as respondent 2...

Delhi HC Expresses Satisfaction Of Steps Taken By Delhi Govt To Ensure Access To COVID Treatment, Closes Suo Moto Matter

The Delhi High Court has closed the suo moto matter on adequate access to COVID19 treatment in Delhi after expressing satisfaction towards the steps already undertaken by the Delhi Government. While disposing of the petition, a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan noted that there's no reason for the court to further monitor this matter. ...

Kerala HC Closes PIL That Sought Action Against Former Indian Ambassador For Allegedly Insulting National Flag [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has closed a Public Interest Litigation that sought action against Sanjiv Arora, a former Indian Ambassador for allegedly insulting Indian National Flag. One Dasan had approached the High Court alleging that Sanjiv Arora while he was officiating as the Ambassador of India to Qatar, repeatedly insulted the Indian National Flag by cutting a cake which was decorated...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Restrains Delhi Police From Making Statements Against Devangana Kalita Till Framing of Charges & Commencement of Trial

The Delhi High Court on Monday restrained Delhi Police from issuing any further statement against Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita till the framing of the charges and the commencement of trial against her. While retraining the Delhi Police for making such statements against Kalita at this stage, the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru highlighted that cases of riots are...

HC Directs Govt. To Finalize a Location for Construction of Permanent Campus For NIT, Uttarakhand, Within Four Months[Read Judgment]

Resolving a decade long deadlock between the Central Government and the State Government, the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday issued directions for identification of a suitable location and construction of permanent campus of NIT, Uttarakhand. The judgment, passed by a division bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, who is set to retire today, comes as a big relief to the...

For Settling The Civil Disputes of the Parties, The Writ Of Habeas Corpus Cannot Be Entertained; Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (24th July) observed that the petition in the nature of Habeas Corpus should be filed only in genuine cases.The bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia was hearing a case where the petitioner claimed that his wife is in illegal confinement of her parents i.e. respondent No. 4 to 13.Background of the CaseA petition under Article 226 of...