Delhi HC Upholds The Midnight Decision Of Delhi University To Remove The Officiating Principal Of One Of Its Colleges [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has refused to set aside the decision of the Delhi University to remove the Officer on Special Duty-Principal (OSD) of one of its colleges - Delhi College of Arts & Commerce (DCAC). The Single Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, however, has directed the University to pay the Petitioner his full salary for the period between the order imposing maintenance of status...

'Courts Have To Respect The Decision Of Popular Govt, Especially In Policy Matters: Telangana HC Dismisses Plea Against Relaxing Lockdown Norms

The Telangana High Court on Monday observed that the decisions of the Executive "may sometimes appear to be in excess of their power", and "may even appear, at the first blush, to be rather unusual", but so long as the policy decision does not infringe the fundamental rights, or a provision of law, "the courts would be weary of interfering" with such decisions. Moreover, the bench...

Educational Loan Cannot Be Rejected Solely On The Ground Of Unsatisfactory Credit Scores Of Applicant's Parents: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has held that educational loan cannot be rejected to a student solely on the ground of unsatisfactory credit scores of his/her parents Justice Anu Sivaraman observed that the repayment capacity of the applicant after his education should be the deciding factor as per the relevant scheme. Pranav, a 1st year B.Tech student in Food Technology, had applied for an...

Delhi University Decides To Postpone Exams Till August; Petitions Challenging DU Exam Notification Referred To Division Bench Of Delhi HC

The Delhi University has decided to postpone the examinations till August, but has not provided a specific date on which the examinations will be held. The information was given to the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh which has directed to transfer all the petitions concerning the DU examinations before the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium...

JGLS Legal Aid Clinic Secures Favorable Interim Order For EWS Student Who Was Allegedly Wrongly Denied Admission To Modern School, Delhi [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently directed the Modern School, Vasant Vihar, Delhi, to keep one seat vacant in Class 1 until the matter relating to alleged wrongful denial of seat to a EWS category student is decided finally. The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Jayant Nath after hearing the submissions made by Advocate Nipun Arora, engaged by the Right to Education Team of...

Final Year UG Exams Postponed To August, Delhi University Tells Delhi HC

The Delhi University on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it has decided to postpone the final year examination for undergraduate courses to August.The exams were which were scheduled to start from July 10. The submission was made before a Single Judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh,in a bunch petitions filed by several final year students concerning the conduction of...

[COVID 19] Telangana HC Grants Relief To A Company, Directs SBI To Extend Debt Repayment Deadline Under OTS Scheme By 90 Days [Read Order]

As a reprieve to flailing businesses amidst the COVID Pandemic, the Telangana High Court has ordered the State Bank of India to extend the debt repayment deadline under the One-Time Settlement scheme by 90 days. Before the bench of Justices A. Rajashekhar Reddy and K. Lakshman, it was submitted on behalf of the petitioner corporation that only 20% of the OTS amount could be paid and...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To 122 Malaysian Nationals Related to Tablighi Jamaat Event, Agrees To Hear Request For Plea Bargaining

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket Court has granted bail to 122 Malaysian nationals related to the Tablighi Jamaat event who are charged for violating visa conditions and the regulations imposed by the government for curbing the spread of COVID19. CMM Gurmohina Kaur granted bail to all the Malaysian nationals upon furnishing a personal bond of ₹10,000 each and also forwarded...

Consider Giving Wide Publicity To Draft EIA Notification 2020 : Karnataka HC To Central Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider giving wide publicity to the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification issued on March 23, so that citizens can lodge their objections to it. The last date for submitting objections is August 11. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna, while hearing a petition filed by...

Financial Assistance of ₹5000 Each Granted To 16,448 Advocates To Deal With COVID-19 Crisis: Bar Council Of Delhi Tells Delhi HC

The Bar Council of Delhi has informed the Delhi High Court that the financial assistance of ₹5,000/- each has been granted to 16,448 advocates totalling to ₹8.22 crores, to deal with the crisis situation caused by the COVID19 pandemic.The information was given to the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a PIL seeking a direction to be issued to the...

Allahabad HC Seeks Action Taken Report Against Govt Medical College Principal For Making Communally Laced Remarks Against Muslims[Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the UP Government about the disciplinary action taken against principal of Kanpur Government Medical College, Arti Lalchandani, who was caught on camera while making "anti-Muslim bigotry". A division bench comprised by Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice S D Singh has granted two weeks time to the Standing Counsel to seek instructions and...

When Prima Facie Materials Show That Victim Was Subjected To Rape, It Is Not Possible To Infer That Bishop Franco Was Falsely Implicated: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“If such a case is thrown out at the threshold it will give a wrong message to the right thinking people in the society."