BCCI A Public Authority Under RTI Act : CIC Directs The Board To Put In Place The Mechanism To Receive RTI Pleas In 30 Days [Read Order]

Board told to put in place mechanism to receive RTI pleas within 30 daysIn a major development, the Central Information Commission has held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is a public authority under the RTI Act and should be listed as a National Sports Federation (NSF) under the Act.“The Commission....holds BCCI as the public authority under RTI Act and directs...

Delhi HC Strikes Down UGC Regulations Giving 100% Weightage To Viva Voce For MPhil & PhD Admissions [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has struck down as arbitrary a University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulation which granted 100% weightage to viva voice for admission to MPhil and PhD courses.The Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice AK Chawla further ruled that the absence of any concession with respect to the minimum qualifying marks in the written test for reserved category candidates...

Even If Petitioner Is A Secured Creditor, Company Court Need Not Dismiss Winding Up Petition At Admission Stage: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that a company court is not justified in dismissing a winding up petition at the stage of admission on the sole ground that the petitioning creditor is a secured creditor.A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice MS Sonak dismissed an appeal filed by Stonemann Royale Limited against an order of a company judge admitting a winding up petition filed...

NCDRC Raps Insurance Company For Ambiguous Term; Directs Payout For Son Killed Riding Bike Registered In Mother’s Name [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi recently rapped the United India Insurance Co. Ltd for using an ambiguous term, “owner-driver” in their policy and then refusing a woman’s claim relying on the same.The NCDRC Bench comprising Dr. SM Kantikar and Mr. Dinesh Singh was hearing a revision petition filed by the insurance company, challenging the order...

SC Stays Initiation Of Contempt Proceedings Against Chairman Of Bihar School Education Board By Patna HC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, stayed the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated by the Patna High Court against Mr. Anand Kishore, Chairman of the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB).The Bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan also issued notice on the petition challenging this order. The petitioner board was resented by Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar and Advocates...

Former Chhattisgarh HC Judge, Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai Appointed As HNLU VC

Former judge of Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai has now been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, after Prof. (Dr) Sukhpal Singh resigned following hunger strike by the students.Soon after arriving at the campus, the new VC held a meeting with the representatives of the University’s Student Bar Association...

Justice MB Lokur Takes Over As Executive Chairman Of NALSA

Supreme Court judge, Justice MB Lokur has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA), with Justice Gogoi’s appointment as the Chief Justice of India. The senior-most judge, after the CJI, takes up the responsibilities attached to being the Executive Chairman of NALSA.Justice Lokur is an alumnus of Delhi's Modern School and St....

24 Yrs After Causing Loss Of Rs 38K, Bank Peon’s Conviction Upheld By SC

Twenty-four years after a bank’s peon, who doubled as cash clerk due to shortage of staff, was held for corruption and causing wrongful loss of Rs 38,500 to the bank, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld his conviction but reduced his jail term from a cumulative five years to three years.A bench of Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee upheld the conviction of Ram Lal while...

SC Rejects Plea To Reduce Time For Filing Of Accounts Of Election Expenses

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S. K. Kaul and Justice K. M. Joseph on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the government of India to heed the Election Commission’s proposal and take steps to reduce the time period for filing the accounts of election expenditure by contesting candidates so that more time is available for analysing the...

Bombay HC Reserves Order On A Plea Seeking Directions To CBI To Challenge Amit Shah’s Discharge In Sohrabuddin Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday heard the PIL seeking a writ of mandamus to be issued to the Central Bureau of Investigation directing the agency to challenge the discharge of BJP national president and Member of Parliament Amit Shah from the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh.A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharati Dangre gave a patient hearing to both...

Delhi HC Asks Centre To Take A Call On Eligibility Of Acid Attack Victims For Nursing Officers At AIIMS [Read Judgment]

While asking the Centre to decide within four weeks whether acid attack victims would be eligible to be considered for appointment against the post of Nursing Officers at AIIMS, the Delhi High Court has directed the institute to examine on merits the case of a woman, who braved acid attack 14 years ago, and appoint her as nursing officer even if it requires creating a...

Justice Surya Kant Appointed As Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court [Read Notification]

The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of Punjab and Haryana High Court judge, Justice Surya Kant as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.The Supreme Court collegium had made the recommendation for his appointment in January this year. While making the recommendation, the collegium had clarified that it had also considered the name of Justice A.K. Mittal,...