Jharkhand Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice RR Prasad Passes Away

Chairman of the Jharkhand Human Rights Commission Justice RR Prasad passed away during his treatment for cancer in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday. Justice Prasad had also served as chief justice of High Court of Manipur and a judge in Jharkhand High Court.Justice Prasad was born on 1st July 1955. He did his schooling and graduation from Bihar. He graduated in...

CLAT Results- Publish Consolidated Rank List, Ranks Of SAP Category Candidates: IDIA Requests NUALS

IDIA-Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education, which trains underprivileged students to gain admission to the top National Law Universities (NLUs) through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), has written to NUALS, Kochi requesting them to: Publish a consolidated rank/ merit list of all candidates who have given the exam along with separate category wise rank/ merit list...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court refused to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution and dismissed a couple of petitions challenging an order of the Registrar General of the High Court wherein a departmental inquiry was ordered against the petitioner who is a Civil Judge Junior Division.Calcutta High CourtQuashing a 26-year-old show cause notice issued to...

Any Party To A Legal Proceeding Ought To Be Either Necessary Party Or Proper Party: Bombay HC [Read Order]

In a relief to Senior Advocate Janak Dwarkadas, the Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order by the Joint Charity Commissioner wherein he refused to delete Dwarkadas’ name from the cause title of a revision application filed before him under Section 70 A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1951.Justice SC Gupte was hearing a petition filed by the senior advocate challenging...

Allahabad HC Grants Temporary Relief For Power Projects From RBI Circular On Revised Framework For Resolution Of Stressed Assets [Read Order]

In a respite to power projects under severe financial stress and facing the threat of being pushed into insolvency proceedings, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday temporarily stayed the circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which gives borrowers 180 days’ time to clear their dues.The Bench comprising Chief Justice D.B. Bhosle and Justice Suneet Kumar asserted that "action may...

Christian Religious Society Can Claim Motor Accident Compensation For Death Of A Nun As Legal Representative : Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has allowed a Christian religious organization to claim compensation for the death of a nun who died in a road accident after being hit by a rashly driven State Transport Corporation bus as it was of the view that the organization suffered considerable loss due to the death of the voluntary worker in a fatal accident. Justice A M Basheer Ahamed...

Aspiring Medico Turned Away From AIIMS MBBS Exam As Aadhar QR Code Couldn’t Be Scanned, Delhi HC Notice To Centre, AIIMS, UIDAI [Read Order & Petition]

As the results of AIIMS MBBS entrance examination is to be announced on June 18, the Delhi High Court has sought to know the stand of the Centre, AIIMS and the Unique Identification Authority of India on a petition filed by an aspiring medical student seeking quashing of this year’s AIIMS entrance examination ruing how he was not allowed to sit for the test only because the QR Code in...

RBI’s One-Day Default Rule: Delhi HC Notice On Petition Against ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India on a petition challenging the controversial ‘one-day default rule’ stipulated by the  (RBI) wherein even a day’s delay in repayment of term loans would be considered as default and banks will have to report it to the RBI.The petitioner prayed that the circular dated 12.02.2018 issued by RBI...

Former Kerala HC CJ Antony Dominic Appointed As Chairman Of State Human Rights Commission

Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, Justice Antony Dominic, who retired on May 30, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission.As per Section 21 (2)(a) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, only a person who has been the Chief Justice of a High Court can be appointed as the Chairman of a State Human Rights Commission. There has, however, been...

Shimla Water Crisis: Make Whatsapp Group; Create Jingles On Water Conservation: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Continuing with its crusade to do its bit in tackling effectively the acute water shortage being faced my residents in Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday issued another set of directions addressing various issues being faced by the city people.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel directed creation of a Whatsapp group for...

Electricity Theft: Himachal Pradesh HC Allows State Electricity Board MD To Withdraw Salary After Being Assured Of Concrete Steps [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday modified its earlier order barring the Managing Director (MD) of the HP State Electricity Board from withdrawing his salary, and removed the embargo in view of concrete steps being taken to check electricity theft in the State.It was on 8 May that the Court had expressed concern over inaction against officers who were either guilty of aiding...

Arbitrator Can’t Issue Further Directions In An Award Based On Settlement Without Proper ‘Adjudication’: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Such directions could be passed only by the process of adjudication after having concluded the mediation proceedings, the court said.An arbitrator cannot issue further ‘directions’ in an award based on settlement, without hearing both the parties in a process of adjudication, the Delhi High Court has held in Surinder Kumar Beri vs. Deepak Beri.In this case, during the course of...