NUJS Students Demand VC's Resignation After Review Commission Report Reveals Maladministration [Read Report]

After the revelation of the first ever Review Commission for the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), the NUJS Student Juridical Association (SJA) has called for the immediate ouster of Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof. Ishwara Bhat.In a release, SJA has called Prof. Bhat out for being "corrupt, nepotistic, undemocratic and despotic, incapable, and incompetent". Highlighting their disappointment with their VC, the  release states, "Our lived experiences show how several of us...

Denial Of Transitional Credit: Gujarat-Based Firm Moves HC; Notice Issued To Centre, GST Council [Read Petition]

The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the Centre, the GST Council, GST network and the state of Gujarat on a petition moved by a Vadodara-based company and its shareholder urging that certain provisions of the Gujarat GST Act and the Central GST Act be declared unconstitutional and ultra vires in as much as it denies transitional credit.A bench of Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice BN...

Missing JNU Ward Najeeb Ahmed’s Mother Sues Media Houses For Linking Son With IS, Seeks Rs 2.2-Cr Damages

Fatima Nafees, the mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed who has been missing since October 15, 2016, has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against certain media houses for linking her son with terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS).Fatima, in her suit filed through the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) has impleaded Times of India, Times Now, Dilli Aajtak and also reporters of...

Cremation Ground In Delhi To Be De-Sealed As Court Recalls Its Order Of Sealing [Read Order]

A Delhi court has ordered de-sealing of a cremation ground in north-west Delhi after it was informed that its possession rests with the local residents and the cremation ground caters to nearly ten lakh people with no other crematorium in the vicinity.Senior civil judge Vandana ordered de-sealing of the main gates of the cremation ground in sector-26 Rohini while recalling her own previous...

Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu Questions "Arbitrary" Reconstitution Of Bench Hearing Complaint Relating To Political Parties [Read Letters]

Merely two months after an unprecedented press conference was held by four sitting Judges of the Supreme Court against the Chief Justice of India's constitution of benches, similar allegations are now being leveled against Chief Information Commissioner Mr R.K. Mathur.In two letters addressed to Mr Mathur, Information Commissioner M. Sridhar Acharyulu has raised several questions on...

INX Media Case: SC Extends Interim Protection To Karti Chidambaram From Arrest Till April 2

In a relief to Karti Chidambaram, the Supreme Court today extended till April 2 his interim protection against arrest granted by Delhi High Court in the INX Media money laundering case.It is to be noted that on March 15, the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had extended his protection from arrest granted to him by the Delhi HC earlier that day from March 22 by another...

Two Aadhaar Cards With Same Aadhaar Number And Different Date Of Births: MP HC Orders ‘In-Depth Enquiry’ [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently, while hearing a habeas corpus petition, came across two Aadhaar cards pertaining to one individual bearing the same number, having different dates of birth and directed the state government and the Unique Identification Authority of India to conduct enquiries in this regard.The petitioner in this case and the girl (corpus) had produced Aadhaar card....

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court observed that a Hindu, who converted to other religion, is entitled to his/her father’s property if father died intestate.The High Court yet again granted bail to a law student for appearing in his semester examinations. It is not the first time the said student has been granted a conditional bail for this reason, as the court had granted him bail...

Payment To Contractors Shouldn't Be Delayed For Non-Availability Of Funds Once Work Is Done: Delhi HC to Civic bodies; Issues Guidelines [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, laid down guidelines for adherence by Contractors as well as authorities while making payments to such Contractors, noting that they are made to wait endlessly for their payments on the ground of non-availability of funds.Adherence to these guidelines, Justice Pratibha M. Singh observed, "shall ensure that the works are duly carried out as per the...

Terrorizing The Public At Large Is A Heinous Crime And That Should Be Dealt With A Stern Hand: Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Gurmeet Ram Rahim Supporters [Read Order]

Creating terror in the mind of the general public, duly armed, paralyzing the entire city, violating the law, is taken as a joy ride by the petitioners.. Facts reveal that they have projected themselves as Rulers of the State at that juncture, the Court observed.The Punjab and Haryana High Court declined to grant bail to supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim who after...

Delhi HC Dismisses DDCA's Objections Against Proposed Articles Of Association; New AoA To Be Published In 2 Weeks; Elections In 8 Weeks [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, dismissed the objections raised by the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) against amendments to its Articles of Association (AoA), as directed by the Court in January last year.The ApplicationsA Division Bench of the High Court had, in January, 2017, issued a slew of directions against DDCA to improve its functioning. It had directed the...

Revised EPR Targets Under Amended E-Waste Management Rules

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhan has stated that the government has amended the E-waste (Management) Rules, in a move to facilitate and effectively implement the environmentally sound management of e-waste in India.Vardhan highlighted that the amendment in the rules has been done with the objective of channelizing the e-waste generated in the...