Quashing The Appointment Of MG University VC: Kerala HC Issues Fresh Order On Realizing That It Had Referred To An Overruled Judgment [Read Judgment]

Kerala High Court, on Thursday, recalled its judgment rendered on Monday, when it had quashed Dr. Babu Sebastian’s appointment as Mahatma Gandhi University’s Vice-Chancellor (VC).The Bench comprising Chief Justice Antony Dominic and Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu issued a fresh judgment after realizing that it had extensively referred to the Madras High Court's judgment in the case of K....

Jharkhand Acting Chief Justice DN Patel Faints During Legal Service Camp

Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Justice DN Patel, who fainted during a programme in Jamshedpur on Sunday, has been discharged from hospital and is reportedly fine. Justice Patel became unconscious for a brief period during a function held to distribute government scheme benefits.On Sunday, the Jharkhand Legal Service Authority (JHALSA) had held legal service-cum-empowerment camp...

Restore Agricultural Land Being Illegally Used For Religious Structures: Allahabad HC Directs Chief Secretary [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, pulled up the authorities for their "lethargic attitude" and directed them to restore agricultural land which is illegally being used for the creation of religious structures."The authorities of the State and in particular, the Collector who is also a Revenue Court under the provisions of U.P. Act, 1950 read with U.P. Land Revenue Act 1901, is under...

Mere Reservation For Disabled Is Meaningless If They Are Not Adequately Supported By Institutions: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently slammed the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) for expelling a disabled student who had failed to clear the first semester, opining that it was the institute's responsibility to provide adequate support and guidance to such disabled students who are unable to cope with the syllabus.Referring to provisions of the Persons with Disabilities...

Observation On Merits For Ordering Further Enquiry By Revisional Court Is Not Taking Cognizance: SC

The Supreme Court, in Rajendra Rajoriya v Jagat Narain Thapak, has observed that reasons provided for ordering further enquiry under Section 398 of CrPC and the observations provided on merit by a revisional court cannot be said to have an effect of taking cognizance and the order of magistrate should reflect independent application of mind by the magistrate to the material placed before...

Bar Council Elections: Post Madras HC Judgment, BCI Issues Guidelines For Returning Officers

The Bar Council of India, on Thursday, issued guidelines for Returning Officers, in wake of the recent order passed by Madras High Court, wherein the Court had issued a slew of directions aimed at ensuring free and fair conduct of elections to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.In an order issued on 16 February, the High Court had observed that the ensuing elections to the Bar...

Appeal Against Acquittal Of Accused In Hashimpura Massacre: Delhi HC Allows Prosecution To Adduce Additional Evidence On NHRC’s Plea [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has allowed a petition filed by National Human Right Commission under Section 391 CrPC seeking permission to adduce additional evidence in the appeal against acquittal of accused in Hashimpura Massacre.The High Court has allowed the prosecution to lead additional evidence in respect of extracts of a General Diary Register maintained by Provincial Armed Constabulary...

Flight Op From T-1 To T-2: SC Refuses To Interfere With DIAL’s Order, Extends Deadline To Suggest Sectors For Part Shifting

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with DIAL’s administrative order directing IndiGo, SpipceJet and GoAir to shift their flight operations to and fro Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 of Indira Gandhi International Airport during the redevelopment of T-1.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice DY Chandrachud refused to interfere with...

Telangana HC Advocates Association Proposes To Abstain From Court Work On 1 & 2 March To Protest Against Judicial Vacancies, Absence Of Regular CJ, Etc.

In a circular issued to all Advocates Associations in Telangana on Friday, the Telangana High Court Advocates Association proposed to abstain from Court work on 1st and 2nd March, to protest against various unaddressed grievances.The Circular calls out the Supreme Court and the Centre for their failure to address their demands on issues such as judicial vacancies and absence of a regular...

Tarun Tejpal's Plea For Quashing Rape Charges: Justice Nageswara Rao Recuses From Hearing The Case

Magazine Tehelka’s former editor Tarun Tejpal, facing trial in Goa for allegedly raping his junior colleague, has moved the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the Bombay High Court’s December 20, 2017 order which has dismissed his plea for quashing of charges against him in the alleged rape case.Tejpal’s petition came up for hearing before the bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L...

Assault On Delhi Chief Secy: Court Refuses Bail To AAP MLAs, Denies Custody To Police

A Delhi court on Friday declined to grant bail to two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs –Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal – who have been in judicial custody following their arrest for allegedly assaulting Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash on February 19.Metropolitan Magistrate Shefali Barnala Tandon dismissed the bail plea of Khan and Jarwal while also refusing to grant their custody to...

Jharkhand HC Rejects Lalu’s Bail Plea In Fodder Scam Case

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of RJD surpremo Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89 lakhs from Deoghar treasury in Jharkhand.Giving the order, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh said that he would consider the bail plea only after the convicts has undergone half period of the sentence. He added the fodder scam case was a very...