Delhi HC Raps MCI's Ethics Committee For Debarring Cardiology Professor Without Proper Probe [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, rapped the Ethics Committee of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for debarring a Professor of Cardiology without proper inquiry into the allegations against him.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by the MCI, challenging an order passed by a Single Judge, wherein the order of debarment against one Dr. Anil Grover had been set aside.Dr. Grover was debarred...

State Police Can Probe Corruption Cases Against Central Govt Employees Posted In The State: MP HC [Read Order]

A larger bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court headed by Chief Justice Hemant Gupta has held the State police or special police establishment (SPE) have powers to probe offences of bribery and corruption against the Union Government employees posted in Madhya Pradesh.Three criminal revisions were referred to the larger bench for opinion on a common question – whether in view of Section 3 of...

Kashmir Gets It’s First Rhodes Scholar Sameer Bhat; Also Awarded To Rahul Bajaj Who Was Born Blind

Nagpur University graduate Rahul Bajaj and GNLU Gandhingar's Sameer Rashid Bhat have been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, enabling them to pursue a postgraduate course in Law for a year at Oxford University.Rahul, who was born blind due to a “rare retinal condition called Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis”, is currently working as an Associate at Trilegal. He graduated from...

'Vande Mataram’ Inseparably Linked With Freedom Struggle, Protection Under Law Not The Only Way To Show Respect: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Aartis, works of Kalidas also revered but need no protection of law, says Centre‘Evocative’ national song 'Vande Mataram' is inseparably linked with India's freedom struggle but does not call for amendment in law to ensure that it is granted the respect and dignity it deserves, the Delhi High Court has held while agreeing with the government that protection under law is not the only way...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging recovery proceedings initiated against a borrower firm, which challenged recovery proceedings on the ground that due to demonetisation and imposition of GST, it suffered loss in business and could not pay loan installments to the bank. Bombay High CourtUpholding the decision of the Supreme Court in Valsamma...

Can't Disbelieve Rape Survivor's Testimony Just Because She Couldn't Offer Physical Resistance: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, reiterated the position that a rape survivor's testimony cannot be disbelieved merely for the reason of absence of injuries on her body."Therefore, mere absence of injuries either as a mark of resistance to the advances allegedly made by the appellants or as internal injuries, would not by itself discard the testimony of prosecutrix," Justice Sangita...

After Taking On Unwarranted Excesses In Legal Education, Justice Kirubakaran Of Madras HC Now Picks On Mushrooming Of Engg Colleges [Read Order]

After taking on the excesses in legal education, Justice N Kirubarakan of Madras High Court has taken suo motu note of increasing number of engineering colleges across the country and rising unemployment among engineering graduates with searching queries on scheme to employ them and if it is true that most of them lack employability skills.Justice Kirubakaran asked the Centre if there is...

Govt. Resolution Extending The Benefit Of Maternity Leave To Contractual Employees Has No Retrospective Effect: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a 35-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai who sought quashing of her termination as document consultant in the Government of India funded Water and Sanitation Support Organization (WSSO) under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in the Water Supply and Sanitation department, Government of Maharashtra.The petitioner was terminated as...

IDIA Scholar From GNLU Jumika Yeptho Succumbs To Tuberculosis

In an extremely sad turn of events, IDIA scholar and student from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar, Jumika Yeptho, succumbed to tuberculosis on Thursday afternoon. The body of Jumika, who hailed from Nagaland, has been taken home by his family members, where his funeral ceremony will be conducted on Friday.Unfortunately, Jumika faced many prejudices, to the extent that his own batchmates were of the belief that Jumika was hospitalised for drug use. However, as per Prof. Shamnad...

Blue Whale Game Endangers Life; Use DD, Pvt Channels To End The "Evil": SC To Centre [Read Order]

Noting that online games like Blue Whale Challenge is endangering life of children and youth, the Supreme Court today asked Doordarshan and Private TV channels to air a programme on prime time to inform about its evil effects.They are to do it in consultation with Centre.During the hearing of PILs filed by an advocate Sneha Kalita and N S Ponnaiah, Centre told the bench headed by Chief...

Sachin Pilot Challenges Ordinance Shielding Public Servants From Probe; Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The Rajasthan High Court, on Friday, issued notices on a Petition challenging the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, which makes it mandatory to obtain a Government sanction before investigating both serving and former Judges, Magistrates, and public servants for on-duty actions.The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Justice Rastogi and Justice Maheshwari on a...

Delhi HC Denies Bail To Afghan National Accused Of Raping US Woman [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to grant bail to an Afghan national accused of raping a woman from the United States of America.In view of the evidence on record, Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal opined that prima facie, Mr. Hameedullah Mohd. Akbar seemed to be "actively involved" in the commission of the alleged offences.Mr. Akbar has been accused by a US citizen of cheating,...