The Madras High Court on Monday upheld an order passed by a single Judge quashing the State Government’s order providing 85% quota in medical admissions for students from the State Board, leaving only 15% of the total seats for students from CBSE and other boards.The Bench comprising Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao and Justice M. Dhandapani dismissed the Appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu...

Calcutta HC Condemns Outsourcing The Recording Of Judicial Orders To Police Personnel By Magistrates, Issues Guidelines [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court recently frowned upon the Magisterial practice of outsourcing the recording of judicial orders to police personnel, and framed guidelines for “future guidance of criminal courts”, non-observance of which may cause initiation of departmental proceedings.“The step taken by the Magistrate in outsourcing the recording of judicial orders to officers unattached to...

Decide On The Regularization Of Payment Of Salaries In Private Engineering Colleges: SC To AICTE [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to decide on the issue of regularizing and ensuring timely payment of salaries in private engineering colleges in India.With an order to make a representation to the AICTE, the Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud disposed of a Petition which had also demanded an order...

“We Hope That The State’s Glorious Past Is Quickly Brought Back”, Madras HC Dismisses Appeal For State Quota In Medical Admission

The Madras High Court on Monday upheld an order passed by a single Judge quashing the State Government’s order providing 85% quota in medical admissions for students from the State Board, leaving only 15% of the total seats for students from CBSE and other boards.The Bench comprising Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao and Justice M. Dhandapani dismissed the Appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu...

Date For Filing Of Income Tax Returns Extended To 5th August

The Finance Ministry has extended the last date for filing income tax returns extended for five days up to 5th August.In a press release, the Finance Ministry it is stated as follows;“There are some complaints that the taxpayers are not being able to log on to the e-filing website of Income Tax Department or not being able to link Aadhaar with PAN because of different names reflected in PAN...

Lack Of Basic Infra For OSM System Leading To Delay In Semester Results: Mumbai University Professors; Move HC [Read Petition]

In a writ petition filed before the Bombay High Court, the Bombay University and College Teacher’s Union, along with five other professors from different streams and colleges affiliated to the university, have filed a writ petition alleging that thousands of students have been suffering due to improper implementation of the online screen marking (OSM) system for assessment of answer papers...

Warrants, Notices Issued By Jharkhand Courts To Have Info About Legal Aid [Read Order]

The Jharkhand High Court has instructed that notices and warrants issued by courts must be tagged with pamphlets regarding legal services available to noticees and warrantees.The innovative scheme would be helpful for poor people and also the ones unacquainted with various procedures of law. Instead of running from pillar to post for help, the noticee or the warrantee or their family members...

It Is High Time That Dishonest Litigation In The Country Is Discouraged: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Friday lamented the increasing instances of dishonest litigation in the country, and dismissed an appeal with costs of Rs. 2 lakhs for “abuse of process of law”.“It is high time that dishonest litigation in this country must be discouraged,” Valmiki J. Mehta observed.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr. Kuldeep Aggarwal, challenging an order passed...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court Tuesday quashed the UP Government’s decision to admit students to AYUSH undergraduate courses in different colleges of the state through a merit list prepared on the basis of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The AYUSH course includes within its ambit Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy.Bombay High CourtThe...

Madras HC Rejects Plea To Create Additional Seats For LLB

Madras High Court recently refused to create additional seats for open category in Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, and rejected a Petition filed by a student who had missed out on an opportunity to secure admissions due to a higher percentage of seats being reserved for different categories.The Court was hearing a Petition filed by one Ms. S. Aishwarya, who had contended that she...

Bar On ‘Hearing And Deciding’ Suit Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Be Filed: SC [Read Judgment]

If a provision bars a court from “hearing and deciding” a suit on some contingency, does that mean the suit itself is not maintainable? This was an interesting question before the Supreme Court in Public Trust Shri Geeta Satsang Bhawan vs Nand Lal.Section 29 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act reads: “No suit to enforce a right on behalf of a public trust which is required to be...

Duty Of Court To Set The Wrong Right In Case Of Wilful Disobedience Of Court Order: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, while disposing of a second appeal in a civil suit, has made an observation pertaining to the objective of Rule 2-A of Order 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure.Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan observed that the primary object of the said provision is not to punish a person, who has disobeyed the order of injunction, but to enforce the order.In the instant case,...