NEET UG-2017: Bombay HC Relief To Students Over New Clause That Made SSC From Maha Mandatory [Read Order]

Criticising the “eleventh hour” policy change which affects the right of higher education of students, the Bombay High Court has directed the State of Maharashtra to accept application forms for admission to health science courses for the academic year 2017-18 without insisting on secondary school certificate from institutes within the State.A bench of Justices Sunil K Kotwal  and Anoop...

Jailed For Ruckus In Delhi Assembly, Rana Moves HC Again Against Assembly Rules [Read Petition]

Jagdeep Rana, who along with his friend Rajan umar Madan, has been jailed by the Delhi Assembly Speaker for creating ruckus in the House has once again moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Constitutional validity of the Assembly rules which allow Speaker to punish/ imprison anyone without granting a hearing.Jagdeep Rana has prayed the high court to “declare Rule 75 of The Rules...

Services Provided By Educational Bodies, Including Boarding & Lodging Facilities, Fully Exempt From GST

The Finance Ministry has clarified that there is no change in tax liability relating to education and related services in the GST era, except reduction in tax rate on certain items of education. Services provided by an educational institution to students, faculty and staff are fully exempt. Educational institution has been defined as an institution imparting:i. pre-school education and...

Madras HC Strikes Down 85% Reservation For TN State Board Students In Medical Admissions [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court on Friday quashed 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.“Upon considering all the facts and circumstances of the present case, the arguments advanced on either side of the case laws cited and discussed as supra, there is no...

Merely Because Second View Is Possible, Appellate Court Can’t Substitute View In Appeal Against Acquittal: Bombay HC [Read JT]

Dismissing Maharashtra State’s appeal against the acquittal of an accused, the Bombay High Court has held that merely because a second view may be possible, the court, in its appellate jurisdiction dealing with an appeal against acquittal, cannot substitute its view and therefore, the view taken by the trial court needs to be confirmed.A bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi was hearing an...

MPPSC Paper Leak Scam: MP HC Dismisses Plea Of Candidate Declared Not Qualified [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the MP Public Service Commission (MPPSC) decision to declare a candidate ‘not qualified’ for the State Civil Services Examination 2012 for her alleged involvement in paper leak scam.The court held the statement given by the petitioner to the Special Task Force (STF) under section 27 of the Evidence Act in the paper leak scam was “a...

Child Care Leave Not At The Cost Of Judicial Institution, Court Staff Told [Read Circular]

As the number of cases pile up and the strength of court staff continues to be short, a circular has been issued to the officials of the six district courts in Delhi that Child Care Leave or CCL is not a matter of their right.District & Sessions Judge (Headquarters) Talwant Singh has issued a circular wherein he says, “It is made clear to all concerned that the Child Care Leave cannot...

Delhi HC Acting Chief Justice Asks District Judges To Follow Three Adjournment Rule [Read Notice]

With a view to ensure speedy yet effective justice, the Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Gita Mittal has instructed heads of all district courts to ensure that the laid down procedure of allowing maximum three adjournments is followed in every case and a realistic timeline is adhered to.In a circular issued through Registrar General Dinesh Kumar Sharma, the Acting Chief Justice...

CJAR Appeals For Impeachment Of MP High Court Chief Justice Hemant Gupta

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) on Thursday appealed to the political parties to “come together” to initiate impeachment proceedings against the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Hemant Gupta.A press release issued by CJAR highlighted the inaction of the Judiciary, despite the complaint against the Judge in March this year. Along with...

Display Details Of Free Education To Weaker Sections Of The Society: Haryana Information Commission To State And Schools [Read Order]

State Information Commission, Haryana has directed the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and Educational Institutions to display information on the grant of free education by Educational Institutions. A compliance report has been directed to be filed by 1 November.This was in furtherance of an undertaking given to the DTCP by Schools/ Educational Institutions who were granted...

Bhopal Jail Break Encounter: MP HC Dismisses Plea Of Deceased’s Mother Seeking Documents Of Inquiry [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has turned down the plea of a woman demanding certain documents of the inquiry into the Bhopal Central Jail break.The court observed: “The family members of the deceased undertrials are not concerned with such documents as they are alien for such aspect of the inquiry.”About the concern of petitioner that the commission’s findings might affect the...

Govt Rates Not Applicable On Rates Agreed In A Contract: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the data entry charges fixed by the Union government were not applicable on a contract signed by a private firm with a district collector for the work of National Population Register.The petitioner private firm had signed the contract with the district collector Satna for data entry work of National Population Register for Rs. 4 per family.The...