Age Limit : MP HC Permits All Aspirants To Apply For NEET-2017 [Read Order]

In an interim order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted the petitioners and other candidates who desire to take NEET 2017 Examination to submit their forms.The high court has put a rider that "the candidates would be bound by the order passed by the Supreme Court or this Court at subsequent stages".The interim direction was issued during hearing of three petitions challenging...

MP HC Admits Appeal Against Acquittal Of Minister In A Scam [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has admitted the appeal of the Special Police Establishment (SPE) - Lokayukta against acquittal of Minister Om Prakash Durve and one other person into alleged food grain transportation contract scam of MP State Civil Supplies Corporation, Bhopal.The scam took place during tenure of Minister Om Prakash Durve as chairman of MP State Civil Supplies Corporation,...

Bombay HC Urges Doctors To Resume Duty As 50 Patients Die in 4 Days, Takes Undertaking From MARD

Today marks the fourth day of mass strike called by over 4,500 resident doctors across the state of Maharashtra.A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni of Bombay High Court urged doctors on strike to resume their duty immediately and asked respective hospital managements not to take any punitive action against them, if they resume duty.Petitioners and...

Delhi HC Orders Jail Term For Defying Orders To Pay Maintenance To Wife [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, in a matrimonial dispute, has held the husband guilty of committing contempt of court for disobeying the Supreme Court order to pay Rs 1 lakh per month as ad interim maintenance to his wife, and punished him to two-month simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 2000.Deven Juneja was directed by the Supreme Court to pay maintenance to his wife w.e.f. May 1, 2016,...

Employees Of Private Schools Cannot Claim Child Care Leave: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Wednesday ruled that employees of private schools in Delhi cannot claim Child Care Leave.The Court relied on the interpretation of Section 10 of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, which prescribes that the scales of pay and allowances, medical facilities, pension, gratuity, provident fund and other prescribed benefits of the employees of a recognized school shall...

Home Min Advisory For Strict Compliance Of Codes Shaped In Honour Of National Flag

The Ministry of Home Affairs has called for strict adherence to provisions contained in the Flag Code of India, 2002, and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.The ministry issued an advisory to government functionaries to check such violations and create adequate awareness among masses regarding the rules and regulations governing the use of national flag.An advisory has...

Cabinet Approves Amendments in Customs & Excise Act For implementation of GST

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved Amendment of in the Customs and Excise Act, relating to abolition of cesses and surcharges on various goods and services to facilitate implementation of GST RegimeThe Approved Amendment to the Customs Act, 1962; Amendments to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975; Amendment to the Central Excise Act, 1944; Repeal of the...

Cabinet Approves Amendment To 'The Right To Education Act, 2009'

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday has approved the amendment to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.The Proviso to Section 23(2) of the RTE Act specifies that all teachers at elementary level who, at the commencement of this Act, did not possess the minimum qualifications as laid down under the RTE Act, need to acquire these within a period of five years i.e.,...

MP HC Allows Name Of Biological Father Be Replace With Step-father In Passport [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the name of biological father be replaced with name of step-father in the passport of a girl.The petitioner girl moved the high court after the respondent passport authorities took no action for correction in the column of name of father/legal guardian as she wished.The petitioner girl is educated and brought up by her step-father since 12 years of...

Can’t Hike Tuition Fee For Installing AC: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Monday ruled that schools cannot hike tuition fees for payment of electricity charges on the ground of installation of air conditioners.Setting aside the 15% hike in fee levied by two schools, Justice V. Kameswar Rao observed, “The installation of air conditioning system cannot be termed to be connected with curricular activity and co-curricular activity. That...

Arbitral Tribunal Can’t Issue Orders To HC Receiver: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that an arbitral tribunal does not have the power to appoint the court receiver of the high court as a receiver under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amended) Act.Justice SJ Kathawalla pronounced the order on March 16 following a court receiver’s report seeking directions as to “whether the Registry should accept the matters wherein the...

Govt. Proposes To Make Aadhaar Mandatory For IT-Return And PAN Card

The Government, on Tuesday, proposed to make the Aadhaar card mandatory to file Income Tax Return (ITR) and for permanent account number (PAN) from July 1. According to the amendments proposed to the Finance Bill, PAN cards will have to be linked with the 12-digit unique identification number before the July 1 deadline.Aadhaar-based e-KYC facility would allow individuals or entities wanting...