Madras HC Directs Bar Council To Issue Certificate Of Practice To Lawyer Who Cleared AIBE In 2012 [Read Judgment]

In response to a writ petition preferred by a practising advocate, who in spite of clearing the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) in 2012, has not yet received the Certificate of Practice, the Bar Council of India (BCI) told the Madras High Court that the delay is due to the fact that as per AIBE Rules, the Certificate of Practice is to be issued under the signature of the BCI Chairman, hence...

‘Temporary Residence’ Includes Place Where Aggrieved Person Was Compelled To Reside: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

Refusing a plea to transfer a domestic violence case, which was filed by widow mother who was compelled to leave the house by her son and daughter-in-law, the Orissa High Court has held in Rabindra Nath Sahu & Another Vs. Susila Sahu that ‘temporary residence’ referred in Section 27 of the Domestic Violence Act includes a place where the aggrieved person was compelled to reside in view...

BCI Revives Maximum Age Limit For Law Courses [Read Circular]

As per a recent circular issued by the Bar Council of India, the rule stipulating maximum age limit for law courses across the country stands revived, pursuant to recent court rulings.Up to academic year 2008-2009, there was no upper age limit for admission to the three-year B.L. degree course. An upper age limit of 21 years was prescribed for admission to the 5-year integrated B.L....

Delay In Filing Charge-Sheet Won’t Result In Quashing Of Criminal Proceedings Under PCA: Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Jharkhand in Gopal Chandra, Dinanath Sinha. Vs. The State of Jharkhand through Vigilance stated that mere delay in filing of charge-sheet will not result in quashing of entire criminal proceedings in a Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.The two petitioners had invoked the high court vide this criminal writ appeal for quashing of the entire criminal proceedings against...

Second Chance: Delhi HC Tells School To Hold Compartment Exam Again [Read Judgment]

It was held that the respondent/school faulted in not holding the Compartment examination in accordance with the circular dated 08.09.2001 that passed instructions based on Rule 41 of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973. In Deeksha Madaan through her father and natural guardian Arun Madaan Vs. Directorate of Education & Ors and Aditya Munjal through his father and natural guardian...

National Commission For Scheduled Castes Can’t Entertain Complaints Unrelated To Reservation: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Commission is not a parallel forum for adjudicating any dispute between two litigants, the Court observed.The Delhi High Court in State Bank Of India vs. National Commission for Scheduled Castes and others, has held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes cannot entertain a complaint against disciplinary action taken by an employer against an employee belong to the Scheduled...

Unsigned Document In Form Of Notice Not Valid Under Section 138(B) Of NI Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Sign any notice before it is sent! Can a typed document in the form of a notice bearing neither signature nor any initial of an advocate or the complainant be called a notice in compliance with clause (b) of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act? The Bombay High Court has held that it is not.Justice A.I.S. Cheema made this observation was considering an appeal preferred by...

HC Has Power To Transfer Matrimonial Proceedings To Different Court: Tripura HC [Read Order]

The Tripura High Court in Dipika Sharma vs. Sudip Sharma, has held that the high court, by exercising its power under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, can transfer a matrimonial proceeding from family court to district court (in a district where there is no family court) and from district court to family court or from district court to other district court. The court also held that...

Creating Nuisance At Wife’s Workplace, Under Influence Of Liquor, Amounts To Cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

Assaulting wife and her parents and creating nuisance at her workplace, under the influence of liquor, amounts to cruelty, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held.In the instant case, a trial court had granted divorce to a woman who had approached it seeking divorce on the ground of cruelty on account of assault by her husband in a state of intoxication. The husband preferred an appeal before...

Bombay HC Tells M’rashtra Pvt Unaided Medical Colleges To Follow State Domicile Rules [Read Judgment]

Private unaided medical colleges in Maharashtra will now have to adhere to state domicile rules and reserve 85 per cent seats for local students. The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) and gave a go ahead for the admission process as per the rules brought about in August this year.As per the regulation, now only 15 per cent...

Delhi HC Rejects Pakistani Nationals’ Petition for Liver Tissue Transplant [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Friday dismissed a petition filed by two Pakistani nationals seeking to engage in a liver tissue transplant. The petition, filed by the donor and the recipient, was rejected on the ground that the parties had failed to rule out the possibility of a commercial transaction between them.“The petitioner has not been able to establish any link or connection or...

Punjab Govt Told To Pay Rs 30k Fine, Arrears With Interest To Terror Victim’s Wife [Read Order]

The petitioner’s husband had suffered injuries at the hands of terrorists during a terror attack on 5th March, 1998, and he succumbed to his injuries caused by the terrorists on 6th March, 1990. The Punjab & Haryana High Court in Surjit Kaur v. State of Punjab and others has identified the petitioner as a victim of terror and directed the Punjab government to give relief to her....