Current and ex BCI officials awarded 5 year jail term for extortion

A Special CBI Court on Monday reportedly awarded five years imprisonment to current and former Bar Council of India (BCI) officials for taking bribe in lieu of granting approval to Law Colleges in the country.BCI Current Associate Managing Trustee Rajinder Singh Rana, former BCI Vice Chairman Raju Dhanpal Raj and ex-BCI member Milan Kumar Dey were awarded the sentence along with a fine, by...

KHCAA convenes urgent meeting to condemn alleged attack on lawyers by media personnel

The Kerala High Court Advocates Association(K.H.C.A.A) has convened an extra ordinary general body meeting tomorrow at 09:45 am to discuss on the issue of alleged manhandling of certain lawyers by media persons inside the High Court building. Meanwhile the Union of Working Journalists have organised a protest march alleging that some advocates used abusive words against legal reporters at...

Sr. Advocate M.K Damodaran not to assume the post of Legal Advisor to Kerala CM

The High Court of Kerala, has today admitted a W.P(C)filed against appointment of Sr Advocate M.K Damodaran, as Legal Advisor of Chief Minister, Sri Pinarayi Vijayan. Today when the matter was taken up for consideration, Sri Raveendran, Additional Advocate General on instructions, informed the court that Sr Advocate M.K Damodaran has not taken charge to the post of Legal Advisor to C.M. It...

Delhi HC reserves order on plea challenging Collegium recommendations [Read Petition]

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly reserved its verdict on a plea demanding that the Supreme Court collegium be restrained from recommending appointments to the higher judiciary.The Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal observed, “You (petitioner) file your written submissions. We will consider it and pass an order.”The...

Application for rejection of plaint can be filed at any stage and it shall be disposed before proceeding with trial: SC [Read Judgment]

Application for Rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure can be filed at any stage and the Court has to dispose of the same before proceeding with the trial, the Apex Court has reiterated in R. K. ROJA VS. U. S. RAYUDU AND ANOTHER.The High Court, in this case, had taken the view that the same “was not filed at the earliest opportunity” and that appellant...

Misbehaviour and Trespass: Delhi HC upholds BSF personnel’s termination from service [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has upheld termination of two BSF personnel from service for committing trespass and misbehaviour. A Bench comprising of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani dismissed their writ petitions against dismissal from service.In one case, the allegation against Daya Dhar Prasad who was serving as Water carrier with BSF, was that he misbehaved with a girl, being in a...

Check on Capitation Fee by Colleges

There have been complaints of charging of capitation fee by some professional colleges. In order to regulate this, and in accordance with the Supreme Court of India’s directions, a National Fee Committee under the chairmanship of Justice B. N. Shrikrishna was constituted for fixing norms and guidelines for charging of tuition and development fees in case of professional courses. The...

Steps to Check Corporal Punishment in Schools

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, prohibits ‘physical punishment’ and ‘mental harassment’ under Section 17(1) and makes it a punishable offence under Section 17(2). The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) have been entrusted with the task of monitoring...

Steps to curb ragging in Universities

During the financial year 2015-16, Ministry of HRD allocated a sum of Rs. 5 crore for Media Campaign to UGC for undertaking a publicity campaign against ragging in Higher Educational Institutions in the country. The UGC has spent an amount of Rs. 4.78 crore on various activities, including preparing and broadcasting of TVCs on Anti-Ragging by Doordarshan, making of films by NFDC, coverage...

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signs seven Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into seven (7) Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) today, i.e., 18th July, 2016, with Indian taxpayers. Some of these agreements also have a “Rollback” provision in them.The APA Scheme was introduced in the Income-tax Act in 2012 and the “Rollback” provisions were introduced in 2014. The scheme endeavours to provide certainty...

Petition in Kerala HC against the appointment of Sr. Advocate MK Damodaran as Legal Advisor of CM [Read Petition]

A Writ Petition has been filed in the High Court of Kerala, challenging the appointment of Senior Advocate Sri. M.K.Damodaran as Legal Advisor to the Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan. The petition has been filed by BJP State President Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan. The Government had created the post of Legal Advisor, through a special order, to aid and advice the Chief Minister...

Delhi School Education Act applies to unrecognized schools as well: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi recently ruled that the provisions of the Delhi School Education Act apply to all schools in Delhi, irrespective of them being recognized or unrecognized.The Court was hearing a petition challenging an order passed by the Delhi School Tribunal, wherein it had ruled that the provisions of the Delhi School Education Act do not apply to unrecognized schools.Setting aside...