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...

Delhi HC restrains two Indian manufacturers from infringing Toyota trademarks [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi recently restrained two Indian auto-spare parts manufactures from using Toyota’s trademark TOYOTA, the Toyota Device mark, TOYOTA INNOVA and from passing off of the mark PRIUS.“In light of the fact that the plaintiff is the true and first proprietor of the well-known mark PRIUS all across the world, as well as in India and that the defendants' adoption of the...

Madras HC allows Cultural shows in Temple Festivals, with strange conditions [Read Order]

‘No dance or songs, touching upon the conduct of any political party or community or caste be played’ states the Order.Madras High Court has allowed petitions seeking permission to conduct cultural shows in Temple Festivals with stringent conditions. The Orders came in Petitions which challenged the orders of Police refusing to accord permission to conduct dance and songs programme...

First paperless e-court to start functioning in Hyderabad High Court

First paperless e-court in High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, common High court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated by Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur today. Justice P Naveen Raowill preside over the e-court from tomorrow.It is not only the e-court in the sense it is fully computerised but it also a paperless court. We spent few minutes understanding...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court dismissed an Election petition filed by a resident of Rae Bareli challenging the election of Sonia Gandhi to Lok Sabha. Justice Tarun Agarwala held that grant of citizenship to Sonia Gandhi cannot be challenged at this belated stage.Bombay High CourtBombay High Court upheld an order by lower court wherein it had restrained feeding of birds and...

Mere registration of criminal case could not be a ground to revoke Arms license: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The provisions of Arms Act with regard to suspension or cancellation of Arms licence cannot be invoked lightly in an arbitrary manner, said the Bench.In a recent Case, the Bombay High Court has held that  merely because a criminal case is pending against a person, Arms Licence granted to him by the licensing authority  cannot be cancelled.The petitioner contended that during the relevant...

No highly developed computer can replace a Judge: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court has criticised a Principal Sessions Judge for acting like a motionless machine for cancelling Anticipatory Bail given to a Couple in a Criminal Case even without hearing the Petitioners.The Anticipatory Bail was granted to the Couple on certain conditions which were subsequently relaxed. But the Police had approached the Sessions Court for cancellation of bail on the ground...