Delhi HC stays upper age limit on nursery admissions in private schools [Read Judgment]

In another blow to the State Government, Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the December 18 notification of the Delhi government’s Directorate of Education fixing four years as the age limit for admission to nursery classes in private schools. The deadline for applying has now been extended to February 9.In the notification, the Department of Education had fixed the upper age limit...

11 awarded death penalty for killing woman to seize land in West Bengal

A District Court in West Bengal on Thursday awarded death penalty to 11 men, including a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, for opening fire on unarmed village women and killing a housewife, in an attempt to grab land 14 months ago.Those sentenced to death are Lankeshwar Ghosh, Palash Ghosh, Sanat Ghosh, Shyamal Ghosh, Jhantu Ghosh, Goutam Ghosh, Paresh Ghosh, Joydeb Ghosh, Nepal...

Congress leader challenges Gujarat State Circular directing Police to conduct inquiry before filing FIR against Government Officials

Mr. Indravijaysinh Gohil, General Secretary of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee has petitioned Gujarat High Court, challenging the State circular which had asked the Police not to file FIRs against Government officials without first conducting an inquiry into the matter. The circular had reasoned that an FIR affects the moral of the public servant and tarnishes the image of the...

New CERSAI Rules notified; All kind of Mortgages to be registered with CERSAI

Central Government has notified new CERSAI Rules on 22nd January 2016.All Mortgages need to be registeredAccording to old Rules, only the secured creditors are required to file particulars of only equitable mortgages with CERSAI. But as the new amendment has come into forceall kind of Mortgages needs to be registered with CERSAI. Newly inserted Rule 2A reads ‘“(2A). Particulars of...

Foreign Citizens living in India entitled to benefits conferred under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act : Punjab and Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that foreign citizens living in India are also entitled to benefits conferred under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Justice H.S. Siddhu made this observation in Hamina Kang vs. District Magistrate.Challenging an order issued under the Act, the petitioner had contended that an application can be filed only by a...

Petition over Bhagat Singh’s innocence referred to larger Bench by division bench of Lahore HC

A Division Bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought a larger bench to hear petition seeking to prove the innocence of Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh was convicted under the offences of hatching conspiracies, awarded and hanged on March 23, 1931, along with Sukhdev and Rajguru.The bench, comprising Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, referred the petition to...

Delhi HC stays Govt. circular that scrapped Management quota for Nursery Admissions [Read Order]

Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the State Government’s circular that had scrapped many criteria for nursery admissions, including management quota. The Court observed that the same was prima facie issued without any authority of law. The case will now be heard on April 18.“However, any alleged malpractice in utilization of the management quota like sale of seats being actionable...

Sishir Dutta appointed as Advocate General of AP, Anil Srivastav as Additional Advocate General

Terminating services of Advocate General Ranji Thomas, Governor J.P. Rajkhowa has appointed Sishir Dutta, a senior Advocate of the Gauhati High Court as the new Advocate General of Arunachal Pradesh.The Governor also appointed Anil Srivastav as the Additional Advocate General-cum-Standing Counsel for Arunachal Pradesh before the Supreme Court. Mr. Srivastav will represent for the State...

Delhi HC quashes the requirement of contiguous states for the registration of a Multi-state Co-operative Society [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has quashed the requirement that multi-state cooperative societies would be registered initially with only two contiguous states/UTs as their area of operation.Division Bench comprising of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Deepa Sharma were hearing a petition preferred by the Evergreen Multi-State Cooperative Society Limited, whose application were rejected for the above...

Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy appointed as Chief Justice of Gujarat HC

Shri Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy, Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh has been appointed Chief Justice of the Gujarat high Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.Other Appointments and TransfersShri Justice Vivek Kumar Birla, Shri Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi, Shri Justice Ashwani...

Lawyer moved Kerala HC for Contempt against an Anonymous blog site for defaming High Court Judges

A Lawyer practicing in High Court of Kerala moved Contempt Proceedings against an anonymous blog site which allegedly contains defaming comments against the sitting Judges of the High Court of Kerala. In the latest post, the blog site published ranking of High Court Judge and made defamatory comments against certain sitting judges, which seems to be highly defamatory and affecting...

Kerala HC initiate Contempt Proceedings against Kerala Minister for Cultural Affairs KC Joseph

A Division bench of the Kerala High Court  on Tuesday had decided to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Minister for Culture and Rural affairs, State of Kerala, Mr K.C Joseph  for  his alleged  derogatory remarks  against Justice Alexander Thomas, after the latter had criticised the inefficiency of the Advocate General’s office in conducting of the cases before the...