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Delhi High CourtDelhi High Court on tuesday held that since the consent of a girl below the age of 16 years is immaterial, the same cannot be treated as a mitigating circumstance so as to award a sentence lesser than 7 years rigorous imprisonment.The High Court observed that, utmost care and transparency should be observed in the selection of the recipient of awards like Dronacharya Awards...
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NEET; States can’t conduct their own examsThe constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Monday clarified that the State Governments cannot conduct state level entrance examinations for the admission to Medical Colleges. The Court also held that the students who have either applied for NEET-I but could not appear or who appeared but could not prepare well, can appear...
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Allahabad High courtIn a relief to many candidates who appeared for the exam conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission to the post of Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the U.P. Judicial Service, the Allahabad High Court asked the commission to re-evaluate the marks of all candidates, who had appeared at the preliminary examination on the basis of correct answer to one question.The...
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Allahabad High courtAllahabad High Court dismissed a writ petition by Lok Prahri challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made by Parliament to the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 and also of the provisions by which Parliament has legislated to provide for pension and for the grant of facilities to former members of Parliament.Bombay...
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Adopted son no less than a natural son to inherit his father’s propertiesSupreme Court, in Pawan Kumar Pathak vs. Mohan Prasad has reiterated that an adopted son is no less than a natural son, when it comes to claiming the right to inherit the properties of his father.Lifer to Wife Murderer Reversing the High Court order acquitting a man accused of murdering his wife by administering...
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Bombay High CourtThe Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court, taking into account the acute drought faced in the state directed the State Government to authorise a 50 percent water cut for liquor industries, breweries and distilleries in the area with immediate effect and a further 10 per cent cut from May 10.The High Court commuted the death sentence imposed on Imdad Ali Wai, accused of...
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On NEETSupreme Court of India has ordered to conduct the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 in Two Phases. The first phase will be conducted on 1st May and Second phase will be on 24th July. The entire results will be declared on 17th August. The admission Procedure will be completed on 30th September.Supreme Court of India also rejected the Central Government’s Plea to...
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Pre Deposits refundableThe Supreme Court in Axis bank vs. SBS Organics PrivateLimited held that the partial deposit before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) as a pre-condition for considering the appeal on merits in terms of Section 18 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act), is neither a secured...
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Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court has quashed the resolution of Banaras Hindu University terminating the contract of Magsaysay award winner Prof. Sandeep Pandey as Visiting Professor alleging activities against National Interest. Allowing the Petition preferred by him, a Division Bench comprising of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and V.K. Shukla said that the decision by the...
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Refuses to quash cheque bounce case against Director of a companyThe Supreme Court has reiterated that a Director cannot get a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint against him quashed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, merely on the ground that apart from the basic averment no particulars are given in the complaint about his role. SC allows review of its...
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Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court held that parties may withdraw their consent once granted for Divorce by mutual consent, at any time before the passing of the decree.Bombay High courtBombay High Court asked the BCCI to shift all the IPL matches scheduled after 30th April to venues outside Maharashtra. The order will affect 13 matches which were scheduled to be held in Maharashtra in...
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Leases of Mining Companies will not be lapsed automaticallySupreme Court held that lapse of mining lease as contemplated under Section 4A(4) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 is not automatic, and that, for a lease to lapse, express order needs to be passed.Costs imposed on 26 States and 7 UTs for failure to file responses in prison reform caseThe Supreme...