[Breaking] No Territorial Jurisdiction : Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Domicile Reservation in NLSIU

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea challenging the imposition of domicile reservation in National Law School of India University, Bangalore.A Division Bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that since the impugned law is passed by the State of Karnataka, and the Respondent University is also situated in Karnataka, the court at...

Calcutta HC Judge Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Passes Away

Calcutta High Court judge Justice Protik Prokash Banerjee passed away on Friday morning due to heart failure. He was 51 years old.He was elevated as an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court in September 2017.He enrolled at the bar on January 25, 1995 and practised in the Calcutta HC.Son of Late Mukul Prokash Banerjee, Senior Advocate and past Secretary of the Bar Association of the...

'Can't Lose Any More Bennicks & Jayarajs To Violence': Madras HC Directs State To Continue Police Mental Health Programme [Read Order]

Observing that "any form of violence is a product of a sick mind", the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to continue with its Police Wellbeing Programme (aimed at robust mental health of the police force), in collaboration with NIMHANS, Bengaluru, as per plan for a period of five years, by allocating necessary funds for it. The Division Bench of Justices P. N....

[Breaking] Enrica Lexie Case: Permanent Court Of Arbitration Holds Italy Liable To Compensate India; Asks India To Drop Prosecution Against Marines

The Permanent Court of Arbitration, in Enrica Lexie case, has unanimously held that India is entitled to claim compensation from Italy. It also held (by 3:2 majority) that the Marines are entitled to immunity in relation to the acts that they committed during the incident of 15 February 2012, and that India is precluded from exercising its jurisdiction over the Marines.The Tribunal pronounced...

TN Moves SC For Implementation Of 50% Reservation For Backward Classes In Medical College Seats [Read Petition]

The Tamil Nadu government has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in Supreme Court against the non-implementation of reservation for Backward Classes in admission to those seats shared by the State to the All India Quota (AIQ) in medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. Discontented with the inaction of the Centre, the State government had moved the Apex Court earlier, which had, on June...

Right To Grant Visa A 'Sovereign Right' Of State, Tabligh Members Can't Be Deported Unless Criminal Trial Completed: Centre Tells SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday took note of the affidavit filed by the Centre in reply to the plea filed by foreign nationals who have been blacklisted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for their alleged "Tablighi Jamaat Activities" at Delhi's Nizammudin.The Centre responded to the Court's query pertaining to visa cancellation processes towards the foreign nationals raised on June 29,...

Tablighi Jamaat : Individual Orders Of Visa Cancellation Passed Against Foreign Nationals, Centre Tells SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till July 10 the hearing on the plea challenging blacklisting of foreign nationals by the Ministry of Home Affairs for their alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities at Delhi's Nizammuddin Markaz in March.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna took note of the Centre's affidavit which stated that...

[Breaking] Tough To Hold CA Exams Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases, ICAI Tells SC; Seeks Time Till July 10 To Assess Ground Situation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on Thursday told the Supreme Court that there were operational difficulties in holding the CA Exams - scheduled to start from July 29 - on pan India level on account of the spike in COVID-19 cases in several states such as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.Senior Advocate Ramji Srinivasan, appearing for the ICAI, sought time to contact the exam centres...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Uniform Maximum Relief In The School Fee For Lockdown Period [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking "uniform maximum relief" in the school fee for the period of national lockdown. The Petitioner, Advocate Reepak Kansal has approached the court stating that it is "illegal" for the schools to demand fee and expenses, without rending service. It is stated that there is no Force Majeure clause in the school admission forms (contract)...

[Force Majeure] Taking Cue From Courts: What Worked, What Didn't

Till not so long ago 'Force Majeure' was a concept that was seldom used and largely overlooked and the force majeure clause, if incorporated in an agreement, was largely skipped over by lawyers hurrying to read a contract. All that has changed in the space of a few months and there is no concept more important now than the humble 'Force Majeure'. That the jurisprudence on Force Majeure...

Bombay HC Directs IT Department To Refund Over Rs.833 crores To Vodafone Idea Limited Within Two Weeks Without Fail [Read Order]

In a huge relief to Vodafone Idea Limited, the Bombay High Court last Friday directed the income tax department to refund Rs.833 crores to the telecom operator within two weeks "without fail." Division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice Madhav Jamdar pronounced a 14-page oral order via video conference granting relief after hearing the petitioner Vodafone Idea and the Assistant...

Indian Students In Qatar Move SC Seeking NEET Centres in Foreign Countries or to Postpone It till COVID-19 Subsides

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for allocation of Test Centres for NEET in foreign countries or to postpone the examination until the COVID-19 pandemic subsists.The petition, filed by Advocate-on-Record Pallavi Pratap on behalf of parents of students who are applicants for the NEET UG 2020 entrance examination and reside in Doha, Qatar, challenges the Kerala...