NEET-SS : Supreme Court Reserves Interim Order On Plea Challenging 50% Reservation In Super Speciality Courses In Tamil Nadu

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the submissions in the plea challenging constitutional validity of G.O. dated 07.11.2020 issued by the State of Tamil Nadu for reserving 50% of the seat at the Super Speciality level in Government Medical Colleges to in-service-doctors. The matter was heard for the limited aspect of interim relief. After hearing submissions made by the Counsels for...

BREAKING: KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS UPHOLDS HIJAB BAN

Karnataka High Court Full Bench will pronounce a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban imposed by the Karnataka Government in educational institutions.The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi.An important question before the Court, in this case, is whether the wearing of hijab is part of the essential...

CLAT 2022 Postponed To June 19, Last Date For Submission Of Application Extended to May 9

The Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the Common Law Admission Test to June 19.The meeting has taken the following decisions at its meeting held on 14th March1. CLAT-2022 is rescheduled to Sunday, 19th June 2022 between 2 & 4 PM for both UG and PG programmes. 2. The last date for submission of CLAT-2022 online applications has...

Ishrat Jahan Not Involved In Chakka-Jam Or Conspiracy Meetings As Per Chargesheet In Riots Case : Delhi Court In Bail Order

While granting bail to former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case after over two years of custody, a Delhi Court observed that even as per the chargesheet, there was no allegation that she was physically present at the North East Delhi regions during the February 2020 riots, nor that she was a member of any organisation or any WhatsApp group which was part...

"Don't Try These Tricks To Get Matter Off My Bench, My Conscience Is Clear": Justice Chandrachud Warns Counsel

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday took strong objection to a lawyer "trying tricks" to get a matter off his Bench and warned him against it.While seeking an adjournment before a Bench comprising Justice Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant in the present case, the counsel appearing for the petitioner mentioned a senior counsel's name who used to appear for one of...

Failure To Pay Rent Is Not A Penal Offence: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against A Tenant

Failure to pay rent may have civil consequences, but is not a penal offence under the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court observed while quashing an FIR registered against a tenant by a landlord.The court was considering an appeal against the Allahabad High Court order that refused to quash an FIR registered for the offence of cheating under Section 415 and that of misappropriation under...

Congress MP Moves Supreme Court Seeking OBC Reservation In Madhya Pradesh Local Polls

Rajya Sabha MP and president of OBC Sangathan of Congress Party, Rajmani Patel, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking "maximum reservation" in Panchayat Elections to OBC candidates, stating that the category constitutes 52% population (voting share) in the State.The petition was listed on Monday before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar.The bench...

1993 Train Blasts Case: Supreme Court Directs TADA Court To Complete Trial Against An Accused By 30th November

In connection with the bail plea of Hameer Ui Uddin, accused in the serial blasts in multiple Rajdhani Express and other trains in 1993, the Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Special Judge of the Designated Court under TADA, Ajmer to endeavour to complete the trial by 30th November 2022.A Bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant observed that in pursuance of...

Letters Patent Appeal Not Maintainable Against Orders Which Does Not Have Traits And Trappings Of Finality: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a Letters Patent Appeal cannot be entertained against orders which does not have the traits and trappings of finality.An order of single judge, though may cause some inconvenience to one of the parties or, to some extent, some prejudice to one of the parties, cannot be treated as a 'judgment' under clause 15 of Letters Patent of the Calcutta High Court, the...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-107]

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No End To "One-Time" Regularisation Of Illegal Constructions, Says Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the State Governments to file Counter Affidavit in a plea filed by social activist, Mr. Juvvadi Sagar Rao, alleging regularisation of unauthorised constructions leading to corruption in concerned government offices as well as environmental concerns. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai noted that the matter needs to be...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC - Court Has To Read Plaint As A Whole; Can't Reject It Only Reading Few Lines : Supreme Court

While considering an application for rejection of plain under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, the Court has to go through the entire plaint averments and cannot reject the plaint by reading only few lines/passages and ignoring the other relevant parts of the plaint, the Supreme Court has held.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna set aside the judgment of the Calcutta High Court...