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LiveLaw Invites You To "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" By Justice S Muralidhar[ Today At 11 AM]
LiveLaw is organising "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" on September 12, 2020 (Saturday) at 11 am.Dr. Justice S Muralidhar (Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court) will speak on " Imagining Legal Education in Contemporary India ".The session will be moderated by Dr Anup Surendranath (Executive Director, Project 39A, NLU Delhi)Other Speakers in the eventSwati...
Criminal Prosecution On Same Allegations Cannot Continue If Exoneration In Departmental Proceedings Is On Merits: SC [Read Judgment]
The Supreme Court has reiterated that, in case of exoneration in departmental proceedings on merits and where the allegation is found to be not sustainable at all and the person held innocent, criminal prosecution on the same set of facts and circumstances cannot be allowed to continue.Standard of proof in a departmental proceeding, being based on preponderance of probability is somewhat...
SC Asks Centre To Justify Validity Of Provision In Mental Health Care Act Decriminalizing Attempt To Suicide [Section 309 IPC]
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Attorney General for India in a plea wherein the Petitioner sought for directions to ensure the prevention of attempts to commit suicide by persons who threw themselves in animal enclosures in Zoos. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian further sought for an explanation from the Centre...
INC's Ajay Maken Moves SC Against Order To Demolish 48,000 Jhuggis Without Provisions To Rehabilitate 2.4 Lakh Affected Dwellers [Read Application]
Former Union Minister and Congress Leader Ajay Maken has moved Supreme Court challenging its recent Order directing the removal of about 48,000 jhuggis (slums) from near railway tracks in Delhi. In furtherance of the Order passed on 31.08.2020, the Ministry of Railways and the Government of NCT of Delhi have not only initiated the process of eviction by identifying the jhuggis, a number...
SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement Or Another Chance For NEET Aspirants Who Are Unable To Attend Exam
Supreme Court has dismissed yet another plea seeking for postponement of the NEET UG-2020 examination in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and floods ravaging the country. A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan informed Advocate Neela Gokhale, appearing on behalf of the Petitioner, that the Court had already dismissed the pleas with the same prayer and would be dismissing the instant...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Centre's Decision To Allow Telecasting Of Sudarshan TV Show Allegedly Communalising UPSC Recruitment Of Muslims [Read Petition]
Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a petition challenging the Order of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's allowing the telecast of a show 'Bindas Bol" which allegedly communalising UPSC recruitment of Muslims.However Justice Navin Chawla has refused to stay the broadcast of the show.In the Petition filed through Advocate Shadan Farasat alleged that the Centre has...
"State Governments Must Fix Reasonable Charges For Ambulance Services": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday took note of the affidavit filed by the Union of India regarding the Covid19 Response. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that every State is required to follow these guidelines and in substance the ambulance can be summoned in case of need."I'm not opposing this, this has to be done," said the law Officer in the plea seeking seeking directions to increase ambulance...
[Breaking] SC Allows NLSIU To Conduct NLAT Tomorrow, Restrains From Declaring Results And Making Admissions [Read Order]
A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan has allowed the National Law School of India to conduct the Admission Test-NLAT2020 as per the schedule Tomorrow.However the Bench has restrained the Administration from declaring the results and making Admissions. "In the meantime, the examination for admission in pursuance of Notification dated 04.09.2020 may take place but neither...
[Breaking] Special Court Rejects Bail Application Filed by Rhea Chakraborty and Others in NDPS Cases
Mumbai Session Court has rejected the Bail Applications filed and Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik in NDPS Cases registered by Narcotics Control Bureau.The Special Court on Thursday reserved the Orders in bail applications filed on behalf of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik in NDPS Cases registered by Narcotics Control Bureau.Special judge G B Gurao has heard the...
[Breaking] Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging NLSIU Admission Test NLAT2020 [Read Order]
The High Court of Jharkhand has dismissed the writ petition challenging the decision of National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, to hold a separete admission test called the National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT), after backing out of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for want of jurisdiction. A single bench of Justice Rajesh Shankar reserved the Orders on Thursday on...
LiveLaw Invites You To "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" By Justice S Muralidhar [Sept 12 at 11 AM]
LiveLaw is organising "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" on September 12, 2020 (Saturday) at 11 am.Dr. Justice S Muralidhar (Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court) will speak on " Imagining Legal Education in Contemporary India ".The session will be moderated by Dr Anup Surendranath (Executive Director, Project 39A, NLU Delhi)Other Speakers in the eventSwati...