Act Against Govt Teachers Taking Private Tuitions & Other Businesses : Madras High Court

Slamming those government teachers who take private tuition classes for remuneration and do other businesses, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued a slew of directions to prevent government school teachers from flouting the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 and Service Rules."The teaching community is concentrating to satisfy their self-needs,...

Kendriya Vidyalayas : Parents Approach High Courts Against 6 Years Minimum Age For Admission

A writ petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the admission criteria in Kendriya Vidyalayas to the extent that it lays down minimum 6 years of age for admission of a child in Class I. The petitioner is a 5 year old student who has approached the Court through her father Mr Vishnu PS Langawat.A similar petition has also been filed before the Delhi High Court by an...

Section 173 CrPC - Magistrate Should Consider Initial Report & Supplementary Report Conjointly To Decide Whether To Proceed Against Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a Judicial Magistrate should consider both the initial final report submitted under Section 173(2) CrPC and the supplementary report submitted under Section 173(8) before deciding whether there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed an offense. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant made the observation while considering...

Supreme Court's Suo Motu Limitation Extension Ended On February 28; Limitation Period Starts Running From Today (March 1)

The latest order of suo motu limitation extension passed by the Supremes Court in view of the Omicron surge has ended with effect from February 28.This means that limitation will resume running from today, March 1.In view of the recent surge in the COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court on 10.01.2022 had extended the limitation period for filing cases in courts...

Sale Deed Shall Operate From Date of Execution If No Registration Thereof Had Been Made & Not From Time of Its Registration: Rajasthan HC

The Jaipur bench of Rajasthan High Court, while relying on Sections 23, 47 and 74 of Registration Act, 1908, reiterated that registration of sale deed shall operate from the time from which it would have commenced to operate if no registration thereof had been required or made, and not from the time of its registration. Essentially, petitioner applied for selection...

Supreme Court Weekly Digests With Subject-Wise, Statute-Wise Index & Nominal Index [February 20 - 28]

2022 LiveLaw (SC) February Act-wise Index Part 4 [Feb 20 - 28, 2022] Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Rajasthan) - Section 9 - It cannot be said to be a mandatory statutory obligation of the Market Committees to provide shop/land/platform on rent/lease. (Para 9) 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 203 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 37 - The High Court has no jurisdiction to remand...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict : International Criminal Court Prosecutor To Open Probe Into Alleged War Crimes

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor has decided to open an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, observing that there is a "reasonable basis" to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed.Prosecutor Karim A Khan said in a statement that the investigation will look at alleged crimes committed before...

Ukraine Approaches International Court Of Justice Against Russia's "Special Military Operation"

Ukraine filed an application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning "a dispute . . . relating to the interpretation, application and fulfilment of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide" (the "Genocide Convention").In...

Fundamental Duties Yet To Be Enforced In Real Spirit; Govt Must Come Out With A System With Enforceability Of Citizens' Duties : Madras High Court

Government also should come out with a clear system with enforceability of duties and citizen in general also must be insisted for performance of their duties towards the public at large: Madras High Court

Russia-Ukraine Conflict | Plea In Kerala High Court Alleges Discrimination Against Stranded Indian Students, Seeks Steps For Repatriation

The Kerala High Court Advocate's Association (KHCAA) has moved the High Court today seeking the repatriation of students from Kerala stuck in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Justice N. Nagaresh permitted the petitioners to pass on whatever information they have regarding the students to the Assistant Solicitor General to do whatever possible to facilitate their...

Motor Vehicles Act - New Provisions On Third Party Insurance, Accident Claims To Come Into Effect From April 1, 2022

The Central Government has notified that Sections 50 to 57 and 93 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment Act) 2019 will come into force with effect from April 1, 2022.A notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on February 25 stated :"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019), the...

Right To Protest Not Lost Merely Because Same Issue Is Pending Before A Constitutional Court : Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed in a recent case that a petitioner will not be deprived of the right to protest on an issue merely because he has approached a constitutional court on the same subject matter.In a recent writ petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and B.S. Bhanumathi in obiter said: "Approaching a constitutional court for...