A Writ Court Is Required To Intervene Even At A Suggestion Of Any Plan Or Attempt To Take Away The Liberty Of A Person:Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted bail to BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari's aide Rakhal Bera who had earlier been arrested for his alleged participation in a job racket where he had allegedly promised a job in the State Irrigation Department in lieu of 2 lakh rupees back in 2019. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was then the Minister of Transport, Irrigation and Water Resource in...

Don't Publish Entrance Exams Results For Professional Courses : Kerala High Court Passes Interim Order On CBSE/ICSE Students' Plea

The petition had sought to admit students to Universities solely based on their performance in entrance exams rather than Grade XII results.

[CLAT 2021] NLU Consortium Permits Candidates To Participate In Counselling Provisionally Without Payment Of Fee: Kerala HC Disposes Of Plea

The Consortium of National Law Universities on Monday informed the Kerala High Court that as per the directions of the Court, its Grievance Redressal Committee had permitted several candidates to provisionally participate in the Counselling process for admission to NLUs without paying the Rs. 50,000 deposit.Justice Anu Sivaraman disposed of the matter noting that that the Consortium had...

Implement Judgment On Permanent Commission For Women As It Stands Instead Of Seeking Clarifications: Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Miscellaneous Application (MA) filed by the Union of India seeking certain clarifications in the judgment which directed the grant of Permanent Commission for women officers in the armed forces.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah expressed unhappiness at the "fashion" of filing MAs seeking clarification after a judgment...

'Emotional Moment To Be Present In Court In Person' : Lawyer Says After Rare Physical Hearing In Supreme Court Amid Virtual Functioning

After going virtual since the onset of pandemic in March 2020, the Supreme Court of India on July 30th heard a case in physical court where both parties appeared physically. A Bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat had directed the case to be listed for physical hearing after the counsel for both the parties in a criminal matter agreed to appear physically to...

No Place For Religious Fanaticism, Greed & Fear In Country: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Unlawfully Converting Woman To Islam

Stressing that there is no place for religious fanaticism, greed, and fear in our country, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that if a person from the majority community converts his/her religion after getting insulted, then the Country becomes weak and the destructive powers source benefits from it. The Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav was dealing with the Bail plea of...

Defendant Present Before Issuing Summons Or Without Filing Caveat Can Be Heard On Rejection Of Plaint : Delhi High Court

The Court said that it would be "trifle incongruous" to deny the Court the opportunity of hearing the defendant even if he is present.

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1 Lakh Costs On Man Who Attempted To Illegally Oust His Aged Mother

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed the petition of a man who had attempted to illegally oust his aged mother and accordingly proceeded to impose costs to the tune of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner.Terming the plea filed as an 'unfortunate petition', Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan observed with anguish, "A perusal of the representation also shows that the same has been filed...

Banks Can't Force Mandatory Claim Period Of 1 Year For Bank Guarantees : Delhi High Court Interprets Exception 3 To Section 28 Contract Act

"Exception 3 does not deal with the claim period. It deals with right of the creditor to enforce his rights under the bank guarantee"

UAPA - Watali Judgment Won't Apply When Bail Is Sought On Humanitarian Grounds : Bombay High Court

Granting temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling, the Bombay High Court observed that the rigors of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on humanitarian grounds. Therefore, the judgement in the case of National Investigation Agency Vs. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali could not...

'No Student Can Be Expelled For Non-Payment': Madras High Court Permits Pvt Schools To Collect 85% Fees In Instalments

The Madras High Court on Friday permitted private unaided educational institutions to collect 85% of the annual school fee payable for the current academic year, i.e. 2021-22 in six instalments from parents who have not suffered any form of financial loss during the pandemic period. However, the Court made it clear that no student shall be restrained from attending online classes or taking...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Surendra Gadling For Nine Days To Attend Mother's Death Anniversary

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling from August 13 to 21 to attend his mother's death anniversary.A division bench headed by Justice SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar observed that the rigours of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on...