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Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Minimum 6 Yrs Age Criteria For Admission In Class 1 At Kendriya Vidyalayas
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the minimum age criteria of 6 years for admission in class 1 in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic year 2022-23.While dismissing the petitions, a single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli observed thus:"No doubt, the policy which was formulated in 2020 is yet to be implemented across schools in Delhi, despite...
Virtual Hearings Have Helped Women Tackle Gendered Demands, Allowed New Mothers To Argue From Their Homes: Justice Chandrachud
Emphasising that technology is a great enabler in enhancing access to justice, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandradhud has said that virtual hearings have allowed women lawyers, especially new mothers to argue from the safety of their homes ,who were often unfairly forced to take a step back in their careers due to gendered demands. Speaking at the Justice PM Mukhi Memorial Lecture on...
Indian Judiciary Is Essentially Feudal Even Today; Modern & Futuristic Approach Needed : Justice Chandrachud
Expressing concerns about the still prevalent feudal mindset in the Indian Judiciary, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Sunday said that it needs to move to a more "modern and futuristic" approach and added that technology can be a powerful tool to make that change.Justice Chandrachud was speaking at the National Conference on Mediation and Information Technology organised by the...
'Different MRPs Can't Be Fixed For Same Products' : Consumer Commission Tells PepsiCo In NLSIU Students' Complaint
The Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently dismissed an appeal filed by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd challenging an order by the Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to stop printing different Maximum Retail Prices(MPRs) for same quantity and quality of products. The District Forum had directed the beverages company to fix the same MRP for...
All DRT Vacancies Filled : Attorney General Tells Supreme Court
The Attorney General of India, Mr. K.K. Venugopal on April 8 informed a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai that appointments of DRT members to the vacant posts are complete. He apprised the Bench that the Selection Committee has recommended 25 names for all the vacancies. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had accepted all the names recommended in two...
Patna High Court Advocate-on-Record Rules Repealed; Advocates Need Not Qualify AoR Exam To File Cases In HC
The "Registration of Advocates as Advocate on Record of the Patna High Court Rules" has been repealed,The notification to this effect has been published in the Bihar Gazette on 8th April 2022.The AoR Rules have been facing criticism from the lawyer community in Bihar and also evoked protests by lawyers' groups against the AoR system. In 2020, the Lawyers Association, Patna HC (one of the...
Courts Must Make Mediation & Negotiation Mandatory As Part Of Case Management: CJI NV Ramana
"An active effort must be taken by Courts to make negotiation and mediation mandatory, as a part of case management", said the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday while speaking at the inaugural event of the two-day national conference on "Mediation and Information Technology" in Gujarat."Imbibing effective ADR mechanisms into the judicial process can reduce pendency, save...
Oil Prices Rising Internationally Due To Ukraine Situation; Gradual Passing Of Prices To Consumers Not Arbitrary : Companies To Kerala High Court
The state-owned oil marketing companies told the Kerala High Court on Friday that oil prices are increasing due to the Ukraine war and that the companies are gradually passing on the prices to the consumers, which cannot be termed arbitrary.The submission was made in response to a p[lea by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) challenging the decision of State-owned Oil...
National Medical Commission Has Power To Stop Admissions In Medical Colleges: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the operation of the order of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, which permitted Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Medical College to admit students to fill up its 100 seats in the MBBS course for the academic year 2021-2022.The Court noted that Section 26(1)(f) of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 gives power to the National Medical Commisison...
'No Vicarious Liability On State For Judicial Actions': Calcutta High Court Rejects Plaint Seeking 100 Cr. Compensation For Alleged Defamation By HC Judge
The Calcutta High Court on Monday while exercising its power under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC allowed an application for rejection of a plaint seeking compensation of Rs 100 crore against the State of West Bengal on account of vicarious liability for an alleged act of defamation committed by a High Court Judge.Justice Shekhar B. Saraf observed that the plaint lacks any cause of action as there...
Supreme Court Upholds Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Amendment Act 2020
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 2020 amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, which introduced restrictions in the handling of foreign contributions by organizations in India.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar pronounced the judgment in PILs challenging the Foreign Contriubtion(Regulation) Amendment Act 2020(Noel...