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Mandate On Securing 50% Marks To Qualify Superior Judicial Services Exam Not Arbitrary: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the validity of the rule mandating a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for qualification in the Superior Judiciary Examination of both the states.A candidate who appeared for Additional District and Sessions Judge in Punjab and Haryana challenged the Rules which required for minimum 40% marks out of total 750 marks of the written examination and 50%...
'Roundabout On Flyover Unheard Of': MP High Court On Design Of New Flyover In Jabalpur, Asks State To Ensure No Accidents Take Place
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22), disposed of a PIL for installing view cutters on a newly inaugurated 7-km flyover connecting Madan Mahal to Damoh Naka in Jabalpur to safeguard the privacy of the adjoining residents, while asking the State to consider taking steps so that no accidents take place.During the hearing court orally remarked that a roundabout on a flyover...
Assistant Manager (Law) Vacancy At Shipping Corporation Of India Limited
Shipping Corporation of India Limited invites online application for the post of Assistant Manager (Law).Name of the Post: Assistant Manager (Law) No. of Post: 02 (Two) Essential Qualification and Experience • Full-time degree in Law (3 years after graduation / 5 years after 12th standard) from a UGC/BCI recognized University/Institute/College with minimum of 60% marks. How to apply? • To apply online, click here • The last date to submit the online application is 27.09.2025 To Access...
No Export Duty On Transfer From Domestic Tariff Area To SEZ : Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Appeal Against Adani Power
Observing that the movement of goods from a Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a domestic supply and not an export outside India, the Supreme Court provided relief to Adani Power Ltd. and other entities from paying export duty under the Customs Act, 1962, for the movement of goods from DTA to SEZ. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan dismissed...
Kerala High Court Orders Erasure Of Case Records Relating To Man Acquitted Of Offence Committed As Minor
The Kerala High Court recently directed the state government, the Director General of Police and the Station House Officers (SHO) to erase all police records and details before the Juvenile Justice Board in a case where a minor was the accused.Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen was considering a plea by a man for erasure of all records relating to the case in which he was arrayed as the 5th accused...
Photocopy Of Misplaced Cheque Can Be Accepted As Secondary Evidence In Cheque Bounce Cases: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that a Xerox copy of a cheque can be accepted as secondary evidence in cheque bounce cases, and such a request cannot be refused merely because there is no evidence to prove that the original cheque was lost. Justice Shamim Ahmed observed that when the trial judge had recorded the sworn statement in which he had made an endorsement with respect...
S.473 CrPC | Extension Of Limitation Must Be Upon Satisfactory Explanation Of Delay, Not Merely 'In Interest Of Justice': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a court cannot extend period of limitation for prosecution of cases merely by stating that it is necessary in the interests of justice. Instead, the court has to be satisfied that delay has been properly explained before allowing an application for extending limitation period under Section 473 of the CrPC.Section 473 of the Code of Criminal...
Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Denied On Hyper-Technical Medical Terminology When Cause Of Death Falls Within Eligible Diseases: Orissa HC
A Division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising Justice S.K. Sahoo and Justice S. S. Mishra held that when medical records from a premier government hospital clearly establish that the deceased employee suffered from cardiac and kidney ailments and died due to cardiac arrest, such death falls within the diseases specified under the Compassionate Appointment Scheme and the company...
Supreme Court Directs MP High Court To Conclude Civil Judge Recruitment Process As Per 2023 Advertisement Soon
The Supreme Court today side aside the June 2024 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had directed re-computation of marks and weeding out of "ineligible candidates", who do not satisfy the Amended Recruitment Rules, from the main examination for Civil Judge entry-level posts. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar noted that no ineligible candidates...
Kerala Court Acquits Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan In Defamation Case Filed By KP Sasikala Citing Lack Of Evidence
A Magistrate Court in Kerala's Cherthala has acquitted Rajmohan Unnithan, Congress MP representing Kasargod, in a defamation case filed by K P Sasikala, former President of Hindu Aikya Vedi.The case arose from a complaint which claimed that defamatory statements were made against K P Sasikala, during a televised debate program titled “Counter Point” aired on Manorama News, a Malayalam...