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Best Marks Obtained To Be Considered When Students Appears For Supplementary Exams In Both 11th &12th Grades: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently laid down that when a student appears for both regular as well as supplementary examinations for 11th and 12th grades, the best marks obtained by the student in both the examinations ought to be considered. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Basant Balaji relied upon the Apex Court decision in Sukriti & Ors. v. Central Board of Secondary Education &...
Delhi HC Orders RSS Weekly ‘Organizer’ To Remove Article Alleging Sexual Exploitation Of Nuns, Hindu Women By Principal Of Christian School
The Delhi High Court has directed RSS weekly magazine “Organizer” and another website “The Commune” to remove an article alleging that the Principal of a reputed Christian school in the national capital sexually exploited nuns and Hindu women.Justice Jyoti Singh passed an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of the Principal in his suit against the two publications which published...
Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For Filing 'Predetermined' Chargesheets, Suspects Manipulation Of Evidence; Discharges 3
While discharging three men in a case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, a Delhi Court said it is suspicious that the investigating officer of the Delhi Police “manipulated evidence” and filed chargesheets in a “predetermined and mechanical manner”.“It is worth to mention here that this order of discharge is being passed on account of realizing that the reported incidents...
Nuh Violence: Haryana Court Sends Cow Vigilante Bittu Bajrangi To 14-Day Judicial Custody
Cow vigilante/Bajrang Dal leader Raj Kumar (alias Bittu Bajrangi), an accused in the recent Nuh communal clashes, was sent to 14-day Judicial custody today by a Court in Haryana’s Nuh District.The order was passed two days after he was arrested by state police in connection with the communal clashes that occurred during a religious yatra in the district on July 31. The period of his...
When Does Limitation For Application Under Order XXI Rule 95 CPC Start? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench, Doubts '96 Precedent
The Supreme Court recently referred a pertinent question of law for reconsideration by a larger bench. The court grappled with the question of determining the starting point of limitation for filing an application under Rule 95 of Order XXI of CPC, 1908. These provisions relate to a situation where property of a person is sold through public auction to satisfy a decree passed by the court.In...
RERA : Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of States/UTs Which Haven't Established Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Appellate Tribunals
Last week, the Supreme Court sought the responses of the chief secretaries to the state governments of Meghalaya and Sikkim and the union territory administration of Ladakh with respect to their failure to establish regulatory authorities as well as appellate tribunals under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Responses have also been sought from the states...
Partition Can Also Be Effected Under A Settlement Or Oral Understanding : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a partition can also be effected under a settlement or oral understanding. There is no prohibition to effect a partition otherwise than through an instrument in writing by duly complying with the requirement of law, the bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and SV Bhatti said.In this case, the plaintiff, a woman, filed a suit praying for a declaration that she is...
Order XVII Rule 2 CPC -Court Can Proceed Only Against An Absent Party Whose Evidence Has Been Substantially Recorded : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that, under explanation to Order XVII Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court can record the presence of that party alone who has led evidence or substantial evidence and thereafter failed to appear."Under Order XVII Rule 2, the Court would proceed to pass orders with respect to any of the parties being absent or both the parties being absent. Whereas...
'Judiciary Should Contribute Beyond Judicial Sphere': MP High Court CJ Ravi Malimath Launches Initiative "Boond" To Help Underprivileged
Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Ravi Malimath launched the "Boond" initiative in his Independence Day address. CJ said that under this initiative, all the sitting judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court have unanimously decided that each judge will contribute Rs 5,000 from his monthly salary for the upliftment of the underprivileged. CJ Malimath said, “At present, we have a strength...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation
The Supreme Court on Monday(August 14) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought for directions for mandatory pre-litigation mediation in certain matters such commercial cases, partition suits, probation petitions. The PIL had also sought for guidelines or a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to give effect to pre-litigation mediation. The Court observed that provisions...
Nuh Violence: Haryana Court Sends Cow Vigilante Bittu Bajrangi To 1-Day Police Custody
A Court in Haryana’s Nuh District today sent Cow vigilante/Bajrang Dal leader Raj Kumar (alias Bittu Bajrangi) to one-day police custody a day he was arrested by state police in connection with the communal clashes that occurred during a religious yatra in the district on July 31.Bajrangi was arrested on Tuesday in a fresh FIR lodged against him on a complaint by ASP alleging that...
'Gautam Das' Remark Against PM Modi: Lucknow Court Grants Bail To Congress Leader Pawan Khera
A Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow today granted bail to Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera in the case lodged against him for his alleged 'Narendra Gautam Das Modi' remark made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February this year. Khera was directed to be released on bail by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow today after he appeared before the court and submitted...