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NGT Calls For Report On Migratory Bird Deaths In Jaipur
National Green Tribunal has called for a factual and action taken report be given jointly by National Wetland Authority, Government of India, State Wetland Authority, Rajasthan, Rajasthan State PCB and District Magistrate, Jaipur, on the issue of carcasses of 18000 migrated birds, found at Sambhar lake. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel which took cognizance of a news...
Gauhati HC Awards 25 Lakh Compensation To Family Of Pregnant Woman Who Died On Her Way To Hospital 130 Km Away [Read Judgment]
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Nagaland Government to provide Rupees 25 lakh as exemplary compensation to the family of a pregnant woman who died on her way to District Hospital which was 130 Kilometers away from her Village.Right to life includes the right to primary health care, said Justice Songkhupchung Serto holding that it is the duty of the state to provide primary health...
Results Of All India Bar Examination-XIV Published
The results of All India Bar Examination-XIV held on 15th September 2019 are out.The results can be checked in this link provided by www.allindiabarexamination.com.Results of examinations held in certain centers in Visakhapatnam, Bhopal and Allahabad have been withheld due to complaints received.. AIBE is an open book exam which a lawyer needs to pass within two years of his enrollment...
Merely Because CET Is Cleared, Admission Is Not Guaranteed : Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court earlier this month refused relief to two law aspirants who sought admission to law colleges after qualifying the Common Entrance Test but were denied admission as they failed to fulfil the eligibility criteria introduced in 2015 making a minimum requirement of 45% marks in every year of graduation a must for being eligible to be included in the Common Admission...
HC Sets Aside Conviction Of Man Who Assaulted Bus Conductor For Issuing Ticket with 'I Love You' Message Overleaf To His Wife [Read Judgment]
Karnataka High Court has set aside the conviction and sentence of one year simple imprisonment handed down to a 26-year-old man who assaulted a bus conductor, for issuing a ticket with 'I Love You', written overleaf to his wife. Justice K N Phaneendra, while setting aside the conviction under section 333 of the Indian Penal Code against, Mahadeva M, said "Due to grave and sudden...
Student Body Of NLU-D Releases "Charter Of Aspirations" Ahead Of Appointment Of New VC [Read Charter]
The Student Body of NLU-Delhi has released its official Charter of Aspirations ahead of appointment of new Vice-Chancellor to the University. The process of appointment of the new VC was kicked off with the constitution of a three-member Selection Committee and the Student Body hopes that the Charter will influence the selection process in a positive manner. The Charter listed...
Non-Examination of Public Witnesses Can't Be Ignored, If Eye-Witnesses Accounts Are Inconsistent: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has held that Prosecution cannot be excused for non-examination of public witnesses, if there are material inconsistencies in the statements of the eyewitnesses. The Division Bench of Justice GS Sistani and Justice Chander Shekhar rejected the appeal of the state against the order of the trial court, which had acquitted the accused of charges under section...
BCI Proposes Mandatory Trial Court Experience For HC Practice; 2 Year HC Experience For SC Practice [Read Press Release]
The Bar Council of India is mulling major reformative changes for "betterment of legal profession as well as legal education". Experience at trial courts necessary for practice at High Courts If its plans come into action, new entrants at the Bar will have to mandatorily practice in a District/ Taluka court for two years to be able to practice before the High Court or the...
Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Filmmaker Of Kakoos, Says Film Intends To Create Awareness On Manual Scavenging [Read Order]
On Wednesday, the Madras High Court quashed the FIR lodged against K. Divya, Director of Kakoos (Toilet), a documentary film on manual scavenging. Quashing the FIR lodged by Advocate S. Baskar Maduram, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh said, "the FIR that has been registered against the petitioner is clearly an abuse of process of law, which requires the interference of this...
Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri Sworn In As Additional Judge Of Punjab & Haryana HC
Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri was sworn in as an additional judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday.The Central Government on Thursday had notified his appointment of as an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, for a period of two years. The SC Collegium had recommended his elevation, along with four others, vide resolution dated July 25. Earlier, on...
'As Per Puttaswamy Judgment, Production of Aaadhar Not Mandatory': Delhi Govt Files Affidavit In PIL Seeking Aadhar Linkage With Property Papers
Delhi Government has filed an affidavit in response to a PIL seeking linking of movable and immovable property documents with Aadhaar. Filed by Ashwini Upadhyay, the petition seeks directions to be issued to both the governments to take appropriate steps to link movable and immovable property documents of citizens with their Aadhaar number to curb corruption, black money...