NEET Mess: Madras HC's Appeal To Wards Against Suicide Fails To Save Load-Man's Daughter With Big Dreams

On August 24, the Madras High Court had appealed to the students who had failed to clear NEET examination to not take any drastic step like suicide and directed the state government to identify all such students and counsel them to not take any wrong decision.“This Court is only concerned with the mindset of the children and their parents who were all along been dreaming and working...

Mumbai Floods: Bombay HC Issues Notice To BMC, State Govt; Seeks Reply In PIL On Dr. Amrapurkar’s Death On Deluge Day

The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, state government and other respondents in a PIL that sought registration of an FIR against the Municipal Commissioner and officers of the BMC for causing the death of Dr. Deepak Amrapurkar due to criminal negligence.Dr. Amrapurkar was a 58-year-old gastroenterologist at Bombay Hospital who slipped into an...

Gorakhpur Tragedy: Allahabad HC Constitutes Fact-Finding Team To Visit Hospital & Inspect Infrastructure [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court, on Thursday, constituted a fact finding committee of the Secretary, Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, and directed it to visit Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College and Hospital to take note of the infrastructure there.It further directed the Secretary to visit the place where oxygen cylinders are stored, and examine the arrangements of supply of oxygen...

Zee News Directed To Pay 1 Lakh Fine And Apologize To Gauhar Raza For Branding Him An ‘Anti-National’ [Read Order]

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Hindi news channel Zee News to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and issue a public apology to poet and scientist Mr. Gauhar Raza, for branding him as part of an ‘Afzal Premi Gang’ for reciting his poems in the ‘Shankar-  Shaad Mushaira’.Zee News had aired a programme titled ‘Afzal Premi Gang ka Mushaira’ several times,...

Dignity Of Bombay HC Rests On Surer Foundations: Bench Headed By Justice Oka Accepts State’s Apology, Doesn’t Initiate Contempt [Read Order]

A bench headed by Justice AS Oka has passed a judgment dated August 29, accepting the unconditional apology of the Maharashtra government in the matter relating to noise pollution rules.On August 28, the state government had withdrawn allegations made against Justice Oka in a precipe dated August 24 and tendered an unconditional apology to Justice Oka, the Chief Justice as well as the...

Experts May Give Opinion In A Case, But Can’t Apply Law: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court held recently that an expert invited to give his or her opinion on a case cannot apply the law to the facts of the case and offer a solution, but merely bring in their learning to bear upon the facts of the case, as the task of adjudication lies with the courts.Justice SJ Kathawalla was hearing a notice of motion filed in a suit wherein plaintiff Dhirajlal Babaria is...

Next All India Bar Exam Scheduled For 3 December

The 11th All India Bar Exam held by the Bar Council of India has been scheduled for 3 December, 2017, LegallyIndia reported. The registrations for the examination have begun on its website.Last year’s exam had been marred by several delays. It was initially scheduled to be held on 26 February, but was postponed to 26 March. The declaration of results was also postponed several times. One...

Due Date For Linking of Aadhaar with PAN and filing Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports Extended

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT ) has extended date for (a) Linking of Aadhaar with PAN and (b) Due date for filing Income Tax Returns and Tax Audit Reports.Aadhaar was to be linked with PAN by 31st August, 2017. The date for linking Aadhaar with PAN has been extended till 31st December, 2017;As per the second notification,The Goods and Services Tax ('GST') has come into effect on...

Lalu Prasad’s Transfer Petition In Fodder Scam Case Rejected

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday rejected RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s plea to transfer a case related to fodder scam from a special CBI judge’s court to another court.Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh read out his decision on Thursday. The court had reserved its order after the final argument on the petition on August 25. The case (rc64A/96) relates to alleged illegal withdrawal from...

Haj-Bribe Sting Operation: Himachal HC Quashes Summons Against Rajdeep Sardesai And Others [Read Judgment]

Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed the summons issued in criminal defamation proceedings instituted against Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai, Mr. Anirudha Bahal and Mr. Ashutosh for broadcasting of a sting operation in 2012.Justice T.S. Chauhan allowed their Petitions, holding that merely by virtue of them being the Managing Director, Editor-in-Chief, Editor and Founder Editor-in-Chief...

With MBBS Aspirants' Interest In Mind, SC Allows 2 Medical Colleges To Admit Wards; Extends Cut-Off Date [Read Judgments]

Considering larger public interest and interest of students who have cleared NEET examination but were not admitted in any medical college yet, the Supreme Court has given a go-ahead to two medical colleges barred by the Centre from admitting second batch of students for academic session 2017-18 citing various deficiencies.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra held, in two...

Mumbai Floods: PIL Filed In Bombay HC Seeking FIR Against Municipal Commissioner, Other Officials For Causing Doctor’s Death [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation filed by the Retail Traders Welfare Association has sought criminal prosecution against officials of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for causing the death of Dr. Deepak Amrapurkar due to their negligence.Dr.Amrapurkar was a 58-year-old gastroenterologist working at Bombay Hospital. He left for his home from work on August 29 (day of the deluge) after...