Annual Fee For UG Courses By Pvt Medical Colleges in Puducherry Be Fixed By Centre And UGC: Madras HC Issues Notice

A Petition has been filed before the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to the Centre and the UGC to scrutinize and approve the Annual Fee for admissions to undergraduate medical courses offered by private Medical Colleges in Puducherry.The Petition, filed by Advocate V.B.R. Menon points that in the Union Territory of Puducherry, there are seven private Medical Colleges, out of which...

SC Stays Contempt Proceedings Against DU, UGC On Teachers GPF Issue

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the contempt proceedings against Delhi University Vice Chancellor, the University Grants Commission and the HRD Ministry in the matter concerning payment of monthly pension under General Provident Fund (GPF) to some 300-odd teachers from around 72 colleges.A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta granted stay on the proceedings initiated against...

Bombay HC Refuses To Dismiss Plea Alleging Electoral Malpractice [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to dismiss an election petition filed by one Vinod Ghosalkar, who was Shiv Sena’s candidate for Dahisar Assembly constituency in 2014 elections.In his petition, Ghosalkar alleged election malpractice against BJP’s Manisha Chaudhary, who secured more than 77,000 votes and won.According to the petition, Manisha Chaudhary did not declare complete and...

M’rashtra Govt Stands By Decision To Release Sanjay Dutt Eight Months Before Completion Of Sentence

In a PIL filed before the Bombay High Court, the legality of Sanjay Dutt’s early release from prison on February 25, 2016, has been questioned.On Monday, the state government filed an affidavit before the bench of Justice RM Savant and Justice Sadhana Jadhav justifying the decision to release the actor 8 months and 16 days before completion of his actual sentence.Dutt was convicted...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court recently expressed serious concern over traffic congestion in Lucknow, directing the State Government to immediately deploy adequate police personnel and install traffic signal systems at various crossings to ease traffic congestion.Bombay High CourtThe Goa bench of the Bombay High Court issued notices to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chief Secretary...

Gujarat HC Denies Relief To Essar Steel Against RBI's Order to Initiate Insolvency Proceedings [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed Essar Steel's Petition against the Reserve Bank of India's directive to Banks for initiating insolvency proceedings against the Company. An oral order was passed by Justice S.G. Shah, with a detailed order expected later today.Essar Steel had approached the High Court challenging a circular issued by the RBI on 13 June, directing banks to...

Officers However High Not Above RTI Act, CIC Treats Chief Vigilance Officer As Deemed PIO And Issues Show Cause Notice

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Jharkhand HC Seeks State’s Response On Steps Taken To Check Food Adulteration [Read Judgment]

The Jharkhand High Court recently directed the State Government to file an affidavit elucidating upon the steps taken to check adulteration of edibles in the State.A Bench comprising Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice B.B. Mangalmurthy was hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Rajeshwar Pandey who had challenged the transfer of the then SDO Bhor Singh Yadav to Jamtara.Mr. Yadav had exposed...

Pendency Of Application For Child’s Custody Under DV Act Cannot Hamper Proceedings Under Guardians And Wards Act: Uttarakhand HC [Read JT]

The Uttarakhand High Court, on Thursday, ruled that the pendency of an application for child’s custody under Section 23 of the Domestic Violence Act cannot create an embargo for consideration of an application under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma explained, “The intention of Section 23 under the...

Kerala HC Explains Doctrine Of "LAW OF CASE" -Binding Nature Of Previous Orders In Subsequent Stages Of A Case [Read Judgment]

In a curious case entangled in strange set of facts, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Justices P.N Ravindran and Justice Dama Sheshadri Naidu had occasion to explain the doctrine of ‘law of case’, which deals with the binding nature of previous orders in subsequent stages of a case.A civil contractor had two arbitral awards passed in his favour against the Government....

Bombay HC Disposes Of Appeal On ‘Rate Of Duty’, ‘Value Of Goods’ As Not Maintainable [Read Judgment]

Disposing of an appeal filed under Section 35 G of the Central Excise Act by the Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Kolhapur, the Bombay High Court said the same was not maintainable.Preliminary objection was raised by the respondents to the maintainability of this appeal under Section 35 G.Upon examination of the said section, a bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice...

Officers However High Not Above RTI Act, CIC Treats Chief Vigilance Officer As Deemed PIO And Issues Show Cause Notice [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission, on Friday, treated the Chief Vigilance Officer of the Employees State Insurance Company (ESIC) as its deemed PIO, and issued him a show cause notice, as the Commission deliberated upon imposition of penalty on ESIC.Information Commissioner, Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr. Harinder Dhingra, who had sought copies of admit...