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Read Instructions Carefully: No HC Relief To Student Who Used Whitener To Correct NTSE Answers [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to a student who applied whitener in order to correct some answers while appearing for the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE).The petitioner student, Pratyush Priyadarshi, filed a writ petition after missing by one mark in cut-off in order to qualify for the exam held in November 2016.Priyadarshi filed an application asking for a copy...
Delhi Court Orders Registration Of FIR Against Ansals [Read Complaint And Order]
The troubles for the Ansals do not seem to end. CMM Patiala House Courts, Dr. Pankaj Sharma in CC No. 1762/2016 has ordered registration of FIR against Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal’s son Pranav Ansal among others while exercising his powers u/s 156(3) CrPC in a petition filed by 14 investors against Ansal Hi Tech Townships Ltd. which is allegedly a subsidiary of ANSAL API Top Real...
Why Marry If You Can’t Maintain Wife, Kids: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
The husband will be ready to spend any amount on matrimonial litigation, but he will not have the heart to pay a paltry sum towards maintenance to his wife and children, the court observed.The Madras High Court, while disposing of revision petition against a maintenance case, has observed that there is unreasonable delay on the part of family courts in disposing of the maintenance petitions...
SC Revokes Suspension Orders Against 8 BHU Students: Asks University To Conduct Special Exams For Them [Read Order]
‘Special examinations be held for the semesters in which they were not allowed to appear’.The Supreme Court on Thursday revoked suspension orders against eight students by Banaras Hindu University (BHU).A bench comprising Justice Dipak Mishra, Justice Khanwilkar and Justice MM Shantanagoudar also asked the university administration to conduct special examinations for the students by...
Delhi HC Allows Service Of Summons Via WhatsApp, Text message and Email [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi recently joined ranks with several Courts around the country that are experimenting with the usage of technology in judicial proceedings. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw has recently allowed the Plaintiff to serve the summons on one of the defendants through Whatsapp, text message and email.“The plaintiffs are permitted to serve the defendant No.9 Ashok Kumar Agarwal by...
SC To Close For Summer Recess On May 9: Vacation Benches Notified
The Supreme Court is set to close for summer vacation on May 9. It is scheduled to reopen on July 3.However, in a notification issued on Wednesday, some division benches were nominated for hearing urgent miscellaneous matters and regular hearing matters during the summer vacation.A bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Navin Sinha would adorn the division bench from May 11 to...
Gujarat Riot Rape And Murder Case: Bombay HC Dismisses Appeal By 11 Convicts, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Gujarat Cops [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by 11 convicts who were sentenced to life by a trial court in 2008, after being held guilty of gang-raping a five-month pregnant girl and killing seven of her family members in the post-Godhra riots of 2002.Apart from this, the CBI’s plea for enhancement of sentence for three of the accused was rejected.The CBI had sought...
Nothing Illegal In Insisting Employee To Withdraw Litigation Against Employer To Avail Of Ex Gratia Scheme: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
‘If you want this benefit, spare us from litigation. You extend an olive branch; we extend a benefit’The Kerala High court has held that when an employer introduces a beneficial scheme, not because of any right or entitlement of the employer, but entirely as an ex gratia, there is no illegality in insisting the employee to withdraw from any litigation pending against it, as an...
Marathi Not Compulsory, English Also Language Of The Court: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has directed civil judge, senior division, Panvel, to accept pleadings in English language.The direction came while a bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice CV Bhadang was hearing a writ petition filed by lawyers aggrieved by two circulars, dated August 1 and August 4, by the civil judge, Panvel.The circulars directed all advocates and litigants to file...
Gujarat HC Permits Abortion Of Over 20 Week Foetus Of Rape Victim [Read Order]
The High Court of Gujarat on Wednesday permitted a 16-year-old rape survivor from Ramol to undergo an abortion.“Having regard to the fact that the victim is aged sixteen and is carrying pregnancy of above twenty weeks, the same will cause lot of mental stress and grave injury to her mental health,” Justice J.B. Pardiwala observed. The Court thereby directed the doctors to terminate...
Investigate Whether Nirmal Baba’s Programs Encourage Superstition: Allahabad HC To I&B Ministry [Read Judgment]
Lucknow Bench of the High Court of Allahabad on Monday directed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to look into allegations that programs of self-proclaimed spiritual guru Nirmal Baba, being broadcast on TV channels, encourage superstitions among viewers.The Bench, comprising Justice A.P. Sahi and Justice Sanjay Harkauli was hearing a Petition filed by Advocate K. Saran,...
Madras HC Slams MCI, TN State For Not Implementing Seat-Sharing Regulations; Imposes Rs 1 Cr Cost Each [Read Judgment]
The Madras High Court has imposed cost of Rs 1 crore on Medical Council of India for not implementing seat sharing regulations framed by it to help private players.Justice N Kirubakaran also held that the deemed universities are bound by the seat-sharing regulation 9(2)/9(vi) framed by the Medical Council of India.The court also came down heavily for contradictory and amusing contention...