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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...
Petition Filed In Gujarat HC Demanding Emergency Medical Services For Fishermen, Notice Issued [Read Petition]
The High Court of Gujarat recently directed the Centre and the State of Gujarat to elucidate on the steps being taken to provide emergency medical services to fishermen on and off the shore, more particularly, in the coastal areas.The Petition before the Court has been filed by a fisherman, Mr. Jandurbhai Menshibhai Baladhiya, demanding a direction to the State authorities to assess the extent...
Word ‘Payable’ In Section 40(A) (Ia) Of Income Tax Act Also Covers Amount Actually ‘Paid’: SC [Read Judgment]
It would also cover the situations where the amount is already paid but no advance tax was deducted thereupon, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Palam Gas Service vs Commissioner of Income Tax, has held that though the word used in Section 40(a) (ia) of the Income Tax Act, is 'payable', it would also cover the situations where the amount is already paid, but no advance tax was...
Public Apology More Fitting Than Monetary Compensation In Defamation Cases: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Disposing of a two decade old defamation suit, the High Court of Delhi on Monday opined that public apology is a more fitting relief than monetary damages in defamation cases.“..I may also record that in my opinion, the harm done by defamation being to the reputation of a person, a direction to issue a public apology or a direction to correct the errors, if any, particularly in...
Azaan, Not Loudspeakers, Integral Part Of Islam, Says P & H HC While Rejecting Plea Against Sonu Nigam [Read Judgment]
This petition is a cheap mode of attaining publicity by making a well-known singer scapegoat in the name of religion, the court said.A plea seeking registration of FIR against Sonu Nigam for his tweets against using loudspeakers for azaan was dismissed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, observing that the use of microphones and loudspeakers are not an integral part of azaan.Dismissing...
Bombay HC Expresses Frustration With Bail Applicant Who Sought Adjournment On Counsel’s Convenience [Read Order]
Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure while hearing a bail application filed by one Sayyed Masood, who was arrested in 2010 for offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 120 B of the Criminal Procedure Code.Masood has been in jail for four years and five months now and the maximum imprisonment under sections invoked against him is seven years.This matter,...
Relationship Between Married Couple’s Families Can’t Be Disregarded For Organ Donation: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court, in the case of Sanjay Yogi Goel vs Union of India & Ors, when faced with the legality of a proposed organ donation by the mother-in-law of the patient’s son, noted that the qualities of human love and affection cannot be disregarded and such an exchange would be bad in law only if it’s undertaken with a financial or commercial motive.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva...
Civil Court Has Power To Summon Witness While Conducting Inquiry Under S.340 CrPC: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a civil court has the power to call a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure while conducting an inquiry under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing a writ petition filed by the Union of India against an order of a civil judge in Pune, who using powers under Sec 311 of the CrPC, issued summons...
NLU, Delhi Assists In Drafting Of Universal Period Review For UNHRC
National Law University, Delhi recently rendered assistance to the Government of India in drafting the Universal Periodic Review submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.“After an extensive consultative process, a team of faculty and students from the University prepared a first draft of the report which formed the basis of the report that was finally submitted by India to the UN. The Vice Chancellor of NLU, Delhi, Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, led this effort. Prof. Singh is also part of India’s...
Delhi HC Raps District Judge Saying If Courts Pass Verdicts Like This, There Will Be Rule Of Jungle [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Delhi recently rapped an additional district judge of Delhi for setting aside a final judgment in execution proceedings, terming it being “against all canons of law and justice”.Observing that the ADJ had demonstrated a “complete lack of knowledge of basics of law”, Justice Valmiki J Mehta wrote, “I am not only perturbed and disturbed by the impugned judgment...
SC Issues Guidelines For Listing Of Urgent Matters During Vacations [Read Circular]
Supreme Court has issued a circular laying down “norms/guidelines” for listing of urgent matters during the summer vacations from 11 May to 2 July.No matter, it says, shall be considered for listing unless it is accompanied by an affidavit sufficient to indicate urgency. Such affidavit shall contain “all material facts necessary for the formation of opinion about its urgency”,...
Madras HC Directs CBSE To Accept NEET Registration Fee Through RTGS Or DD From 38 Students [Read Order]
The High Court of Madras recently directed the Central Board of Secondary Education to accept the fees from 38 medical aspirants, who had claimed that the payment of fees for their NEET registration could not be processed as they did not receive the One Time Password (OTP) to their respective registered mobile numbers within time.Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana directed the CBSE to accept the...