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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...
Tehsildar Not Authorized To Look After Management Of Public Trust: MP HC [Read Order]
A single bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held the Tehsildar (revenue officer) is not authorized to look after the management of a Public Trust.The Registrar Public Trust, Bhopal issued order on 1.9.2016 directing the Tehsildar (revenue officer) to look after the management of the Public Trust - Shri Phoolchand Ramprakash Parmarthik Nyas.The Registrar found a complaint of a trustee...
In A First, Pune Court Conducts Divorce Proceedings On Skype
In an unprecedented incident, a Pune Court recently permitted a woman to appear before the Court through online calling facility, Skype, during divorce proceedings.The case before the Court concerned an application for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The application had been filed by the couple before Judge V.S. Malkanpatte-Reddy, Civil Judge...
Bombay HC Secures MF Hussain's Artworks [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has directed the Deputy Sheriff of Mumbai to preserve 25 paintings by renowned painter MF Hussain as these are stored in a cupboard at a bank in Andheri.Justice GS Patel passed the orders while hearing an execution application in an arbitration proceeding claimed by the National Agricultural Co Operative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) following an arbitral...
I Won't Submit To Any Examination,Says Karnan.J, He Can’t Be Compulsorily Tested: Jaising [Read More Reactions]
A Seven Judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered the medical examination of Justice Karnan, who is facing contempt proceedings. The Bench has found that he is not in a position to defend him now.Reacting to this Justice Karnan has reportedly said;“Am I mentally unstable? Who is the Supreme Court to judge that I have a mental illness? The seven judges looking at...
Bank Directed To Pay 1L Compensation For Failure To Inform Loan Applicant Of Rejection [Read Order]
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra recently held that failure to inform an applicant about rejection of his loan application constitutes deficiency of service on the part of the Bank.The Bench comprising Justice A.P. Bhangale (President) and Mr. D.R. Shirasao (Judicial Member) thereby confirmed the order of the Thane District Forum, awarding Rs. 1 lakh as...
Jawan's Suicide: Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Journalist Poonam Agarwal [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to Poonam Agarwal, the journalist who conducted a sting operation to expose the alleged malaise and practices followed by some of the superior officers in the Indian Army, by misusing the Sahayak System”.After the sting was published online, it went viral, following this one of the retired jawans, Roy Mathew, committed suicide on March...
Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 Comes Into ‘Full’ Force
The Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016, has come into full force from Monday, with the implementation of Sections 3-19, 40, 59-70, 79 and 80. While the Act had come into force on May 1, 2016, only 69 sections were notified at that time.Ahead of the Act coming into force, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation had formulated and circulated Model Real...
Karnataka HC Withdraws Order Which Held That Husband Can Initiate DV Act Proceedings
Justice Anand Byrareddy of Karnataka HC withdrew his order on his retirement day.Justice Anand Byrareddy of the Karnataka High Court has withdrawn his order wherein he held that a husband can initiate proceedings under the Domestic Act against wife and her relatives and has restored the petition on file.Coincidentally, this withdrawal order by Justice Byrareddy came on his last day in office...
BSF Jawan’s Widow Entitled To Appointment On Compassionate Grounds Despite Delay: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Kerala recently held a BSF Jawan’s widow to be entitled to appointment on compassionate grounds, despite the delay in making proper applications.Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu noted that in matters of appointments on compassionate grounds, the Courts can presume that the dependents do not require out-of-turn assistance from the employer once they have survived without...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court, in the case of Yash Pal (Minor) & Anr vs State of UP, issued directions to the State to ensure that adequate safety measures are undertaken by the electricity department.The High Court stayed the bail granted to Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in a rape case.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court...
Bombay HC Stays Cancellation Of Admission Of 5 Doctors to PG Medical Courses In A Rare Sunday Sitting [Read Order]
In a rare instance, a division bench of the Bombay High Court sat on a Sunday to hear a writ petition filed by 5 Doctors whose admission to the respective PG Medical courses was cancelled following a Government Resolution issued on April 27 by the State Government.The Government Resolution was found to be arbitrary and unreasonable by the bench of Justices SS Kemkar and AM Badar and a stay...