High Court Stays Decision Of National Commission For Scheduled Castes To Replace HOD Surgery In Jammu Govt Medical College

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of an order passed by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes to appoint Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhasin as the HOD in the Surgery Department of Government Medical College, Jammu and thereby replace incumbent Dr. Ratnakar Sharma.Sharma submitted that he is the senior most faculty member of the Department. He...

No Proposal To Provide Proxy Voting To Non-Resident Indians : Union Law Minister Tells Lok Sabha

On Friday, responding to the question raised by a Member of Parliament, whether the Government is considering to provide the facility of proxy voting to Non-Residents, the Union Minister Kiren Rijiju answered in the negative."No Sir, no such proposal under consideration", he said.A petition seeking directions to the Central Government to permit NRIs and migrant labourers to exercise...

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister

On Friday, while responding to a very pointed question raised by three Members of Parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that names of the voters whose voter IDs are not linked with Aadhaar will not be struck off from the voter list.The Union Minister stated that linking Aadhaar with Voter ID is voluntary and consent of the elector is required to be obtained to link the same. In...

Attacks On Healthcare Professionals Will Reduce Only When Patients & Attendants Understand Severest Of Consequences Will Follow: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the state government to publicize a circular issued by the State Police Chief (SPC) last month instructing all District Police Chiefs and Station House Officers to comply with the court order directing police to register the FIR within an hour of receiving the information about any attacks on doctors and other healthcare professionals.The division bench...

School COVID Vaccine Mandate For Teachers Doesn't Violate Right To Profess & Practice Religion Of One's Choice: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that the school vaccine mandate for teachers doesn't violate the right to profess and practice the religion of one's choice. The bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed thus while dismissing a writ plea filed by a Christian man working as an Assistant Teacher in St. James' School, Kolkata seeking a direction to school management to permit him...

'Victim' Of A Predicate Offence Can Oppose Plea Of Accused Seeking Bail In UP Gangster Act Case: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a victim of a predicate offence can claim a right of hearing to oppose the bail application of a person accused under the UP Gangsters Act. Taking note of the rulings of the apex court in the cases of Sudha Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. LL 2021 SC 229 and Jagjeet Singh And Ors. v. Ashish Mishra @ Monu And Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 376, the Bench...

S.304-A IPC | Nothing On Record To Show Safety Measures Were Followed At Construction Site: MP High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Contractor

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently refused to quash criminal proceedings against the Director of a construction company for not undertaking adequate safety measures at a construction site which led to the death of a person.The bench comprising Justice Rajendra Kumar Verma observed that there was nothing on record to suggest that the safety norms were followed at...

Bombay High Court Permits Former DU Prof Hany Babu To Undergo Cataract Surgery At Private Hospital In Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed Delhi University (DU) associate professor Hany Babu, accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgaar Parishad case to undergo cataract surgery at a private hospital in Mumbai. A division bench led by Justice AS Gadkari directed Babu, currently lodged in Taloja Prison, to be escorted to the private hospital on Tuesday, further permitting hospitalisation...

[NDPS Act] Cannabis Seeds & Leaves Excluded From Definition Of 'Ganja' Only When Not Accompanied By Flowering & Fruiting Tops: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that only when cannabis seeds and leaves are not accompanied by fruiting and flowering tops that they can be excluded from the definition of 'ganja' under Section 2(iii)(b) of the NDPS Act.The provision states- cannabis means ganja, that is, the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by...

Causing Injury To Police, Snatching Away Their Weapons Amounts To Challenge To Rule Of Law: MP High Court Denies Bail In Robbery Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently observed that causing injury to police constables and snatching away their weapons amounts to challenging the rule of law. The Bench comprising Justice Anand Pathak was dealing with a bail application moved by the Applicant who was accused of offences punishable under Sections 394, 397, 398, 307, 353, 332 IPC & under Sections...

Lawyer Who Wanted Designated Place In Bombay HC Premises To Feed Stray Dogs To Tender Unconditional Apology After Contempt Notice

Days after the Bombay High Court Nagpur bench issued a contempt notice against a lawyer and a civic official regarding a designated place to feed dogs in the High Court premises, the lawyer agreed to tender an unconditional apology. Counsel for Advocate Ankita Shah submitted that she would file an affidavit of unconditional apology by the next date while Deputy Commissioner - Dr....

Can High Court Grant Furlough Under Delhi Prison Rules When Convict's Appeal Is Pending Before Supreme Court? Delhi HC To Decide

The Delhi High Court is set to decide a question that whether under Article 226 of the Constitution it can grant furlough to a convict under Delhi Prison Rules when his appeal is pending before the Supreme Court.Rules 1199 and 1200 deal with the grant of parole and furlough to prisoners. Note 2 to Rule 1224 states that "If an appeal of a convict is pending before the High Court or the period...