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Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With TN Govt Order Giving Preference To In-Service Doctors In PG Admission
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by three doctors seeking to set aside the GO passed by the Government of Tamil Nadu giving special preference to "In Service Doctors" in admission to Post Graduate courses. Justice GR Swaminathan observed that a challenge to the above GO had already been decided by a division bench. The division bench had also...
No Right To Exploit Fiancée Sexually Against Her Consent During The Period Intervening Engagement & Marriage: PH High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that merely because the parties are engaged and are meeting each other, it doesn't give any right or liberty to the proposed bridegroom to sexually exploit the fiancée without her consent. "The petitioner cannot get any leverage to physically exploit the fiancée against the consent during the period intervening the engagement and the marriage,"...
NDPS Act | Sample Parcels Sent To FSL Necessarily Required To Be Sealed & Produced In Court After Examination: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that the sample parcels of alleged contraband that is sent to Forensic Science Laboratory is "case property" and must be produced before trial Court under FSL seal, after the forensic examination is completed.The bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur observed,"The sample cloth parcels whereons an adverse opinion, becomes drawn against...
MCD Moves High Court Against Delhi Assembly's "Committee Of Corporations"; Says Only Centre Has Power Of Superintendence Over Its Affairs
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) challenging constitution of 'Committee of Corporations' by Delhi Legislative Assembly.The MCD has said that only Centre has the powers of superintendence over its affairs and thus, the Delhi Government cannot interfere in corporation's administrative and other functions.In April last year,...
CET 2022: Karnataka High Court Directs KEA To Redo Ranking Process For Engineering & Technology Courses
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Examinations Authority to redo the CET rankings for admission to undergraduate courses in Engineering and Technology for the academic year 2022-23. A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar also set aside the note dated July 30, 2022 by which the Authority prescribed that that the II PUC / XII standard marks obtained by...
Patent Cases Pending Before Erstwhile IPAB Reach Delhi High Court, Lawyers Asked To Contact IP Division
Delhi High Court's IP Division has received a total of 401 cases from the erstwhile Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal, which was abolished by the parliament last year. The court has also received 52 rectification cases from the IPAB, according to a public notice issued by Registrar (Original)."It is circulated for information of all concerned that consequent upon promulgation of...
Isolation Wards Required In Jails To Avoid Interim Bail In Serious Offences When Accused Infected With Contagious Disease: Delhi HC To IG Prisons
The Delhi High Court has directed Inspector General (Prisons) to ensure that isolation medical wards or quarantine zones are created in all city jails so that there is no compelling need to release inmates repeatedly on interim bail, who are facing trial for serious offences and are suffering from contagious disease.The direction was passed by Justice Asha Menon while granting interim bail for...
Entire Salary Differential Of Higher Post Can't Be Granted Merely Because Additional Duties Were Undertaken By Workman Of Lower Post: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court has held that merely because an employee appointed to Class-IV post is handed over additional duties with respect to a higher post for a temporary period, may be during the leave vacancy of actual employee, cannot demand entire salary differential.The Court took into account the differential aspect of appointment in Class-IV and Class-III category and concluded that...
"Plan To Assassinate Suvendu Adhikari Cooking": PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Probe By CBI Into Adhikari Convoy 'Accidents'
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as to why the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari's convoy got involved in multiple accidents off late.The PIL plea has been moved by a practicing advocate of the Calcutta High Court, Ravi Ranjan Kumar through Advocate...
Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentences Of Murder Convicts Basing Upon Testimony Of 'Child Witness'
The Orissa High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of two murder convicts while placing reliance upon the testimony of a child witness. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed, "In the present case, the Court is satisfied that the evidence of PW-14, the child witness, is clear and cogent without any contradictions and has...
Appellate Courts Must Bear In Mind There Is Prejudice In Favour Of Accused In Case Of Acquittal: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court, while dismissing an appeal against acquittal in a caste-based crime, reiterated that the Appellate Court has a limited scope of interfering with acquittal appeals since prejudice lies in favour of the Accused. Further, the Appellate Court can only interfere with the order of the Trial Court provided the order was manifestly unjust, perverse or contrary to law.In...
Public Sector Banks Can Seek Look Out Circulars Against Defaulters Only If Detrimental To Economic Interest Of India: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the public sector banks can request for opening of Look Out Certificates (LOC) against defaulting account holders, only if the departure of the defaulter would be detrimental to the economic interest of India or it would not be in the larger public interest.Justice V.G. Arun, while holding so, went on to observe that the Office Memorandums (OMs) do...