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Education Loan Cannot Be Rejected For Low CIBIL Score Of Student: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that an application for education loan by a student could not be rejected on the ground of a low CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited) score. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan cautioned banks to adopt a 'humanitarian approach' while considering applications for education loans. "Students are the nation builders of tomorrow. They have to lead this...
Breaking | Lawyer's Plea Against Permanent Benches Of Karnataka High Court At Dharwad & Kalaburagi Dismissed
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to strike down as unconstitutional the orders establishing permanent benches of the High Court at Dharwad and Kalaburagi (earlier Gulbarga).A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha observed that the benches had in fact rendered "distributive justice" to all the regions and thus, the...
State Doesn't Owe Loyalty To Any One Religion; Constitution Doesn’t Allow Preferential Treatment To Religious Majority: Justice BV Nagarathna
The State does not owe loyalty to any one religion and the Constitution requires that the religious majority in the country shouldn’t enjoy any preferential treatment, Supreme Court Judge Justice BV Nagarathna underscored on Tuesday. “Secularism in the sense that it meant under the Indian Constitution is that the State does not owe loyalty to any one religion. The State equally respects...
Supreme Court Criticises "Trend" Of Seeking Bail In Money Laundering Cases Under Guise Of Challenging PMLA Provisions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the trend of petitioners bypassing other remedies and filing Article 32 petitions before the Apex Court to directly challenge summons or seek bail under the pretence of challenging the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The vacation bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing a batch...
Judicial Independence Demands Judges Be Insulated From Political Pressures : Supreme Court Judge Justice BV Nagarathna
Justice BV Nagarathna on Tuesday opined that in order to uphold judicial independence, Judges must be free from partiality and political pressures. “Independence of the Judiciary is one of the most cherished ideals of the Constitution. Judicial independence demands that judges need to be impartial and insulated from political pressures. In my personal view, ultimately it is the personality...
Supreme Court Sentences NRI Father To 6 Months Imprisonment, Imposes Rs 25 Lakhs Fine Violating Directions To Bring Minor Son To India
The Supreme Court has sentenced a non-resident Indian to six months imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakhs for contempt of court, for failing to bring back his minor son to India in terms of the orders passed by the top court from time to time and the undertaking given by him before the court to this effect.The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka said that the...
Lawyers' Body Moves Supreme Court Seeking 2 Years Cooling Off Period For Retired Judges To Accept Post-Retirement Appointments
Amid mounting criticism over retired judges accepting post-retirement sinecures, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed seeking a ‘cooling off’ period of two years before any retired judge of the Supreme Court or high courts can accept a political appointment. The petition has been filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association with the objective of “upholding...
Fact That Co-Accused Has Not Surrendered Cannot Be A Ground To Deny Bail : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that an accused cannot be denied bail on the sole ground that the co-accused has not surrendered. The Court was considering a bail application filed by an accused who was under custody for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. It noted that the sole reason which weighed with the High Court for denying bail was that...
Delhi High Court Rejects Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea In Delhi Liquor Policy Case, Says Allegations Of Misconduct 'Very Serious'
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the CBI case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for 2021-22. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma pronounced the order. The court had reserved the decision on May 11"…the allegations are very serious in nature that excise policy was formed at...
“Nobody Can Have Luxury In Jails”: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked that it’s impossible for anyone to expect luxury in jails. “Nobody can have luxury in jails”, a Bench headed by Justice Bela Trivedi orally observed while hearing a plea filed by Harsh Dev Thakur seeking temporary bail in a case of financial fraud. The Court was prompted to pass this comment after the counsel appearing for petitioner pressed for...
[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-I]
Q.1 What are the judicially settled principles to be borne in mind in the matter of anticipatory bail ? Ans. In Sushila Agarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2020) 5 SCC 1 – 5 Judges – Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineeth Saran, M. R. Shah, S. Raveendra Bhat – JJ, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India laid down the following principles:-(a) The term...
Women Can’t Be Forced To Choose Between Right To Education And Reproductive Autonomy: Delhi High Court
Observing that women cannot be forced to choose between their right to education and right to exercise reproductive autonomy, the Delhi High Court has granted relief to a female candidate seeking relaxation of her attendance for completing Master of Education (MEd) course after having been denied maternity leave.“The Constitution envisaged an egalitarian society where citizens could...