Kerala High Court Allows VCs Of Universities To Continue Till Governor Passes Final Order Against Them After Show Cause Notice

The Court observed that the Governor could not have asked the VCs to resign.

Kerala Governor Vs University Vice Chancellors: Kerala High Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Kerala High Court is holding a special sitting today at 4 PM to consider the petitions challenging the Kerala Governor Arif Muhammed Khan's direction to Vice Chancellors of nine Universities to Kerala to quit.A single bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran is hearing the matterREAD LIVE UPDATES HERE...

UGC Regulations 2013| Appointment Of Vice Chancellor Illegal When Search Committee Recommended Only One Name Instead Of A Panel Of Names : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor of a University will be illegal when the Search Committee recommended only one name instead of a panel of 3-5 names as mandated by the University Grants Commission Regulations 2013.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar, while setting aside the appointment of Rajasree M.S. as the Vice-Chancellor of...

DNA Tests Can Violate Privacy Right, Can't Be Directed As Matter Of Course; Section 112 Evidence Act Protects Children : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently set aside a decision of a High Court allowing DNA testing to determine the paternity of two children to verify a claim made by their mother that she had been "forced to cohabit and develop a physical relationship" with her brother-in-law. This appeal had arisen out of a dowry harassment case in which the complainant had lodged a first information...

'The Idea Of 'Basic Structure' Was Advocated For The First Time in India In Golaknath Case By Barrister M.K. Nambiar': Chief Justice UU Lalit

Meloth Krishnan Nambyar planted the seeds of "such fundamental and basic ideas", which although did not receive the imprimatur of the highest court of the land immediately, have resulted in "a huge banyan tree", under the shadow of which, every citizen can have solace and say with thanks, "It is for your efforts that the constitutional history has brought us here", said Chief Justice...

Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Granted Merely Because Custodial Interrogation Is Not Required ; Court Should Consider Prima Facie Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an anticipatory bail cannot be granted merely because custodial interrogation is not required.The first and foremost thing that the court hearing an anticipatory bail application should consider is the prima facie case put up against the accused, the bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala observed.The court was considering an appeal...

'Never Heard Of Judges Suspending Acquittal In A Special Saturday Hearing': Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal On Supreme Court Order In Prof. GN Saibaba Case [VIDEO]

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Friday said that the recent order of the Supreme Court, suspending Bombay High Court's verdict discharging former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and others in alleged Maoist links case, in a special Saturday hearing, was unheard of.Commenting on the issue of roster and listing of cases, Sibal said the sensitive cases "involving" the Government would only...

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Not A 'Show Of Affection By An Uncle': Supreme Court Sets Aside Anticipatory Bail Granted By Kerala HC To POCSO Accused

The Supreme Court said that it is really disturbed with some observations made by Kerala High Court in an order granting bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting his minor neice.The Apex Court bench was referring to these observations made by the Kerala High Court : "Though on the one side, there is a possibility of such hugs and kisses being manifestations of affection by ...

Courts This Week-A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments [Episode-136]

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Endosulfan | Supreme Court Asks Registry To Send Reminder To DLSA To Submit Report On Medical Facilities For Victims

In a contempt plea preferred by victims of Endosulfan alleging failure on the part of State of Kerala to disburse 5 lakhs compensation, the Supreme Court, on Friday, asked the Registry to address a reminder to the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, Kasaragod to submit their report, which they were to place before the Court pursuant to the order dated 18 August 2022....

Standard Of Pre-Existing Dispute Under IBC Is Not Equivalent To Principle Of 'Preponderance Of Probability': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bench, comprising of Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy, while adjudicating an appeal filed in Rajratan Babulal Agarwal v Solartex India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., has held that the standard with reference to which a case of a pre-existing dispute under the IBC must be employed, cannot be equated with the principle of preponderance of probability, which...