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'Seen Munna Bhai MBBS?' : Supreme Court To Medical College Accused Of Showing Fake Patients During NMC Inspection
In a case where the National Medical Commission conducted a surprise inspection of a private medical college and, in view of the gross deficiencies, denied permission for increase in the intake capacity and directed a stoppage of the admissions for 2021–2022, the Supreme Court on Monday made a comment about the similarity to the Hindi film 'Munna Bhai MBBS'.At the outset, Justice D....
Suo Motu Limitation Extension Orders Applicable To Filing Of Written Statements In Commercial Suits : Supreme Court
"It would be unrealistic and illogical to assume that while this Court has provided for exclusion of period for institution of the suit, but the period for filing written statement, if expired during that period, has to operate against the defendant."
Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing- LIVE UPDATES
Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions. The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.On Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and...
Only Use Of Motor Vehicle Required To Be Established U/S 163A MVA; Need Not Prove Someone Else Was Driving Negligently: Gujarat High Court
Affirming that it is not necessary under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act to prove that somebody else was driving the vehicle rashly and negligently which resulted in the death of the victim, the Gujarat High Court has imposed liability on the insurance company to pay compensation to the family of the deceased. The Bench comprising Justice Sandeep N Bhatt ordered this in connection...
Condition To Surrender Property Free Of Cost For Road Widening To Sanction Building Plan Violates Article 300A: Karnataka HC Quashes BBMP Circular
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the circular issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), dated 29.2.2016 by which it directed property owners to relinquish the properties earmarked for road widening in the master plan, free of cost as a condition precedent for processing their applications for sanctioning of building plans. A single judge bench of Justice...
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Censorship By Sealed Cover: The Kerala High Court's MediaOne "Judgment"
When a single judge bench of the High Court of Kerala reserved its judgment on the question of the central government banning the MediaOne news channel, one awaited a reasoned order that would subject the executive action in question to rigorous judicial scrutiny. As banning a TV channel strikes at the core of the right to freedom of speech and expression, one expected that the...
Section 498A IPC - Prosecution Of Husband's Relatives Based On General & Omnibus Allegations By Wife Is Abuse Of Process: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that prosecution of relatives of husband based on general and omnibus allegations levelled against them is an abuse of process of law.The court also expressed its concern about increased tendency to employ provisions such as Section 498A IPC as instruments to settle personal scores against the husband and his relatives. The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer...
Hijab Ban : How Can Girls Going To School Wearing Head Scarf Be Public Order Issue? Petitioners Argue In Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court today commenced hearing a writ petition filed by a Muslim girl student challenging the action of a government college in denying her entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf).Justice Krishna S. Dixit has requested the student community and the public at large to refrain from taking onto the streets in connection with the issue and indulging in parallel protests. The...