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CLAT Clearance Mandate For NTPC Law Officer Appointment Prima Facie Discriminatory : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday found merits in the contentions raised by the petitioner who had sought to quash the condition mandating applicants to clear CLAT to apply to the post of Assistant Law Officer in National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).Finding the condition prima facie discriminatory, Justice V.G. Arun observed that there was no rationale for precluding candidates...
"English As A Medium of Instruction Can't Be Thrusted Upon A Child Even By A Legislation Much Less By A Policy Decision": Rajasthan High Court
While allowing the plea filed by the petitioner, the single bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur held that the decision of the State seeking to convert the school in question from a Hindi medium to an English Medium school with immediate effect, is fortiori, violative of Article 19(1)(a) and 14 of the Constitution. Justice Dinesh Mehta held that English, as a medium of instruction, cannot...
SC-ST Person Who Is Ordinary Resident Of One State Can't Claim Quota Benefits In State To Which He Migrated : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a person belonging to Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribe in relation to his original State of which he is permanent or an ordinarily resident cannot be deemed to be so in relation to any other State on his migration to that State.The court noted that as per Section 42 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, there is a restriction on sale, gift or bequest by a member...
NEET PG- Postgraduate Admissions Must Be Completely Merit-Based, Reservation Must Be Minimal: Shyam Divan To Supreme Court
In connection with the EWS/OBC reservation in NEET-AIQ, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, on Wednesday, told the Supreme Court that Postgraduate admissions must be completely merit-based and reservation must be minimal.Appearing for petitioners focused on NEET-PG, Mr. Diwan with AOR Vivek Singh concentrated his submissions on the 27% OBC reservation."Since we are dealing with postgraduate...
'Consider Virtual Rallies & Online Voting': Uttarakhand High Court Tells Election Commission Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases
With upcoming assembly elections in the state of Uttarakhand in February-March 2022 and the rising Omicron cases in the Country, the Uttarakhand High Court has asked the Election Commission to consider virtual rallies and online voting as an alternative. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar Mishra and Alok Kumar Verma has given two-weeks' time to the Election Commission of India [ECI]...
Section 138 NI Act - Cheque Bounce Case Can Be Closed If Convict Pays Fine Directly To Complainant: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court observed that a convict in a cheque bounce case can pay the fine amount directly to the complainant. It is not necessary to deposit the fine amount in court.In this case, while disposing of the Criminal Revision Petition filed by the accused, the High Court had affirmed the conviction but modified the sentence of simple imprisonment as a sentence to pay fine...
Employee Who Refuses Promotion Offer Not Entitled To Financial Upgradation Merely Because She Suffered Stagnation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that if a regular promotion is offered but is refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, she/he shall not be entitled to financial upgradation only because he/she has suffered stagnation.The court said that Central Government employees who have refused the offer of regular promotion are disentitled to the financial upgradation...
Calcutta High Court: Annual Digest 2021
As we step into 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly Round-up of important updates from the Calcutta High Court. This yearly digest includes 182 orders and judgments divided into 21 different subject heads. Criminal Law 1. Section 173(8) CrPC No Bar For Writ Courts To Transfer Investigation To CBI [Jyotsna Roy v. State of West Bengal & Ors]Taking note of the wide gaps in a...
Telangana High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Deployment Of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) In Telangana
The Telangana High Court today issued a notice to the Telangana State Government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed challenging the deployment of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in the State of Telangana.The notice has been issued by a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili on the PIL filed by a social activist from Hyderabad, S....
All Supreme Court 2021 Digests & Round-Up Reports In One Place
LiveLaw has published 26 annual round-up reports about Supreme Court decisions and happenings in 2021. All those reports are compiled here for the benefit of readers.100 Major Judgments (3 Parts)1. 100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 1, Judgments 1-52]2. 100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 2, Judgments 53-75] 3. 100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part...
Power Of Judicial Review: How Supreme Court Caused Changes In Government Decisions in 2021
"If the judiciary does not have the power of judicial review, then the functioning of democracy in this country would be unthinkable", said the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana while speaking at a public event recently.The CJI explained that the Constitution has created three co-equal organs, namely the legislature, the executive and the judiciary and the judiciary has been given the role...