Top Three News
NEET-UG 2021: Kerala High Court Seeks NTA's Response In Plea Seeking Retest Citing Delay By Invigilator
The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a plea moved by a NEET (UG) candidate seeking a retest of the Entrance examination citing that her OMR answer sheet was likely to be rejected due to the dereliction of the Invigilator assigned to her exam hall. The Court has sought the response of the National Testing Agency. Justice P.B Suresh Kumar will hear the matter in the upcoming week....
Summoning And Detaining A Person Without There Being Any Crime Registered Against Him Illegal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that summoning and detaining a person without there being any crime registered against him would be violative of basic principles.The directions issued in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273, would be applicable even if no crime was registered, the bench of Justices UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi observed.In this case, a man approached...
Advocate's 'Mischievous Behaviour'- Allahabad HC 'Recalls' Order Directing The Listing Of A Case Before Another Bench Which Can 'Tolerate' It
The Allahabad High Court last week recalled its order in which it had directed the listing of a matter before another bench citing the "mischievous behavior of the advocate".Essentially, on September 6, 2021, while hearing civil applications in the matter, which are pending since 1995, the Court had inquired from the Advocate regarding the delay condonation in all the matters, as all the...
"Failure Of Police Officers To Take Appropriate Measures For Prosecution Of Delhi Riots Cases Causing Delay In Trials": Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
A Delhi Court has pulled up the Delhi Police for failure of its police officers to take appropriate measures for prosecution of Delhi riots cases thereby causing avoiding delay in committal or trials of the cases. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg observed thus: "Such lackadisical approach on the part of the prosecution as well as the Investigating Agency in...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Allows Kerala Govt To Hold Plus One Exams Offline; Dismisses Plea Against It
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed against the decision of the Kerala Government to hold Plus One (Class XI) exams in offline mode.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar observed that the reasons given by the State Government in its affidavit were convincing and hence the petition was liable to be dismissed."We hope and trust that the authorities will...
Kerala High Court Denies Pre Arrest Bail To Fake Lawyer Sessy Xavier
The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to Sessy Xavier, who had recently made the front page for posing as an advocate for two years without holding the essential qualifications. Justice Shircy V while dismissing the anticipatory bail application, directed the applicant to surrender before the authorities immediately and to cooperate with the investigation. Xavier...
Moratorium Ordered U/Sec.14 IBC Does Not Apply To Proceedings In Respect Of Directors/Management Of Corporate Debtor: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not apply in respect of the directors/management of the Corporate Debtor.It applies only in relation to the Corporate Debtor and against its directors/management, proceedings could continue, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli observed.In this case,...
'Attorney General Solved The Problem', Says Supreme Court As Centre Agrees To Reinstate Justice Cheema As NCLAT Chairperson Till Sep 20
The Attorney General on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Central Government has agreed to reinstate Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema as the Acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal till September 20 to enable him to pronounce the pending judgments.Justice Cheema had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court aggrieved by the order issued by the Centre...
![Domestic Violence- What Are The Remedies Against It, How To File Complaint? [Video Explainer]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/videothumb/yt_lTqvy1N9RWA.jpg "Domestic Violence- What Are The Remedies Against It, How To File Complaint? [Video Explainer]")
'Litigants In Distress' : Supreme Court Deprecates Centre's Practice Of Giving Additional Charge To DRT Of One State Over Another State Due To Unfilled Vacancies
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed disapproval of the Centre's practice of extending jurisdiction of Debts Recovery Tribunal of one state to another state due to unfilled vacancy of Presiding Officer.A special bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandhrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao was hearing a petition filed by the State Bar Council of MP challenging...
