Mutation Entry Does Not Confer Any Right, Title Or Interest In Favour Of Any Person: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mutation entry in the revenue record is only for fiscal purposes and does not confer any right, title or interest in favour of a person."If there is any dispute with respect to the title and more particularly when the mutation entry is sought to be made on the basis of the will, the party who is claiming title/right on the basis of the will has to approach...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-81]

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Railways Liable To Pay Compensation For Late Arrival Of Trains If Delay Is Not Explained Or Justifiable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that until and unless the railways provide evidence and explain the late arrival of a train to establish and prove that delay occurred because of the reasons beyond their control, they would be liable to pay compensation for such delay."Therefore, unless and until the evidence is laid explaining the delay and it is established and proved that delay...

'ED Director Can Be Appointed For A Period Of More Than 2 Years' :Supreme Court Upholds Extension Of ED Director SK Mishra's Tenure

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the extension of tenure given to the Director of Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The Court refused to interfere with the order passed by the Union Government on November 13, 2020 which retrospectively amended the appointment order of the present ED Director to give him one more year in office. He had attained the age...

Supreme Court Not Meant Only For People Living Near Delhi; Madras HC Judge Justice Kirubakaran Urges Centre To Amend Constitution To Set Up Regional Benches

"Location of Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi alone, without having Regional Benches, causes injustice to the people living in far flung places away from New Delhi," observed Justice N. Kirubakaran of the Madras High Court recently. Statistically, Justice Kirubakaran said, only those Courts having close geographical proximity to the Supreme Court have been filing cases or appeals...

Suit Simpliciter For Injunction Without Claiming Declaration Of Title Not Maintainable If Plaintiff's Title Is Disputed: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a suit simpliciter for permanent injunction without claiming declaration of title is maintainable only in cases where the plaintiff's title is not in dispute or under a cloud.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai observed that if the matter involves complicated questions of fact and law relating to title, the court has to relegate the parties...

'Serious Issue' : Kerala High Court Directs Medical Education Board To Look Into Queerphobic MBBS Course Content

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Undergraduate Medical Education Board to act on a representation made by two NGOs representing the queer community seeking the removal of discriminatory and inhuman references about the LGBTQIA community in MBBS textbooks.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly orally remarked that this was a "serious issue"...

Pehlu Khan Lynching Case: Rajasthan High Court Issues Bailable Warrants Against 6 Accused On Kin's Plea Against Their Acquittal

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against six persons who were acquitted in the year 2019 in the Pehlu Khan lynching case by an Alwar court. Pehlu Khan was allegedly killed in 2017 by a mob that set upon him while he was transporting cows.The Bench of Justice Goverdhan Bardhar and Justice Vijay Bishnoi ordered thus while admitting appeal filed by the victim's...

'Planting Trees On Barren Land Not A Crime' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against 'Cauvery Calling Project'

The Court said that the efforts of Isha Outreach Foundation in afforestation must be appreciated.

Plea To Declare Virtual Court Hearing As Fundamental Right : Supreme Court Issues Notice To BCI, SCBA & 4 HCs

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Bar Council of India, Supreme Court Bar Association and four High Courts on a writ petition seeking a declaration that virtual court hearing is a fundamental right.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai issued notice on the writ petition which sought for the retention of the hybrid options for physical and virtual hearings...

Supreme Court Refuses To Defer NEET-UG 2021 On Plea Filed By CBSE Private, Compartment, Patrachar Students

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by a group of students taking the CBSE Private, Patracahr and Compartment exams for Class 12 seeking to defer the NEET-UG 2021 exam, which is scheduled to start from September 12.The Court however said that the petitioners will be at liberty to make a representation before the authorities raising their grievances.A Bench...

CBSE Compartment, Private & Patrachar Students Can Take Provisional Admissions Before Results : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that the students appearing for CBSE Private, Patrachar and 2nd Compartment exams for Class 12 can apply for higher admissions under the UGC and AICTE provisionally even before their results are declared, subject to undertaking to produce their results before the concerned college within one week of the declaration of results.The Court passed this order...