West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court To Examine NHRC's Report; Adjourns Case To July 2

The Calcutta High Court has taken on record a brief report filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with respect to complaints filed by persons displaced during post-poll violence in West Bengal. The 7-member Committee of NHRC submitted its brief report along with annexures in a sealed cover today. However, NHRC counsel Subir Sanyal informed the Bench that it is only a...

Narada Case: Calcutta High Court Allows Applications Filed By WB Govt, CM Mamata Banerjee For Accepting Their Affidavits

The Calcutta High Court has allowed the applications filed by State of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the State Law Minister Moloy Ghatak seeking acceptance of their affidavits in the Narada Scam case.The affidavits purportedly detail the law and order situation in the State (outside CBI office) on May 17, the date when the four accused TMC leaders were arrested. Delete...

Breaking: New BCI Rules Which Prohibits Criticism Of Its Decisions Has Not Taken Effect, Waiting For CJI's Approval:BCI Tells Kerala High Court

The Bar Council of India on Wednesday submitted before the Kerala High Court that the new Rules which prohibits criticism and dissent against the BCI and other Bar Councils has not taken effect.The Single Bench of Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar was hearing a petition seeking a declaration that the recently inserted Sections V and V-A of Chapter II of Part VI of the Bar Council of India Rules...

Breaking: CA Examination: Opt Out Option Will Be With The Candidate, You Have To Respect It: Supreme Court To ICAI [LIVE UPDATES]

A Three Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose has issued the following directions in the CA Exams matter today.(i) A candidate who has suffered Covid personally or any of his family members, so certified by a registered medical practitioner, as a result of which he is unable to appear for exam, or disabled from preparing for the...

"How Long Can We Tell People Your People That Their Case Is Not Important Amid COVID":Justice Gautam Patel

"I can't keep putting people on hold, saying 'Sorry, your case is unimportant because it is not urgent'.

Mode Of Entry In Service Is Not Relevant For Considering Promotion Of Persons With Disabilities: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mode of entry in service is not a relevant criteria for promotion under PwD quota."Source of recruitment ought not to make any difference but what is material is that the employee is a PwD at the time for consideration for promotion. The 1995 Act does not make a distinction between a person who may have entered service on account of disability and a person who...

Only In Indian Supreme Court Can One Come Against Procedural Direction At Interim Stage,Won't Happen In SCOTUS: SC

"It is only in the Supreme Court of India that one can come against a procedural direction passed by a Single Judge at an interim stage. Such a thing would not happen in the US Supreme Court", remarked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday.This was in connection with the challenge to the view taken by a Delhi High Court Single Judge that a suit for trademark infringement between different wings...

Why Wait For Centre's Approval For Door-to-Door Vaccination? Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday criticised Maharashtra's Public Health Department's stand that it would begin home vaccination on an experimental basis only after the State and Central Government approves its proposal. Based on the State Task Force Guidelines on Home Vaccination, the proposal on experimental basis is only for bedridden patients and includes strict compliance...

CA Exams : Supreme Court Rejects Prayers For Waiver Of Articleship, Vaccine Priority For Candidates

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down the requests of Petitioners pertaining to waiver of submission of articleship and priority vaccination of CA candidates during the hearing of the three petitions related to the CA exams.A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose was hearing three petitions related to CA exams.The bench asked the counsel of Institute...

Breaking: CA Exam: Opt-Out Option Will Be Extended To All Syllabus COVID Affected Candidates And Those Who Are Unable To Appear Because Of COVID After Effects - ICAI To SC

Opt-Out option will now be extended to both candidates under Old and New syllabus who have recently suffered from COVID-19 or are yet to recover from the after-effects and are consequently unable to appear, the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) has submitted to the Supreme Court in a Brief Note as per the directions rendered in today's hearing. 

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ICAI CA Examination : Plea Seeking Postponement/ Opt Out Option, Extra Chance:Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court will today hear the petitions Seeking Postponement of CA Examination/ Opt out Options/Extra Chances/More Exam Centres.Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose is hearing the case.Yesterday, ICAI also submitted a Brief Note to the Supreme Court stating that COVID-19 spread is now at a substantially low level, and that it would be in the best interests of...

Wife Staying Abroad For Career Not 'Cruelty' To Husband Or 'Desertion Of Spouse' : Bombay High Court

Observing that the wife's decision to remain in Canada, where she settled with the couple son is not "unjustified" or "selfish," the Bombay High Court refused to grant a divorce to a 44-year-old engineer alleging cruelty and desertion following his spouse's refusal to join him in India. The court reproduced the woman's resume, details of her flourishing career with a...