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SARFAESI - Dues Of Secured Creditor Superior To Dues To State Govt Departments: Bombay High Court Full Bench Answers 7 Questions Of Law
The Bombay High Court has held on Tuesday that the dues of a secured creditor would rank superior to the dues of a state government department on sale of secured asset. A full bench consisting of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice M. S. Karnik and Justice N. J. Jamadar answered seven questions of law related to the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and...
MBBS : Kerala High Court Admits Plea Challenging NMC Rule Limiting Number Of Attempts To Clear Exam, Protects Students From Coercive Action
The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a petition filed by a group of students pursuing MBBS course in various colleges under the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), challenging the amendment to the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education,1997 by the National Medical CommissionThe Amendment notified on 04.11.2019 had restricted the maximum number of attempts to clear the...
Supreme Court Disposed Of 1293 Miscellaneous Matters, 106 Regular Matters & 440 Transfer Petitions In Last Four Days: CJI UU Lalit
Speaking at the felicitation function organised by the Bar Council of India, the newly appointed Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit today provided figures of the number of cases disposed of by the Supreme Court in the last four days, after taking charge as the new CJI. CJI Lalit said that in the past four days, the Supreme Court has disposed of a total of 1293 miscellaneous matters, 106...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Teesta Setalvad In Gujarat Police FIR
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is under custody since June 25 over alleged fabrication of documents to file cases in relation to 2002 Gujarat riots. She has been asked to surrender her passport till the matter is considered by the Gujarat High Court.On her lawyer Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal submitting that local sureties might not...
Madras High Court Full Bench Rules In Favour Of Original Jurisdiction Of High Court For Hearing Child Custody Cases
The Madras High Court on Friday ruled in favour of original jurisdiction of High Court for hearing child custody and guardianship cases in a 3:2 majority decisionThe five judge bench comprising of Justice PN Prakash, Justice R Mahadevan, Justice M Sunder, Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice AA Nakkiran was constituted following reference by a three judge bench to answer the...
Teesta Setalvad's Plea : FIR Doesn't Say Anything More Than SC Judgment, Why HC Listed Bail After 6 Weeks? Supreme Court To Gujarat Police
The Supreme Court on Thursday posed several questions to the State of Gujarat regarding the case against social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is under custody since June 25 over alleged fabrication of documents to file cases in relation to 2002 Gujarat riots.A bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit at one point of the hearing even indicated that it will grant interim bail to Teesta...
Social Activist Mary Roy, Petitioner In Landmark Verdict Giving Equal Rights For Daughters In Christian Succession, Passes Away
Noted social activist and educationist Mary Roy(89) passed away on Thursday at Kottayam, Kerala. A vocal activist for gender equality, Roy was the petiitoner in the Supreme Court's landmark verdict delivered in 1986, which gave daughters equal rights as sons in Christian succession.Acclaimed author and activist Arundhati Roy is the daughter of Mary Roy. Roy had also founded the...
NMC Direction For Govt Fee In 50% Seats Won't Apply To Private Medical Colleges & Deemed Universities In Kerala : High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the direction issued by the National Medical Commission(NMC) that the fee in 50% of seats in Private Medical Colleges and Deemed Universities should be at par with the fees in Government medical colleges will not apply in the State of Kerala.The Court held so taking note of the fact that there is no concept of "Government Quota" or "Management Quota"...
BREAKING| Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations At Idgah Ground At Hubbali-Dharwad
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday night refused to stay the permission granted by the Dharwad Municipal Commissioner to certain Hindu organizations for performing Ganesh Chaturthi rituals at Idgah ground at Hubbali-Dharwad.After a hearing held from 10 PM at the chambers of Justice Ashok S Kinagi, the Court refused interim relief to the petitioner Anjuman-E-Islam to stop the Ganesh...