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Delhi HC terms as absurd UPSC stand that change in vacancies will not change number of seats reserved for disabled

Source:-indianexpress The Delhi High Court has termed as “absurd” the UPSC’s argument that while the number of vacancies in the All India Civil Services may vary before the final selection of candidates, the number of seats for the disabled would remain fixed. “You cannot say the number of reservations is fixed, but the number of

Plea against Zee Entertainment: IPR cases moved before courts at eleventh hour unfair to other litigants, says Bombay HC

Source:-indianexpress The Bombay High Court recently said it was unfair to other litigants when cases concerning intellectual property rights (IPR) are moved before courts at the “eleventh hour” against the release of a movie and seek to impose on the court’s time. A single judge bench of Justice Gautam S Patel made these observations on

Decide cases against Tablighis in 8 weeks, Allahabad HC directs three CJMs

Source:-indianexpress THE ALLAHABAD High Court has ordered that criminal cases against members of the Tablighi Jamaat registered in different districts of Uttar Pradesh be heard by three Chief Judicial Magistrates (CJM) of Lucknow, Bareilly and Meerut. In an order passed by a division bench comprising Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Shamim Ahmed, the court observed

Meghalaya CM on 2-day visit to Manipur, kicks off NPP’s bypoll campaign amid pandemic

Source:-indianexpress National People’s Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday kicked off by-election campaign at Wangoi in Thoubal district, one of the five “clear vacant” constituencies in Manipur. Sangma, who is on a two-day visit to the state, arrived in Imphal on Saturday from New Delhi After five assembly constituencies were

Meghalaya CM on 2-day visit to Manipur, kicks off NPP’s bypoll campaign amid pandemic

Source:-indianexpress National People’s Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday kicked off by-election campaign at Wangoi in Thoubal district, one of the five “clear vacant” constituencies in Manipur. Sangma, who is on a two-day visit to the state, arrived in Imphal on Saturday from New Delhi After five assembly constituencies were

Bombay HC refuses to stay final-year exams for undergraduate medical courses of MUHS

Source:-indianexpress THE BOMBAY High Court on Saturday refused to stay examinations in a physical mode for final-year undergraduate medical courses, to be conducted by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences from September 8. The MUHS, through a circular issued on August 21, had announced the timetable for conducting examinations of undergraduate medical courses, including MBBS,

Sushant Singh death case: Former top cops move Bombay High Court against ‘media trial’

Source:-indianexpress Eight former top police officers of Maharashtra, including the ex Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra and former commissioners of Mumbai Police have moved a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court seeking restraining orders against ‘media trial’ in the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case. The petitioners include former DGPs P

Gujarat HC refuses to accept Yatin Oza apology: ‘Liberty of free expression is no licence for unfounded allegations’

Source:-indianexpress The Gujarat High Court has refused to accept the “unqualified and unconditional” apology tendered by Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association president Yatin Oza, saying it is “not bona fide” and “lacks sincerity”. The High Court had initiated criminal contempt proceedings against Oza for making “scurrilous” remarks that the court deemed as undermining the authority

Supreme Court to Centre: Clear stand on interest waiver during moratorium

Source:-indianexpress The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to make “very clear” its stand on whether additional interest will charged on the existing interest for deferred payment of loan instalments, allowed by the RBI in wake of the lockdown. “Please don’t hide behind the RBI,” the bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said. The