The Uttarakhand HC on Tuesday ruled against the state law that allows former chief ministers to stay in government bungalows without paying the market rent. The Uttarakhand Government, however enacted the Uttarakhand Former Chief Ministers Facility Act, 2019 in January 2020 exempting the former CMs from paying rent for bungalows allotted to them by the
BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA ISSUES GUIDELINES ABOUT LAW SCHOOL EXAMINATION The BCI has launched new guidelines for promotion of law students to the next year and the criteria for law exams in this ongoing COVID-19 crisis. BCI allowed final year students of law to appear for online examinations and in case if they have not
The petition filed by Directorate of Enforcement seeking revocation of ‘approver’ status accorded to accused turned-approver Rajiv Saxena in Agusta Westland VVIP Choper Scam Case has been dismissed by Delhi High Court on Monday. The agency had appealed in High Court against the order of lower court which had turned down its plea seeking revocation
The division bench comprising of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonim Prasad has issued notice in a PIL for the treatment of both COVID and non-COVID in Delhi hospitals to the Delhi Government. In previous order referring to the same PIL High Court directed Delhi government to ensure that the assigned labs in Delhi which
Advocate Wani has served as Senior Additional Advocate General for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Government today appointed Javed Iqbal Wani as the judge of Jammu and Kashmir. This appointment has been made pursuant to collegium recommendation which was made in January this year. The notification issued to this effect today
On Tuesday, Supreme Court asked the states to identify all migrant labourers and to make arrangements for them to be sent to their respective home states within 15 days. In the suo motu matter concerning the migrant crisis effected by COVID-19 pandemic, today the Supreme Court directed central and state governments to identify migrant workers
As petitions mounted to challenge the Delhi Government’s move to reserve state-run hospitals and private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment of only “bona-fide residents” of Delhi, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal has issued an order directing all authorities concerned to ensure that medical treatment is not be denied to any person on the grounds of
Special Judge of the City, Civil, and Sessions Court of greater Bombay ordered that all the properties belonging to Nirav Modi can now be confiscated. Modi, an accused in the RS. 13,570 crore fraud caused to Punjab National Bank faces extradition proceedings in London. According to the order reviewed by ET, the court directed the
A plea was moved Monday in the Delhi HC challenging the AAP government’s order directing all hospitals under it as also the private ones to admit “bona fide” residents of the national capital for treatment. Two separate petitions filed by advocates Abhay Gupta and Prashant Arora and Vineet Kumar, through Praveen Chauhan, are listed for
The Supreme Court on Monday (8/06/2020) has allowed Plea filed by Medical Council of India seeking extension of time for admission of students of Medical Colleges. The case was heard by the bench comprising of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha and B.R. Gavai, wherein the Miscellaneous Application was filed by Medical Council of India
