BCI forbids internships outside university vacations
Prachi Kumari On 11 September, 2014 The Bar Council of India (BCI) send a letter to the registrars and heads of all law schools, and to the secretaries of all…
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Delhi HC Dismisses Haryana’s Plea against Maruti
Delhi HC has dismissed Haryana Government’s plea challenging its order restraining the state from prosecuting auto company Maruti for not having prior environment clearance (EC) for its unit in Rohtak.…
State government not to collect stamp duty on telecom customers’ forms
Gujarat High Court asked the State Government not to collect stamp duty from various telecom service providers including Tata Tele Services, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications on customers’ application forms…
SC Raps Centre for being ‘sloppy’ in Implementation of PNDT Act
A bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice Dipak Misra while rapping Centre for being ‘sloppy’ in checking female foeticide directed the Central and State Governments to give detailed information…
Madras HC Grants Stay on Release of “Main Hoon Rajinikanth”
Madras HC granted stay based on an application filed by Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (Rajinikanth) on release of Hindi film “Main Hoon Rajinikanth” and use of Rajinikanth’s “name, image, caricature, style…
Delhi HC Asks Hindu College to Admit Under-19 World Cup Cricket Player
Delhi HC asked Delhi University’s Hindu College to grant admission under sports quota to a youth who played for India in the Under-19 World Cup Cricket, 2014. A bench of…
Give Reasons for Seeking Information under RTI Act: Madras HC
Section 6 (2) of the RTI Act says, an applicant making request for information “shall not” be required to give any reason for requesting the information. However, the Madras High…
No to animal sacrifice in temples: Himachal HC
Prachi Kumari, Student, Law School, BHU, Varanasi Honourable High Court of Himachal Pradesh on September 2, 2014 banned the sacrifice of animals in temples in the state in a landmark…
Ban on e-rickshaws: whether a wise and practical decision?
Prachi Kumari, Student, Law School, BHU, Varanasi Bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul of Delhi High Court has upheld the ban on e-rickshaws, and said the Court…
Death penalty convicts may be heard in open Court: SC
Supreme Court while hearing writ petitions seeking the Court to address the question as to whether review of death penalty awarded in rarest of rare cases should continue to be…