The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Monday ruled that the Magistrate is precluded from ordering an investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code, once a cognizance of an offence is taken by him.
The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh has, however, granted liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh plea challenging the newly passed Act.
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court today refused to stay the JEE-Main examination, but allowed students residing in flood-hit areas of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, who cannot reach the exam centre or reach late, to apply to the National Testing Agency to seek a re-examination.
The Allahabad High Court today dropped charges filed against Dr Kafeel Khan under National Security Act and ordered his immediate release. Dr Kafeel Khan has been incarcerated in Mathura jail for the last six months.
The division bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Karamjit Singh was considering the grievance of a student who did not apply for NEET 2020 because he had got admission to a school overseas.
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February.
The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi government to consider as representation a plea seeking arrangements to prevent water-logging problems in Delhi.
The Delhi High Court today said that “Necessity is the Mother of all inventions” while directing the Delhi Government to frame measures for online registration for the benefit of the old and vulnerable groups.
The Delhi High Court today allowed Kyrgyz national Aida Askerbekova to visit her country for surgery of her child. Aida is facing prosecution in a gold smuggling case.