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In Public Interest: Kerala HC Upholds Mandatory Rotating Medical Internship By Foreign Students For Missing Classes Due To COVID/ Ukraine War
1 week, 1 day ago

In Public Interest: Kerala HC Upholds Mandatory Rotating Medical Internship By Foreign Students For Missing Classes Due To COVID/ Ukraine War

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has upheld Kerala State Medical Commission's decision mandating two year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship to foreign students who missed offline classes due to COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, observing that it was made in larger public interest The petitioners had undergone medical course in Ukraine from 2016-2022. The petitioners were challenging a public notice issued by …

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Resolve Private Disputes Through ADR Methods So That Courts Can Focus On Larger Public Issues: Justice Muhamed Mustaque
4 months ago

Resolve Private Disputes Through ADR Methods So That Courts Can Focus On Larger Public Issues: Justice Muhamed Mustaque

Live Law  

Acting Chief of the Kerala High Court, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque, said that the time and resources of Courts must be used for issues concerning larger public interest rather than addressing private disputes. He stated efforts should be taken to resolve private issues using other dispute resolution methods so that Courts can look at matters involving larger public interests.Justice Mustaque. …

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[RTI Act] Delhi HC Denies Son's Plea For Details Of Deceased Father's Bank Locker, Says 'Larger Public Interest' Doesn't Include Individual Interests
5 months ago

[RTI Act] Delhi HC Denies Son's Plea For Details Of Deceased Father's Bank Locker, Says 'Larger Public Interest' Doesn't Include Individual Interests

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed an appeal against a single-judge bench's order upholding the Central Information Commission's refusal to grant information to a man pertaining to a bank locker of his deceased father under the Right To Information Act, 2005. The bench further said that Soni appeared to be seeking some information relating to the bank locker held by …

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Larger Public Good By Constructing National Highways Need Not Be Overemphasized, Interest Of Local People Must Also Be Considered: Kerala HC
5 months, 1 week ago

Larger Public Good By Constructing National Highways Need Not Be Overemphasized, Interest Of Local People Must Also Be Considered: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has stated that the importance of constructing national highways for the larger public good should not be over-emphasized since it is equally crucial to consider the interests of the people of a particular locality to promote the common good effectively. However, the larger public good involved in projects like the construction of National Highways cris- crossing …

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'In Larger Public Interest': High Court Directs Father-Son Duo To Vacate Flats For Redevelopment Of Dilapidated Building In Ahmedabad
8 months ago

'In Larger Public Interest': High Court Directs Father-Son Duo To Vacate Flats For Redevelopment Of Dilapidated Building In Ahmedabad

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently directed a father-son do to vacate their flats in a Ahmedabad society, to facilitate the redevelopment of the 'dilapidated, dangerous, and ruinous' structure, enabling society members to receive 3BHK flats instead of their current 1BHK ones. Presiding over the case, Justice Vaibhavi Nanavati emphasized the significance of redevelopment in the larger public interest and upheld …

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Legislation Against Land Grabbing Need Of The Hour, Appoint High Level Committee To Uncover Illegalities In Govt Property Dealings: Madras HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Legislation Against Land Grabbing Need Of The Hour, Appoint High Level Committee To Uncover Illegalities In Govt Property Dealings: Madras HC

Live Law  

While lamenting that lang grabbing by the powerful is an offence against the State and in turn an offence against the people of the State, the Madras High Court stressed on the need to bring in a legislation against land grabbing to ensure criminal prosecution against land grabbers. The court also directed the State Government to appoint a High-Level Committee …

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Supreme Court allows ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra to continue till Sep 15 in ‘larger public interest’
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court allows ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra to continue till Sep 15 in ‘larger public interest’

Hindustan Times  

In a relief to the Union government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra to continue till September 15 in "larger public interest". Pronouncing the verdict on the Centre's plea to let Sanjay Kumar Mishra continue as ED director till October 15 instead of the court-mandated deadline of July 31, the apex court said there …

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Implementation of OPS to be detrimental for larger public: Ex-RBI governor
1 year, 9 months ago

Implementation of OPS to be detrimental for larger public: Ex-RBI governor

Live Mint  

With several non-BJP-ruled states contemplating going back to Old Pension Scheme system, the former RBI Governor D Subbarao has made a piece of cautionary advice about the danger of retrograding to this rule. The ex-RBI Governor said the decision to restart OPS will be decidedly a “regressive move” and will provide more privilege to government servants at the cost of …

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Reverting to Old Pension Scheme will privilege government servants at cost of larger public: Former RBI governor D. Subbarao
1 year, 9 months ago

Reverting to Old Pension Scheme will privilege government servants at cost of larger public: Former RBI governor D. Subbarao

The Hindu  

The decision of some States to restart Old Pension Scheme will be decidedly a regressive move and will provide more privilege to government servants at the cost of larger public, majority of which has no social safety net, former RBI governor D. Subbarao has said. According to Mr. Subbarao, if State governments revert to a 'pay as you go' pension …

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'Gujarat Govt Trying To Save Sitting MLA, SPP State's 'Puppet': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Withdrawal Of Prosecution Against BJP MLA
2 years, 1 month ago

'Gujarat Govt Trying To Save Sitting MLA, SPP State's 'Puppet': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Withdrawal Of Prosecution Against BJP MLA

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking withdrawal of the prosecution against the sitting BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh alias Hakubha Jadeja, who is an accused in a 2007 case of mob violence. Referring to the earlier attempt of withdrawal, the court said: "Pursuant to the policy of the State Government, an opinion was called for from the then …

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Social Worker Not Exempt From Exceptions U/S 8 RTI Act, Must Demonstrate Bona Fides In Larger Public Interest: Bombay High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Social Worker Not Exempt From Exceptions U/S 8 RTI Act, Must Demonstrate Bona Fides In Larger Public Interest: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Claims of being a "social activist" are not enough to get information under the RTI Act, the application must show details sought are bona fide in larger public interest, and without causing "unwarranted invasion of privacy of the individual" under Section 8 of the RTI Act, the Bombay High Court has held. It also pulled up the State Information Commissioner, …

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HC Asks Maha Govt to Prove That Decision to Ban Unvaccinated People on Local Trains Was Taken in Larger Public Interest
2 years, 10 months ago

HC Asks Maha Govt to Prove That Decision to Ban Unvaccinated People on Local Trains Was Taken in Larger Public Interest

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday told the Maharashtra government to prove that its decision to prohibit unvaccinated persons from travelling in local trains in Mumbai, though taken without maintaining any record, was in larger public interest and hence, must not be interfered with. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik gave the direction after …

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'Private Interest Has To Give Way To The Larger Public Interest': Allahabad High Court In A Land Acquisition Matter
2 years, 11 months ago

'Private Interest Has To Give Way To The Larger Public Interest': Allahabad High Court In A Land Acquisition Matter

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has recently held in a case challenging land acquisition proceedings that private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. Upholding the proceedings for construction of a railway over-bridge, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agarwal observed,"Private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. Upholding the …

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RT-PCR Test Condition To Enter Karnataka In 'Larger Public Interest' : Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala MLA's Plea
3 years, 1 month ago

RT-PCR Test Condition To Enter Karnataka In 'Larger Public Interest' : Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala MLA's Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a special leave petition filed by AKM Ashraf, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly assailing the Kerala High Court's refusal to entertain his petition challenging State of Karnataka's decision to restrict entry of people from Kerala unless they possess a negative RT PCR test certificate. Case Before Kerala High Court The writ petition before …

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PIL In Kerala HC Against Public Protests And Huge Gatherings Organised By Political Parties Amid COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

PIL In Kerala HC Against Public Protests And Huge Gatherings Organised By Political Parties Amid COVID-19

Live Law  

A plea to put a stop to larger public gatherings organised by the political parties,violating the COVID 19 regulatory norms has been filed before the Kerala High Court. The major plea of the petitioner is against the public protests and huge gatherings organised by the political parties violating the COVID protocol. "The political parties and its associated organisations in Kerala …

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