Criminal Law News Court orders Rs.10 lakh relief for raped minor girl November 6, 2011 / November 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court orders Rs.10 lakh relief for raped minor girl The Gauhati high court has asked the central government to pay Rs.10 lakh compensation to a minor girl whose school principal raped her in 1998 in Tripura. The girl, then a class 8 student, delivered a baby in hostel the next year, an official said Sunday. “The high court in a judgment Friday asked the […] Read more » Gauhati High Court Rs.10 lakh compensation to a minor girl Tripura women's commission
Top Law News Court terms MBBS admission criteria irrational September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court has found the Medical Council of India (MCI) eligibility criterion for MBBS aspirants from the scheduled castes and tribes “irrational and in violation of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution”, officials said Sunday. According to MCI regulations, MBBS aspirants from these categories must secure at least 40 percent marks in the […] Read more » Gauhati High Court MBBS admission criteria irrational MCI Medical Council of India
Top Law News Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals The Gauhati High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea for further relaxation of requisite marks for admission to medical colleges for the northeast’s tribal students, a lawyer said. “Hearing the writ petition filed by tribal students and their guardians, the high court’s Agartala bench Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha said that the MCI (Medical Council of India) […] Read more » Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility Gauhati High Court Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals
Top Law News Court cancels freedom fighter’s pension of octogenarian April 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court cancels freedom fighter’s pension of octogenarian The Gauhati High Court has barred an octogenarian from getting the freedom fighter’s pension due to lack of documents to prove his imprisonment during the independence struggle, an official said here Saturday. The court found that octogenarian Anil Krishna Sarkar did not have certificates to prove that he was a freedom fighter and cancelled the […] Read more » cancels Court freedom fighter Gauhati High Court octogenarian pension