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Union Cabinet amends RTE Act, 2009, extending time period for teachers to acquire prescribed minimum qualifications(21.07.2017)
In wake of requests from various states for extending deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment, Central .....
Tags : Bill, Amendment, Time, Extension, Qualification
Judgments
Decision to represent India in a sporting event, best left to experts, interference by Court in selection criteria not called for.(11.08.2016)
Petitioner seeks quashing of action of Union of India and Sports Authority of India respectively in not selecting Petitioner for participation in Rio .....
Tags : Selection Criteria, Qualification System, Eligibility
Central Government decides to remove Minimum Educational qualification for Transport Drivers(18.06.2019)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to remove the requirement of minimum educational qualification for driving a transport vehicle.....
Tags : Minimum qualification, Removal, Drivers
Indigenously Made Rotavirus Vaccine Received WHO Pre-qualification(24.01.2018)
WHO “pre-qualified” the ROTAVAC vaccine, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech Limited. Now, the vaccine can be sold internationally to seve.....
Tags : Vaccine, Pre-qualification, Grant
When substantial public interest involved or transaction is malafide, only then Court can interfere in commercial transactions(30.09.2016)
Petitioner, a company engaged in business of supply and installation of modular furniture since 1993 and which had submitted its technical bid in resp.....
Tags : Bid, Selection, Pre-qualification level
A disqualification can be incurred on happening of a particular contingency(01.05.2017)
Present writ petition has been filed questioning constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh State Legislative (Prevention of Disqualification) (Amendmen.....
Tags : Enactment, Validity, Disqualification
News
Kerala HC Disqualifies Kerala MLA for Election Malpractice(18.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has set aside 2016 election of Karat Razack from Koduvally assembly constituency in Kozhikode for election malpractice.
Tags : Kerala High Court,Kerala MLA Disqualification
Candidates Clearing Prescribed Qualification After Cut-Off Date can't be Considered Qualified: SC(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that eligibility of the candidates must be decided with reference to the qualification possessed as on the cut-off date and.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Candidates Clearing Prescribed Qualification
MLAs’ Disqualification: Apex Court Questions Plea(31.07.2019)
Apex Court has expressed strong reservations about appropriating the power conferred exclusively on the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker under the anti-def.....
Tags : Apex Court, MLA Disqualification
Delhi High Court Rejects AAP MLAs' Pleas for Recusal of Speaker from Disqualification Proceedings(25.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected the pleas of two AAP MLAs, Anil Bajpai and Col Devender Sehrawat, seeking recusal of the Legislative Assembly Speaker fr.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Disqualification
SC: Prescription of Higher Educational Qualification Not Violative of Art. 14 and 16(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the prescription of a Higher educational qualification as a qualification for promotion to a post cannot be held as .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prescription of Higher Educational Qualification
A candidate is disqualified on his failure to lodge true, correct and genuine account of his bona fide election expenses(14.07.2017)
Petitioner is aggrieved by order passed by Chief Election Commission vide which Petitioner stood disqualified under Section 10-A of Representation of .....
Tags : Election expenses, Account, Disqualification
SC: False Educational Qualification Claim in Election Affidavit Not Corrupt Practice(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that no one votes on the basis of education qualification has held that false information regarding education qualificat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Educational Qualification, Corrupt Practice
Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Rebel AAP MLA's Request Challenging Disqualification Notice(28.06.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a request by rebel AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat challenging a disqualification notice under the anti-defection la.....
Tags : Supreme Court, AAP MLA, Disqualification
Ker. HC: Teaching Experience Can be One That is Gained After Acquiring Essential PG Qualification(23.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that teaching experience of ten years mentioned Special Rules in force for promotion for the post of Professor is one that .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Teaching Experience, PG Qualification, Professor
Writ Petition is not maintainable as Respondent is not a creature of a statute and there are no statutory duties or obligations imposed on the Respondent(29.04.2019)
In facts of present case, an advertisement was issued by the Respondent inviting applications for appointment to posts of clerical cadre (Clerk-III) i.....
Tags : Selection process, Disqualification, Legality
Ker. HC: Employer Can Decide if Higher Qualification Would Subsume Lesser Qualification(23.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that in the matter of recruitment to services, it is for the employers to decide, based on assessment and requirements,.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Employer, Qualification, Requirement
Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Decide Eligibility And Essential Qualifications For Employment(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot decide what is best for the employer and interpret the conditions of the advertisement contrary to the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Employer, Qualification
Supreme Court: Equal Pay For Jobs With Identical Basic Qualifications & Job Requirements(21.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there should be parity of pay in posts having same nature of duties and same basic qualifications and job requirements.
Tags : Supreme Court, Basic Qualifications & Job Requirements
Ker. HC: Elected Party Members Supporting Opposite Party are Liable for Disqualification(30.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that if the conduct of a particular member indicates that he had, after being elected under the banner of one party, suppor.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Disqualification, Elected Member
SC: Difference in Pay Scale Based on Academic Qualification is Valid(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an academic qualification is a valid criterion to differentiate pay scale for different employees even when the nature of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pay-Scale, Academic Qualification
Qualification & Registration Doesn't Ipso Facto Imply That Person Practices As Advocate: Delhi HC(10.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that mere fact that a person is qualified and registered as an advocate does not ipso facto imply that the person is pra.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Qualification & Registration as an Advocate
SC Refuses to Entertain Speaker's Plea Against HC Stay on Disqualification Notice to Babulal Marandi(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by the Speaker of Jharkhand assembly challenging the stay ordered by the Jharkha.....
Tags : SC, Disqualification Notice, Babulal Marandi
Orissa HC Directs Governor to Address Plea Seeking Disqualification of Several MLAs(16.07.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the Governor of Odisha to expeditiously dispose of a plea seeking the disqualification of several Members of the Legisl.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Disqualification of MLAs
SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Elected Representatives, disqualification, conviction
Delhi Court Seeks Clarification from Election Commission on Smriti Irani’s Educational Qualification(07.10.2016)
A Delhi Court has sought further clarifications from the Election Commission of India over a plea alleging Smriti Irani’s educational qualifications t.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Election Commission of India, Smriti Irani, Educational Qualifications
Madras HC Dismisses Medical Practitioners Plea to Prescribe Modern Medicines Without Qualification(14.11.2016)
Madras High Court has vacated a ten-year-old interim injunction which helped members of Private Medical Practitioners Association of India to prescrib.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Medical Practitioners, Medicines, Qualification
SC Agrees to Give Priority to Disqualification Cases(05.11.2020)
Supreme Court has agreed to give priority to disqualification cases filed before it after a complaint by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, while withdrawin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification Cases
SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Disqualification of Defected MLAs of MP Assembly(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on Petitions seeking disqualific.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification of Defected MLAs of MP Assembly
SC Extends Time for Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to Respond to Dy. Speaker's Disqualification Notice(28.06.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the time for Eknath Shinde and 15 other rebel MLAs in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, to file written response .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dy. Speaker's Disqualification Notice, Rebel MLA
SC: Speaker Can't Deny Pension & Other Benefits to MLAs While Disqualifying Them Under 10th Schedule(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that under the Xth Schedule of the Constitution, the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly does not have power to deny pension and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, 10th Schedule, Speaker, Disqualification
Rajasthan HC Refuses Interim Stay on Declaration of Rajya Sabha Election Result(10.06.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an application which sought interim stay on declaration of Rajya Sabha election results of till the disposal of wri.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Rajya Sabha Election, Disqualification
SC Seeks Statement from Speaker in Plea for Decision on Disqualification of Defected MLAs(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the statement of the Speaker in the plea seeking a decision by the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on disquali.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification of Defected MLAs
Higher Qualification Doesn’t Always Presuppose having Basic Qualification for a Post: SC(07.12.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a candidate with higher qualification cannot claim right to apply for posts with requirement of lower qualification, unles.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Higher Qualification
J&K&L HC: Promotion Based on 'Educational Qualification' Not Violative of Art. 14 & 16(06.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that classification on the basis of educational qualification for promotion is permissible in law and.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Promotion, 'Educational Qualification
SC: Every Voter Has Fundamental Right to Know About Educational Qualification of Candidate(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has held that voters have a fundamental right to know academic qualification of a candidate and any false declaration on this count can .....
Tags : Supreme Court, academic qualification, voters
Madras High Court Upholds Disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs of Tamil Nadu Assembly(25.10.2018)
Madras High Court has upheld the decision of Tamil Nadu assembly speaker to disqualify 18 MLAs of AIADMK.
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Assembly, Disqualification of MLAs
Delhi HC Orders Ministry of Corporate Affairs to Set Aside Disqualification of Directors(07.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed an order to set aside the disqualification of Petitioners as Directors who were disqualified under a retrospective applica.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Disqualification of Directors
SC: Disqualification u/s 29A (h) IBC Will Stand Attracted on Mere Invocation of Personal Guarantee(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has interpreted the scope of Section 29A(h) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), adopting a purposive interpretation of th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification u/s 29A (h) IBC
Candidates Can't Be Barred from Polls on Framing of Criminal Charges: Supreme Court(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that candidates cannot be disqualified merely because charges have been framed against them in a criminal case.
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification, Criminal Charges
Karnataka HC: Higher Educational Qualification of Wife Not Enough Reason Not to Give Maintenance(09.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed the revision petition filed by a husband challenging the family order which directed him to pay Rs 3,000 per month .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Higher Educational Qualification of Wife
Educational Qualifications Prescribed for Public Posts can't be Relaxed: Kerala HC(17.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that educational qualifications prescribed for public posts are not relaxable unless it is clearly stated in the notifi.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Educational Qualifications Prescribed for Public Posts
P&H HC: Person Otherwise Disqualified Cannot Become Eligible by Entering into Joint Venture(31.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the members of a Joint Venture were not eligible to apply and obtain the contract as the Joint Venture was.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Joint Venture, Disqualification
SC to Centre: Provide Details of the Qualification of the Members of Cheetah Task Force(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court in light of the death of female Cheetah ‘Sasha’, has asked Centre to place on record the details with regard to qualification and experi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cheetah Task Force, Qualification
SC: Court Can’t Prescribe Qualification/Declare Equivalency of a Course(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that courts would not prescribe qualification and/or declare equivalency of a course, has held that until and unless rul.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Equivalency, Qualification
Calcutta HC: Teachers Can’t Seek Re-Fixation of Salary In Absence of Any Rules For Re-Fixation(09.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that in absence of any rules for re-fixation of salary, teachers in West Bengal cannot seek re-fixation of salary on the .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Re-Fixation of Salary, Educational Qualifications
SC asks BJP to exit state right(13.07.2016)
The Supreme Court concluded the proceedings of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during the 6th session of the State’s Legislative Assembly to be in v.....
Tags : arunachal pradesh, president’s rule, unconstitutional, disqualification
SC to Maharashtra Speaker: Decide Disqualification Petitions by Dec. 31(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions filed in relation to Shiv Sena rift by De.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification Petitions, Shiv Sena
Blast from the Past
Banks’ implied duty of secrecy to its customers(25.01.2016)
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal in 1923 determined that the duty of confidentiality owed by a bank to its clients was not absolute. Rather, it was .....
Tags : Banker, duty to confidentiality, qualifications
Court cleans up pre-natal sex determination legislation(17.02.2016)
Section 2(p) of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 defining a Sonologist or Imaging Speci.....
Tags : Pre-natal, sex determination, ultrasound, qualifications
Manipur HC Sets Aside Legislative Assembly Speaker's Disqualification Order Against An MLA(06.12.2021)
Manipur High Court has set aside a disqualification order passed by the Speaker, 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly against an MLA, Tongbram Robindro S.....
Tags : Manipur High Court, Disqualification Order Against An MLA
Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay Disqualification of Ex-AAP MLAs(01.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has refused to stay Delhi Assembly Speaker's decision to disqualify ex-Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Anil Bajpai and Devinder Sehrawat under t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Disqualification
SC Issues Notice in Manipur MLAs' Pleas Challenging Speaker's Decision to Disqualify Them(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in pleas filed by Keshtrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh and Sanasam Biren Singh assailing Manipur High C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification of Speaker
SC: Panchayat Members in Mah. To Produce Caste Certificate In 12 Months to Avoid Disqualification(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Panchayat members in Maharashtra, who have been elected from seats reserved for the SC/OBC Class have to produce Validity .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification, Panchayat Members, Caste Certificate
J&K&L HC: Employer is Justified in Excluding Candidates With Higher Qualification for Recruitment(22.11.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that any higher qualification than the one prescribed for a particular post may not be a suitable.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Candidates With Higher Qualification for Recruitment
Kerala HC Disqualifies Kerala MLA for Election Malpractice(18.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has set aside 2016 election of Karat Razack from Koduvally assembly constituency in Kozhikode for election malpractice.
Tags : Kerala High Court,Kerala MLA Disqualification
Ker. HC: Possession of Higher Qualification Presupposes Acquisition of Lower Qualification(30.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that possession of higher qualifications by candidate in selection process presupposes acquisition of lower qualification, .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Higher Qualification, Disqualify
SC: Panchayat Members in Mah. to Produce Caste Certificate In 12 Months to Avoid Disqualification(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Panchayat members in Maharashtra, who have been elected from seats reserved for the SC/OBC Class have to produce Validity .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification, Panchayat Members, Caste Certificate