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"Essential medicines for cancer retailing from Rs. 27k whose PTR is Rs. 2700. This is broad daylight dacoity. How patient can be cheated for a medicine which the manufacturer sells to the retailer at Rs. 2700, the MRP is printed at Rs. 27k. 10 times!"
Justice Sandeep Mehta remarks during hearing a plea involving the issue of price ceiling of medicines.
SupremeCourt hears contempt petition over alleged non compliance with Court's direction to progressively reduce deputation posts in CAPF cadres.
Bench: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul Chandurkar.
ASG Aishwarya Bhati: there are writ petitions also which have challenged the subsequent CAPF Act. Those writ petitions may also be tagged with this. They were listed today too.
J Bhuyan: how can we? Those petitions have to be assigned to this bench. On our own we can't do that.
Bhati: our main defence is the Act.
SupremeCourt dismisses petition challenging the SC/ST Amendment Act 2018, which restored the stringent provisions of the law.
Petitioner contended that the provisions, such as bar on anticipatory bail, amounted to "reverse discrimination."
Petitioner contended that the conviction rates were law, and it was prone to misuse. The petitioner also submitted almost Rs 490 crores has been disbursed as compensation.
Bench led by CJI Surya Kant refuses to entertain the petition, noting that the 2018 amendmnet was already upheld by the #SupremeCourt in 2020.
#SupremeCourt hears the DGP Appointments case
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana
Sr Adv P Chidambaram: I am appearing in the Odisha case
SG Tushar Mehta: I have prepared note for Odisha. Foundation appears to be little misconceived. If it can't get over today, have it tomorrow. CB is there post 2 pm. There are issues which we would like your lordships to consider
CJI: Ofcourse we will consider.
Congress #Nandigram By-Poll Candidate Milan Pradhan has approached Calcutta High Court seeking protection in cases registered against him, which led to his arrest ahead of the polls, which are to be held on 6th October.
Counsel: Textbook example of subversion of democracy
#KarnatakaHighCourt hears a PIL Challenging the state gov order mandating only the first two stanzas of 'Vande Mataram' be sung at state gov functions.
DB of J Anu Sivaraman and J T.P Vivekananda takes up the matter.
#DelhiSIR: #SupremeCourt to shortly hear writ petition challenging the alleged failure of ECI and the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer to disclose names of voters issued notices, along with the specific reasons for issuing such notices
Dr S Muralidhar takes strong objection to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's "Naxalite" remark during the hearing of plea against Vande Mataram law.
Muralidhar says the comment does not behove a law officer and demands SG withdraw it.
SG says he was commenting on those who do not respect law-making process.
Kerala High Court has granted regular bail to Reporter TV MD Anto Augustine, who was arrested last week in an alcohol possession case.
Kerala High Court has granted the State 2 days' time to file objection in the sentence suspension plea filed by ex-DGP Tomin J. Thachankary, who was recently convicted in a disproportionate assets case.