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Cough Syrup Deaths : MP Court Denies Bail To Doctor Who Prescribed Medicine To Children
The Chhindwara Court has dismissed the bail application of a pediatrician, who was accused of knowingly prescribing Coldrif Sough syrup to children under the age of 5, who, as a result, developed kidney problems and died. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Kumar Gujre observed that "मामले में संकंलित साक्ष्य से अभियुक्त...
Justice Pardiwala Calls For Grassroots Action To Safeguard Girl Child, Says Social Prejducies Must Be Transformed
Justice JB Pardiwala, Judge of the Supreme Court and Member of its Juvenile Justice Committee, has called for urgent, ground-level efforts to protect and empower the girl child, observing that while India has made significant legislative progress, the real change must begin within families and communities.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation...
Empowerment of Girl Child Cornerstone of Just and Equitable Society: Justice Nagarathna
Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Committee, on Sunday delivered the closing remarks at the Tenth Round of the National Annual Stakeholders' Consultation on 'Safeguarding the Girl Child: Towards a Safer and More Enabling Environment for Her in India'. Speaking at the event,Justice Nagarathna emphasized that the empowerment of...
Supreme Court Bench Places Suo Motu Case On Jojari River Contamination Before CJI BR Gavai
A Supreme Court Bench recently placed the suo motu case regarding contamination of Rajasthan's Jojari River before CJI BR Gavai.The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed an order on October 9, noting that there were commonalities in the issues sought to be dealt in the suo motu case and other appeals pending before the Court. Accordingly, it was deemed fit that the cases...
Supreme Court Allows Maharashtra To Fill 50% Teacher Posts In Tribal Areas From Reserved Category Pending Challenge To 100% ST Quota
The Supreme Court recently clarified that, pending the issue of whether the reservation for the Scheduled Tribes community for the posts of Talathis can exceed 50% or not, the Maharashtra State Government would be entitled to fill in 50% of the total strength available from the reserved category for the recruitment of teachers in Zila Parishad Schools in tribal areas.A bench comprising...
Supreme Court Should Consider Prioritizing Cases under Disabilities Act: Justice Abhay S. Oka
On 11th October, Mission Accessibility celebrated its third annual day, by curating a conference at the Bombay High Court, Goa Bench. The conference was organized by the Goa State Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Goa State Legal Services Authority, the Goa High Court Bar Association and the Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India.The keynote...
Attorney General Assures Supreme Court To Look Into Problem Of Students Of Derecognized College Of Physicians & Surgeons Mumbai
The Supreme Court on October 9 was informed by the Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani, that some viable solution would be arrived at to secure the future of students after the Bombay High Court recently upheld the derecognition all postgraduate medical courses offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai ("CPS"). A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice...
Justice Vikram Nath Hails Senior Advocate K. Parasaran As 'Bhishma Pitamah Of The Bar', Says His Life Exemplifies Dharma And Duty
Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath on Saturday delivered the presidential address at the felicitation ceremony marking 75 years of Senior Advocate K. Parasaran's journey as a lawyer and 50 years as a Senior Advocate, describing him as “the Bhishma Pitamah of the Indian legal profession” and “a living embodiment of Dharma.”Addressing the gathering that included Justices M.M....
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: September 2025
SUPREME COURT Article 226 Can't Be Invoked To Quash Chargesheet If Cognizance Has Been Taken; Remedy Available Under S.528 BNSS: Supreme Court Cause Title: PRADNYA PRANJAL KULKARNI VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 875 The Supreme Court observed that FIRs or charge-sheets may be quashed under Article 226 before cognisance is taken, but...
Surrogacy Act Does Not Affect Rights Vested In Couples Who Froze Embryos Before Law Took Effect : Justice Viswanathan's Concurring Judgment
The Supreme Court held that couples who had frozen embryos for surrogacy before the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 came into effect on January 25, 2022, had acquired vested rights to surrogacy which the Act could not retrospectively take away.Justice KV Viswanathan, in his concurring opinion, said that by completing the fertilisation process before the statutory cut-off date, the couples...
Chhattisgarh Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Fabricated Statements Filed By EOW U/S 164 CrPC In Alleged Coal Scam
A complaint has been filed by Adv. Girish Chandra Dewangan on 10.10.2025, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raipur, against officers of the State Economic Offences Investigation/Anti-Corruption Bureau, alleging that they fabricated/pre-prepared statements to be recorded under Section 164 of CrPC, and subsequently used them as genuine documents in the ongoing investigations and before...