LIVE UPDATES | NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Verdict In EWS/OBC Case Today 10.30 AM

The Supreme Court will pronounce orders today at 10.30 AM in EWS/OBC quota case. Court will decide whether to allow NEET-PG Counselling 2021 to commence on the basis of existing reservation criteria.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna had reserved orders yesterday after hearing extensive arguments for two days.Follow this page for live-updates.From yesterday's...

Man Allegedly Commits Rape By A False Promise To Marry, Threatens Victim To Accept Islam: Allahabad HC Denies Him Bail

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday denied bail to a man accused of committing Rape by establishing a physical relationship with the Victim on a false promise to marry her and thereafter, threatening her to accept the Muslim religion.The Bench of Justice Om Prakash Tripathi was dealing with the bail plea of one Farhan Ahmad (Shanu) who contended that he is innocent and had been...

NHRC Recommends Rs. 1 Lakh Fine Against Delinquent Police Officer For Making Illegal Arrest

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a Show Cause notice u/s 18 of the PHR Act, 1993 to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, as to why Commission should not recommend compensation of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs One Lakh Only) to the complainant in the case. The Commission has further directed Commissioner of Police, Delhi to initiate departmental action against the Investigating Officer for...

Judicial Pay Commission : Supreme Court To Decide Issue Of Pay Scale & Pension Of Subordinate Judiciary On Priority Basis

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday observed that it will decide the issues of Pay Scales and pensionary/retiral benefits of the Subordinate Judiciary on a priority basis, considering the long pendency of these two issues.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli was hearing a plea filed by All India Judges Association for...

PM Security Breach: Punjab & Haryana Bar Council's Chairman Writes To High Court Chief Justice To Take Suo Moto Cognizance

The Chairman of Punjab and Haryana Bar Council has written a letter (in his personal capacity) to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to take Suo moto cognizance regarding major security lapse in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Security during his recent visit to Punjab.The Letter has been written by Minderjeet Yadav seeking indulgence of the Chief Justice of the High Court...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Former DGP Caught In The Line Of Fire Granted Permanent Custody Of Cap And Badge Marked As Exhibits In Trial

IPS officer Prateep V. Philip, who retired as Director General of Police- Training, has been allowed the permanent custody of the bloodstained cap and name badge worn by him on the day of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. An Additional Sessions Judge in Chennai granted permanent custody to the officer who was on duty as Additional Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram...

Tribunal Decisions Can Be Scrutinized Only By A Jurisdictional High Court : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that any decision of a tribunal (inclusive of one passed under S. 25 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985) can only be scrutinized by a High Court which has territorial jurisdiction over the tribunal in question. "All decisions of tribunals created under Article 323A and 323B of the Constitution will be subject to the scrutiny before a Division Bench of the...

S.397 IPC: Use Of The Weapon Does Not Require That The Offender Should Actually Fire Or Stab, Mere Exhibition Or Brandishing of the Same Is Sufficient: Supreme Court

In a judgement delivered recently, the Supreme Court through a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justices A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli clarified two important positions of the law relating to the offence of Robbery under the Indian Penal Code. The question that came up for the Court's consideration was whether the charge under Section 397 of IPC would hold in case...

Mother Wouldn't Put Daughter's Entire Life At Stake By Giving Her Label Of Sexual Assault Victim: Tripura HC Upholds Rape Conviction

In a significant observation, the Tripura High Court has observed that the mother of a sexual assault victim girl would never put her daughter's entire name, fame, and even entire life at stake by giving her a label of a victim of sexual assault.Observing thus, the Bench of Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice Arindam Lodh affirmed the rape conviction of a man under Sections 376(2)(f) of the...

'Unwarranted'': Supreme Court Expunges Scathing Remarks Of Calcutta High Court Against CAT In Alapan Bandyopadhyay Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday expunged the adverse remarks made by a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court while allowing the special leave petition filed by the Centre challenging the High Court's order of setting aside the order passed by the CAT Principal bench to transfer former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay's petition from the Kolkata bench to New Delhi.The High...

Additional Sessions Judge Have No Power To Transfer Cases Under S.408CrPC-Mumbai Court Dismissed Kangana Ranaut's Application To Transfer Defamation Suit Filed By Javed Akhtar

A Sessions Court in Mumbai has rejected actress Kangana Ranuat's revision application which sought to set aside an order passed by the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) in the defamation case filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar. By that order passed on October 21, the in-charge CMM had rejected Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by Akhtar against her to a...

Person Deprived Of Possession Of His Property On Account Of Acquisition Of Land Should Be Paid Compensation Immediately: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that if a person is deprived of possession of his property on account of acquisition of land, he should be paid compensation immediately.If the same is not paid to him forthwith, he would be entitled to interest on the compensation amount from the date of taking possession of the land till the date of payment, the court said.In this case, the issue was regarding...