No Suitable Candidates For District Judge Promotion Based On Written Exam Results: Rajasthan High Court Notifies

The Rajasthan High Court has notified that no candidates/Senior Civil Judges have been found suitable for promotion to the cadre of District Judge 2024, based on the results of the written examination. The notification for the 'Limited Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of District Judge' was issued on 09 July 2024. As per the notification, Senior Civil Judges who completed...

Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Police Inspector, Doctor For Custodial Torture Of Accused And Preparing False Medical Report

A Delhi Court yesterday ordered registration of FIR against a Delhi Police inspector and a Junior Resident Doctor of Indira Gandhi Hospital over custodial torture of an accused and preparation of a false medical report showing no injury to him, respectively.ACJM Pranav Joshi of Patiala House Courts directed the SHO to conduct investigation in the case and to also probe the role of other...

Minor Victim's Mother Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Allahabad HC's Controversial Ruling On Rape Attempt

The Allahabad High Court's controversial ruling - which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape - has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the mother of the victim girl.Earlier, the Supreme Court had suo motu stayed the High Court's decision - which caused...

'Why Should Advocate Be Spared For Wrongdoing? You Are Pressuring Us Not To Pass Orders' : Supreme Court To Bar Members

The Supreme Court today(April 9) orally remarked that the members of the Supreme Court bar were trying to protect an Advocate-on-Record (AOR) who had filed a second Special Leave Petition to circumvent an earlier order of the Court for the surrender of the petitioner within 2 weeks. While taking the affidavit of the AOR on record in which an unconditional apology has been tendered, the...

If ED Claims To Have Fundamental Rights, It Should Worry About Fundamental Rights Of Others Too: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) questioned the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for filing a writ petition seeking transfer of the corruption case (predicate offence) arising out of the 2015 Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam out of Chhattisgarh.Under Article 32, a writ petition can be filed before the Supreme Court by individuals for the enforcement of their fundamental rights.Justice Oka...

'Singles Out Muslim Endowments For Govt Intrusion' : RJD MP Manoj Jha Approaches Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Two Members of Parliament from Rashtriya Janta Dal, representing the State of Bihar, Dr Manoj Kumar Jha and Faiyaz Ahmad, have filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on grounds of violation of Articles 1, 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A of the Constitution.The Petitioners contend that these amendments fundamentally weaken the...

Supreme Court Calls Fresh Report From Union, Bihar Govts On Steps Taken To Remove Illegal Encroachments From Ganga River Banks

In a matter pertaining to illegal encroachments on Ganga River banks, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from the Union government and the Bihar government detailing the current position of encroachments as well as the steps taken to remove them.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed the order, stating,"We would like to know what steps have been taken by...

S.28 Contract Act Doesn't Bar Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses In Contracts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that exclusive jurisdiction clauses in employment contracts, which confers exclusive jurisdiction on the courts of a particular location to decides disputes relating to the contract, are not barred by Section 28 of the Contract Act.Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, declares void any agreement that restricts a party from enforcing their rights under a...

Governor Can't Reserve Bill For President's Assent After It Was Re-Enacted By Assembly : Supreme Court

In an important judgment interpreting Article 200 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has held that a Governor cannot reserve a Bill for the assent of the President once it has been re-enacted by the State Legislative Assembly after the Governor had withheld his assent in the first instance.The Court held that if the Governor has to reserve a Bill for the President's assent, then it must...

Centre Notifies Operation Of Waqf Amendment Act 2025 From Today

The Central Government today issued a notification to give effect to the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 from today (April 8, 2025).As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under Section 1(2) of the Act, April 8, 2025, has been appointed as the date on which the provisions of the Act will take effect.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of...

MBBS Admission: Supreme Court Asks AIIMS Medical Board To Assess Disability Of Candidate Who Performed 'Exceedingly Well' In NEET

The Supreme Court recently directed the AII India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board comprising of five doctors including a specialist in locomotor disabilities and a neuro-physician for the assessment of an MBBS aspirant's disability in terms of the Court's judgment in Om Rathod v. Director General of Health Sciences (2024) and Anmol v. Union of India &...

Homebuyers File Review Petition Against Supreme Court Judgment Holding Greater Noida Industrial Authority A 'Secured Creditor' Under IBC

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgment dated February 12, 2024 which classified Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority as a 'secured creditor' for the purposes of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Processes under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).Filed by a homebuyers' association, the plea states that the impugned judgment has led the...