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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...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Karnataka HC Order Which Directed Personal Presence Of BCI Secretary, Jt. Secretary
The Supreme Court today set aside an order of the Karnataka High Court directing personal presence of the Secretary and Joint Secretary of the Bar Council of India before it.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, stating,"In the circumstances of the case, the High Court ought to have graciously accepted the apology and affidavit of the Secretary of the Bar Council,...
Supreme Court Directs Delhi Municipal Corporation To Launch Awareness Campaign On Duties of Waste Generators
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start a massive awareness campaign to inform the public about the duties of waste generators under Rule 4 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.Rule 4 of the 2016 Rules outlines the duties of waste generators, including residents, street vendors, gated communities, market associations, and...
'Tamil Nadu Case Judgment Covers Us' : Kerala Govt To Supreme Court On Plea Against Governor Referring Bills To President
The Supreme Court today posted to May 13 the petitions filed by the Kerala Government against the State Governor withholding assent on bills and referring some of them to the President.The matter was before a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar.Senior Advocate KK Venugopal appearing for the State of Kerala insisted that the matter could be argued today itself, referring to...
'Peace Process Ongoing' : Supreme Court Adjourns PIL Alleging Killing Of Innocents During Chhattisgarh Anti-Naxal Operations
In a public interest litigation accusing security forces in Chhattisgarh of killing 15 innocent Adivasis at Sukma (in 2018), the Supreme Court today noted that attempts at peace are being made in the area and the Court's intervention at this point might unnecessarily come in the way of the same.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih briefly heard the matter and adjourned it to July,...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain TN Govt Plea To Transfer TASMAC-ED Matter From Madras High Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) refused to entertain the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) seeking to transfer from the Madras High Court the petitions filed by them against the searches of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the TASMAC offices.When the matter was taken, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna expressed the...
After Split Verdict, Supreme Court Rejects Rajasthan Civil Judge Candidates' Plea To Submit Caste Certificates Beyond Cut-Off Date
After a split verdict in the matter, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed appeals filed by certain candidates to the post of Civil Judge, who were denied appointment by Rajasthan High Court on the ground that they submitted category certificates beyond the cut-off date.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and AG Masih delivered the decision, upholding...
WB SSC Scam | Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC Direction For CBI Investigation Into Govt Decision For Supernumerary Posts
The Supreme Court today (April 8) set aside the Calcutta High Court's direction for CBI investigation into the supernumerary posts created by the West Bengal Government during the pending challenge to the 2016 WB SSC Appointments in the High Court. Notably, the Apex Court on April 3 had upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court, which invalidated nearly 25000 teaching and non-teaching...
"Pocket Veto Impermissible" : Supreme Court Lays Down Timelines For Governor's Actions On Bills Under Article 200
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) set time limits for the decisions by the Governors under Article 200 of the Constitution on the bills sent to them by the State Legislative Assemblies.The Court made it clear that the Constitution does not permit the Governor to exercise "absolute veto" or "pocket veto" by not taking any action on the bills...
'Moral Policing Not Court's Function': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Imposing Costs For Tweets Against Jain Priest
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that imposed cost of Rs. 10 Lakhs each on musician Vishal Dadlani and activist Tehseen Poonawala for allegedly insulting Jain Saint Tarun Sagar on Twitter, despite quashing the FIR registered against them.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the High Court should not have...
