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Delhi Judicial Service Exam- Answer Key To Be Subjected To Judicial Review Only When It Is Demonstrably Wrong: Delhi High Court
In a case relating to Delhi Higher Judiciary Service Preliminary Examination, Delhi High Court has observed that an answer key cannot be disregarded as being incorrect merely on a doubt.There is always a presumption of correctness regarding the answer key and it may be subject to judicial review only when it is "demonstrably wrong" i.e. it must be such as no reasonable body of men well-versed...
Pasting Posters Outside COVID-19 Patients' Homes Leads Them To Be Treated As 'Untouchables': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the practice of conspicuously affixing posters outside the residence of COVID19 positive patients creates stigma and often leads to a situation where patients may be treated as so called "untouchables".A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai & MR Shah made the observations while hearing a plea which has challenged the decision of various...
'No One Can Suppress Facts' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Gujarat Govt. Over Rajkot COVID-19 Hospital Fire
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat Government in a matter pertaining to the fire which had broken out at a COVID-19 designated hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat on 27th November, killing five persons.A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan adjourned the matter to Thursday, while noting that the State could not suppress facts and that the same had to come out in a correct...
A Letter Petition In Allahabad High Court Seeks Probe In To The Incident Where A Journalist & His Friend Burnt Alive In UP's Balrampur
A letter petition has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking suo motu action against a 'terrifying incident' in Balrampur District of UP, where a journalist and his friend were allegedly charred to death by some unknown men, on Friday midnight. It is alleged that the 37-yr-old journalist Rakesh Singh and his 35-yr-old friend Pintu Sahu were burnt alive in a house, leading...
Merely Publishing News Against Cop Won't Create Disaffection Amongst Police Or Incite Them To Act Against Govt.: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court (Bench at Aurangabad) on Monday (23rd November) ruled that allegations levelled against a police officer that he is involved in criminal activities and publishing news report regarding the same would not incite the force to act against the government (within the meaning of Section 3 of the Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922). The Bench of Justice T....
Children To Be Restored From Children Homes To Parents/Guardians Only After Individual Assessment As Per Juvenile Justice Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that restoration of children from children homes to parents/guardians only after individual assessment under Section 40(3) of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015.As per Section 40(3), suitability and fitness of the parents/guardians have to be ascertained by the Child Welfare Committee before restoring children to them. A Bench headed by Justice L....
Supreme Court Dismisses Chanda Kochhar's Challenge Against ICICI Bank Terminating Her Services
Noting that the only controversy involved is that of the bank having earlier accepted her resignation and subsequently, terminated her, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the issue being of the contractual relationship between a private bank and its employee, it did not call for invocation of the writ jurisdiction, and dismissed former ICICI bank MD Chanda Kochhar's plea.The bench...
Ex-Judge Karnan's Abusive Videos : Madras High Court Directs Personal Presence Of DGP & Commissioner To Ascertain Probe Status
The Madras High Court has summoned the Director General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Tamil Nadu, in connection to the lackadaisical investigation in the 'uncharitable tirades' of former High Court Judge, CS Karnan. While seeking personal presence of the two on December 7, 2020, a Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and R. Hemalatha said, "It is very pertinent...
'Even After 7-8 Months, You Are Reckless' : Supreme Court Admonishes Advocate Who Appeared Shirtless In VC Hearing
"Even after 7-8 months, you're so reckless", admonished the Supreme Court on Tuesday as a lawyer appeared before it through video conference without wearing a shirt. A Bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao was hearing a suo moto matter pertaining to spread of the COVID-19 virus in Children Protection Homes when the lawyer appeared shirtless before the Court. Justice...
Ex-AP High Court Judge Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order For Probe Into Phone Call Conspiracy Against CJ & SC Judge
Retired Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge, Justice V. Eswaraiah. has moved the Supreme Court against a Division Bench order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which directed an investigation into a an alleged private phone conversation between him and a suspended District Munsif Magistrate of Andhra Pradesh after alleging that the phone call disclosed a "serious conspiracy" against the High...
