'Allows Executive To Influence ECI Composition': Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra Approaches Supreme Court Against Election Commissioners' Law

Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court in support of the petitions challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners (ECs).Seeking intervention, the Trinamool Congress MP alleges constitutional infirmities in the Act...

Supreme Court Upholds NEET Qualification Mandate To Pursue MBBS From Foreign Universities

The Supreme Court recently upheld Medical Council of India's(now National Medical Commission) regulations mandating that those desirous of studying in foreign medical institutions shall qualify the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) in order to obtain an Eligibility Certificate."The requirement of an Eligibility Certificate from the Medical Council had been provided by section...

Supreme Court Imposes ₹10 Lakh Cost On West Bengal Govt For Filing Delayed & Baseless Petition Against Employee's Retiral Dues

The Supreme Court recently imposed ₹10 Lakh cost on the State of West Bengal for filing a delayed and baseless petition against an employee's rightful retiral dues, which had remained unpaid for 18 years. The cost was directed to be paid to the retired employee(respondent in the case).A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the case involving a retired employee who...

Supreme Court Allows Petitioners To Approach P&H HC With Their Objections To HC Order For Car Parking Space In Green Belt

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a senior architect and a Municipal Councillor of Chandigarh administration to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court to raise their objections to the order passed by the High Court on February 7 to create a four-wheeler parking space for the High Court.The petitioners contended that the directions will involve the cutting down of trees and would lead...

Kolkata Court Sentences Man To Death For Raping 7-Month-Old Infant, Calls It 'Rarest Of Rare' Case

A POCSO court in Kolkata has sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for raping a 7-month-old infant, which left the child in critical condition. The court also ordered Rs 10 lakh as compensation for the child's family.The incident, which occurred in November 2024, had been investigated by the Burtolla police in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Upon completion of the investigation,...

Conditions Imposed While Granting Remission Should Not Be Oppressive: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today(February 18) emphasised that the conditions imposed by the Government while granting premature release to a convict must be reasonable.A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed a significant order observing that considering remission of eligible prisoners is a duty of the Government. It was held that the convict need not apply for remission as the...

'Need To Be Practical' : Supreme Court On Whether Appellate Courts Can Modify Arbitral Awards [Day 2 Hearing]

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench today (February 18) continued hearing on the issue of whether Courts have the power to modify an arbitral award under S. 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. During the hearing, CJI Sanjiv Khanna verbally noted that giving a rigid interpretation to S.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 may end up overlooking the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Review Order Affirming Doctors' Liability Under Consumer Protection Act

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a review petition filed against its order which refused to reconsider the 1995 judgment in Indian Medical Association v. VP Shantha) where it was held that doctors and medical professionals come within the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (as re-enacted in 2019).A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan passed the...

Supreme Court Directs States To Consider Premature Release Of Convicts When They Become Eligible Even Without Their Applications

The Supreme Court today(February 18) passed certain directions on the power of the Government to remit the whole or part of the sentence of the convicts under Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('the CrPC') and Section 473 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih held that the power to grant remission...

Rahul Gandhi Moves Pune Court To Convert Defamation Case Into 'Summons Trial' To Bring Historical Facts About Savarkar Before Court

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached a special MP/MLA court in Pune seeking to convert the 'summary trial' pending against him over his allegedly defamatory statements against late right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, into a 'summons trial' as his statements were based on historical facts.In an application filed through advocate Milind Pawar, Gandhi has pointed out that the complainant...

Supreme Court Allows AYUSH Students To Retain Degrees Though They Didn't Take Admission Through NEET-UG

The Supreme Court recently allowed certain students of under-graduate AYUSH courses to retain their degrees although their admissions were not taken through the NEET-UG exam.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran passed the order, observing that withholding the students' result, after they had completed their course, would cause immense hardship to them."It is true...

Supreme Court Dismisses Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Plea For Jail Transfer, Reprimands Him For Filing Repeated Petitions

The Supreme Court today(February 18) dismissed a writ petition filed by alleged conman Sukash Chandrashekhar, who is booked under 27 cases including extortion charges, seeking a transfer from Mandoli jail to any jail in the State of Karnataka. As per the two prayers raised in the petition, he sought a transfer from Mandoli jail to his home State of Karnataka or any other State except where...