Delay Condonation Application Filed By Stranger Not Party To Suit Illegal : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held it is impermissible for a third-party to file an application for condonation of delay, stating that such an approach would allow anyone, regardless of their involvement in the suit, to seek restoration."Entertaining an application filed at the behest of a stranger for condonation of delay in filing an application for restoration of the subject suit is totally...

'There Can't Be Indiscriminate Killings Of Canines': Supreme Court Closes Stray Dog Cases, Allows To Move HCs Based On ABC Rules 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 09) disposed of a batch of petitions relating to the stray dog issue, stating that in view of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, the matter can now be decided by the respective High Courts.Considering that the ABC Rules 2023 came into force while the petitions were pending in the Supreme Court, it closed the proceedings, giving liberty to the parties to...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Alleging Data Privacy Violation By Foreign Credit Information Companies

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation which seeks directions to the Ministry of Finance, RBI, Ministry for Electronics & Information Technology and Ministry of Home Affairs to take appropriate steps against four foreign credit information companies for alleged financial data privacy violation of citizens. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud...

Disciplinary Authority Is Obligated To Follow Rules And Principles Of Natural Justice, Not Only Justice Is Done But Manifestly Seen To Be Done: CAT Cuttack

TheCentral Administrative TribunalCuttack bench of Sudhi Ranjan Mishra (Judicial Member) and Pramod Kumar Das (Administrative Member) held that enquiry proceedings cannot be conducted with the closed mind. It held that the rules of natural justice are required to be observed to ensure not only that justice is done but it is manifestly seen to be done. The Tribunal held...

Supreme Court Seeks Counsellor's Aid To Ascertain If POCSO Offence Victim Took Informed Decision By Choosing To Reside With Accused

In a case where a victim of a POCSO offence chose to reside with the accused, the Supreme Court on Thursday (May 9) said that there was a need for counselling by a professional psychologist to understand if the woman took an "informed decision."The Court was hearing a suo motu case ("In Re : Right to Privacy of Adolescents"), which was taken over a judgment of the Calcutta High Court in...

Statement In A Preliminary Enquiry Cannot Be Considered If Witnesses Are Not Examined In A Regular Enquiry: CAT Allahabad

The Central Administrative Tribunal Allahabad bench of Justice Om Prakash (Judicial Member) and Mohan Pyare (Administrative Member) held that if witnesses have not been examined in the regular enquiry, their earlier statement recorded during the preliminary enquiry cannot be taken into consideration. Brief Facts: The applicant was employed at the G.D.S.B.P.M Sarai Rajputani...

Pendency Of Vigilance Clearance is not Grounds To Withhold the Release Of Pensionary Benefits For An Indefinite Period: CAT New Delhi

A single judge of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi comprising of Dr. Chhabilendra Roul (Administrative Member) while deciding Original Application in the case of Dr. Sarbesh Bhattacharjee vs UOI & Anr has held that mere pendency of vigilance clearance from the vigilance wing cannot justify withholding release of pensionary benefits for an...

Supreme Court Suggests Open Air Prisons As Solution To Overcrowding Of Prisons, Cites Rajasthan Model

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that one of the solutions for overcrowding in prisons can be establishing open-air prisons/camps, and that it will also address the issue of rehabilitation of prisonersThe bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a 2020 PIL by Suhas Chakma in this connection. “The prisoners go out to the community, they earn their living and then...

President's Power Of Review Under Rule 29(A) Of CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 Is Of A Revisionary Nature And Not Of A a Nature Of Reviewing One's Own Order: CAT Cuttack

The Central Administrative Tribunal Cuttack bench of Sudhi Ranjan Mishra (Judicial Member) and Pramod Kumar Das (Administrative Member) held that under Rule 29 (A) of CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 the President has the power to review any order under the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 including an order of exoneration. It held that the power of review of the President is in the nature of revisionary...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks ECI Action Against Alleged Hate Speeches Of PM Modi, Anurag Thakur & BJP

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate appropriate action against hate speeches being delivered by political campaigners, especially those on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 General Elections. The petition seeks directions to the ECI to initiate an investigation into the hate...

Compassionate Appointment Is Not An Absolute Right, It Aims To Remedy Only The Sudden Crisis Faced By a Deceased Employee's Family: CAT, Allahabad

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad single bench of Justice Om Prakash (Judicial Member) held that compassionate appointment is not an absolute right and is given to family members of the deceased employee to overcome 'sudden' crisis.Brief Facts: The father of the Applicant was serving in the Defense Department. He passed away in a road accident. The mother of...

Arvind Kejriwal Can't Be Granted Interim Bail For Campaigning, ED Tells Supreme Court

A day before the Supreme Court hearing in the Arvind Kejriwal case, the Enforcement Directorate filed a fresh affidavit opposing the grant of interim bail to the Delhi Chief Minister in the Delhi liquor policy case.Opposing the Court's suggestion to grant Kejriwal interim bail in view of the Lok Sabha elections, the ED said that the "right to campaign for an election is neither a...