Private Class 12 Student Eligible To Take NEET, Says NMC; Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission

The Supreme Court recently allowed a candidate who passed Class 12 as a private student to take admission for MBBS course after NEET counselling. This was after the National Medical Commission informed the Court that as per the latest Graduate Medical Education Regulations (GMER) 2023, such candidates are eligible to appear for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).While disposing...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Restoration Of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Membership

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the restoration of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Membership. His membership was restored vide a notification issued by the Loksabha Secretariat on August 7 in view of the Supreme Court's August 4 order suspending his conviction in the criminal defamation case over the "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark.The plea moved...

10 Factors To Be Considered By Courts To Decide Legality Of Preventive Detention : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court on Monday while strongly condemning the growing trend in the state of Telangana of passing orders of preventive detention at the ‘drop of a hat’ without consideration of the liberty and freedom guaranteed to people under the Constitution of India, laid down guidelines to be followed by courts while considering the legality of orders of preventive detention. A division...

Supreme Court Adjourns Until Next Week Hearing Of Umar Khalid's Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the bail hearing of former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, until next week. He has been behind bars since September 2020, awaiting his trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in the larger conspiracy surrounding the communal violence that broke...

Statutory Provision Can't Be Declared Ultra Vires Without A Specific Challenge In Pleadings : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that to strike down the provisions of a law or to declare certain rules as ultra vires, there must be a specific pleading and a request for such a relief in the case. The Court observed, “It is a trite law that for striking down the provisions of law or for declaring any rules as ultra vires, specific pleading to challenge the rules and asking of such relief...

Article 370 Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 16]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing the petitions challenging the repeal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.The Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is likely to conclude the arguments today.Follow this page for...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To P&H High Court On Plea Seeking Transparent Transfer Policy For Staff Of District Judiciary

The Supreme Court recently(August 28) issued notice to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a petition filed by a Court staff challenging his transfer. The petitioner also sought the implementation of a clear and transparent transfer policy for staff of the district judiciary. He contended that in the absence of a transfer policy, Grade III and IV employees working in subordinate courts under...

Article 370 | Petitioners Never Challenged India's Sovereignty; Can't Adopt Emotive, Majoritarian Interpretation Of Constitution : Sibal To Supreme Court [Day 15]

The arguments of the Union government and the other respondents in the Article 370 matter came to an end yesterday, on the fifteenth day of the Article 370 hearings before a Constitution Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant. This also marked the commencement of the rejoinder arguments by the petitioner. Must View Jammu...

Article 370 | Argument That Resurrection Of Article 370 Would Violate Basic Structure Too 'Far Fetched': Supreme Court [Day 15]

On the fifteenth day of the Article 370 proceedings before the Supreme Court Constitution Bench, the Union Government, along with other respondents drew their arguments to a close before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant. The bench closed the arguments of the respondents' side. During the hearing,...

'Preventive Detention Law Can't Be Invoked At The 'Drop Of A Hat'; Some Police Officers Curbing Liberty' : Supreme Court Slams Telangana Police

The Supreme Court on Monday condemned the growing trend in the state of Telangana of passing orders of preventive detention at the ‘drop of a hat’ without consideration of the liberty and freedom guaranteed to people under the Constitution of India.A division bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta reminded the authorities of the state of Telangana that the drastic...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Inclusion Of Transgender Identities Under Caste Lists In Bihar Caste Survey

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court over the Bihar government including ‘hijra’, ‘kinnar’, ‘kothi’, and ‘transgender’ as an item in the caste list, while conducting its caste-based survey last month. The court is also hearing a batch of pleas doubting the constitutionality of the exercise. Trans activist Reshma Prasad has challenged the state...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index-(Citations 584 - 608) [August 1 – 6, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAdvocateThe Supreme Court vacated a stay order in a 16-year-old criminal appeal as it pulled up the appellant-lawyer for seeking repeated adjournments. Gulshan Bajwa v. Registrar, High Court of Delhi, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 608Litigants should not be made to suffer because of the advocate's fault in withdrawing a complaint by mistake. Ashok Kumar v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd.,...