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Reserved Category Candidates Can Claim General Seats On Merit Despite Availing Relaxation If Rules Permit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 23) observed that reserved category candidates who avail relaxation in a qualifying examination can still be considered for general category posts if they secure higher merit in the final selection stage, if the relevant rules permit it.Providing relief to the TET candidates, a bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe has set aside the Bombay High Court Aurangabad bench judgment, which held that the candidates who availed relaxation could not migrate to...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 23, 2026
Links to the reports of March 23 :AI Doesn't Have Qualities Of A Judge: CJI Surya KantPlacing National Emblem On Supreme Court's Dome To Be Considered On Administrative Side By SC'Shocking' : Supreme Court Slams Haryana Police For Insensitive Probe Into Rape Of 4-Year-Old Girl'Obstinate Attitude' : Supreme Court Raps West Bengal For Stalling Kolkata's Orange Line Metro Project'Nothing Left To Decide' : Supreme Court Disposes Plea Challenging Sonam Wangchuk's Detention Noting His ReleaseSupreme...
Private Insurer Not Liable For Accident Caused By Vehicle Requisitioned By State Authorities : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 23) held that when a private vehicle is requisitioned by the State for public purposes such as elections, the liability for accidents rests with the requisitioning authority, not the insurer. “…where a vehicle is requisitioned for public functions and an incident occurs during the period of such requisition, liability ought properly to be borne by the requisitioning authority, and not by the insurer engaged by the owner for the vehicle's regular and voluntary...
Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Quashing Case Over Gun Threat By Advocate During Bulandshahr Bar Meeting
The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which had quashed criminal proceedings against an advocate accused of threatening a fellow lawyer with a revolver during a meeting of the District Bar Association, Bulandshahr, holding that the High Court relied on general observations made in earlier election-related proceedings to terminate the criminal case.A Bench of...
Bihar Special Courts Act | Confiscation Proceedings Can Proceed Against Wife After Death Of Public Servant With Illicit Assets : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that upon the death of a delinquent officer found to have amassed disproportionate assets, a confiscation proceeding under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009, can still be sustained against his wife, a non-public servant.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh set aside the Patna High Court's judgment, which had declared the confiscation...
Statutory Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Judgment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a statutory appeal cannot be entertained without a certified copy of the impugned judgment.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing a civil appeal filed by the Central Bank of India against a decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.The Court noted that an application filed by the appellant...