Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

NEET; States can’t conduct their own examsThe constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Monday clarified that the State Governments cannot conduct state level entrance examinations for the admission to Medical Colleges. The Court also held that the students who have either applied for NEET-I but could not appear or who appeared but could not prepare well, can appear for NEET-II. Government can’t simply sit on Lokpal’s Appointment; SCRapping the Government for delaying the Lokpal’s appointment despite past assurances, the Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the Attorney General of India to inform the Court on the next date, the steps taken to make the Lokpal’s appointment. The matter has been adjourned for July 19.Sessions Court can take Cognizance of new Offences and add new Accused U/S193 CrPCThe Supreme Court refused to interfere with a Sessions Court Order which had taken cognizance of new offences and added new Accused under section 193 of Code of Criminal Procedure, though the Magistrate rejected the prayer at Committal Stage. Landmark guidelines issued on Drought ManagementA two judge bench of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday issued landmark guidelines for disaster /drought management. The bench comprising of Justices Madan B. Lokur and N.V. Ramana has issued the directions in a public interest litigation filed by SwarajAbhiyan.TRAI Notifications quashedThe Supreme Court on Wednesday provided massive relief to the telecom service providers by quashing Telecom Consumers Protection (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2015, of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) which made it mandatory for mobile network companies to compensate subscribers for call drops. IT dept allowed to reassess Big B for earnings from KBCThe Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Income Tax department to reopen a 2001 tax case against super star Amitabh Bachchan pertaining to this income from the show KaunBanegaCrorepati (KBC). SC made observations on transparency, RTI and openness in GovernanceThe two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday made certain significant observations relating to transparency, right to information and openness in Governance. The Bench while declaring the Telecom Consumers Protection (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2015 ultra vires the TRAI Act and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, held that the RTIAct of 2005 has gone a long way to strengthen democracy by requiring that the Government be transparent in its actions, so that an informed citizenry is able then to contain corruption, and hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the people of India.Centre’s view sought on doubling number of judges The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Centre on a public interest litigation which sought immediate directions to double the number of judges in the country as recommended by the Law Commission in its 245th report in view of the growing pendency which has now touched an alarming 3.3 crore in the country.People with disabilities also have the Right to Live with DignityThe Apex Court asked the SpiceJet Ltd to pay Rupees Ten Lakhs to Jeeja Ghosh, an eminent activist involved in disability rights, for forcibly de-boarding her by the flight crew, because of her disability. Apex Court bench comprising of Justices A.K. Sikri and R.K. Agrawal also issued the guidelines with regard to ‘carriage’ by persons with disabilities and/or persons with reduced mobility and observed that People with disabilities also have the Right to Live with Dignity.Uttarakhand; SC to examine the Legality of President’s Rule and HC Order quashing it on Merits The Apex Court on Wednesday declared the results of floor test held at Uttarkhand Assembly on tuesday. The Court has found that Harish Rawat has obtained 33 votes out of 61 votes and declared that his government proved the Majority in the House.Notice issued on PIL seeking stricter penalty in cases of Animal CrueltyThe Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by NGO, Angel Trust, seeking stricter penalty in cases of animal cruelty in the wake if increased number of cases in the country where animals have been cruelly killed or hit.If two views are there, the benefit of Juvenility cannot be given to Accused involved in grave and serious offenceThe Supreme Court held that if two views are there regarding the age, the benefit of Juvenility cannot be given to Accused involved in grave and serious offence. Apex Court bench comprising of Justices A.K. Sikri and R. K. Agrawal in Parag Bhati vs. State of Uttar Pradesh observed that benefit of the principle of benevolent legislation attached to the Juvenile Justice Act would apply to only such cases wherein the accused is held to be a juvenile on the basis of at 24 least prima facie evidence regarding his minority.Split Judgment by SC Bench on fate of Medical Students whose admissions were cancelled as VYAPAM Scam...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

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