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Ex-Parte Enhancement Of Sentence Illegal; HC Must Appoint Amicus Curiae If Accused Is Not Represented : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has held that ex parte enhancement of sentence by the High Court is against the statutory mandate of the law under CrPC that provides for an opportunity to show case before enhancement of sentence in criminal revision.A Bench compromising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Bela Trivedi set aside Madras High Court's order that enhanced the sentences imposed on...
Pay Minimum Wages To Workers During Construction Ban : Supreme Court Directs Delhi, UP & Haryana Govts
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi NCR States to comply with its order for payment of wages notified under the Minimum Wages Act to workers in wake of ban on construction activities due to the ongoing Pollution crisis in the National Capital. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant had on November 24th re-imposed the ban...
Right Against Sexual Harassment Part Of Right To Life & Dignity Under Article 21 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the right against sexual harassment is vested in all persons as a part of their right to life and right to dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court stressed that it is important that that the spirit of this right is upheld instead of rejecting sexual harassment complaints on "hyper-technical" grounds.The Court highlighted that the...
Supreme Court Issues Directions For Faster Disposal Of Contempt Case Against NGO For Filing Frivolous Cases Against Azim Premji
Expressing dismay at the methods adopted by the NGO "India Awake for Transparency" to delay the hearing of the contempt case against it in the Karnataka High Court for filing multiple petitions on the same cause of action against Wipro founder Azim Premji, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to ensure the faster disposal of the contempt case.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and...
Supreme Court Allows Delhi Govt's Construction Of 7 COVID Hospitals Subject To Compliance Of Air Quality Commission's Directions
Amidst the ongoing ban on construction in Delhi in wake of the pollution crisis, the Supreme Court of India on Friday permitted construction of 7 covid hospitals in Delhi subject to compliance of directions issued by Commission of Air Quality Management(CAQM).A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant has permitted the construction...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Maharashtra's Ordinances Providing 27% OBC Reservation In Local Body Elections
The Supreme Court today directed for serving advance copy of the petitions challenging the ordinance promulgated by Maharashtra Government that provide for blanket 27% reservation to the category of backward classes in the local body elections. The matter which assailed Maharashtra Ordinance III of 2021 promulgated on September 23, 2021 and Maharashtra Ordinance VI dated October 1, 2021 issued...
Departmental Promotion Committee Cannot Downgrade Annual Performance Appraisal Report Of Previous Year Which Has Already Been Acted Upon: Supreme Court
On Friday, the Supreme Court found no fault with the view taken by the Delhi High Court, that it is not within the domain of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) to downgrade the Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) for a previous year that had already been acted upon. The Apex Court observed that the DPC couldn't have downgraded the officer without putting him on notice,...
COVID Vaccination To Persons With Disabilities And Pregnant Women: Supreme Court Asks Petitioners To Submit Concrete Suggestions
On a plea seeking ease of access to vaccination to persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Friday granted liberty to the petitioners to formulate concrete suggestions to strengthen the existing framework for protecting the disabled citizens in ensuring that they have proper access to vaccination against COVID-19.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna required that the...
Do Not Insist On Ration Cards For Distributing Dry Ration To Sex Workers: Supreme Court
While reiterating that it is difficult for sex workers to produce proof of identity, the Supreme Court of India on Monday directed all States and Union Territories to distribute dry ration to sex workers without insisting on ration cards.The top Court had on 28th October 2020 directed States and Union Territories to ensure distribution of a minimum quantity of dry ration to sex workers who...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Constitution Of Central & State Haj Committees
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a writ petition seeking constitution of a Central Haj Committee prescribed u/s 3 r/w Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 ("Act").The petition, which also sought for establishment of State Haj Committees for every state in India in compliance with Section 17 r/w 18 of the Act was listed before the bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and...
'Some Sections Of Media & Some People Project As If We're Villains Trying To Close Schools' : CJI In Delhi Pollution Matter
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concerns at the misreporting of the court proceedings, which conveyed a "twisted" impression about the judges' statements to the public.The Chief Justice of India orally said that some sections of media twisted the observations made by the judges in the Delhi pollution matter to project them as "villains". A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV...