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Forcing Party To Undergo DNA Test Against Will Impinges On Personal Liberty & Right To Privacy : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that forcing an unwilling party to undergo DNA test impinges on personal liberty and right to privacy."When the plaintiff is unwilling to subject himself to the DNA test, forcing him to undergo one would impinge on his personal liberty and his right to privacy", observed a bench comprising Justices R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy."In circumstances where...
I Have A Lot Of Reservations At How Bureaucracy & Police Officers Are Behaving In The Country : CJI NV Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday expressed his reservations regarding the behaviour of the bureaucracy particularly the police officers in the country."I have lot of reservations at the way of how bureaucracy particularly how police officers are behaving in this country!" , the CJI said. CJI Ramana also indicated that he has considered constituting a standing committee...
CBSE Class XII Marks Not Assessed As Per 30:30:40 Formula; No Dispute Resolution Mechanism : Plea In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday considered two writ petitions filed by Class XII students who complained that their schools have failed to assess their results as per the 30:30:40 formula approved by the Court and that the CBSE has not adequately redressed their grievance. A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar asked the petitioners to serve advance copy of the petitions...
Article 136 - Direct Appeal From HC Single Bench Orders Maintainable In Cases Of 'Glaring Errors & Injustices' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that existence of alternate remedies is not an absolute bar against the exercise of discretion under Article 136 of the Constitution of India. Observing that the discretion under Article 136 is "flexible and sufficiently wide to correct glaring errors and injustices", the Supreme Court recently entertained a petition filed challenging a single bench order of...
NEET-SS 2021 : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Criteria Which Allows Candidates From Any Discipline To Apply For DM(Medical Genetics)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition which challenges the eligibility criteria to the course of Doctorate of Medicine ("DM") Medical Genetics prescribed in the Schedule to PG Medical Education Regulations 2000 since it allows post graduates from every medical discipline to apply for the course of DM Medical Genetics and Doctorate of National Board (DrNB)...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Insistence On Aadhaar Card For Covid Vaccination
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition seeking directions to the Centre to not insist on the production of Aadhaar card as the only proof of identification for the purpose of administering Covid-19 vaccination.At the outset, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud observed, "Don't go by newspaper articles. Have you seen the COWIN App yourself recently? It has now been updated. Go to...
Supreme Court Dismisses Abdul Nazir Maudany's Plea To Relax Bail Condition
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea filed by Abdul Nazir Maudany, prime accused in the 2008 serial bomb blast case seeking relaxation of condition imposed by the Apex Court while granting him bail on 11th July 2014 in the 2008 Bengaluru blasts case.A Bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari issued the direction while hearing an application filed by...
'Clear Case Of A Relative Being Favoured' : Supreme Court Dismisses As Withdrawn Former Kerala Minister KT Jaleel's Petition Challenging Lok Ayukta Report
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the petition filed by former Kerala Minister KT Jaleel challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict which upheld the report of Kerala Lok Ayukta holding him guilty of nepotism and favouritism.Jaleel, who was the Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare during the LDF government term of 2016-2021, was found to have breached his oath...
'You Have Strangulated The Entire City, Now You Want To Come Inside?' : Supreme Court On Farmers Group's Plea For Permission For Satyagraha At Jantar Mantar
If the farmers groups have already approached the Courts challenging the controversial farm laws, what is the point in continuing with the protests against the laws, asked the Supreme Court today.A bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar posed this query orally to farmers group "Kisan Mahapanchayat" which has approached the Court seeking permission to hold satyagraha at Jantar Mantar in the...
Right To Apply For Bail Is An Individual Right Implicit In Articles 14, 19 & 21 : Supreme Court
Disapproving the blanket orders passed by a single judge of the Rajasthan High Court to not list applications for bail and suspension of sentence as urgent matters during the lockdown, the Supreme Court has observed that the right to apply for bail is an individual right implicit in Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.The Court has observed that such blanket bans would suspend...
Kisan Mahapanchayat Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Permission To Stage Satyagraha At Jantar Mantar
Farmers group "Kisan Mahapanchayat" has approached Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the the authorities under the Central Government, Lieutenant Governor and Commissioner Delhi Police ("Respondents") to allow the Mahapanchayat to stage Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar as permitted to Sanyukt Kisan Morcha farmers. The Kisan Mahapanchayat is a body...
Financial Creditor Has To Prove That Application Filed U/s 7 IBC Is Not Barred By Limitation; But Materials Produced By Corporate Debtor Can Be Examined: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that adjudicating authority can examine the material placed on record by the corporate debtor to determine whether an application filed by financial creditor is not beyond the period of limitation.The court clarified that the burden of prima facie proving occurrence of the default and that the application filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...