Breaking: Centre Notifies Transfer Of 15 High Court Judges

The Central Government today notified the transfer of 15 High Court judges. A notification in this regard was issued today (separately for each of the transferred judges). Those who are being transferred are:Justice Jaswant Singh of Punjab & Haryana HC to Orissa HCJustice Sabina, presently judge of Rajasthan HC to Himachal PradeshJustice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, a judge of Orissa High Court...

'Can The State Police Continue Once NIA Investigation Ordered By Central Govt? Are All UAPA Offences To Be Tried Exclusively By NIA Courts?' Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday examined the contours of the phrase 'till the Agency (NIA) takes up the investigation of the case' in Section 6(7) of the NIA Act to ascertain till when the state investigation agency has the competence to continue the investigation after the central government has directed the NIA to investigate a scheduled offence.The Court also examined whether the offences...

Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment On Higher Post Than Held By Deceased Employee: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased employee.The Court observed that the appointment on compassionate ground is a concession and not a right. It is an exception to the general rule of appointment in the public services and is in favour of the dependents of a deceased dying...

Supreme Court Extends Stay On Criminal Proceedings Against Azim Premji & Wife

The Supreme Court today extended the interim order of stay on the criminal proceedings before the court of an Additional City Civil and Sessions Court, Bengaluru, against WIPRO's founder Azim Premji, his wife and others on a private complaint over allegations of illegally transferring crores of rupees worth assets from three companies into a private trust and newly formed company.In...

'People Vaccinated With COVAXIN Treated As Un-vaccinated In Foreign Countries' : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Re-Vaccination

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the absence of the provisions of voluntary re-vaccination for persons who have been administered CoVAXIN in the present system of COVID-19 vaccination. Preferred by Kartik Seth, an advocate practising in the Supreme Court of India, the PIL states that under the present scenario, a person is...

Reservation In Promotions [Day-2] - Figures & Data Need To Be Placed On Adequacy Of Representation: Supreme Court Tells AG

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Attorney General for India that the Centre will have to place figures and data would have to be placed before the Court showing that decision to continue with reservation in promotion was based on quantifiable data on adequacy of representation.A bench compriisng Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and B.R.Gavai is hearing a number of...

FCRA : Supreme Court Grants One Week Time To Centre To Respond To Pleas Challenging Amendments & Deadline Extension

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted one week time to the Union of India to file its counter-affidavit in petitions filed challenging the Foreign Contributions Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 and Ministry of Home Affair's notification dated May 18, 2021 extending the date for compliance of specific provisions of the Act.A Bench comprising Justice A.M Khanwilkar, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari...

'No More Adjournments': Supreme Court To Hear On Oct 26 Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi In Gujarat Riots

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to 26th October Zakia Ahsan Jafri's plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other high functionaries in the Gujarat riots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar granted the adjournment based on a request made on behalf of the...

Reprimanding A Student Would Not Tantamount To Provoking Him To Commit Suicide: Supreme Court Quashes FIR U/s 306 IPC Against A Teacher

The Supreme Court observed that reprimanding a student for his indiscipline would not tantamount to provoking a student to commit suicide."If, a student is simply reprimanded by a teacher for an act of indiscipline and bringing the continued act of indiscipline to the notice of Principal of the institution who conveyed to the parents of the student for the purposes of school discipline...

'Medical Education & Regulation Have Become A Business; Entire Haste To Fill Up Seats' : Supreme Court Questions NEET-SS 2021 Exam Changes

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Central Government and the National Board of Examinations observing that the changes in the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test- Super Specialty(NEET-SS) 2021 pattern were seemingly done to ensure that the seats in the private medical colleges were not lying vacant.The Supreme Court repeated its earlier observations that the changes have put...

NEET-SS 2021- 'What Is The Hurry In Changing Pattern?Have Some Concern For Students', Supreme Court To NBE [LIVE UPDATES FROM HEARING]

The Supreme Court is hearing a plea filed by 41 PG Qualified Doctors challenging abrupt "last minute changes" in the exam pattern of NEET SS 2021.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna is hearing the petition.Senior Advocate Shyam Divan is appearing for the petitioners. Yesterday, the National Board of Examination filed an affidavit stating that the...

Court Boycott : Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Rajasthan HC Bar Association At Jaipur

The Supreme Court on Monday issued contempt notice to the office bearers of the Bar Association of the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur for boycotting a bench of the High Court as part of strike.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna noted that despite repeated judgments of the Supreme Court which prohibit court boycotts and deprecated lawyers strikes, the Jaipur HC Bar Association...