Director Of Enforcement Can Be Appointed For A Period Of More Than Two Years: Supreme Court

The Court added that tenure extension to Director who has attained the age of superannuation must be given only in rare and exceptional circumstances.

Appointment Of Physically Challenged Lawyers As Notaries : Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Appeal Next Month

The SLP arises out of an LPA at Madras HC against the Single Judge’s order directing the Centre to provide 4% reservation for people with benchmark disabilities while appointing notaries.

Collegium Recommends Ten Additional Judges From Karnataka High Court, Two From Kerala High Court, Be Made Permanent

Three statements have been issued by the Supreme Court Collegium yesterday recommending that two additional judges of the Kerala High Court and ten from the Karnataka High Court should be made permanent judges of the respective high courts.The two Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court are:1. Justice M.R. Anitha, and2. Justice K. Nair Haripal. With regard to the Karnataka High Court,...

Reinstatement Not Automatic In Cases Of Violation Of Retrenchment Conditions U/s 25F Industrial Disputes Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the reinstatement of terminated workmen cannot be automatic in cases of violation of retrenchment conditions under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947."We find that reinstatement cannot be automatic, and the transgression of Section 25F being established, suitable compensation would be the appropriate remedy.", the bench of Justices KM Joseph and...

General Presumption Of Medical Negligence Can't Be Made About COVID Deaths : Supreme Court

"To assume that each death due to Covid-19 took place due to negligence is too much. Courts cannot have a presumption that all Covid deaths happened due to medical negligence", the Court said.

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response To Plea Challenging FCRA Amendments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks time to the Union of India to file its counter-affidavit in a writ petition challenging the Foreign Contributions Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020.Accepting the Union's request for adjournment, the Court listed the matter Noel Harper and others v.Union of India and others on October 5. The petitioners have challenged the amendments saying that...

"We Are Conscious That Reforms Cannot Happen In A Day, But We Want Progress": Supreme Court On Gender Equality In NDA Selection

"If you had told this to us at the previous hearing, we would not have done anything at all. We are conscious of the complexity of the armed services", the court remarked.

Can't Pass General Directives For Door-To-Door Vaccination : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it cannot pass generalized directions for granting "door-to-door" vaccination to people.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a PIL filed by Youth Bar Association of India seeking for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in India, particularly the...

Decided To Allow Women In National Defence Academy : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Centre however requested the Court to exempt the current year NDA admissions from women entry, citing the need to make infrastructural changes.

Supreme Court Grants 2 Months Protection To 'The Wire' Journalists From 3 UP Police FIRS; Asks Them To Move HC For Quashing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two months protection to the "The Wire" and three of its reporters from three FIRs registered against them by the Uttar Pradesh Police over some of the reports published by the portal.However, the Supreme Court said that to entertain the matter directly will open a "Pandora's Box" and asked them to approach the High Court for quashing the FIRs."We are...

Railways Liable To Pay Compensation For Late Arrival Of Trains If Delay Is Not Explained Or Justifiable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that until and unless the railways provide evidence and explain the late arrival of a train to establish and prove that delay occurred because of the reasons beyond their control, they would be liable to pay compensation for such delay."Therefore, unless and until the evidence is laid explaining the delay and it is established and proved that delay...

Breaking: Delhi High Court Transfers Probe Into Alleged Murder Of Tihar Inmate Ankit Gujjar To CBI

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday transferred the probe into 29 year old Tihar Jail inmate, Ankit Gujjar's alleged murder inside the jail premises, from Delhi Police to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The order was pronounced by a single bench of Justice Mukta Gupta who had reserved orders earlier this month on the plea."Investigation of FIR 451 of 2021 to be transferred to CBI....