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Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of Designation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation.In this case, the court had to examine the claims made by Private Secretaries (Grade-II) ("PS-II") employed in the Eastern Central Railways (Field Office/Zonal Railways),for parity in pay with their counterparts working in the Central Secretariat Stenographers...
Applicability Of Res Judicata Between Co-Defendants: Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court, in a judgment passed last week, examined the applicability of res judicata between co-defendants.The court observed that the requisite conditions to apply the principle of res judicata as between co-defendants are that :(a) there must be conflict of interest between the defendants concerned; (b) it must be necessary to decide this conflict in order to give the plaintiff...
IT Rules 2021 Deter Fake News; No Chilling Effect On Free Speech : Centre Tells Delhi High Court
In an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, the Central Government has stated that the IT Rules 2021, notified earlier this year for regulation of online news and social media platforms, do not muffle the right to free speech in the country. It claims that the legislative intent behind the Rules is to deter fake news, bring about self-regulation clubbed with a...
Equal Participation Of Students With Disabilities In Online Classes: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Directions To Centre To Issue Guidelines
The plea also seeks directions to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and the Department of Higher Education to implement the provisions of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016.
"NGT, Being An Adjudicatory Body Of First Instance, Is Expected To Record Reasons For Decisions": Supreme Court
In one of the two matters, while remanding back an appeal against the grant of EC, the bench observed that there is 'no application of mind by the NGT' that the EC for expansion was not valid in view of the impact on marine biology and mangroves.
1993 Train Blasts Case: Supreme Court Asks TADA Court To Explain Reason For Delay In Framing Of Charges
The State of Rajasthan had submitted in its counter-affidavit that CBI had submitted a charge sheet against the accused in 1994 itself and that he was absconding for a period of 15 years until he was arrested.
Odisha-Andhra Pradesh Border Dispute Likely To Be Settled; Supreme Court Adjourns Contempt Plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for a month the contempt petition filed by State of Odisha against the State of Andhra Pradesh alleging that the latter has taken over certain villages belonging to the former in violation of a top court order.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice JK Maheshwari granted the adjournment on request of Senior Advocate...
Section 482 CrPC - High Courts Should Not Pass 'Oral Directions' To Restrain Arrest; Such Directions Irregular : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the procedure of 'oral direction' not to arrest an accused is irregular.The court observed that the text of a written order is what is binding and enforceable and such oral directions can cause serious misgivings."Absent a written record of what has transpired in the course of a judicial proceeding, it would set a dangerous precedent if the parties and...
Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Protection From Arrest To Former TMC Leader Vinay Mishra Accused In Cattle & Coal Smuggling Cases
The submission that Mishra was ready to come back to India and participate in the ongoing proceedings provided he was not arrested upon his arrival was discarded by the Bench.
'Illegal Construction Has To Be Dealt With Strictly': Supreme Court Orders Prosecution Of NOIDA & Supertech Officials For Collusion
Illegal construction has to be dealt with strictly to ensure compliance with the rule of law, the Supreme Court remarked while it directed the demolition of twin 40 storey towers in the Emerald Court project of Supertech Ltd in NOIDA for violation of building norms.Such constructions, the court said, strikes at the very core of urban planning, thereby directly resulting in an increased harm...
CA Exams 2021 - Direct ICAI To Conduct Back-Up Exam For Those Who Opted Out : Plea In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for one week a plea filed seeking directions to ICAI to conduct back up exam or second cycle of the July attempt of CA Exams 2021, before November 2021 for those candidates who had opted out of the July, 2021 attempt.The relief has been sought through limited modification of the Court's previous order order dated 30 June 2021 in petitions related to CA...
'Not An Ordinary Crime' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Asaram Bapu's Plea To Suspend Sentence For Medical Treatment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain an application filed by religious leader Asaram Bapu, who is serving life sentence for rape of a minor, seeking temporary suspension of sentence to pursue medical treatment. The matter was heard by the bench of Justices Indira Banerjee, V Ramasubramanian and Bela M Trivedi. Expressing unwillingness to entertain the plea,...