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Wilful Breach Of Undertaking Given To Court Is Contempt: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the wilful breach of the undertaking given to the Court can amount to Contempt under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act. An undertaking given by a party should be seen in the context in which it was made and (i) the benefits that accrued to the undertaking party; and (ii) the detriment/injury suffered by the counter party, the bench comprising...
Marriage Under Special Marriage Act Can Be Registered Through Video-Conferencing : Supreme Court Upholds High Court Judgment
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Haryana challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of granting marriage certificate under the Special Marriage Act 1954 through video conferencing due to the wife's inability to travel from the USA to India on account of travel restrictions."Law has to march along with technology" ,a Division Bench...
NEET MDS 2021: Supreme Court Asks Centre Time To Inform Counselling Dates By August 11
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Centre to inform it on Wednesday as to when it will hold the counselling for NEET MDS 2021.A Division Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah was hearing the plea filed by Dental Graduates seeking directions to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to release the counselling date for NEET-MDS 2021 at the earliest.During the hearing,...
Pegasus Scandal: 'No Transaction' With Israel's NSO Group, Defence Ministry Tells Parliament
The Defence Ministry in a written response to a question raised in the Parliament informed on Monday that it has 'no transaction' with Israeli firm NSO Group Technologies which has developed the Pegasus spyware which was allegedly used to illegally spy on journalists, constitutional authorities and many others. The statement was issued by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt in relation...
Parliament Passes Tribunals Reforms Bill With Same Provisions Struck Down By Supreme Court
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021, which seeks to lay down terms and conditions for the service and tenure of members of various tribunals.Notably, the Bill contains the same provisions in the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, which were struck down by the Supreme Court in the recent verdict in the Madras Bar...
'Patience Of This Court Is Now Wearing Thin' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Not Submitting Proposal To Monitor Litigation In Revenue Matters
The patience of this Court is now wearing thin by the failure of the Union Government to come forward with any concrete response, the Supreme Court remarked while directing the Central Government to submit a concrete plan of action for monitoring the litigation in revenue matters.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that proposal for adopting a technology based solution...
BREAKING : Centre Introduces Constitutional Amendment Bill To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs
The Central Government introduced in the Lok Sabha today the Constitution (One hundredth and twenty seventh amendment) Bill 2021 to restore the power of State Governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes(SEBCs), which was lost after Supreme Court's 3:2 judgment in the Maratha quota case.In the said case, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had held by...
COVID-Supreme Court Directs Centre To Place On Record The Final Report Of National Task Force On Scientific Allocation Of Liquid Oxygen
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union of India to place on record the final report of the National Task Force appointed by it to formulate a methodology for scientific allocation of liquid medical oxygen to all the states/UTs amid the COVID 2nd wave together with an 'Action Taken Report' indicating the steps which have been taken to implement the report of the NTF.The bench of...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Disclosure Of Clinical Trial & Efficacy Data Of COVID Vaccines; Refuses To Halt Compulsory Vaccination Mandate
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) seeking public disclosure of clinical trial data and post vaccination efficacy data of COVID vaccines, as is required by International medical norms, and to stop the coercive mandate issued by various governments for vaccination.The Court issued notice to the Union of India, the Indian Council of Medical...
'Illegal Selection Process': Supreme Court Directs Kerala University To Appoint Candidate Who Was Denied Lecturer Post 14 Years Ago
The Supreme Court directed Kerala University to appoint a candidate who was illegally denied the post of Lecturer in Department Of Education in the selection process held 14 years ago.The bench of Justices KM Joseph and S. Ravindra Bhat clarified that Bindu TV, the candidate will not be entitled to arrears of salary. Instead she will be entitled to notional fixation and fitment in her grade...