Civil Services Exams : COVID No Ground To Relax Condition To Submit Degree Certificate On Specified Date, UPSC Tells Supreme Court

"Conditions of eligibility cannot be relaxed for certain individuals on different grounds", said the Union Public Service Commission in the Supreme Court responding to pleas filed by civil services aspirants whose candidatures were cancelled due to non-submission of educational qualification proof on the specified date . The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has submitted in...

Justice RF Nariman Led SC Bench To Hear Petition Challenging Provisions Of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Tomorrow

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali will hear the petition challenging the provisions dealing with restitution of conjugal rights.The Public Interest Litigation filed by Ojaswa Pathak challenges Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, section 22 of the Special Marriage Act and Rules 32 and 33 of Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure. The petitioner, in its plea, contends...

Post Poll Violence: WB Govt Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Recall Of Contempt Notice To DCP Over NHRC Obstruction

The West Bengal government on Tuesday filed an application before the Calcutta High Court seeking a recall of its order dated July 2 pertaining to the post-poll violence in the State, whereby contempt notice was issued to Southa Kolkata DCP, for allegedly failing to prevent obstruction to NHRC team probing the incident.The Court vide its July 2 order had issued a host of directions to the...

Recovery Of Weapon Used In Commission Of Offence Is Not A Sine Qua Non For Conviction: Supreme Court

For convicting an accused recovery of the weapon used in commission of offence is not a sine qua non, the Supreme Court observed while upholding a conviction of a murder accused.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that minor contradictions which do not go to the root of the matter and/or such contradictions are not material contradictions, the evidence of...

Sudha Bharadwaj's Bail Plea : Bombay High Court To Verify If Pune Sessions Judge Was Competent To Take Cognizance Of Chargesheet

The Bombay High Court said it would verify with the Registry if Additional Sessions Judge Kishor Vadane was a Special Judge under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act in 2018/2019 and if he was authorised to take cognisance of the Pune police's charge sheet against the accused in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar - Parishad Case. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ...

Getting Slot For Hearing Is Very Valuable, Advocates Must Make Use Of It: Supreme Court On Adjournments

Supreme Court on Tuesday urged that since procuring a slot for hearing is hard in the present times, on account of shortage of judges and other factors, lawyers must make use of the opportunity when their matters are listed and come up for hearing and not seek adjournments if they can help it.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was scheduled to hear a 2019 SLP arising out of a...

'No Basic Affirmation Of Facts By UP Police' : Karnataka High Court On Notice To Twitter India MD In Ghaziabad FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posed several questions to the UP Police for insisting on appearance of Twitter India's Managing Director Manish Maheshwari for investigation in the FIR related to Ghaziabad video, without ascertaining the basic facts about his and Twitter India's culpability in the matter. Justice G Narender noted that crux of the matter is that a doctored video...

Don't Shift Mentally Ill Patients From Hospitals To Beggar Homes Or Old Age Homes : Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed State of Maharashtra to discontinue the practice of shifting mentally ill patients from medical establishments to beggar homes or old age homes as it was contrary to the letter and spirit of the Mental Healthcare Act. A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and MR Shah issued the direction while hearing a plea pertaining to rehabilitation...

Vaccinate Mentally Ill People Institutionalized In Hospitals & Asylums : Supreme Court Directs Centre, States

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued directions to the Union Government to ensure vaccination takes place for mentally ill patients who have been institutionalized in hospitals and mental asylums. "Persons who have been institutionalized must be vaccinated to protect them from the onset of infection. ASG Madhavi Divan has stated that they will take it up with utmost priority and...

[BREAKING] 'Respond On Compliance With IT Rules Or You're In Trouble': Delhi High Court Warns Twitter

Lashing out at social media giant Twitter Inc for non-compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, a single judge bench of Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court today said it was not going to give Twitter any protection from consequences of non-compliance, and granted Twitter time as sought for, to get back on...

[ BREAKING]'Hope God Will Allow Rath Yatra Next Year': Supreme Court Refuses To Allow Rath Yatras In Odisha In Places Other Puri Jagannath Temple

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking permission to hold Rath Yatras in other temples in the State of Odisha at par with with Rath Yatra at the iconic Puri Jagannath Temple. It held that given the country is only recovering from second wave of Covid-19, the Odisha Government has taken a considered decision."I also feel bad but we can't do anything about it. Hope...

Supreme Court Refers To Britney Spears Case In US While Hearing Habeas Plea For Release Of 21-Year Old Woman

The Supreme Court on Monday made a reference to Britney Spear's case in the United States of America where the pop singer is fighting a legal battle to end the conservatorship by her father.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made this passing reference while hearing a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of a 21-year old woman from the alleged illegal detention of...