Supreme court
BREAKING : 'High Court Correctly Examined Demand' : Supreme Court Rejects Centre's Challenge Against Karnataka HC Direction To Increase Daily Oxygen Quota For State As 1200 MT
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the challenge made by the Central Government against the direction issued by Karnataka High Court to increase the daily quota of liquid medical oxygen for the State of Karnataka as 1200 MT."It is a well-calibrated, well-considered judicial exercise by the High Court", Justice Chandrachud told the Solicitor General at the very outset."We will not leave...
'We Want Union To Supply 700 MT Oxygen To Delhi On Daily Basis, We Mean Business' : Supreme Court Directs Centre
The Supreme Court has clarified that it wants Central Government to continue supplying 700 MT of liquid medical oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis until further orders.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that an order to that effect has been passed, which will be uploaded during the course of the day."We want 700 MT to be supplied to Delhi on...
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice MY Eqbal Passes Away
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice MY Eqbal passed away today morning at New Delhi.He was a judge of the Supreme Court from 24 December 2012 – 12 February 2016.Before that, he was the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana has condoled the passing away of former Supreme Court judge M Y Eqbal before commencing the day's judicial proceedings.Justice N...
Will Maratha Quota Case Verdict Impact 10% EWS Quota Above 50% Ceiling Limit?
The Supreme Court judgment in Maratha Quota cases reiterated the principle of 50% ceiling limit for reservations and rejected the plea to revisit the 9-judge bench judgment in Indira Sawhney case which had laid down this ceiling limit.Soon after the Supreme Court struck down the Maratha quota by saying that there were no exceptional circumstances to exceed the 50% ceiling limit, discussions started in public platforms speculating the impact of this ruling on the validity of the quota for...
Real Time Reporting Of Court Hearing In Social Media Not A Cause Of Apprehension; A Virtual Extension Of 'Open Court' : Supreme Court
Real-time reporting of court room proceedings in social media is not a cause of apprehension but a virtual extension of the concept of open court, the Supreme Court has held.The Court said that this new-age trend is a "celebration of our constitutional ethos which bolsters the integrity of the judiciary by focusing on its functions". It held that such real-time reporting is an extension...
No Question Of Expunging Judges' Oral Remarks Which Are Not Part Of Judicial Record : Supreme Court In ECI Case
The Supreme Court has observed that there cannot arise a question of expunging oral remarks of judges, which are not part of judicial record.A division bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said so while disposing a petition filed by Election Commission of India against the oral remarks made by the Madras High Court that the ECI should probably be booked for murder for...
"Orders Passed By This Court Be Brought In Notice Of High Court": Supreme Court in Suraz India Trust Contempt Case
Supreme Court has on Thursday been informed by the State of Rajasthan that the High Court has issued an interim order in favour of Rajiv Dhaiya, chairperson of NGO Suraz India Trust granting a stay on his transfer by the government. A division Bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice Hemant Gupta has directed that Orders passed by the top court be brought in notice of High Court, and if...
'Citizens Have Right To Know What Transpires In Judicial Proceedings' : Supreme Court Upholds Media's Freedom To Report Court Hearings
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the freedom of media to report the oral observations and discussions made by judges and lawyers during a court proceeding.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah held that freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) extends to reporting judicial proceedings as well(Case :Election Commission of India v...
BREAKING : Centre Moves Supreme Court Challenging Karnataka High Court Direction To Increase Daily Oxygen Quota For Karnataka As 1200 MT
The Central Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging an order passed by the Karnataka High Court yesterday(May 5) directing the Centre to increase the daily liquid medical oxygen allocation for Karnataka as 1200 MT.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the Special Leave Petition filed against the High Court order before a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud today, while...
Include NEET PG Aspirants, Trained Nursing Students In COVID Force; Incentivize Them With Grace Marks : Suggests Supreme Court
"There is no way today that we have the number of health professionals in our medical infrastructure to be able to meet the ongoing second surge and a potential third wave. No country in the world can meet such a demand. And India does not have such a quantum of human resources", observed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah was...
Parliamentary Committee, Minister & AG Said 102nd Constitutional Amendment Won't Affect States' Power To Identify SEBCs; Supreme Court Holds Otherwise
An interesting aspect of the Supreme Court judgment in Maratha Quota case is its interpretation of 102nd Constitutional Amendment.The petitioners challenged the Amendment on the ground that it violated the federal structure by denuding the power of states to identify Socially and Economically Backward Classes. The Centre, through Attorney General, defended the Amendment contending that...
Alteration Of Content Of State Legislative Power In An Oblique & Peripheral Manner Would Not Constitute A Violation Of Basic Structure: Supreme Court
To uphold the 102nd Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court held that alteration of the content of state legislative power in an oblique and peripheral manner would not constitute a violation of the concept of federalism or basic structure of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat ( with whom Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta agreed with on...