Plea Seeking Reconsideration Of Directions On 498A IPC In Rajesh Sharma's Case: SC To Pronounce Judgement Tomorrow

A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver the Judgment Tomorrow in petitions seeking reconsideration of the directions to check abuse of Section 498A of the IPC laid down in the 2017 apex court judgment in Rajesh Sharma v. UOI.The Bench of Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar reserved the Judgment on...

Institutional Preference In Post-Graduate Medical Admissions: SC Refers Petitions To Larger Bench [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a larger Bench the issue of providing an institutional preference for post-graduate medical admissions.The Bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice M Shantanagoudar directed the papers to be placed before the Chief Justice of India for suitable orders.The Court was hearing petitions challenging a judgment passed by the Gujarat High Court...

Withdrawal Of Prosecution: Public Prosecutor Cannot Act Like A Post Office Of The Government:SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court on Thursday re-iterated that a public prosecutor cannot act like a post office of the Government while acting on a petition for withdrawal of prosecution under Section 321 of Code of Criminal Procedure."He/she is not to be totally guided by the instructions of the Government but is required to assist the Court; and the Court is duty bound to see the precedents and pass...

ArcelorMittal’ Plea Against NCLAT Order To Pay Rs 7,000 cr Before Bidding For Essar Steel: SC Begins Hearing

Steel and mining firm ArcelorMittal today assailed in the Supreme Court the order of the NCLAT asking it to pay Rs 7,000 crore to become eligible to bid for Essar Steel, saying that it had already divested its shares in the firms Uttam Galva Steel and KSS Petron, whose bad loans were directed to be paid by it.ArcelorMittal India (AMI), the steel tycoon L N Mittal-promoted group which has made...

SC Orders Release Of Migrant Woman On Bail As State Reports That Her Relatives Are Indian Citizens [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to a woman who was earlier found to be ‘illegal migrant’ concurrently by the Foreigner’s Tribunal and the Gauhati High court.The Court allowed Bail to the petitioner after the enquiry conducted by Superintendent of the Police, Barpeta revealed that the five brothers, parents and husband of the petitioner are Indian citizens. The husband and all...

Challenge Against RBI Circular On Stressed Assets By Power Companies: SC Transfers All Pending Matters Before HCs To Itself, Orders Status quo [Read Order]

The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice RF Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra on Tuesday directed that twelve cases pertaining to the Insolvency Proceedings under the new RBI circular pending before High Courts of Madras, Gujarat, Allahabad, and Delhi be transferred to the Apex Court. Directing status quo to be maintained, the Court directed the listing of the petitions for final disposal on...

SC Agrees To Hear Rajasthan Private Colleges’ Plea For Relaxation Of Minimum Marks In Medical Admissions To Fill Vacancies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition filed by the Federation of Private Medical and Dental Colleges of Rajasthan, alleging non-compliance of counselling and admission process for admissions to nearly 500 seats to various dental colleges in Rajasthan.The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud agreed to hear...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Just Because Adv. Surendra Gadling Argued For Prof. Saibaba, He Is Being Treated Like A Third-Grade Criminal: Anand Grover To SC

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar adjourned to Monday the hearing on the PIL by historian Romila Thapar and four other eminent persons over the arrest of five activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence.The bench clarified that the its interim order placing the five accused under house arrest shall...

Special Courts For MPs/MLAs: SC Seeks Response From HC Registrars, Chief Secys Of States Yet To Give Info [Read Order]

“The Chief Secretaries and High Court Registrar Generals of the states which have not provided any information shall provide complete information before the next date of hearing..we also make it clear that we will closely monitor the compliance of our orders”: SC bench headed by justice Ranjan Gogoi. Dissatisfied with a poor response on its queries regarding setting up of fast-track...

Appointment of Acting DGP : SC Seeks AG's Opinion In Jammu And Kashmir's Plea [Read Application]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought Attorney General KK Venugopal’s assistance on a plea filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, seeking the Court’s approval for its decision to appoint Dilbagh Singh as the Acting Director General of Police (DGP).The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud also directed a copy of...

Breaking: SC Strikes Down Kerala Medical Ordinance Which Sought To Regularize Admissions Earlier Cancelled By SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has set aside Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularization of Admission in Medical Colleges) Ordinance 2017[Ordinance No.21 of 2017], which was promulgated by Kerala Government to regularize the admissions to private medical colleges, which were  earlier cancelled by the Kerala High court and the Supreme Court.The Medical Council of India had approached the Supreme Court...

Adulterated Red Chilli Powder Lands Hotelier In Jail; SC Restores Conviction [Read Order]

‘Sale of food item(s) meant for cooking/preparation of vegetables/food in an eating place to the Food Inspector would amount to “sale” under Section 2(xiii) of the Food Adulteration Act.’The Supreme Court has restored conviction of a hotelier from whose eatery the food inspector found adulterated red chili powder, which was kept for cooking/preparation of food in the eatery.The...