29 More Law Aspirants Move SC Seeking CLAT2018 Retest [Read Petition]

After NUALS-Kochi, which conducted CLAT-2018 on May 13, undertook to set up a grievance resolution committee to examine and offer redressal on a case-to-case basis on the representations of several candidates, 29 more aspiring law students have moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday, praying for a retest, reiterating the grounds of technical glitches and gross mismanagement. The vacation bench...

Can A Person Be Disqualified From Appointment As A Judicial Officer Citing Acquitted Criminal Cases? SC To Examine [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted an ad-interim stay of operation of the Rajasthan High Court judgment by which the High Court directed to appoint one Scheduled Caste candidate Akashdeep Morya to the post of Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate quashing the order disqualifying him for the post citing four criminal cases registered against him in the past, though he was acquitted in all of...

Misusing Religion For Electoral Gains: PIL In SC For Action Against Parties, Candidates [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Election Commission of India to take strict action against political parties engaging in misusing religion for electoral gains to ensure free and fair elections.The PIL brought by an advocate and activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay prayed for restricting the misuse of religion for electoral gains and suggested...

Justice R.K. Agrawal Appointed As National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission [NCDRC] President

Justice R.K. Agrawal, who retired as an Apex Court Judge earlier this month, has been appointed as the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission [NCDRC]. He will take over from Justice D.K. Jain, who will complete his term on 31 May.Won't Take Up Any Post-Retirement Jobs: Justices J. Chelameswar And Kurian JosephJustice Agrawal graduated in law from Allahabad University...

Kerala HC CJ Antony Dominic To Retire Tomorrow; Gauhati HC Judge Hrishikesh Roy Likely To Be Sworn In As Next CJ This Week [Update 1&2]

Update-2: Justice Justice Hrishikesh Roy will be sworn-in as a Judge of Kerala HC at 1.45pm Today before Chief Justice Antony Dominic.Update-1  Kerala Governor P.Sathasivam has authorized Justice Antony Dominic, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala to administer the oath or affirmation to Shri Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Judge of Gauhati High Court , who has been transferred...

Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Activist Trupti Desai In A Case Filed Under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act [Read Order]

Amidst pendency of review petitions by the Union as well as several states against the controversial judgment in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra, where the apex court, in directing preliminary enquiry prior to arrest and lifting the absolute ban on anticipatory bail, diluted the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989, the Supreme...

Give Us Sufficient Time To Vacate Govt Bungalows: Mulayam, Akhilesh To SC

While Mulayam sought sufficient time from the apex court to make arrangements for alternate accommodation, the one by his son Akhilesh has urged the court to consider the security of his family. Three weeks after the Supreme Court directed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers to vacate the government bungalows, two ex-CMS belonging to the Samajwadi Party Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son...

SC Agrees To Hear Plea Against Culling Of Stray Dogs In UP

The Supreme Court vacation bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and M Shantanagoudar today agreed to hear on June 1 a petition filed against the rampant culling of stray dogs in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh following deaths of several children in the area over the past few months.“It will be heard on June 1”, the bench said when advocate Astha Sharma mentioned it.“Direct Uttar...

KMCT Medical College Withdraws Plea Against Nativity-Based Criterion For Determining The Eligibility Of Candidates For Admission [Read Order]

Praying that private self-financing educational institutions be entitled to access the all-India pool of students by way of central counseling to fill seats, KMCT Medical College of Kerala has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the nativity-based criterion for determining the eligibility of candidates for the purpose of admission.After the vacation bench of Justice...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Labour Court Is Not Functus Officio For Considering Application To Set Aside Ex Parte AwardThe Supreme Court, in Haryana Suraj Malting Limited v. Phool Chand, held that labour court/industrial tribunal is not functus officio after the award has become enforceable as far as setting aside an ex parte award is concerned.Central Excise Act: Measure Of Levy Won’t Be Controlled By Its Nature:...

‘Master Of Roster’ Controversy In Kerala HC With Post-Retirement Revelations Of Justice Kemal Pasha

“Have acted only as per my conscience”, Chief Justice Dominc responds; Justice Ravindran terms post retirement revelations “petty”With his post-retirement revelations, Justice B. Kemal Pasha has triggered of a controversy regarding powers of the Chief Justice as the Master of Roster. In interviews given to Malayalam news channels after his retirement on May 24, Justice Pasha expressed...

Petition In SC Challenging Delhi HC Order Upholding NEET Age Limit

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding the upper age limit of 25 years for General category candidates and 30 years for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC category for appearing in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.The appeal moved by 27-year-old Tribhuvan Singh from Rajasthan questions whether the age of a candidate has any...