Fair Trial And Free Press: Delhi HC Forms Justice Ruma Pal Committee To Suggest Guidelines On Media Reporting Of Court Proceedings

The Delhi High Court has constituted a committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ruma Pal to recommend measures to balance free press, fair trial and integrity of judicial proceedings and how court proceedings should be covered by media in Delhi.Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal has constituted a committee which comprises Justice Pal, Justice Manmohan of Delhi High court,...

MCI Likely To Permit Colour Blind Students To Seek Admission to MBBS

The Supreme Court bench of justices Dipak Misra and A.M.Khanwilkar, on Monday, asked the Medical Council of India’s counsel, Vikas Singh, to obtain instructions from his client on whether the students, who had secured high ranks despite their colour blindness, could be admitted to M.B.B.S course.Colour blindness is  a condition in which a person cannot distinguish between certain...

Bar Of Want Of Sanction [U/S 195(1) (a) CrPC] Can't Be Invoked When Probe Is Ordered By HC: SC [Read Judgment]

Once the High Court directs investigation into a specified offence mentioned in Section 195, bar under Section 195(1)(a) cannot be pressed into service, the bench held.The Supreme Court, in CBI vs M Sivamani, has held that bar under Section 195(1)(a) IPC cannot be pressed into service when an investigation is ordered by a high court into a specified offence mentioned in Section 195 IPC.In...

Recognition of Medical Colleges: MCI Oversight Committee Recommendations Can't Be Overlooked: SC Tells Centre [Read Judgment]

While observing that the oversight committee recommendations cannot be disregarded, the Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to consider afresh materials on record pertaining to the issue of confirmation or otherwise of the letter of permission granted to the colleges/institutions, which was earlier cancelled by the government.The conditional permission granted to some colleges...

Govt. Appoints Committee Headed By Justice Srikrishna To Recommend Data Protection Framework For India

The Centre has appointed an expert committee, headed by former Supreme Court Judge B.N. Srikrishna, to “identify key data protection issues” in India and recommend methods to address any potential problems.The Union minister of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday released an official memorandum for formation of the expert committee, which will comprise of ten members,...

Right To Privacy Not a Fundamental Right, It Need To be Governed And Protected Statutorily: Aryama Sundaram

Holding that basic structure of constitution was democracy and balance of power, Senior counsel Aryama Sundaram, arguing for Maharashtra, reiterated before Supreme Court today that only Parliament was empowered to include right to privacy as a fundamental right and it was not the job of the Supreme Court."A constitutional amendment is required for it and only Parliament can do it. It cannot...

Exclusive: SC Laments “Disturbing Trend” Of Long Interim Orders In IPR Suits; Demands Report From Delhi HC Registrar [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday lamented the “disturbing trend” of long interim orders in suits concerning intellectual property rights.The issue attracted the Court’s attention in a Petition challenging an order passed by the Delhi High Court in March this year. Having read the order, the Apex Court noticed that the order was essentially a decision on the merits of the case, despite the...

Selection Procedure Prescribed Through Executive Valid If It Doesn’t Conflict With Rules: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Karnati Ravi vs Commissioner Survey Settlements and Land Records, has held that in the matter of selection and appointment, instructions pertaining to the procedure of selection can be provided by the Executive as long as they do not come in conflict with the rules.A bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R Banumathi held that such executive instructions can...

SC Comes To The Rescue Of Aspiring Judge Who Blamed Delayed Application On Speed Post Services [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently came to the rescue of a man whose aspiration to become a Judge came to a standstill when his application was rejected by Madhya Pradesh High Court on the ground of delay in receiving it.The last date for submission of the application was January 20 but Mr. Ashutosh Agnihotri’s application, sent through speed post, reached a day later. He Petitioned the High...

SC Allows Remarried Woman To Continue With Her Job Which She Got As Compassionate Appointment [Read Order]

50% of her salary should be paid over to her children for their sustenance, the court said.The Supreme Court has upheld a Rajasthan High Court order which, instead of terminating the service of remarried lady who got into service under compassionate employment scheme, had directed that 50% of her salary should be paid over to her children for their sustenance.A bench comprising Justice Madan...

SC Sets Standards For Fire-crackers [Read Order]

In the ongoing case of Arjun Gopal v Union of India and others, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and Deepak Gupta, today directed that no  fire-crackers shall contain polluting substances such as, antimony, lithium, mercury, arsenic and lead in any form whatsoever.   The court made it clear that it is the responsibility of the Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation...

Nariman For Civil Rights Act-Like Law To Protect Citizens Against Fundamental Rights Violations By Individuals, Corporates

Senior advocate and eminent jurist Fali S Nariman today told the Supreme Court that a law  like a Civil Rights Act needed to be framed to enable citizens to protect their fundamental rights against violation by other private individuals or companies.Nariman was assisting a bench headed by justice Dipak Misra as an amicus curiae in the matter in which the apex court has taken serious...