OBC Applicants Who Avail Of Age Relaxation & Attend Interview Can’t Be Accommodated In General Category: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Deepa EV vs UoI, has held that a candidate for an employment post, who applied under OBC category by availing OF age relaxation and also attended the interview under OBC category, cannot claim right to be appointed under general category.Deepa had applied for the post of laboratory assistant grade-II in Export Inspection Council of India functioning under the Ministry...

Unfortunate That Landlord Had To Litigate For Over Four Decades To Retrieve Possession: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, while ordering a tenant to vacate premises immediately, said it is “unfortunate” that the landlord had been litigating for more than four decades to get back possession of his own premises.A bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R Banumathi upheld a three-decade old trial court order of eviction on the ground of default in payment of rent and...

Petition In SC To Make Hindi Compulsory In Class I-VII [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court by BJP spoke person and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking directions to make Hindi a compulsory subject for all the students of I-VIII standard.According to the petitioner the public servants and members of the higher judiciary, who has completed their education in regional languages only and not able to read, write and...

Will Help In Blocking Offending Sexual Videos On Social Media: WhatsApp To SC

WhatsApp Inc submitted before the Supreme Court that it would extend all cooperation to the apex court-appointed high level panel, engaged in finding ways to block sexually offensive clips , including rape and gangrape videos on social sites.Whatsapp which was made a party in the matter by the apex court, told a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that its members would meet...

SC Acquits Accused In State’s Appeal for Conviction under Graver Charge [Read Judgment]

Dismissing the state’s appeal praying for conviction under Section 302 IPC, the Supreme Court has acquitted a person convicted by the high court for abetting suicide of his wife and daughter.The trial court had convicted Ramanand, finding him guilty for having committed murder of his wife Anita and daughter Ekta and sentenced him to imprisonment for life.On his appeal to Rajasthan High...

Freedom Of Expression Includes Right To Be Informed And Right To Know: SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India on Thursday observed that freedom of expression includes right to be informed and right to know and feeling of protection of expansive connectivity.A three Judge Bench of Dipak Misra, AM Khanwilkar and Mohan Shantanagoudar made the above observation in Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India which is filed for the proper implementation of Pre-Natal Diagnostics...

From April 1, Only BS-IV Compliant Vehicles To Be Made, Sold & Registered In India: SC Reiterates [Read Judgment]

We cannot be asked to shut our eyes to the phenomenal rise in pollution levels in the country, the court said.The Supreme Court has reiterated that from April 1, 2017, only such vehicles that comply with BS-IV standards shall be manufactured, sold and registered across the country.A bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta dismissed the intervention applications by...

TN Farmer Suicides - Silence Is Not The Answer: SC To TN Govt. [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu Government to take up certain ameliorative measures to address the agony of the farmers in Tamil Nadu.The Bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was hearing a petition seeking the Court’s intervention in matters relating to farmer suicides in the state of Tamil Nadu.The petitioner submitted that the Madras High Court has failed...

Can SC Refer And Rely Upon Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports? SC Refers The Question To Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

A Two Judge Bench of Supreme of India has recently referred the following questions for the consideration of Constitution Bench.(i) Whether in a litigation filed before this Court either under Article 32 or Article 136 of the Constitution of India, the Court can refer to and place reliance upon the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee?(ii) Whether such a Report can be looked at for...

SC Relieves Gujarat Riots Probe Chief R K Raghavan

R K Raghavan, who was heading the apex-court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe 2002 Gujarat riots cases has been relieved as the head of the apex court-appointed team by the Supreme Court on health grounds.The decision was taken after a bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar, Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul accepted the submission of senior advocate Harish Salve, the...

Encroachments On Road Leading To Haji Ali Dargah Will Be Removed By May 8: Trust To SC

The Haji Ali Dargah Trust on Thursday volunteered before the Supreme Court to remove encroachments on the approach road leading to the shrine by May 8.It will also produce a proposal for beautification of the area.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar allowed the assurance given by the trust to remove encroachment in 908 sqm, but clarified that a mosque located in 171 sqm adjacent...

Permit NEET In Urdu From 2018-19: SC To CBSE

On a plea by the Student Islamic Organization (SIO), the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and CBSE to include Urdu as a medium of language in NEET 2018-19 if it was not possible from this yearThis was after the Centre submitted that it would not be able to introduce Urdu as a medium from this year.“The process for 2017 NEET exam has already started and it is difficult to put the...