SC Asks Centre To File Plan Of Action To Prevent Farmer Suicide

In a major step, the Supreme Court to today asked the Centre to file a roadmap and detailed plan of action to deal with “the serious” issue of farmer suicides within four weeks.“Learned Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha submits that the Central government is in the process of taking steps but implementation should be at the level of states . The central government sought two...

After Getting Temporary Status, Casual Worker’s 50% Services Till He Is Regularised Must Be Reckoned For Pension: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of Central Administrative Tribunal, which had held that a casual labourer (in Railways) after having been granted temporary status is entitled to reckon 100 per cent period of service with temporary status for pensionary benefit.Allowing the appeal filed by the Union of India, the court held that the casual worker after obtaining temporary status...

“Law Does Not Assist The Non-Vigilant”, Says SC While Dismissing Challenge To Non-Filling Of Medical Seats [Read Judgment]

The legal maxim actus curiae neminem gravabit, meaning no one should suffer any prejudice because of the act of the court, has to get sustenance from the facts, held the Supreme Court bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, on March 21.In Neeraj Kumar Sainy and Ors. v State of U.P. & Ors., the appellants invoked this maxim, to challenge the non-filling of seats in medical colleges...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Co-owner can alone maintain a suit for evictionThe Supreme Court, in Om Prakash vs Mishri Lal (Deceased), has reiterated that a co-owner can alone maintain a suit for eviction of the tenant without joining the other co-owners if such other co-owners do not object.Reminder noticecannot be construed as an admission of non-service of the first noticeThe Supreme Court, in N Paraeswaran Unni vs...

BCI Calls for Nationwide Protests against Law Commission Report On Advocates Act

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has given a call for nation-wide protest on March 31 against the Law Commission of India’s suggestion to the Central Government for a drastic change in the Advocates Act 1961.Recently, the Law Commission has submitted its 266th report titled ‘The Advocates Act, 1961 (Regulation of Legal Profession)’ emphasized the need of reviewing Regulatory Mechanism...

SC Asks CBI To Probe Mysterious Death Of 22-Yr-Old Woman [Read Order]

There can be no doubt that the CBI is more equipped and the citizens of this country have faith in its investigating abilities, the bench said.The Supreme Court, on a plea of the mother of a 22-year-old woman who was found dead in mysterious circumstances, has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate into the crime and file a status report within three months.The mother...

MoP For Judicial Appointments: SC Collegium Rejects National Security Clause And Secretariat, Accepts Age Limit

Laying ground for another round of confrontations, the Supreme Court collegium has reportedly rejected the Centre’s recommendation of permitting the latter to reject any name for appointment as a Judge of a High Court for reasons of “national security”.The five-Judge collegium led by CJI Khehar, in its final meeting on March 10, has unanimously rejected the recommendation, contrary...

Govt Agrees To Nearly 200% Hike In Salary Of SC, HC Judges

A proposal by the Supreme Court for raising emoluments given to judges of the Supreme Court and high courts, commensurate with the recent hike in pay for central government staff has been accepted by the government.The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the highest-paid functionary in the judiciary with his current monthly emoluments at Rs 1 lakh, excluding dearness and other allowances.According...

SC Sets Aside Orissa High Court’s Grant Of Compensation For Illegal Custody After Acquittal [Read Order]

In 2015, Justices Vinod Prasad and S.K.Sahoo of Orissa High Court granted Rs.20 lakhs as compensation to Duleswar Barik, kept under illegal custody for seven long years, even though he was acquitted for the offence of murdering six persons, on the ground that he was suffering from insanity (Section 84 of IPC).On March 20, the Supreme Court bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Uday Umesh...

SC Confirms Cancellation Of Admissions To 180 MBBS Seats In Kannur And Karuna Medical Colleges [Read Order]

Owing to irregularities in admission procedures, the Apex Court on Wednesday reportedly cancelled the admission to 180 MBBS seats in Kannur and Karuna Medical Colleges in Kerala.The Bench, led by Justice Arun Mishra, thereby, upheld the order passed by the High Court in October 2016, wherein the latter had found that the institutions had not published correct prospectus on their website,...

SC Upholds Existing Security Cover For Meghalaya’s Ex-CJ, Retd HC Judge [Read Order]

Chief Justice of India JS Khehar’s bench has upheld the security arrangements made for former Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh and also to Justice T Nandkumar Singh, retired judge of Meghalaya High Court, in terms with the existing threat perception to them.The bench, also comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, modified the high court orders...

SC Asks Expert Panel To Determine Areas of Medical Practice Feasible For Colour-blind MBBS Aspirants [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Medical Council of India to constitute a committee of experts to look into the areas of practice that MBBS aspirants suffering from colour blindness could indulge in.“The expert committee shall also concentrate on diagnostic test for progress and review of the disorder and what are the available prosthetics aids to assist CVD medical practitioners...