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Ensure Basic Safety Conditions For Doctors Pending Receipt Of NTF Report : Supreme Court To States
In the suo motu case taken over the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape-murder, the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22) passed certain directions to ensure the basic safety of medical professionals till the final recommendations of the National Task Force are submitted.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra accepted the suggestions made...
Judicial Officers' Pay| Supreme Court Directs Physical Presence Of Chief & Finance Secretaries Of States/UTs Which Haven't Cleared Arrears
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22) directed the personal appearances of Chief and Financial Secretaries of States/UTs which have not complied with the earlier directions on payment of arrears to judicial officers in terms of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendations.On July 11, the Court had given a final deadline of August 20 for several defaulting states to...
'Virtually Rendered Bail Order Ineffective ': Supreme Court Relieves Accused From Furnishing Local Surety
Today, the Supreme Court while holding that the accused need not furnish multiple sureties against multiple bail orders, emphasised that courts can do away with the condition of local surety if its insistence delays the release of the accused from jail and renders the bail order ineffective.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Vishwanathan was hearing a writ petition filed by one Girish...
36-48 Hours Shifts For Resident Doctors Inhuman: Supreme Court Asks NTF To Address Concerns On Duty Hours
During the Suo Motu hearing of the RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder today, the Supreme Court expressed its worries over the 'inhuman working hours' of resident doctors all over the country. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra flagged the hectic work schedules to also be considered by the National Task Force (NTF) which is mandated...
If Accused Given Bail In Multiple Cases Is Unable To Find Sureties, Condition Of Multiple Sureties Be Balanced With Article 21 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (August 22) held that if an accused, involved in multiple cases, is enlarged on bail and is unable to find multiple sureties, the court must balance the requirement of sureties with his right to personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21. In this case, the court found that the petitioner, despite securing bail in 13 cases registered across various states, experienced...
'Never Seen Such A Procedure' : Supreme Court Questions West Bengal Police On RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder Probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 20) questioned the West Bengal police over the shortcomings in its investigation in relation to the rape and murder of a trianee doctor in the RG Kar Medical College Hospital at Kolkata on August 9.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, hearing the Suo motu case taken over the horrific...
Not Declaring Separate Cut-Off For PWD Category Falling Under Overall Horizontal Reservation Isn't Arbitrary : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Aug. 21) held that non-fixation of the cut-off marks for the category of persons with benchmark disability falling under an Overall Horizontal Reservation could neither be said to be arbitrary nor violative of the Fundamental Rights. The Court said that when a particular category falls under an overall reservation, than it would not be incumbent on the...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To School Authorities Arrested By MP Police Over Alleged Illegal Fee Hike & Book Sales
The Supreme Court (on August 20) granted bail to principals of various schools and officer bearers of the Schools' Managing Committee (including a Bishop) in Jabalpur who were arrested for allegedly raising the fees and selling the books with different ISBN numbers. The Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh noted that the allegations are almost identical...
When Can Doctrine Of Prospective Overruling Be Applied? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court in its recent judgment allowing retrospective application of its decision on July 25 upholding the powers of the States to tax mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands, analyzed the principles for applying the doctrine of prospective overruling.Chief Justice of India, Dr. DY Chandrachud, while authoring the judgment on behalf of the 9-judge bench (8:1 majority), explained...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Implement S.19(6) Of POCSO Act & JJ Act Provisions To Ensure Rehabilitation Of Child Victims
Immediately after the knowledge of the commission of a heinous offence under the POCSO Act, the State, its agencies and instrumentalities must step in and render all possible aid to the victim children, the Court said.
'How Can POCSO Act Offence Be Termed Romantic?' : Supreme Court Slams HC Suggestion To Decriminalise 'Consensual' Sex Involving Older Teens
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) criticized the Calcutta High Court for observing in a judgment that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) must be amended to decriminalise consensual sexual acts involving adolescents above sixteen years.The Supreme Court further expressed disapproval of the High Court's suggestion that an exception must be carved out...
Reserved Category Candidate Can Claim General Category Seat Of Horizontal Reservation Based On Merit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 20) set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused to allow admission of the meritorious reserved category candidates to the unreserved (UR) category. Upon placing reliance on the case of Saurav Yadav and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others, the bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan observed that the candidates...