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Supreme Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Visually Impaired Candidates To Appear In MP State Judiciary Exams
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) issued interim directions for the efficient facilitation of judicial aspirants with visual impairments in the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Exam. The Court's interim direction comes after its suo-moto cognizance on March 7 of a letter sent to CJI DY Chandrachud by the mother of one of the visually impaired candidates against the exclusion of...
'No S.153A IPC Offence Without Presence Of Two Or More Communities' : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Journalist
The Supreme Court reiterated that to constitute an offence under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, the essential ingredient is to create a sense of enmity and disharmony amongst two or more groups or communities, failing which no offence could be made out under Section 153A IPC. “From a bare reading of the language of Section 153A IPC, it is clear that in order to constitute such...
NEET-UG | Domicile Entitled To MBBS Seat In Maharashtra Even If Parent Serving Union Is Posted Outside State: Supreme Court
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court granted a major relief to a candidate who was wrongfully denied medical admission last year in the state quota in Maharashtra in NEET-UG 2023. The Court directed that he should be accommodated in the first year of MBBS(UG) course in the same college in the next session, i.e., NEET UG-2024.Further, the Court directed the College and Maharashtra...
'How 6 Out Of 200 Shortlisted In Few Hours?' : Supreme Court Questions Centre Over Hurried Appointment Of New Election Commissioners
While refusing to stay the controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for appointing Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court today expressed that the Union government's latest appointment of two new ECs viz. Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was in haste.Posting the matter...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case Over Attack On Sr Adv Gaurav Bhatia & Woman Lawyer By Striking Advocates At District Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) took a suo motu case over the attacks on Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia and Advocate Muskan Gupta at the District Court, Guatam Budh Nagar by lawyers during a strike by the District Court Advocates.Senior Advocate Mr Vikas Singh today (March 21) made an urgent mentioning regarding the issue of manhandling and ill-treatment of Senior Advocate Gaurav...
Supreme Court Summarises Factors To Decide Term Of Sentence Convicts Must Undergo Before Remission In Murder Cases
The Supreme Court, in its verdict, recapitulated certain factors that the courts considered while deciding convicts' period of sentence before remission could be sought. The Judgment was handed down by a three-judge Bench of Justices B.R Gavai, K.V Vishwanathan and Sandeep Mehta. These factors included the nature of injuries, the number of deceased victims, the criminal antecedents of...
Supreme Court Directs Indian Army To Pay Rs 50 Lakh Compensation To Ex-Havaldar Dismissed After Wrongful Diagnosis As HIV+ve
In a major relief to an ex-army havaldar, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 20) directed the Indian Army to award him a lumpsum compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakh only) towards compensation on account of wrongful termination of service. The case relates to a wrongful diagnosis of an ex-army havaldar who was terminated from the services wrongfully on account of his diagnosis...
General Reference Won't Have Effect Of Incorporating Arbitration Clause In Another Contract, Specific Reference Needed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a dispute cannot be referred to arbitration based on the arbitration clause contained in another contract unless a specific reference was made in the main contract to incorporate the arbitration clause into the main contract. Reversing the findings of the High Court, the Bench Comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta held that unless a specific...
Illegal Migrants Can't Be Blanketly Accepted As 'Refugees' : Centre Opposes Plea In Supreme Court To Protect Rohingyas
In a PIL seeking the release of detained Rohingya refugees in India, the Union made its stand clear by stating that Rohingyas are illegal immigrants and do not have the right to reside and settle, which is a fundamental right available only to the citizens. Given that India is a developing country with a large population, it was also stated that the welfare of its citizens must...
Party Claiming Adverse Possession Must Know Who The Actual Owner Of Property Is: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a plaintiff cannot seek ownership over the property based on the claim of an adverse possession if he fails to prove (i) who was the actual owner of the property and (ii), an uninterrupted possession for more than 12 years was in the original owner's knowledge. Affirming the findings of the High Court and Trial Court, the Bench Comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka...
S.45 PMLA Doesn't Bar Power Of Court To Grant Bail If There's Delay In Trial : Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday (March 20) orally observed that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA) does not bar a Court from granting bail to an accused if there is prolonged incarceration and delay in trial.According to Section 45 of the PMLA, bail can be granted to an accused in a money laundering case only if twin conditions are satisfied -...