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'No Error In Judgment That Ayurved Doctors Aren't Entitled To Equal Pay As Allopathy Doctors' : Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions filed against its judgment which held that that Ayurved doctors are not entitled to equal pay as Allopathy doctors.“We have perused the Judgment and Order dated 26th April 2023 which has been sought to be reviewed.There is no error apparent on the record.Even otherwise, there is no ground for review," observed a bench comprising...
'Don't Want This To Be A 'Tareekh Pe Tareekh' Court': CJI DY Chandrachud Urges Lawyers To Not Seek Unnecessary Adjournments
"I don't want this court to be a 'tareekh-pe-tareekh' court," said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (November 3, 2023) highlighting the 'irony' of lawyers seeking adjournment of the very same matters which were urgently listed on their request.CJI requested the members of the bar to not seek adjournments of matters unless "very very necessary".The CJI cited statistics showing...
Deactivated Mobile Number Not Assigned To New User For 90 Days, TRAI Tells Supreme Court; WhatsApp Data Removed When Account Inactive For 45 Days
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has told the Supreme Court that once a cellular mobile telephone number is deactivated for non-usage or disconnected on the request of the subscriber, it is not allocated to a new subscriber for at least a period of 90 days.A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti observed that it is for the earlier subscriber to take adequate...
Supreme Court Affirms Penalty On 'Zarda' Manufacturers For Misclassifying Product As 'Chewing Tobacco' For Central Excise Duty
The Supreme Court while adjudicating a matter wherein the Assesssee deliberately misclassified the ‘Zarda’ produced by it as ‘Chewing Tobacco’ for evading payment of a high duty as applicable to ‘Zarda’, has affirmed the imposition of penalty and demand for payment of differential duty raised by the Central Excise Department from the Assessee.The Bench comprising Justice S....
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Approval For Liver Donation By Man To His 3-Year-Old Cousin Who Is Overseas Citizen Of India
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking permission to allow liver donation by a person to his cousin, a 3 year old child who is suffering from a chronic liver disease.The authorisation committee under the the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 denied approval for the liver donation citing the bar provided in Section 9.As per Section 9, only a "near relative"...
Voters' Right To Know v. Donors' Confidentiality : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Electoral Bonds Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 2) reserved judgment in a batch of petitions challenging the electoral bonds scheme. A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the matter for three days.The petitioners - Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Dr...
'Not Protecting Queer Couples Despite Acknowledging Discrimination Is Abdication' : Review Petition Against Supreme Court Verdict
A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its judgment in Supriyo v. Union of India which refused to legalise same-sex marriages.The review petition, filed by four petitioners (Udit Sood, Saatvic, Lakshmi Manoharan and Gagandeep Paul), faults the judgment for not affording any legal protection to queer couples despite acknowledging the discrimination faced by them. This,...
Murder Trial | Exception 4 To Section 300 IPC Not Applicable If Accused Took "Undue Advantage" Of Situation: Supreme Court
An offender who takes undue advantage of a situation is not entitled to the application of Exception 4 to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while sustaining the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife.In this case, the deceased(wife) had poured kerosene on herself to prevent further torture after a quarrel with her husband(appellant). The husband...
Service Law | Supreme Court Upholds Ante Dating Of Seniority List; Says No Prejudice Caused As Separate Quotas Prescribed For Degree & Diploma Holders
The Supreme Court on Monday (30.10.2023), dismissed an appeal filed challenging the antedating of a seniority list for being legally unsustainable.The Appellant in this case was challenging an order of a division bench of the Kerala High Court that had refused to interfere with the seniority of the private respondents. The Apex Court found that the ante dating of the seniority list caused...
'Governor Defeating Rights Of People': Kerala Government Moves Supreme Court Against Governor's Inaction In Assenting Bills
The Government of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court stating that the Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan, is delaying the consideration of bills that the State Assembly has passed. The State Government has contended that the Governor has failed in his constitutional duties by causing unreasonable delay in considering over 8 pending bills. “The conduct of the Governor, as...
Discrimination In Allowing Late Submission Of Caste Certificates: Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Govt To Appoint 2 Candidates 16 Years After They Applied
The Supreme Court recently pulled up the State of Gujarat for selectively allowing certain candidates to submit their caste certificates beyond the cut-off date in an appointment process.The issue related to the selection process for the post of Vidya Sahayak (Music) carried out in the year 2007. Two applicants, who were visually challenged, applied under the Socially and Educationally...
Grant Of Bail Can't Be Made Dependent On Surrender Of Co-Accused : Supreme Court
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while allowing a bail plea, held that the grant of bail to a co-accused person cannot be contingent on the surrender of another accused who is also pertinently the main accused in the case.“In our opinion, the question of grant of bail to a co-accused person cannot made dependent upon surrender of another accused who is described as the main accused...