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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Menstrual Leave, Says Matter Falls In Policy Domain
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across India stating that the matter fell within the domain of policy. The petition filed by Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. During the hearing, an intervenor...
'Not Going To Issue Any Injunction Ever Against Media' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Gag Media From Reporting Adani-Hindenburg Issue
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea made by Adv ML Sharma to gag the media from reporting on Adani-Hindenburg issue till the court pronounces the order."We are not going to issue any injunction ever against the media", CJI DY Chandrachud told Sharma when the latter made the plea to stop the media reports on the issue.When Sharma, who has filed a PIL seeking investigation...
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Mother Who Killed Her 5-Year Old Child
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reiterated that when there is concurrent findings of fact by the Trial Court and the High Court, the Apex Court ought not to re-appreciate the evidence to examine the correctness of such findings of fact, unless there is manifest illegality or grave and serious miscarriage of justice on account of misreading or ignoring material evidence. A Bench...
Assessment Of Descriptive Answers Is Subjective; Courts Should Not Enter That Arena : Supreme Court Disapproves Of HC Ordering Re-Evaluation
The Supreme Court recently disapproved of the course adopted by the Allahabad High Court in ordering re-evaluation of a university exam, as the relevant statute did have a provision for re-evaluation and scrutiny of answer sheets."Moreover, the award of marks in the descriptive type answers essentially remains a matter of subjective assessment and the Court would not be entering into that...
Shiv Sena Crisis | 'I Stand Here Not Just For This Case, But For Protection Of Constitutional Processes' : Sr Adv Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court
The pleas pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis are currently being heard by a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. In today's proceedings, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray faction, argued that the governor's actions in the...
'Service As Adhoc Judges Can't Be Considered For Elevation As HC Judges' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Judicial Officers From AP
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by nine judicial officers from Andhra Pradesh seeking to direct the Andhra Pradesh High Court to consider them for elevation as HC judges.The seniority list drawn by the High Court of judicial officers eligible for consideration did not include the petitioners' name on the ground that they had not completed ten years of service as...
Supreme Court Allows Interim Bail To Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera In FIR Over Comment Against PM
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera who was arrested by Assam police from Delhi airport today morning over his comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Court ordered that Khera should be released on interim bail on production before the jurisdictional Magistrate at Delhi till the next date of hearing, next Tuesday (February 28)....
Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-11
Service LawAcquittal in Criminal CaseDisciplinary Proceedings - Acquittal in Criminal Case - The acquittal of the accused in a criminal case does not debar the employer from proceeding in the exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction - In a prosecution for an offence punishable under the criminal law, the burden lies on the prosecution to establish the ingredients of the offence beyond...
BREAKING| Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera's Arrest Mentioned In Supreme Court; CJI Agrees To Hear At 3 PM
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday agreed to hear at 3 PM a petition filed in relation to the arrest of Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera at the Delhi airport today, after an urgent mentioning was made by Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singvhi.Singhvi informed the CJI that Khera was about to board a flight at 11 AM from the Delhi airport, but he was deplaned. Complaints have...
Karnataka Mining : Supreme Court Allows NMDC To Reclaim Half Of Contribution Made To KMERC From 2019
In the PIL regarding iron ore mining in certain districts of Karnataka, the Supreme Court has passed an interim order allowing central government undertaking National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to reclaim half of the contribution made to Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KMERC) from 2019.KMERC is a Special Purpose Vehicle set up by the Karnataka Government as...