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MBBS : "4 Attempts Not Good Enough?", Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To NMC Regulation Capping Number Of Attempts For First Year Exam
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the regulation introduced by the National Medical Commission in 2019 which limited the number of attempts to clear the first year examination as four. Before the introduction of this regulation, there was no limit.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala heard...
Adani-Hindeburg :'How To Protect Indian Investors?', Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Centre, SEBI On Strengthening Regulatory Framework
In the wake of Adani-Hindenburg issue, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concerns about protecting Indian investors and sought the views of the Union Government and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on suggestions to improve the regulatory mechanism.The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also proposed the constitution of an expert committee to give...
Supreme Court Urges Actors Vijay Sethupathi & Maha Ghandhi To Settle Defamation Case, Refers Matter To Mediation
Urging Tamil actors Vijay Sethupathi and Maha Ghhandhi to settle the defamation case between them, the Supreme Court on Friday referred the matter to mediation at the Supreme Court's mediation centre.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar was hearing the petition filed by Sethupathi seeking to quash the criminal defamation case filed by Maha Gandhi. The...
NDPS Act | 'Smalltime Peddlers Are Caught, Not The Real Culprits Running Drug Syndicates' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday remarked that in NDPS cases, smalltime drug peddlers are mostly caught and not the real culprits who run drug syndicates. The Court's verbal comment came while granting bail to an undertrial in an NDPS Act case.The case from the State of Madhya Pradesh related to the alleged recovery of opium from the accused. When the State opposed the bail plea, the bench led...
"Absolutely Misconceived" : Supreme Court Dismisses Hindu Sena President's Plea To Ban BBC In India
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition which sought to ban the operations of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in India alleging that it was taking an "anti-India" position. The petition was filed by Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta in the wake of BBC airing a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has been blocked by the Central Government.A bench...
BREAKING| Kantara Plagiarism Row : Supreme Court Stays HC's Bail Condition That "Varaharoopam" Song Shouldn't Be Used
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the condition imposed by the Kerala High Court that 'Kantara' movie should not exhibit 'Varaharoopam' song for granting anticipatory bail to producer Vijay Kirgandur and director Rishab Shetty in a criminal case over alleged copyright infringement.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala passed the...
'We Can't Go Into Suitability' : Supreme Court Gives Reasons For Dismissing Petitions Challenging Justice Victoria Gowri's Appointment
The Supreme Court on Friday pronounced the reasons for the dismissal of the two petitions filed by advocates from the Madras High Court challenging the appointment of Justice Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.Justice Sanjiv Khanna, while pronouncing the order on Friday, said, "We have passed a short order. We have followed the constitutional bench judgment and said...
Excommunication Among Dawoodi Bohras: Supreme Court Refers to Nine-Judge Sabarimala Bench
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday referred the question of the validity of the practice of excommunication prevalent among the Dawoodi Bohras, to a nine-Judge Bench constituted to review the ‘first Sabarimala judgement’. The Dawoodi Bohras form a sect of Shia Muslims, whose supreme leader is empowered to excommunicate or expel recalcitrant members,...
Bar Council Of India Has Powers To Prescribe All India Bar Examination : Supreme Court; Overrules 'V Sudeer' Judgment
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the power of the Bar Council of India to require law graduates to qualify for the All-India Bar Examination as an eligibility criterion to practise law in India. Whether the qualifying examination should be held before or after enrolment was a matter best left to the discretion of the bar council, the bench said. Notably, the decision...
Breaking: Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices Rajesh Bindal & Aravind Kumar As SC Judges; Supreme Court To Have Full Working Strength
The Central Government has notified the appointments of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar, currently the Chief Justices of Allahabad and Gujarat High Courts respectively, as Supreme Court judges. With their appointments, the Supreme Court will have full working strength of 34 judges. The last time the Supreme Court had full its full strength of 34 judges was during the period...
Flat Owners Don't Forfeit Right To Claim Amenities Promised By Builder By Taking Possession Of Apartments : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that that flat-owners, who are often forced by the circumstances to take possession of apartments even if the amenities promised by the builder are not provided, do not forfeit their right to claim such services from the builder.A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta criticised the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for...
Muslim Law: Important High Court Judgments 2022
LiveLaw brings to you a compilation of important judgments on Muslim Personal Law from the year 2022.Allahabad High CourtDivorced Muslim Woman Can Claim Maintenance From Husband U/S 125 CrPC As Long As She Doesn't Remarry: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Razia v. State of U.P. [CRIMINAL REVISION DEFECTIVE No. - 475 of 2008]Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (All) 179Reiterating the law laid down in...