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'Ferocious & Aggressive Lions' : Two Lawyers Move Supreme Court Against National Emblem Installed Atop New Parliament Building
Two lawyers have moved the Supreme Court against the lion sculpture installed on the top of the new Parliament building under construction as part of the Central Vista Project, alleging that "visible changes: have been made in the approved design of the official emblem.As per the petition filed by two Advocates-on-Record, Mr. Aldanish Rein and Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mishra, the new emblem...
Junior Resident Doctors In ESIC-Hospitals Cannot Claim 50% In-Service Quota For PG Courses : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Friday held that Junior Resident Doctors serving in Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) run hospitals as part of their bond period cannot claim 50% in-service quota for Post Graduate courses at par with Insurance Medical Officers.The Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was hearing a petition seeking to declare all junior resident doctors to...
500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 Part-5 (Citations 401 - 500)
See Also 500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 (Citations 1 to 100)500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 (Citations 101 - 200)500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 (Citations 201 - 300)500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 (Citations 301 - 400) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 432 (2) - Remission - It cannot be said that the opinion of the presiding judge is only a...
Azam Khan Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC's Bail Condition That District Magistrate Should Take Over Jauhar University Land
Criticising the "new trend" of High Courts passing irrelevant observations and orders while considering bail applications, the Supreme Court set aside a bail condition imposed by the Allahabad High Court to seal the premises of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University at Rampur while granting bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.Azam Khan is one of the members of the board of trustees of...
"Publicity Interest Litigation": Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Raise Smoking Age To 21, Ban Sale Of Loose Cigarettes
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to raise the smoking age to 21 years and to ban the sale of loose cigarettes.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia came down heavily on the Petitioner during the hearing today."Are you an advocate?......I don't like the task of imposing costs on Advocates. But I will do it. Are you doing this for publicity?...
Supreme Court Stays Karnataka HC Order Refusing To Quash Corruption FIR Against Former CM BS Yediyurappa
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in plea by former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa against Karnataka High Court's order of refusing to quash FIR registered under Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly denotifying parcels of land and allotting it to entrepreneurs during his tenure as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, between February 2006 and October...
Pay Hike For High Court Staff : Supreme Court Requests Tripura HC To Defer Contempt Proceedings Against State
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by the State of Tripura challenging an interim order passed by the Tripura High Court which directed the state government to enhance the salary of the staff of the High Court as per the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2006.In the order passed in December 2021, the High...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Retailers' Plea Challenging Maharashtra Govt Mandate For Marathi Signboards
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in plea assailing Maharashtra Government's decision of making it mandatory for all shops and establishments in the state to display signboards in Marathi written in the Devanagri script. The SLP preferred by Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association against Bombay High Court's order of upholding State Government's decision was listed...
Benefit Of Tofan Singh Judgment May Be Taken During Regular Bail Hearing ; SC Sets Aside Anticipatory Bail Granted To NDPS Accused
The Supreme Court observed that an accused under NDPS Act may be able to take advantage of the Tofan Singh judgment at the time of arguing the regular bail application or at the time of final hearing after conclusion of the trial.To grant anticipatory bail in a case of this nature is not really warranted, the bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian observed while...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging GST On Disability Equipments
A writ petition filed challenging the levy of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on disability equipments was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Friday.The writ petition Nipun Malhotra versus Union of India was filed in 2017. Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai mentioned before a bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud that in 2020, the Court had granted the petitioner liberty to move a...