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"Land In Delhi Is Valuable" : Supreme Court Calls For Vigilant Checks Against Encroachments On Public Lands
While dealing with a matter related to the eviction of slum dwellers in Sarojini Nagar in New Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday made certain observations on the need for vigilant and immediate action against encroachments, so that people can't claim rights over public lands years later.A bench comprising Justice KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, which had earlier stayed the eviction of the...
NEET : Supreme Court Refuses Interim Relief To Permit OCI Candidates Seek General Category Admissions In 2022-23
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any interim relief to the Overseas Citizen ("OCI") NEET-UG 2022 aspirants seeking permission to be treated at par with Indian Citizens in the general category for admission and counselling for the academic year 2022 for all professional courses in government and private colleges. Noting that the earlier relief which was granted by the Top...
Excess Payment Made To Employee Due To Erroneous Interpretation Of Rule Not Recoverable : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the excess payment of emoluments or allowances to an employee are not recoverable if it was on the basis of a particular interpretation of rule/order which is subsequently found to be erroneous.This relief against the recovery is granted not because of any right of the employees but in equity, exercising judicial discretion to provide relief...
Supreme Court Stays Observations In Kerala HC Judgment Which Suggested That A Judicial Officer Exhibited Political Favouritism
The Supreme Court has granted permission to Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese to file a Special Leave Petition challenging a judgment of the Kerala High Court which allegedly made 'unwarranted' and 'unjustified' remarks about her. Justices Vineet Saran and J.K. Maheshwari issued notice in the matter and stayed the observations in paragraphs 19 and 20 of the...
Pendency Of Co-Convicts' Appeals Irrelevant; Supreme Court Directs Centre To Decide Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition Within 2 Months
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Government to decide the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana within 2 months, without being influenced by the fact that the appeals filed by other convicts in the Chief Minister Beant Singh assassination case are pending.On March 24, the Court, taking a serious note of the delay in the processing of the mercy petition filed...
NEET PG 2021: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Further Reduction Of Cut-Off By 5 Percentile
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Miscellaneous Application seeking further reduction of the cut-off for NEET-PG 2021 by 5 percentile, The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant in their order said, "This court would not be inclined to interfere unless there is any manifest arbitrariness. The Union Government took the decision after due...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index April 26 to May 2
Administrative Law - CBDT Departmental Examination - Grace mark policy - The benefit of the grace marks was not to allow the reserved category candidate to switch over to general category - Only in a case where any candidate belonging to any category is marginally failing to pass the examination, he is/was to be allowed the grace marks so as to allow him to obtain the minimum...
Include Meat In Midday Meals For School Children : Supreme Court Passes Interim Direction To Lakshadweep Admin
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the continuation of the interim order passed by the Kerala High Court which directed the Lakshadweep administration to include non-vegetarian food items meat and chicken in the midday meals for school children and to continue the functioning of dairy farms in the region. A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and AS Bopanna passed the order while...
Plea To Postpone Haryana JS (Mains) Exam Due To Clash With MP Civil Judge (Pre) Exam : Supreme Court To Hear On May 4
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the writ petition seeking postponement of Mains Examination of Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch)- 2021 in view of its clash with the date announced for conducting the Preliminary Exam of Madhya Pradesh Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level) Exam-2021 for May 4, 2022.The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and JK Maheshwari in their order said,...
Court Exercising Contempt Jurisdiction Cannot Enlarge Scope Of Relief Claimed In Main Proceedings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a Court exercising contempt jurisdiction cannot enlarge the scope of relief claimed in the main proceedings.In this case, Additional District Judge, Ludhiana had passed a status quo order in a Trademark suit filed by Jaininder Jain seeking permanent injunction restraining the respondents from using the trademark "KANGARO". In a contempt petition filed before...
Parliament Must Provide Clarity On Reservation Benefits In Successor States After State Reorganization : Supreme Court
While deciding a dispute related to the reservation of an employee serving the State of Jharkhand after the bifurcation of the State of Bihar, the Supreme Court highlighted the need for the Parliament to provide clarity on the rights of individuals after state reorganization.The observations in this regard were made in a separate but concurring judgment written by Justice S Ravindra Bhat...