Plea Seeking Re-Vaccination For Those Who Took Sputnik-V Vaccine : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Move Representation Before Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere in a writ petition seeking modification of CoVID 19 policy to allow voluntary re- vaccination of persons who have received the Sputnik-V vaccine and are desirous of traveling abroad. However, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant granted the petitioner liberty to move a representation before the Union Ministry of Health...

Supreme Court Seeks Responses From NCPCR & States To Ensure Education Of Children Who Had To Drop Out Of Schools Due To COVID-19 Effects

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to submit a response to the suggestions made by the Amicus Curiae with respect to the children who have dropped out of schools because of the adverse effects of the pandemic, though they might not have not lost their parents to COVID-19. The Apex Court also sought the response of the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Sign Language Interpreters During Press Briefings By Ministers

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea by a disability rights activist seeking directions to provide sign language interpreters during the press briefings by Ministers.A bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Vikram Nath has issued the direction in PIL filed seeking directions to have in-frame Sign language interpreter in all the official press briefings conducted by the...

Supreme Court Approves Union's Decision To Vaccinate Children Against COVID; Directs To Ensure Publication Of Clinical Trial Data

The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the policy decision of the Union Government to vaccinate children against COVID-19. However, it directed the Government to ensure that the key finding and results of the relevant phases of clinical trials of vaccines already approved by the regulatory authorities for administration to children, if not already made public, be publicised...

No Haste In Granting Emergency Use Authorization To Covaxin & Covishield: Supreme Court

In its judgment holding that the policy of the Union Government on COVID-19 vaccination policy is reasonable, the Supreme Court rejected the contention that restricted emergency use approvals had been granted to COVISHIELD and COVAXIN in haste, without thorough review of the relevant data.The court observed that the challenge to the procedures adopted by the expertbodies while granting...

"Regime Revenge" : Supreme Court On Ex-TN Minister Velumani Being Denied Report Of Preliminary Enquiry Against Him

"This is what happens when we allow political scores to be settled in courts", remarked the Supreme Court on Monday while coming down heavily on the Madras High Court for its order declining to provide a copy of the preliminary inquiry report to former Tamil Nadu Minister SP Velumani in relation to a corruption probe against him."This is not correct, the High Court is wrong. Suppose tomorrow...

"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...