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SCBA Elections 2022 Results : List Of New Office Bearers & Vote Details
The results of the 2022 Supreme Court Bar Association elections were declared late on Thursday night, with the incumbent President Senior Advocate Vikas Singh getting re-elected.The detailed results and breakdown of votes are now out.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh won the post of president securing 1005 votes, while Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar at second place got 704 votes.Senior Advocate...
Prisoner Has Right To Seek Furlough Even If He Is Not Eligible For Sentence Remission : Supreme Court
The Supreme court observed that eligibility for getting remission is not a pre-requisite for obtaining furlough.The whole of the scheme of granting furlough is based on the approach of reformation and as incentive for maintaining good conduct, the bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose observed.BackgroundDirector General of Prisons, Prison Headquarters, Tihar declined...
FEMA Appellate Tribunal Vacant For 2 Years : Supreme Court Warns All Proceedings Might Require To Be Stayed Till Vacancies Are Filled
The Supreme Court on Friday observed hat till the FEMA Appellate Tribunal vacancies are filled up, it might require that all proceedings across the Board should be kept in abeyance to obviate the possibility of the High Courts being flooded with cases.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and M. M. Sundresh was hearing a Special Leave Petition against the February 25, 2022 decision of a division...
"Case Manufactured To Detain Him For A Longer Period": Assam Court Grants Bail To Jignesh Mevani In Policewoman Assault Case
A local Court in Assam today granted bail to Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani in the case of alleged assault on a policewoman after noting that the instant case was manufactured for the purpose of keeping Mevani in detention for a longer period, abusing the process of the court and the law.In a significant move, the Sessions Judge, Barpeta A. Chakravarty also requested the Gauhati High Court...
NEET Admissions: Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of Converting Unfilled Reservation Seats Of In-Service Quota To General Category
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh in the Special Leave Petition preferred by "in-service candidates" of the State of Madhya Pradesh seeking to not shift the unfilled seats of the reserved category of in-service compartment to open/direct category. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli was considering the SLP against the Madhya...
Medical Student Who Has Not Undergone Clinical Training Of Foreign MBBS Course Can't Be Granted Provisional Registration By NMC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the National Medical Commission is not bound to grant provisional registration to a student who has not undergone clinical training in physical form a part of the medical course in a foreign medical institute.The Court observed that a medical student who has not undergone clinical training cannot be granted provisional registration to complete...
Supreme Court Orders Release Of 62-Year Old Held In Detention Centre For 7 Years As Pakistani; Asks Centre To Decide On Granting Him Long Term Visa
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the relase of a 62-year old man named Mohammad Qamar, who has been under detention in a Foreigners Detention Centre since 2015 on being adjudged that he belonged to Pakistan and that he was not an Indian citizen.The Court directed the Union Government to take a decision on granting him Long Term Visa. The Union's decision should be placed before the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging HC Judgment That Health Care Services Provided By Doctors Are Covered Under Consumer Protection Act 2019
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court judgment which held that doctors and healthcare services are not excluded from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act 2019.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by an organization named "Medicos Legal Action Group" .The petitioner challenged the Bombay...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Declaration Of Telangana State Round Counseling As Null & Void
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to declare the Telangana State Round counseling for NEET-PG 2021 as null and void. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli in their order said, "Since the admission has been completed we are not inclined to entertain the petition. Since the registration for the ensuing year stands closed, we permit the petitioner to...