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Disability Rights - Suggestions Invited For Draft Guidelines To Ensure Access For Disabled In Colleges, UGC Tells Supreme Court
The University Grants Commission has informed the Supreme Court that it has published draft guidelines to ensure access for persons with disabilities in higher educational institutions and has invited suggestions from stakeholders.On Monday (14th March), in a Miscellaneous Application in a Public Interest Litigation ("PIL") filed for the benefit of persons with disability as defined under...
Plea To Declare Sports As Fundamental Right : Petitioner Objects To Amicus's Emphasis On "Physical Literacy"
On Monday, the Amicus Curiae, Senior Advocate, Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan in a plea, inter alia, seeking directions to the Union Government to form a High-Level Committee to make suggestions on amending Article 21A to include Sports as a Fundamental Right apprised the Supreme Court that a report had been filed by him. In the said report, at the outset, Mr. Sankaranarayanan, upon...
'My Right To Not Be Infected Would Outweigh Other's Right Of Not Being Vaccinated': Solicitor General Submits Before Supreme Court In Vaccine Mandate Matter
The Supreme Court, on Monday, continued hearing submissions made by the Solicitor General of India, Mr. Tushar Mehta in the plea seeking directions to the Central Government to publicize the data pertaining to the clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccines administered in India and their post vaccine efficacy as per the requirement of the International medical norms. Mr. Mehta...
Proposal For National Judicial Infrastructure Authority Received From CJI; Sent To States/UTs For Views : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister of Law and Justice Mr.Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Ministry has received a proposal from the Chief Justice of India for setting up of National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India (NJAI) for arrangement of adequate infrastructure for courts. As per the proposal, NJAI will act as a Central body in laying down the road map for planning,...
Plea To Create Indian Environment Service : Supreme Court Grants 2 Weeks Time To Centre & UPSC To Respond
The Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to respond to the PIL filed seeking creation of an independent" Indian Environment Service as an All India Service. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and MM Sundresh has granted two weeks time to the Union of India, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and...
Refrain From Interfering In Grant Of Tender Even If It Is Totally Arbitrary Or Malafide ; Instead Relegate Party To Seek Damages: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a Court should refrain from interfering in the grant of tender even if it suffers from total arbitrariness and malafides. It should instead relegate the parties to seek damages for the wrongful exclusion rather than to injunct the execution of the contract, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed. The court added that...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Need For Court Permission To Investigate Sec.23 POCSO Offence For Disclosure Of Victim's Identity
A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on the issue whether Section 155(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure will apply to the investigation of an offence under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).As per Section 155(2) CrPC, a police officer cannot investigate a non-cognizable offence without the order of a Magistrate....
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NEET PG Counselling 2021 :Supreme Court To Hear Doctors' Plea To Appear In Mop Up Round On March 25
The Supreme Court on Monday requested assistance of one of the Additional Solicitor Generals in a writ petition referred by doctors seeking permission to appear in the mop up round.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant while granting liberty to serve the Central Agencies (Medical Counselling Committee, National Board of Examination and Union of India) in addition adjourned the...
'Legal Issue Is There' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ECI's Waiver Of Sikkim CM's Disqualification Period
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition filed by Vice President of the Sikkim Democratic Front challenging the appointment of the Mr.Prem Singh Tamang as the Chief Minister of Sikkim, and reduction in his disqualification period from 6 years to 1 year. The petition filed by Mr JB Darnal has challenged Section 11-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which...
Supreme Towers Dispute : Supreme Court Urges Justice Gita Mittal To Finalize Agreement With Builder For Reinforcement Works
The Supreme Court on Monday urged Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of J&K High Court, to finalize the agreement between the Supreme Court Bar Association Multi-Society Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd, Supreme Towers Apartment Owners Association(STAOA) and the Purvanchal Constructions, the contractor, in relation to the repair and reinforcement works of the Supreme...