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Russia-Ukraine : Supreme Court Urges Attorney General To Use His Good Offices To Help Stranded Indian Students
The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal to use his good offices to help the Indian students who are stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion."There are 1000 of students like this but some have come here... we can't say no, please use your good offices and do something", Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told the AG.The CJI said this when the AG...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Supreme Court Agrees To Take Up Plea To Evacuate Stranded Indian Students
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up a petition seeking the evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The petition was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today morning.The CJI agreed to take up the matter and said that he will seek the assistance of the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal.Senior Advocate AM Dar mentioned before the...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks VVPAT Verification In More Polling Booths Per Constituency
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking increasing randomly selected polling stations for the purposes of mandatory verification of VVPAT paper-slips in each Assembly Constituency/Segment.Preferred by social and RTI activist Rakesh Kumar, relief has also been sought for strict compliance of Top Court's directions in N Chandrababu Naidu & Ors v Union of India and...
Clean Service Record Of Employee Can Be A Significant Factor In Promotion For A Selection Post: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that unblemished or clean record of an employee is a significant factor while considering his/her suitability for promotion to a 'selection post'."A marred service record, though not an insurmountable bar, must carry some consequences, and it could be a comparative disadvantage in promotion for a selection post. The employer's preference for a person with a...
Highest Bidder Has No Vested Right To Have The Public Auction Concluded In His Favour: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the highest bidder has no vested right to have the auction concluded in his favour.The acceptance of the highest bid or highest bidder is always subject to conditions of holding public auction and the right of the highest bidder is always provisional to be examined in the context in different conditions in which the auction has been held, the bench...
SC Calls Upon Registrar Of HP High Court To Indicate The Reasons As To Why Trial Court Records Have Not Been Sent To The Top Court's Registry
While hearing a criminal appeal wherein the accused is undergoing sentence, the Supreme Court recently called upon the Registrar of Himachal Pradesh High Court to indicate the reasons as to why Trial Court records have not been sent to the Top Court's Registry. The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha issued the directions after taking into consideration the fact that...
Vaccines Can't Be Mandated Without Evidence That Unvaccinated Persons Pose Health Risk : Prashant Bhushan Argues In Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court began the final hearing in the plea, inter alia, questioning the constitutionality of the vaccine mandates imposed by States, particularly, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. On a previous occasion, Advocate, Mr. Prashant Bhushan appearing for the Petitioner, Dr. Jacob Puliyel, a former member of the National Technical Advisory Group of...
PMLA Offences Non-Cognizable In The Sense Local Police Can't Arrest, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that the PMLA Act offences are not cognisable only to the extent of the scheme of the Cr. P. C.- that they are cognisable in the sense that arrests can be effected without a warrant by authorities specified in the Act, but they are non-cognisable qua the local police so that arrests cannot be made under the Cr. P. C.The Court was hearing SG Tushar...
Supreme Court Expunges HC Observations Against Superintendent, Central Prison, Nagpur
The Supreme Court has expunged the observations made by the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench against the Superintendent, Central Prison, Nagpur for filing reply affidavit with incorrect facts in a matter pertaining to rejection of a furlough application of an economic offender. A Bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and A.S. Oka noted the submission of the Superintendent that he...
Prosecution Is Not Required To Prove Its Case Beyond All Iota Of Doubt: Supreme Court
The prosecution is required to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and not beyond all iota of doubt, remarked the Supreme Court while dismissing a criminal appeal filed by a murder accused.Karan Singh and others were accused of murder of one Brahmapal Singh. The incident happened in April, 1980. On 1st August 1983, the Trial Court convicted the accused persons for murder and sentenced them...
Mere Filing Of Representation Before Authorities Does Not Extend Limitation Period : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that mere filing of representation before authorities does not extend the period of limitation.If it is found that the writ petitioner is guilty of delay and latches, the High Court should dismiss it at the threshold and ought not to dispose of the writ petition by relegating the writ petitioner to file a representation and/or directing the authority to decide...
Implement Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan Before Permitting Any Mining Activity In Eco-Sensitive Zone: Supreme Court Directs Odisha Govt.
The Supreme Court directed the State of Odisha to implement the Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan before permitting any mining activity in the eco-sensitive zone.In this case, the National Green Tribunal had directed that mining activity shall not be permitted within and in the vicinity of Simplipal - Hadagarh - Kuldiha – Simplipal elephant corridor. The Tribunal ordered completion of...