'What Is Lawyer's Concern With Medical Admission?' : Supreme Court Slams Advocate For Filing PIL To Relax NEET-PG Cut-Off

On Monday, the Supreme Court reprimanded a 'public spirited lawyer' (petitioner) for entering into the "adventure" of filing a petition in which he had absolutely no concern. The Public Interest Litigation ("PIL") filed by the said lawyer, sought direction that the cut off marks for NEET- PG 2021-22 have to be relaxed. It further sought that the mop-up round should not be conducted till...

Tablighi Jamaat Issue : Can Foreigners Violating Visa Conditions Approach Indian Courts? Solicitor General Urges Supreme Court To Consider

In the case relating to the blacklisting for foreigners for attending the Tablighi Jamaat conference in Delhi in March 2020 violating visa conditions, the Solicitor General urged the Supreme Court to consider the scope of the right of foreigners to approach the local courts if they violate visa conditions.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar was hearing a batch of petitions...

COVID-19: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Administration Of Homeo Medicine 'Arsenic Album 30' As Immunity Booster

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition seeking to restrain the administration of homeopathic medicine "Arsenic album 30" to children and elderly persons over 65 years of age as a preventive measure of Covid-19 or for boosting immunity.The notice was issued by the bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose in the writ which has also challenged the...

District Judge Selection - 35 Years Minimum Age Limit Prescribed By High Courts Not Against Article 233 Of Constitution : Supreme Court

Upholding the minimum age requirement of 35 years for applying for the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Examination, the Supreme Court on Monday held that the prescription of a minimum age limit for the selection of District Judges is not contrary to the Constitution.The Court held that Article 233(2) of Constitution only prescribes a minimum eligibility that an advocate should have at least...

Supreme Court Suggests CAG Inquiry Into Fake Claims For COVID Death Compensation

The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) can be entrusted to inquire into the fake claims made by undeserving people under Centre's scheme for ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 deaths. "We can entrust the inquiry with the Accountant General's Office."A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna was disappointed...

Mental Health In Central Armed Forces : Supreme Court Allows Ex-CAPF Members To Make Representation To Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to all the Central Armed Police Forces ("CAPFs") to periodically carry out specific mental health assessments of all personnel in the Forces to ensure their physical and mental fitness while on duty.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari granted the retired members of CAPF, who had also sought...

Breaking: WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Grants Police Protection To 303 Alleged Victims, Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT

The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted police protection to 303 alleged victims of violence that had taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021 had handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation of cases related to murder, rape and crime against women whereas a Special...

'You Are The Only State Where Persons Are Appointed For 2 Years & Give Them Life-Long Pension': Supreme Court Remarks While Rejecting KSRTC's Plea Against Fuel Price Hike

The Supreme Court on Monday orally criticised the Kerala Government's policy to grant life-long pension to persons appointed as the personal staff of Ministers."You are the only state where persons are only appointed by Minister for 2 years & give them a life long pension. Please tell your state, if they can do that, why can't they do this?", the Supreme Court orally observed while...

BREAKING| DJSE & DHJSE 2022 : Supreme Court Relaxes Upper-Age Limit For Age-Barred Candidates Who Were Eligible In 2020 & 2021; Upholds Minimum Age Criteria Of 35 Years For DHJS

The Supreme Court on Monday relaxed the upper-age limit of 32 years for the Delhi Judicial Service Examinations (DJSE) and 45 years for the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examinations (DHJSE) of 2022 for those candidates, who were eligible in 2020 and 2021 but have become age-barred this year.The Court granted the relaxation for the 2022 recruitments taking into account the fact that exams...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal, Subject/Statute Wise Index-March 7 to 13

SUBJECT/STATUTE WISE INDEX Central Excise and Customs Commissionerates Inspector (Central Excise, Preventive Officer and Examiner) Group 'B' Posts Recruitment Rules 2016 - The absence of a provision for filling up a post in the Commissionerate by absorption of persons belonging to the cadre of another Commissionerate clearly indicates that the cadre is treated as a posting unit and...

[Desealing of Properties] Supreme Court To Take Up Applications In Batches After The Amicus Curiae Categorises The Same; To Also List the Review Petition

On Thursday, the Supreme Court accepted the suggestion of the Amicus Curiae to take up the array of applications pertaining to desealing of properties, filed in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, for hearing, in batches as categorised by them. Looking at the volume of applications before the Apex Court, the Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai sought suggestions from...

Service Law - Principles Of Transfer & Postings : Supreme Court Summarizes

The Supreme Court has reiterated that an employee has no fundamental right or a vested right to claim a transfer or posting of their choice.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Vikram Nath summarized the principles relating to transfer and postings in the judgment delivered on March 10 in the case SK Naushad Rahman and others vs Union of India as follows :First and foremost, transfer...