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Allow Ukraine-Returned Indian Students To Continue Medical Education In India : PIL In Supreme Court
A Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petiiton has been filed in Supreme Court seeking specific guidelines or directions in respect of admission and continuation of their Medical Course in India for Indian students who were studying in Ukraine and were displaced from their Medical Universities.The petition filed by Advocates Rana Sandeep Busa and Dr Neetu Naidu states that the need of hour for...
Over 40 Lakh Cases Disposed In First National Lok Adalat Of 2022
The Legal Services Authorities across the country, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the leadership of Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, NALSA, organised the first National Lok Adalat of the year 2022 in all the 36 States/UTs on 12th March in both physical and hybrid mode.As per the data available till 4.30...
BJP MLA Moves Supreme Court Against Change In Maharashtra Speaker Election Rules
BJP MLA Girish Mahajan has approached Supreme Court against Bombay HC's order dismissing his PIL against change in Maharashtra Speaker Election Rules. Mahajan states that the amendments of the Rules are "arbitrary and unconstitutional," adding that the "election process has been reduced to a selection process." By the amendment to Rule 6 and Rule 7 of the MLA Rules the "secret...
PMLA : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge Against Madras HC Decision That 2018 Amendment Revived Twin Conditions For Bail Under Section 45
The Supreme Court recently (February 25) dismissed a special leave petition assailing the order of the Madras High Court, whereby the Directors of a company were denied bail, inter alia, upholding the presumption of constitutionality of Section 45(1) and the twin conditions therein, as amended by the Finance Act, 2018. Upon hearing the submissions made by Solicitor General of India,...
Academic Matters Should Be Best Left To Academics, Courts Have No Expertise In Matters When Conscious Decision Is Taken By Experts; Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld Delhi High Court's observation that courts have no expertise in the matters when a conscious decision is taken by the experts and academic matters should be best left to academics.The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna was considering SLP assailing Delhi High Court's order dated March 5, 2021.The petitioner had approached the High Court aggrieved...
Party Having Right Of Appeal Does Not Have Corresponding Right To Insist For Consideration Of Appeal By Forum That Was No Longer In Existence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a party having the right of consideration of appeal does not have any corresponding right to insist for consideration of the appeal by a forum which is no longer in existence.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath was considering a civil appeal preferred by Chief Divisional Retail Sales Manager, Divisional Office, Indian Oil...
Article 227 - High Court Cannot Go Deep Into Factual Issues Like An Appellate Body : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on 23rd February, held that the High Court while exercise powers of a supervisory Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India cannot act as an appellate body to re-appreciate evidence.The High Court, under Article 227, can interfere with the decisions of a fact-finding forum only when its findings are perverse i.e. Erroneous on account...
Arbitrator's Fees : Supreme Court To Hear Issues Relating To 4th Schedule Of Arbitration Act
The Supreme Court has decided to consider the legal questions pertaining to the fee scale for arbitrators under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996Different cases relating to the interpretation of the Fourth Schedule are pending before different Benches of the Supreme Court.Last week, while arguing an arbitration petition filed by Oil and Natural Gas...
'She Is Not A Female' : Husband Moves Supreme Court Seeking Cheating Case Against Wife
The Supreme Court on Friday(March 11) issued notice in a petition moved by a husband seeking a cheating case against his wife for allegedly concealing the fact that she was physiologically not a female at the time of marriage.The husband contended that his wife is not a female due to presence of a Penis and an Imperforate Hymen, and the concealment of this fact from him amounts to the offence...
Banks Exempted From Deducting Tax At Source While Paying Interest To Statutory Corporations : Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court has reiterated that Banks are exempted from the mandate of Section 194A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, to deduct tax at the source (TDS), on payment of interest to corporations established by a statute. In the facts of the present case, the Apex Court held that in terms of the notification dated 22.10.2022 issued by the Central Government, the Union Bank of...
Supreme Court Seeks Patna High Court's Response To Suggestions To Reduce Pendency Of Bihar Prohibition Act Cases
The Supreme Court, while dealing with a writ petition[1] relating to the delayed listing of a bail application in the Patna High Court, has asked the High Court to consider the feasibility of implementing suggestions made to reduce the pendency of the cases under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.The suggestions were made by Advocate Shoeb Alam, the counsel appearing for...