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Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In Plea Challenging Notification To De Notify Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary; Grants Liberty To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a plea challenging notification dated January 25, 2021 ("impugned notification") issued by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary (E&F), Andaman and Nicobar Administration to de-notify the Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.The bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari granted the petitioner liberty to approach the High Court. It was stated...
Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order Laying Down Guidelines To Feed Street Dogs
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of an order of the Delhi High Court which issued a set of guidelines for feeding street dogs after holding that citizens have a right to feed street dogs.A division bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose stayed the High Court's order on a petition filed by an NGO 'Humane Foundation for People and Animals' challenging it.The...
Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Awarded To POCSO Convict ; Directs His Psychological Evaluation
The Supreme Court stayed execution of death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of a 11 year old girl.We feel that the interest of justice dictates that we obtain a psychological evaluation of the appellant, the bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha said while granting leave in the special leave petition filed by Jai Prakash challenging...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court To Consider Validity Of West Bengal Condition Of 3 Years Minimum Service In Remote Areas For In-Service Quota
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the plea of 4 doctors challenging the West Bengal state notification of October, 2021 extending the condition of three years' minimum service in remote/difficult/ rural areas for being considered as eligible for the in-service quota.The effect of the notification is that for availing of state quota seats in post- graduate medical courses,...
Acquittal In Criminal Case Is A Factor While Deciding Confiscation Proceedings Under MP Cow Slaughter Prohibition Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the acquittal of an accused in a criminal case under Madhya Pradesh Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 2004, is a factor to be considered while deciding confiscation proceedings under the Act."In a case where the offender/accused are acquitted in the Criminal Prosecution, the judgment given in the Criminal Trial should be factored in by the District Magistrate...
Class X Exams 2021 - Students Not Entitled To Know Attendance Sheet, Result Committee Report & Detailed Scorecard Of All Students Of A School : CBSE Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday granted 2 weeks time to file rejoinder in the petition filed by class Xth passed out students against the alleged illegal action of St Xavier International School, Orissa ("School") of denying to provide detailed scorecard and answer sheet for concealing its malpractices in awarding marks to the students for the alternate assessment followed in 2021 following...
Supreme Court Upholds Gauhati HC's Order Awarding 10.5 Additional Marks To Assam Civil Services Exam Candidate
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the order of the Gauhati High Court to award additional 10.5 marks to a candidate who appeared for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), 2015 for recruitment to various posts of the Assam Civil Services.Essentially, the Bench of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari was hearing a plea moved by the Assam Public Service Commission challenge...
'Unprecedented' : Supreme Court Expresses Shock At HC's Blanket Orders Protecting Ex-Punjab DGP From Arrest Even In Future Cases
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed strong disapproval of a Punjab and Haryana High Court's order granting 'blanket protection' to former Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini, even in cases to be filed against him in future. Calling the orders 'unprecedented', a Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli was seemingly appalled...
Puducherry Local Body Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Discontinuing Reservations For Backward Classes & ST
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in petition filed by R. Siva, the Opposition Leader in Puducherry Legislative Assembly assailing the Government Order and Election Commission Notification discontinuing reservations for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes in the Puducherry local body elections. Looking at the urgency in the matter, a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara...
'Go Prepare For Exams' : Supreme Court Dismisses Law Student's Plea To Cancel 3 Year LLB Exams Of KSLU
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with Karnataka High Court's order that allowed Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for a 3 year LLB course."Dismissed. No indulgence. They are law students & want to become lawyers, future judges and in this manner?," the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar said.The Karnataka High Court bench of Justice S G Pandit...
Evacuation Of Indians Stranded In Ukraine : 'No Meaning In High Courts Entertaining Matters, When We're Hearing', Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday send a message to the High Courts to desist from entertaining and granting directions in pleas seeking evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, when the Supreme Court is seized of the issue.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India orally expressed this message after the Attorney General for India expressed concerns regarding High...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Petitioner & Students Stranded Along With Her Will Be Brought To India Tonight; 17,000 Indians Evacuated, Attorney General Tells Supreme Court
The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Friday that over 250 Indian medical students, on whose behalf a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking their evacuation from Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, will be brought to India tonight.The AG informed a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana that the petitioner Fathima Ahana Muhammad...