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Statement In Advertisement Contrary To Service Regulations Won't Create Right In Favour Of Applicants: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that in the event of a conflict between a statement in an advertisement and service regulations, the latter shall prevail. The Court added that an erroneous advertisement would not create a right in favour of applicants who act on such representation.The Court further held that "regulations framed by statutory authorities have the force of enacted law and in the...
Section 5 Limitation Act Does Not Apply To Institution Of Civil Suit In Civil Court: Supreme Court
Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not apply to the institution of civil suit in the Civil Court, the Supreme Court said in a judgment on Friday (21 Jan 2022)The court observed thus while setting aside a judgment passed by the NCDRC in which it observed that the complainant would be at liberty to seek remedy in the competent Civil Court. The Commission further observed that if he chooses...
Marital Rape - Expectation Of Sexual Relations Cannot Lead To Husband Having Forcible Sex With Wife: Rebecca John To Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar that expectation of...
Revisional Jurisdiction Of NCDRC Extremely Limited, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the revisional jurisdiction of the National Commission under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act is extremely limited.It should be exercised only in case as contemplated within the parameters specified in the said provision, namely when it appears to the National Commission that the State Commission had exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it by law,...
Supreme Court Permits Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd. To Put Up Advertisements On Noida Side Of DND Flyway
The Supreme Court of India Wednesday allowed the Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd. it to put up advertisements on the NOIDA side of the DND Flyway.A bench comprising Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice B.R. Gavai today allowed an Application by the Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd seeking direction to maintain status quo with respect to display of outdoor advertisements along the DND Flyway and to direct...
'The More You Publicise It The More You Serve Her Cause':Supreme Court Disposes Off Plea Seeking Censoring Of Kangana Ranaut's Social Media Posts
Recording that the petitioner-in-person has already instituted a private complaint for actor Kangana Ranaut's outbursts against the Sikh community over protests against the now-repealed three farm laws, and that the prayer for the clubbing of all FIRs lodged is not pressed, the Supreme Court on Friday disposed off the plea seeking censoring of her Social Media posts.The plea moved by lawyer...
BREAKING| Attorney General Grants Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Yati Narsinghanand For Remarks Against Supreme Court
The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal has granted consent to initiate contempt proceedings against the 'Dharam Sansad' leader Yati Narsinghanand over his recent 'derogatory remarks' against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India.The consent has been granted in response to a letter by an activist Shachi Nelli seeking to initiate contempt against Yati Narsinghanand for his...
Plea To Improve Judicial Training : Supreme Court Gives Liberty To Former District Judge To Give Suggestions To National Judicial Academy
The Supreme Court today granted Alok Verma, Former Additional District Judge of Madhya Pradesh, liberty to submit his suggestions pertaining to improving the quality of training imparted by Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy to the Director, National Judicial Academy.The Court found the petitioner's suggestions "worthy of consideration".The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh...
Supreme Court Asks Centre If It Proposes To Create Indian Environment Service
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking creation of the fourth All India Service, the "Indian Environment Service", for protection and conservation of the environment. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh observed that the TSR Subramanian Committee, which was constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Bihar Circulars Of Altering Schedule Caste List
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of circulars dated May 16, 2014 and July 1, 2015 ("impugned circulars") issued by the State of Bihar by which the State had altered the Schedule Caste list.The State of Bihar on May 16, 2014 had issued a circular in which it had included the caste 'Khatwe' (at serial no. 19 of Central list of Other Backward Class (OBCs))...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Effective Implementation Of Section 4 Of Right To Information Act
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Writ Petition seeking effective implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ("RTI Act") dealing with the obligations of public authorities, which the petitioner claimed to be the soul of the RTI Act without which the statute would be reduced to an "ornamental legislation". A Bench comprising...