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Mere Non-Availability Of Operation Theatres When Patient Was Taken For Surgery Not Medical Negligence On Part Of Hospital : Supreme Court
"No fault can be attached to the Hospital if the operation theatres were occupied when the patient was taken for surgery. Operation theatres cannot be presumed to be available at all times"
Breaking: Delhi Court Lets Off Former Delhi HC Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla With Rs. 40K Fine For Assaulting Woman Lawyer In 1994
A Delhi Court on Tuesday let off Former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla, recently convicted for assaulting a woman lawyer namely Sujata Kohli in the year 1994, by imposing a fine of Rs. 40,000 on him.Complainant Sujata Kohli, who was a practicing lawyer earlier, became a judge in the Delhi judiciary and retired as District and Sessions Judge. Chief Metropolitan...
Civil Society Must Also Be Placed With Collective Responsibility To Carry Out Reafforestation Activities : Supreme Court
While emphasising on the idea of collective responsibility to carry out reafforestation and ensure a sustainable future,the Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to evolve a plan of action to plant tree saplings in the city y involving school and college students, educational institutions, NGOz ,...
Businessmen Will Be Hesitant To Enter Govt Contracts If Undertakings Are Altered On Mere Change Of Person In Power : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has cautioned against the public authorities changing the undertakings in government contracts merely due to the change of person in power. The Court said that if previous undertakings are violated by the successor authority without any proper grounds of public interests, businessmen will be hesitant to enter into government contracts.Such a situation will be...
'Police Preventing Transfer Of Shares? We Can't Allow This': Supreme Court Stays UP Police Notices To Yes Bank
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh Police for issuing Cr. P. C. section 102 notice to Yes Bank in respect of shares allegedly pledged by Dish TV and injuncting it from transferring the same or exercising its voting rights at the latter's AGM.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, A. S. Bopanna and Vikram Nath was hearing Yes Bank's SLP against the November 25 order...
'We Can't Wait Longer Now' : Supreme Court To Go Ahead With Sentence Hearing In Vijay Mallaya's Contempt Case Regardless Of His Absence
Expressing a clear intention to go ahead with the sentence hearing in the contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, the Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the matter for hearing on January 18, 2022.The Court stated that even if Mallya - who is now in United Kingdom from where the India Government is trying to extradite him- is not present before the Court on that day for any...
Fully Reasoned Order Not Necessary For Taking Cognizance On The Basis Of Police Report : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that it is not obligatory on the part of the Court to issue a fully reasoned order for taking cognizance on the basis of a police report(Case : Pradeep S Wodeyar versus Union of India). A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna was deciding an appeal filed against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which...
Irregularity In Order Taking Cognizance Will Not Vitiate Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an irregularity in the order taking cognizance will not vitiate the proceedings in a criminal trial(case: Pradeep S Wodeyar vs State of Karnataka).A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna was deciding an appeal filed against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which dismissed the appellant's petition...
NEET-UG : Supreme Court Dismisses Students' Plea Alleging Error In Hindi Translation Of Question Paper
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by 22 NEET-UG candidates who sought recalculation of their scores due to an alleged error in the Hind translation of a physics question in the NEET-UG 2021.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Vikram Nath dismissed the petition after a panel of three independent experts constituted by the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Doctors' Plea To Postpone DNB/DrNB Final Theory Exams Scheduled In December 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by 4 doctors seeking the postponement of the DNB/DrNB Final Theory Exams, December 2021 that are scheduled to be conducted as per the terms of the notice dated October 23, 2021 from December 16 to December 19.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna and Vikram Nath observed that the postponement of the exam is...
Supreme Court Allows A Female Candidate Who Took 308 Days' Maternity Leave During DNB Residency Training To Take Theory Examination
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a female candidate who took 308 days' maternity leave during the residency training for DNB in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to take the theory examination scheduled in December.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna noted that Clause 6 of Circular of January 18 of the National Board of Examinations clearly stipulates that the extension...
Robust Regulatory Mechanism & Draft Agreement Already Prescribed Under RERA: Centre Tells Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Model Builder Buyer Agreement
Responding to a plea seeking a model builder buyer agreement, the Central Government has submitted before the Supreme Court that a robust regulatory mechanism and draft 'agreement for sale" has already been prescribed under the provisions of RERA [Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act].According to Centre, the mechanism prescribed under RERA seeks to balance the rights and interest...