Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: June 2024

As the Supreme Court prepares to reopen on July 8 and the vacation period concludes, LiveLaw brings you its monthly digest of June. This digest will keep you updated on all the significant developments that occurred before the Vacation Benches. From the progress in Kejriwal's plea against the Delhi High Court's interim order staying his bail to updates on the NEET-UG 2024 matter, we've got you covered. Orders/ Judgments No Government Servant Can Claim Promotion As Their Right : Supreme Court Case Title : Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. v. High Court of Gujarat & Ors. | Writ Petition (Civil) No. 432 of 2023 Recently, the Supreme Court observed that government employees cannot demand promotion as a matter of right and that the Court's intervention in promotion policies should only be limited when there is a violation of the equality principle under Article 16 of the Constitution. Higher Qualifications Or Marks Not Sufficient To Determine 'Merit' For Judges' Promotions; Past Performance Relevant : Supreme Court Case Title: Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. v. High Court of Gujarat & Ors. | Writ Petition (Civil) No. 432 of 2023 The Court in its judgment concerning the promotion of Judicial Officers by the Gujarat High Court took an expansive view of what would mean by 'merit' in the context of promotion of judicial officers. Supreme Court Dismisses YSR Congress Party's Challenge To ECI Circular Relaxing Postal Ballot Norms In Andhra Case Title: YSR Congress Party and Anr. v. Election Commission of India and Anr.| Diary No. 25729-2024 The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition filed by YSR Congress Party challenging relaxation of postal ballot norms by the Election Commission of India in the State of Andhra Pradesh. NEET-UG 2024 : Another Petition In Supreme Court Seeks NEET Re-Exam Over Alleged Paper Leak Case Title: Shivangi Mishra and others v. National Testing Agency and others | DIARY NO. - 25656/2024 Raising allegations of leaking of the question paper of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate( (NEET-UG) 2024 exam held on May 5, another writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a re-conduct of the exam. Delhi Water Crisis : Supreme Court Asks Upper Yamuna River Board To Convene Urgent Meeting On June 5 Case Title: GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS., Diary No. 25504-2024 To resolve the water crisis being faced by residents of Delhi, the Supreme Court today asked the Upper Yamuna River Board to call for an emergent meeting of all stakeholder-states on June 5 and submit the Minutes of the Meeting as well as the suggested steps by June 6. EVM Destruction Case : Supreme Court Restrains YSRCP MLA Pinnelli Reddy From Entering Counting Station Case Title: Seshagiri Rao Namburi v. Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy and Anr, Diary No. 25204-2024 (and connected matter) Pursuant to allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) destruction at a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh, the Supreme Court today restrained Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy(YSRCP) from entering the concerned counting station and/or the vicinity of the same on 04.06.2024 (when counting will take place). Supreme Court Dismisses YSRCP Leader's Plea Seeking Repolling At Certain Booths In Andhra Pradesh's Chandragiri Case Title: CHEVIREDDY MOHITH REDDY V. THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, DIARY NO. - 24933/2024 The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by YSR Congress Party MLA Candidate Chevireddy Monith Reddy seeking repolling at some booths of the Chandragiri assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Supreme Court Allows Manish Sisodia To Revive Bail Plea After Final Chargesheet/Complaint Is Filed By ED/CBI In Four Weeks Case Title: MANISH SISODIA Versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT., SLP(Crl) No. 7795/2024 (and connected matter) The Supreme Court disposed of the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia regarding the money laundering and corruption cases connected to the liquor policy case. This was after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Court that the final chargesheet in the matter would be filed in three weeks. However, the Court granted time till July 03, 2024 for filing of the chargesheet. At the same time, it gave Sisodia liberty to raise his plea after filing of the chargesheet. Subsequent Change In Law Can't Be A Ground For Condonation Of Delay: Supreme Court Case Title: Delhi Development Authority v. Tejpal & Ors., SLP(C) No. 26697 of 2019 (and connected matters) In a batch of land acquisition cases, the Supreme Court recently observed that subsequent change in law cannot be a ground for condonation of delay. The case pertained to land acquisition process initiated by Delhi government under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for planned development of Delhi. Between 1957-2006, various...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: June 2024

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