Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [Aug 21-27]

Judgments/OrdersSupreme Court Sets Aside Order Suspending Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal; Asks Kerala HC To Decide AfreshCase Title: U.T. Administration of Lakshadweep v. Mohammed Faizal & Ors.Citation: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 1644 of 2023 The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case and asked the High Court to take a fresh decision within six weeks.Even while remitting the matter to the high court, a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan held that the benefit of the suspension of conviction will continue till the high court disposes of the application, enabling the Nationalist Congress Party leader to continue as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Lakshadweep.'ED Cannot Be A Law Unto Itself': Supreme Court Extends Interim Relief In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam CaseCase Title: Yash Tuteja and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. Citation: W.P.(Crl.) No. 153/2023ED (Directorate of Enforcement) cannot be a law unto itself, orally observed the Supreme Court on Monday (August 21) while extending the interim protection from coercive action to certain Chattisgarh government officials in the UP Police FIR over alleged making of duplicate holograms in connection with the liquor scam case.NEET-PG : Supreme Court Reduces Penalty For Student With Disability Who Left Seat After Taking AdmissionCase Title: Amrit Malik v. Medical Counseling CommitteeCitation: Writ Petition (Civil) No.121/2023The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to a disabled student and lowered her penalty of Rs 15 lakhs to Rs 5 lakhs after she withdrew her admission from a PG Medical course seat in Tamil Nadu. The plea was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra.Forcing Woman To Have Child Born Out Of Rape Against Constitutional Philosophy’: Supreme Court Allows Survivor’s Plea For AbortionCase Details: XYZ v. State of GujaratCitation: Diary No. 33790 - 2023Forcing a woman to have a child conceived as a result of rape is against our constitutional philosophy, the Supreme Court observed on Monday, while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor. Noting that such pregnancy affected the physical and mental health of the woman, the court set aside an order of the Gujarat High Court that had earlier dismissed the survivor's petition for a medical termination of pregnancy.Woman Alone Has Right Over Her Body; She's The Ultimate Decision Maker On Abortion : Supreme CourtCase Details: XYZ v. State of GujaratCitation: Diary No. 33790 - 2023The Supreme Court on Monday has reiterated that a woman alone has the right over her body and is the ultimate decision-maker on the question of whether she wants to undergo an abortion. This observation was made by the court while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor.St Stephen's Admissions: Supreme Court Dismisses DU's & UGC's Challenge To College Conducting Interviews For Minority Quota In Current Academic YearCase Title: University of Delhi v. St. Stephen's College & AnrCitation: Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 17344 of 2023In a major relief to Delhi's St Stephen's College, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Delhi University and University Grant Commission’s pleas against the college adopting an 85-15 formula for minority applicants, with the university’s Common University Entrance Test (CUET) contributing 85 percent to the overall score considered at the time of admission and the rest 15% counted on the basis of performance in interviews.Badminton Association Case: Supreme Court Sets Aside HC's Stay On BAI Diktat Against Players Playing In 'Unrecognised TournamentsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 22) set aside the Karnataka High Court’s order allowing badminton players to participate in tournaments unrecognised by the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Allowing an appeal filed by the BAI, the Bench comprising Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Dipankar Datta asked the High Court to reconsider the matter.The Supreme Court observed that the ex-parte interim order passed by the High Court was in the teeth of the Apex Court’s judgment in Devraj v. State of Maharashtra, Appeal (civil) 2084 of 2004 where it was held that relief in the nature of final relief cannot be granted at the interim stage unless a very strong prima facie case is established.Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala IAS Officer Sreeram Venkittaraman’s Plea Against Culpable Homicide Charge In Drunken Driving CaseCase Title: Sreeram Venkittaraman v. State of KeralaCitation: Diary No.- 27504 - 2023The Supreme Court on Friday(August 25) dismissed Kerala IAS officer Sreeram Venkittaraman’s petition challenging the Kerala High Court’s order which resorted culpable homicide charge against him in the 2019 drunken driving case that led to the killing of a journalist named...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [Aug 21-27]

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