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NEET-PG | Should Not The Security Bond Amount Be Uniform Across States? Supreme Court Asks
On Thursday, the Supreme Court indicated that medical colleges across the board can adopt a uniform security amount for students taking admission and then vacating seats. He noted that the students joining medical courses often come from humble backgrounds and their parents are burdened with the heavy cost of their education. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y....
Application Seeking Hearing Of Review Petition By A Particular HC Judge Has To Be Placed Before Chief Justice Of HC On Administrative Side ; Not On Judicial Side : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an application seeking to assign a review petition to a particular HC judge should be placed before Chief Justice of the High Court and not to be dealt on judicial side. Justice GS Patel reserved a second appeal for judgment while he was sitting at the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court. The judgment allowing the second appeal was delivered through virtual mode...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking To Direct States To Frame Rules For Registration Of Sikh Marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking directions for the State Governments to formulate rules for the registration of Sikh Marriages under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909.A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C. T. Ravikumar sought response from the Respondents on the plea praying to issue writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to notify the rules under...
Civil Court Can Try Suit Filed By Borrower Against Bank ; But Has No Power To Transfer It To DRT : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a Civil Court has jurisdiction to try a suit filed by a borrower against a Bank or Financial Institution.Answering the reference made to to it, the three judges bench presided by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul observed that an independent suit filed by the borrower against the bank or financial institution cannot be transferred to be tried along with application under...
'Letter Of Credit' Is Independent Of And Unqualified By The Contract Of Sale Or Underlying Transactions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a letter of credit is independent of and unqualified by the contract of sale or underlying transactions.The court observed thus in a judgment delivered in an appeal filed against the order passed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal CommissionBawa Paulins Pvt. Ltd. entered into a contract with County Seat Stores, New York for export of two hundred...
UGC Regulations 2018 - Appointment Of Vice-Chancellor Has To Be Made Out Of A 'Panel Of Names' Recommended By Search Committee: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the Vice-Chancellor appointment has to be made out of the panel of the names recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee.Most meritorious person should be appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the University from and amongst the other eligible meritorious candidates out of the panel of the names recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee, the bench...
If Govt Comes In Total Control Of Judges' Appointments, We'll Be Heading For Disaster : Former Supreme Court Judges On Law Minister's Comments
"The Supreme Court collegium must have changes, they need to discuss it and they need to discuss it threadbare. And this, I think, is the right moment to do it before the government launches an attack on the collegium and tries to displace it completely", retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur said in a panel discussion of NDTV news channel.On being asked by if he is...
BREAKING | Rampur Court Dismisses SP Leader Azam Khan's Plea Seeking Stay On His Conviction In 2019 Hate Speech Case
A Court In Uttar Pradesh's Rampur District today DISMISSED an application moved by the Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan seeking a stay of his conviction in the 2019 hate speech case. The Court has pronounced the order today pursuant to a direction issued by the Apex Court to decide Khan's application on Thursday itself.It may be noted that Khan had been found guilty in a 2019 Hate Speech case...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Stay Demolition Of Tomb Of Afzal Khan In Satara Tomorrow
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, said that it would hear the application filed seeking stay of demolition of tomb/dargah of Afzal Khan situated in Pratapgarh, Satara, Maharashtra. Advocate, Mr. Nizam Pasha mentioned the matter before a Bench comprising CJI, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice J.B. Pardiwala. The Counsel orally sought status quo direction, but the...
'Why Are You Dragging Your Feet?': Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Not Filing Reply To Plea Seeking National Heritage Status For Ram Setu
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the Union Government to file a counter affidavit in the petition preferred by Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy seeking National Heritage Status for Ram Setu, within a period of four weeks. At the outset Dr. Swamy appearing in person apprised the Bench comprising CJI, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice J.B. Pardiwala...
Questions And Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar(4) -Investigation By Police-PART IV
A1. INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE – Part IVQ.16 In a corruption case the trap as well as the investigation was conducted by a DySP of Police in a station where a Superintendent of Police ("SP" for short) was available. When the charge-sheet was filed before the Special Judge the incompetence of the DySP to conduct the investigation was pointed out and the Special Judge...
Estranged Wife Moves Supreme Court Challenging ART Rule Mandating Husband's Consent For Donor Sperm Insemination
The Supreme Court on Thursday considered a writ petition seeking directions to quash a rule under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 requiring married women to obtain their husbands' consent for intrauterine insemination with donor sperm. The Court tagged the said petition with another pending petition filed by an IVF specialist against the ART Act, the...