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Jahangirpuri Demolitions: Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court bench led by Justice Nageswara Rao to hear today the petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind and others against the Jahangirpuri demolition drive.Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status-quo on the demoliton drive started by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation against alleged encroachers in the Jahangirpuri area, where communal riots took place last week.A bench led by the...
Appointments Made In Contravention Of Statutory Provisions Are Void Ab Initio : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the appointments made in contravention of the statutory provisions are void ab initio.In this case, the Odisha Administrative Tribunal allowed the Original Applications filed by the applicants (Hindi Teachers) thereby setting aside their termination and directing/allowing them to continue as Government servant as third teacher/Assistant Teacher...
CPI(M) Leader Brinda Karat Moves Supreme Court Against Jahangirpuri Demolitions; Says Demolitions Continued Despite Status Quo Order
Brinda Karat, Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and former Rajya Sabha MP, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the demolition drive initiated by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in the riots-hit Jahangirpuri area.Karat says that the demolition drive has been initiated without following due process and without serving notice to the affected persons....
'Bhaiya Is Back' Banners After Rape-Accused Got Bail: Supreme Court Reserves Orders In Plea Challenging Bail
In the matter where Supreme Court had earlier taken serious note of banners being put up to welcome the release of a rape-accused on bail, the Court on Wednesday reserved its orders in plea by the prosecutrix challenging the bail granted to the accused.The bench was on last occasion informed that banners with statement "Bhaiya is Back" were put up after the accused was released on bail.A...
Arbitrator's Can't Unilaterally Fix Fees At A Later Stage : Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday continued the hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering the issue regarding the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. In the hearing...
Plea To Ban Firecrackers : Supreme Court Posts For Final Disposal On April 26
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to list the petitions filed seeking a ban on the sale, purchase and use of firecrackers in India on 26th April 2020 for final disposalA bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice Bopanna was considering the writ petition filed in 2015 by Arjun Gopal, Aarav Bhandari and Zoya Rao Bhasin, who were then aged between 6 months and 14 months, through their...
"Member Of Disciplined Force Expected To Control Mind & Passion" : SC Upholds SSB Constable's Removal For Entering Women Barracks At Night
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the penalty of removal from service imposed on a Head Constable from the Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB) - a Central Armed Police Force guarding border - for entering the women barracks at midnight.The punishment of "removal from service" was imposed on him for "violation of good order and discipline" by entering the Mahila Barack at midnight. He was charged...
Doctors Cannot Be Held Liable For Medical Negligence Merely Because They Could Not Save The Patient : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that merely because doctors could not save the patient, he/she cannot be held liable for medical negligence."The doctors are expected to take reasonable care, but no professional can assure that the patient will come back home after overcoming the crisis" the bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka observed.The court added that the liability would only...
Supreme Court Agrees To Urgently Hear Plea To Clear Wage Arrears Of MGNREGA Workers
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to allow urgent listing of plea filed seeking directions to redress the situation of workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) in the country. The petitioner is arguing that the pending wages of the MNREGA workers are piling up along with negative balances in funds of most of the states.An application has...
"Every Sinner Has A Future": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Imposed On Man For Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl
The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of four year old girl.The bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi observed that the maximum punishment prescribed may not always be the determinative factor for repairing the crippled psyche of the offender.The Trial Court had awarded death sentence to the accused...
Supreme Court Appoints Ex-Judge Justice AM Sapre To Assist Unitech Board Of Managment In Sale Of Assets
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former Supreme Court Judge, Justice AM Sapre to assist the Board of Management of Unitech for the purpose of sale/monetization of the land assets. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah appointed the former Supreme Court judge for ensuring that the procedure which has been proposed comports with the need to maintain transparency and...
Kerala Actor Assault Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Main Accused Pulsar Suni's Plea Seeking Bail
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in plea by Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni, co accused of Malayalam actor Dileep in the 2017 sexual assault case seeking bail.A bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela Trivedi issued notice in the special leave petition filed challenging Kerala High Court's order dated 29th March 2022 dismissing Suni's bail application.The petitioner...