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Having An Option To Surrender & Apply For Regular Bail After Filing Charge Sheet Does Not Preclude Parties From Seeking Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ("November 16") observed that merely because it was kept open for the parties to surrender and apply for Regular Bail after filing of the charge sheet, the same did preclude them to apply for anticipatory bail u/s 438 Cr.P.C. after filing the charge sheet."Merely because it was kept open for the petitioners to surrender and apply for Regular...
Motor Accident Compensation: Claimants Entitled To 'Future Prospects' Even If Deceased Was Not Earning: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed the even in case of a deceased who had no income at the time of death, their legal heirs shall also be entitled to future prospects by adding future rise in income.It is not expected that the deceased who was not serving at all, his income is likely to remain static and his income would remain stagnant, the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna...
BREAKING : Farm Laws Will Be Repealed In Upcoming Parliament Session, Says Prime Minister
In a big announcement, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday morning that the Central Government will take steps to repeal the three contentious farm laws."We have decided to repeal three farm laws. We will finish the constitutional process to repeal the law in upcoming Parliament session", Prime Minister Modi said in a special address to the nation on the day of Guru Nanak...
Supreme Court Issues Additional Directions For Disbursement Of Compensation And Expeditious Adjudication Of MACT Claims
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions regarding disbursement of compensation and expeditious adjudication of motor accident claims by online mechanism.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh hearing the writ petition filed by Insurance Company Bajaj Allianz seeking slew of directions in the matter and had in earlier directed the petitioner, to come up with...
Compassionate Appointment Policy Prevalent At The Time Of Employee's Death Applies, Not Subsequent One: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the policy prevalent at the time of death of the deceased employee is required to be considered for the appointment on compassionate ground."The claim for compassionate appointment must be decided only on the basis of relevant scheme prevalent on date of demise of the employee and subsequent scheme cannot be looked into.", the bench of Justices MR Shah and...
Brochure For NEET Must Carry A Segment On Candidates With Disabilities Enumerating The Benefits Available To Them: Supreme Court Tells NTA
"Brochure for NEET must have a segment on candidates with disabilities, enumerating the specific benefits available for visually-challenged, hearing-impaired candidates or candidates with dysgraphia. There should be disclosure in advance. Secondly, there should be proper training for invigilators. It is very crucial that they are aware".
Sec 7 POCSO - Main Ingredient Of Offence Of 'Sexual Assault' Is 'Sexual Intent' And Not 'Skin To Skin" Contact : Supreme Court
While reversing the controversial Bombay High Court's judgment in a POCSO case, the Supreme Court observed that the main ingredient of the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the Act was "sexual intent" and and not "skin to skin" contact."The very object of enacting the POCSO Act is to protect the children from sexual abuse, and if such a narrow interpretation is accepted, it would...
'Attempt To Overreach Directions' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Gujarat Govt For Constituting Scrutiny Committee To Compensate COVID Deaths
The Supreme Court on Thursday rapped Gujarat Government for issuing a notification dated October 29, 2021 as per which a Scrutiny Committee was constituted for granting ex-gratia compensation to COVID victims.The Court observed that the constitution of the scrutiny committee was an attempt to overreach the directions in the judgment delivered on October 4 in the case Gaurav Kumar...
'Ambush PILs' Filed To Preclude Genuine Litigants; Summary Dismissal Of Earlier Article 32 Petition Won't Operate As Res Judicata : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the summary dismissal of an earlier writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution does not operate as res judicata.There is a trend of poorly pleaded public interest litigations being filed instantly following a disclosure in the media, with a conscious intention to obtain a dismissal from the Court and preclude genuine litigants from approaching the Court...
