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Article 136 - Direct Appeal From HC Single Bench Orders Maintainable In Cases Of 'Glaring Errors & Injustices' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that existence of alternate remedies is not an absolute bar against the exercise of discretion under Article 136 of the Constitution of India. Observing that the discretion under Article 136 is "flexible and sufficiently wide to correct glaring errors and injustices", the Supreme Court recently entertained a petition filed challenging a single bench order of...
NEET-SS 2021 : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Criteria Which Allows Candidates From Any Discipline To Apply For DM(Medical Genetics)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition which challenges the eligibility criteria to the course of Doctorate of Medicine ("DM") Medical Genetics prescribed in the Schedule to PG Medical Education Regulations 2000 since it allows post graduates from every medical discipline to apply for the course of DM Medical Genetics and Doctorate of National Board (DrNB)...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Insistence On Aadhaar Card For Covid Vaccination
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition seeking directions to the Centre to not insist on the production of Aadhaar card as the only proof of identification for the purpose of administering Covid-19 vaccination.At the outset, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud observed, "Don't go by newspaper articles. Have you seen the COWIN App yourself recently? It has now been updated. Go to...
Supreme Court Dismisses Abdul Nazir Maudany's Plea To Relax Bail Condition
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea filed by Abdul Nazir Maudany, prime accused in the 2008 serial bomb blast case seeking relaxation of condition imposed by the Apex Court while granting him bail on 11th July 2014 in the 2008 Bengaluru blasts case.A Bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari issued the direction while hearing an application filed by...
'Clear Case Of A Relative Being Favoured' : Supreme Court Dismisses As Withdrawn Former Kerala Minister KT Jaleel's Petition Challenging Lok Ayukta Report
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the petition filed by former Kerala Minister KT Jaleel challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict which upheld the report of Kerala Lok Ayukta holding him guilty of nepotism and favouritism.Jaleel, who was the Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare during the LDF government term of 2016-2021, was found to have breached his oath...
'You Have Strangulated The Entire City, Now You Want To Come Inside?' : Supreme Court On Farmers Group's Plea For Permission For Satyagraha At Jantar Mantar
If the farmers groups have already approached the Courts challenging the controversial farm laws, what is the point in continuing with the protests against the laws, asked the Supreme Court today.A bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar posed this query orally to farmers group "Kisan Mahapanchayat" which has approached the Court seeking permission to hold satyagraha at Jantar Mantar in the...
Right To Apply For Bail Is An Individual Right Implicit In Articles 14, 19 & 21 : Supreme Court
Disapproving the blanket orders passed by a single judge of the Rajasthan High Court to not list applications for bail and suspension of sentence as urgent matters during the lockdown, the Supreme Court has observed that the right to apply for bail is an individual right implicit in Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.The Court has observed that such blanket bans would suspend...
Kisan Mahapanchayat Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Permission To Stage Satyagraha At Jantar Mantar
Farmers group "Kisan Mahapanchayat" has approached Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the the authorities under the Central Government, Lieutenant Governor and Commissioner Delhi Police ("Respondents") to allow the Mahapanchayat to stage Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar as permitted to Sanyukt Kisan Morcha farmers. The Kisan Mahapanchayat is a body...
Financial Creditor Has To Prove That Application Filed U/s 7 IBC Is Not Barred By Limitation; But Materials Produced By Corporate Debtor Can Be Examined: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that adjudicating authority can examine the material placed on record by the corporate debtor to determine whether an application filed by financial creditor is not beyond the period of limitation.The court clarified that the burden of prima facie proving occurrence of the default and that the application filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...
'The Offence of Sexual Assault Under S.7 of POCSO Requires Skin-To-Skin Contact': Argues Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra For The Accused
The Supreme Court Bench of Justices U.U.Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi has on Thursday continued the hearing in SLP filed by ASG K.K.Venugopal against the acquittal of an accused in terms of Bombay High Court judgment which held that skin to skin contact is necessary to constitute sexual assault under S.8 of the POCSO Act. The Bench had earlier on Wednesday heard arguments...
NEET-SS 2021 : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Criteria Which Allows Candidates From Any Discipline To Apply For DM(Medical Genetics)
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the eligibility criteria to the course of Doctorate of Medicine ("DM") Medical Genetics prescribed in the Schedule to PG Medical Education Regulations 2000 since it allows post graduates from every medical discipline to apply for the course of DM Medical Genetics and Doctorate of National Board (DrNB)...
Power Of Attorney Having Authorisation Of Financial Creditor Can File Application U/s 7 IBC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the power of attorney holder of a financial creditor who has been given authorisation can file an application under Section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on behalf of it.In this case, one Praveen Kumar Gupta was given general authorisation by the Bank (financial creditor) with respect to all the business and affairs of the Bank, including commencement...