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'We Refuse To Back Off' : Supreme Court Holds Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya Guilty Of Contempt Of Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya guilty of contempt of court for scandalising the Court and wasting its judicial time by filing repeated petitions with contemptuous allegations against judges and court staff.Noting that Daiya has not deposited the cost of Rupees 25 lakhs, which was earlier imposed on him for filing frivolous PILs, the Court directed...
'Bala Sanyasa' Is Legal; No Statutory Or Constitutional Bar Against Minor Becoming Swami : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday upheld the legality of "bala sanyasa" and held that there was no legal bar against a minor becoming a swami.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum delivered the judgment while dismissing a writ petition filed questioning the legality of appointing 16-year-old Aniruddha Saralathaya (now named...
Cancel NEET-UG Exam; Conduct Fresh Test : Plea In Supreme Court Over Paper Leak Reports
While alleging criminal conspiracy and involvement of coaching centres in leaking of NEET UG 2021 entrance examination paper, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of NEET UG 2021 Entrance Examination held on 12th September 2021 and directions for conducting a fresh exam. Several NEET UG aspirations have filed a writ petition seeking cancellation of the...
'There Can't Be En Masse Transfer Of Cases To CBI': Kapil Sibal Argues For West Bengal Govt In Post-Poll Violence Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta high Court's direction for CBI investigation into cases of murder, rape and crimes against women which allegedly took place during the post-poll violence in West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose observed that the State of West Bengal through...
NEET Aspirants Moves Supreme Court Challenging MHA Notification Treating OCIs At Par With NRIs For Admissions
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a writ petition challenging the notification dated March 4, 2021 ("impugned notification") issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs which treats Overseas Citizens of India at parity with Non Resident Indians with regards to All India Entrance Tests such as NEET, JEE (Mains), JEE (Advanced) or such other tests for the purpose of admissions. ...
Reduce Physical Production Of Undertrials In Courts: Lawyer's Plea In Supreme Court After Rohini Court Shooting
In the backdrop of recent gun firing and killing of jailed gangster Jitender Gogi inside Delhi's Rohini Court hall, a lawyer has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to prevent the various Trial Courts across India from insisting on presence of undertrials on each and every date as a matter of routine practice.A PIL has been filed by Advocate Rishi Malhotra on Tuesday arguing that...
Insurance Surveyor's Report Not Sacrosanct, But Consumer Forum Cannot Subject It To 'Forensic Examination': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that though an insurance surveyor's report is not so sacrosanct, a Consumer Forum which is primarily concerned with an allegation of deficiency in service cannot subject it to 'forensic examination of its anatomy'."Once it is found that there was no inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance of the duties and...
Firecraker Regulation : 'Our Orders Should Be Implemented In True Spirit', Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today while hearing an application alleging violation of the order dated February 10, 2017 banning the use of certain chemicals that were dangerous & beyond safety limits in the fireworks by the manufacturers observed that it could not permit others to infringe the right to life of other citizens and that there was a need to strike balance between...
Retrospective Seniority Cannot Be Claimed From A Date When An Employee Is Not Even Borne In Service: Supreme Court
Retrospective seniority cannot be claimed from a date when an employee is not even borne in service, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment today.The bench of Justices R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy observed that seniority benefit can accrue only after a person joins service and to say that benefits can be earned retrospectively would be erroneous.In this case, the authorities...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Issue Instructions To Implement Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities Within 4 Months
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to issue instructions "at the earliest and not later than four months", in accordance with the proviso to Section 34 of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for giving reservation in promotions to persons with disabilities.The said proviso reads as "Provided that the reservation in promotion shall be in accordance...
'We Find You Made Out A Case For Issuing Notice' : Supreme Court On West Bengal Govt Challenge To CBI Probe In Post-Poll Violence Cases
Stating that the State of West Bengal has made out a prima faice case in its challenge against the Calcutta High Court direction for CBI investigation in post-poll violence cases relating to murder and rape, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on its petition."We find you made out a case for issuing notice", observed a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha...