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Families Of Covid Victims To Receive Rs 50,000 As Ex-Gratia Compensation From State Disaster Response Funds: Centre Informs Supreme Court
Pursuant to the Top Court's direction in the Judgement dated June 30th, 2021 in which the Court directed the NDMA to frame guidelines for grant of compensation to the dependents of those who died due to COVID, Centre today informed Supreme Court that the families of those who die due to CoVID will receive Rs 50,000 ex gratia from the State Governments. "The ex gratia assistance to...
Arbitration Reference Can Be Declined If Dispute In Question Does Not Correlate To Arbitration Agreement: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that prayer for reference to Arbitration under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act can be declined if the dispute in question does not correlate to the arbitration agreement.The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant observed that it is not expected to act mechanically merely to deliver a purported dispute raised by an...
AIIMS PG Online Entrance Exam: Whether Candidate Is Entitled To Inspection Of Answer Sheets And Revaluation In The Absence Of Regulations? SC To Consider
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 20, 2021) agreed to consider whether a candidate who has appeared at the online entrance examination for admission to the postgraduate course conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences would be entitled to inspection of the answer sheets, and to revaluation in absence of such provision in the applicable regulations. The division...
NDPS: Absence Of Recovery Of Contraband From Possession Of Accused By Itself Not A Ground To Grant Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that bail cannot be granted to an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, merely on a finding of the absence of possession of the contraband on the person of the accused.Such a finding does not absolve the court of the level of scrutiny required under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of the NDPS Act, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV...
Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals Before Allahabad High Court: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt & HC To Work On Combined Suggestions
The Supreme Court today granted two weeks time to the State of Uttar Pradesh and Allahabad High Court to work on the agreed directions that are sought to be issued for laying down the broad parameters to be considered by the High Court while granting bail. While hearing a batch of pleas seeking bail in which the custody ranged from 9 to 15 years the bench of Justices SK Kaul and BR...
7th Jharkhand Public Service Exams: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Age Limit Relaxation
The Supreme Court today dismissed a special leave petition challenging Jharkhand High Court's order of dismissing a petition challenging the modification in the cut off date for determining age limit to appear in the 7th Jharkhand Public Service Commission. Taking note of the fact that relaxation of 5 years had been given in view of the fact that the last examination was held in 2016,...
'Let's Make A Small Beginning': Supreme Court Directs Centre To Address The Issue Of Inducting Girls In Military Schools
While noting that the defence forces have charted a course forward for induction of women in the National Defence Academy, Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the issue of admission to girls in Rashtriya Indian Military College has to be addressed and cannot be postponed. A Division Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice BR Gavai has directed the Union of India to address...
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'Having Given Hope To Women To Take Exam In November, We Don't Want To Belie That' : SC On NDA Entrance [Courtroom Exchange]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to vacate its interim order allowing women candidates to take the NDA entrance examination scheduled for November.Senior Advocate Chinmoy Sharma, for the petitioner, pointed out that the affidavit filed by Captain Shantanu Sharma, Director (AG), at DMA, Ministry of Defence adds that while the entrance examination for entry into NDA is held twice a year,...
"No Reason To Indict Male Only": Calcutta High Court Holds That 'Voluntary Sexual Union' Will Not Attract POCSO, Acquits Accused
The Calcutta High Court held that voluntary joint act of sexual union will not attract offence under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.If the union is participatory in nature, there is no reason to indict only the male just because of the peculiar nature of anatomy of the sexual organs of different genders, Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya observed.To convict a person...
Congress 'Toolkit' Case : Supreme Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt's Appeals Against HC Stay On FIR Against BJP Leaders Raman Singh, Sambit Patra
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order staying investigation in the FIR lodged against Dr. Raman Singh, BJP National Vice President and former Chief Minister and BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra for their tweets claiming that the Congress party has prepared a toolkit to tarnish the image of the country...
