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Mode Of Entry In Service Is Not Relevant For Considering Promotion Of Persons With Disabilities: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that mode of entry in service is not a relevant criteria for promotion under PwD quota."Source of recruitment ought not to make any difference but what is material is that the employee is a PwD at the time for consideration for promotion. The 1995 Act does not make a distinction between a person who may have entered service on account of disability and a person who...
Only In Indian Supreme Court Can One Come Against Procedural Direction At Interim Stage,Won't Happen In SCOTUS: SC
"It is only in the Supreme Court of India that one can come against a procedural direction passed by a Single Judge at an interim stage. Such a thing would not happen in the US Supreme Court", remarked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday.This was in connection with the challenge to the view taken by a Delhi High Court Single Judge that a suit for trademark infringement between different wings...
Justices AM Khanwilkar & Dinesh Maheshwari Recuse From Hearing NLSIU's Petition Against HC Order To Promote Student
Supreme Court judges Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari on Tuesday recused from hearing the petition filed by National Law School of India University (NLSIU) against an order of the Karnataka High Court wherein it set aside the order of NLSIU denying a law student admission to the fourth year of BA LL.B (Hons).As soon as the matter was taken, the judges said that the case will...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Matrix Cellular's Plea For Release Of Oxygen Concentrators Seized By Delhi Police
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in plea by Matrix Cellular Limited against Delhi High Court's order denying relief in its plea seeking immediate release of its oxygen Concentrators seized by Delhi Police. Matrix Cellular's oxygen Concentrators were seized by Delhi Police after observing that the said items were "found under suspicious circumstances"A Division Bench of Justice...
Limitation Act Provisions Will Apply To Arbitration Proceedings Initiated Under Section 18(3) MSMED Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the provisions of Limitation Act will apply to to arbitration proceedings initiated under Section 18(3) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy observed that counter-claim is maintainable before the statutory authorities under MSMED Act.The bench held thus while dismissing an...
CA Exams : Supreme Court Rejects Prayers For Waiver Of Articleship, Vaccine Priority For Candidates
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down the requests of Petitioners pertaining to waiver of submission of articleship and priority vaccination of CA candidates during the hearing of the three petitions related to the CA exams.A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose was hearing three petitions related to CA exams.The bench asked the counsel of Institute...
Breaking: CA Exam: Opt-Out Option Will Be Extended To All Syllabus COVID Affected Candidates And Those Who Are Unable To Appear Because Of COVID After Effects - ICAI To SC
Opt-Out option will now be extended to both candidates under Old and New syllabus who have recently suffered from COVID-19 or are yet to recover from the after-effects and are consequently unable to appear, the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) has submitted to the Supreme Court in a Brief Note as per the directions rendered in today's hearing. 

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'Legitimate Legislative Exercise' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act 2019
The Supreme Court has held that the Tamil Nadu State legislature had legislative competence to enact Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019 and is not inconsistent with Article 254 of the Constitution of India."We hold the 2019 Act to be a legitimate legislative exercise and find it to be consistent with and within the ...
Ghaziabad Video : Karnataka High Court To Hear Twitter MD's Challenge Against UP Police Notice On July 5
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 5 the hearing of the writ petition filed by Twitter India's Managing Director Manish Maheshwari challenging the notice issued by Uttar Pradesh Police under Section 41A CrPC asking him to appear for investigation in the FIR related to Ghaziabad video.A single bench of Justice G Narender adjourned the hearing at the request made by...
Gauri Lankesh Murder : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which quashed the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder cases.Kavita Lankesh is the sister of Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru in 2017....
Apathy And Lackadaisical Attitude Of Union Labour Ministry On The Concerns Of Migrant Workers Unpardonable : Supreme Court
" Attitude of Ministry of Labour and Employment in not completing the module shows that "the Ministry is not alive to the concern of the migrant workers and the non-action of the Ministry is strongly disapproved."