Ex-Sarpanch Approaches SC Seeking To Retain His 'Julaha' Scheduled Caste Status: SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

An Ex-Sarpanch of a village in Haryana whose scheduled caste certificate was cancelled has approached the Apex Court seeking to retain his 'Julaha' Caste Status.The petitione, Mohan Kumar, was elected to the post of Sarpanch reserved for Scheduled Caste, on the basis of Scheduled Caste Certificate. Following complaints, the National Commission for Scheduled Caste ordered for an investigation...

Will "Private Function" Fall Under Definition Of 'Workplace' Of PoSH Act? : Sikkim HC To Examine

The Sikkim High Court recently observed that it shall examine whether an incident of sexual harassment that occurred at a "Private Marriage Function in a private hotel" will fall within the definition of "Workplace", as stipulated under section 2(o) of the Sexual Harassment (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) At Workplace Act, 2013 (PoSH Act)."Having examined the definition of the...

SC Issues Notice On PIL Challenging 2004 NCMEI Act For Not Recognising Minorities At State-Level [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging validity of provisions of National Commission for Minority Education Institution Act 2004, for failing to recognise minorities at state level. Petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, Advocate and BJP Leader, has urged that by using unbridled power under S. 2(f) of the Act, the Centre arbitrarily notified 5 communities...

SC Accepts Affidavit Of Undertaking Filed By Padmanabha Swamy Temple 'Trustee'; Directs Constitution Of Committees Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has accepted the affidavit of undertaking filed by Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma of the erstwhile Royal Family of Travancore. The Court granted four weeks time to constitute the Administrative Committee and Advisory Committee of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and to make them functional.The bench of Justices UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra also accepted the submission that the...

[Breaking] NEET-JEE : Ministers From Six States File Review In SC Against Dismissal Of Pleas To Postpone Exams

"The advice of "Life Must Go On" may have very sound philosophical underpinnings but cannot be a substitute for valid legal reasoning and logical analysis of the various aspects involved in the conduct of the NEET UG and JEE exams".

[Breaking] 'COVID-19 Not A Ground To Postpone Elections' : SC Dismisses Petitions To Defer Bihar Polls

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed two pleas seeking for a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly Elections on account of the COVID-19 pandemic and the State being ravaged due to floods. A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah heard the matter and observed that the plea was premature as...

[Breaking] [Students Vs UGC] Students Cannot Be Promoted Without Exams;States May Approach UGC To Postpone Exams Citing COVID-19: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of the petitions challenging the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for conducting final semester exams by September 30 with following orders :1. The bench has refused the prayer to quash the UGC guidelines to hold the exams.2.The directions of State Disaster Management Authority for canceling exams in that particular State...

[Students Vs UGC] Judgement On Pleas Seeking Cancellation of Final Year Exams [LIVE UPDATES]

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SC Directs Bombay HC To Expeditiously Dispose Of Mamta Kulkarni's Plea For Quashing Of FIR Against Her In The Drug Trafficking Case [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday requested the Bombay High Court on Thursday to expeditiously take up actress Mamta Kulkarni's petition for quashing of FIR naming her as one of the accused in an 'international drug conspiracy' to transport Ephedrine powder for manufacturing Methamphetamine. Division bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha dismissed the special...

Substantial Question Of Law & Second Appeal Jurisdiction: SC Summarizes Principles Relating To Section 100 CPC [Read Judgment]

"High Court cannot also allow a second appeal, without discussing the question of law."

'Humane & Appropriate': SC Upholds MP HC Order Relaxing Penalty Imposed On Judicial Employees For Misconduct Of Having More Than 2 Children [Read Order]

The Supreme Court upheld a Madhya Pradesh High Court order which relaxed the penalty imposed on several judicial employees in District Court establishments for having more than 2 children. As per Clause (4) of Rule 22 of the Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1965, a Government servant having more than two children shall be deemed to be misconduct, if one of them is born on or after 26.1.2001....

SC Allows Karnataka Mining Baron Janardhan Reddy To Visit Bellary District To Attend The Last Rites Of A Close Associate's Mother

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy to visit Bellary for two days in order to attend the last rites ceremony of mother of his close associate.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai & Krishna Murari the mining baron to visit Bellary for two days under police protection, adding that he shall not not try to influence...