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Using Social Media For Disseminating Radical Ideology Attracts UAPA: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that using social media for disseminating radical information or ideology attracts UAPA and that it is not necessary that such an act must be a physical activity. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar analyzed Section 18 of UAPA which deals with punishment for conspiracy, attempt, advocacy, abetment...
'State Must Uphold Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities' : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Prisons In Tamil Nadu
In a significant judgment today(July 15) for disability rights, the Supreme Court issued guidelines for prisoners with disabilities across all prisons in Tamil Nadu, including that all prisons must be equipped with disability-friendly infrastructure such as accessible toilets, ramps, and there must be dedicated spaces for physiotherapy etc. The directions, issued in the larger public interest...
Consider Revising Disability Pension Policy For Ex-Army Men To Prevent Misuse Through Belated Claims : Supreme Court Tells Union
Expressing concerns over delayed claims for disability pensions by ex-army men, the Supreme Court today (July 15) asked the Union to consider revising its Policy to ensure there is no misuse of the law. The bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar was hearing a plea by the Union challenging the Delhi High Court's order, which, in a batch of petitions, upheld the orders of the...
'UGC Regulations Binding On State Once Adopted' : Supreme Court Quashes Appointments Of 1091 Asst Professors In Punjab
Reiterating that the regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC) are binding on a State which has adopted them, the Supreme Court on Monday (July 14) set aside the appointments of 1,091 assistant professors and 67 librarians made by the Punjab Government in October 2021.The Court observed that there was "total arbitrariness" in the entire process, which was carried out for...
MBBS : Supreme Court Directs AMU To Disburse Stipend Arrears To Foreign Medical Graduates At Par With Indian Graduates
The Supreme Court today (July 15) directed the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to give internship stipend arrears to 11 Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) within 2 weeks. The bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar was hearing the plea filed by 11 medical students who completed their primary medical education from foreign institutions and qualify as FMGs. They are now completing...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To MP Cartoonist After His Apology For Objectionable Post On Prime Minister
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) granted interim protection to Indore based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who has been booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook that allegedly contains derogatory references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS. The court listed the matter after August 15th for further hearing.The order was passed after Malviya submitted an apology. The Court directed...
Lucknow Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In Indian Army 'Defamation' Case
An MP-MLA Special Magistrate Court in Lucknow today granted bail to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, in connection with a case concerning allegedly defamatory statements made against Indian soldiers during his Bharat Jodo YatraGandhi personally appeared before the Additional chief judicial magistrate Alok Verma and surrendered to seek bail after remaining absent...
Supreme Court Allows Convict To Challenge J&K Policy Disallowing Remission In Terrorism-Related Offences
The Supreme Court today(July 15) allowed the petitioner, a life convict, to challenge a rule in the Jammu & Kashmir Prison Manual, 2022, which disallows premature release to those convicted in relation to a terrorism offence. The allegations against the petitioner are that he illegally obtained weapons and killed certain surrendered militants who were working as a local source to the...
S.39 Specific Relief Act | Principles On Grant Of Mandatory Injunction : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 14) observed that a grant of mandatory injunction under Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (“SRA”) is discretionary, and can be granted only upon the breach of an enforceable legal obligation. The Court said that a mandatory injunction cannot be granted unless there exists a legal right and there's a breach of that legal right. The...
Lawyer Has Duty To Inform About Party's Death; Plea Of Suit Abatement Can't Be Accepted If Defendant's Lawyer Suppressed Death : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that defendants cannot seek abatement of a suit on account of the death of some co-defendants when their counsel has knowingly suppressed the fact of their death.The Court held that such non-disclosure, despite the lawyer's obligation under Order XXII Rule 10A of the Civil Procedure Code cannot later be used to claim the benefit of abatement.“Under Rule 10A of Order...
'Won't Interfere With KEAM Results On Facts; Will Consider Principle Of Law For Future' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) orally remarked that it is not going to interfere with the Kerala Engineering Architecture and Medical (KEAM) exam results, but will consider for future the question of law whether the formula to standardise the marks of different boards can be changed after the exam.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar was hearing a...