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E-Governance Platforms, Digital Payment Systems & Govt Websites Must Be Accessible To Persons With Disabilities : Supreme Court
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 30) declared that right to digital access is a part of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and issued a set of directions to ensure that e-KYC process is accessible to persons with face disfigurment (due to acid attacks, accidents etc.) and visaul impairment.The Court also directed that it is mandatory for...
CCS Pension Rules | Contractual Service Must Count Towards Pension Once Employee Is Regularised : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a contract job period should be counted for pensionary benefits, once the government employee is regularized. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi ruled in favour of government employees who were initially appointed on a contractual basis and later regularized, holding that they are entitled to pensionary benefits for their entire service...
Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea Seeking Delimitation & Increase Of Assembly Seats In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
The Supreme Court today reserved orders on a plea seeking directions for the Union to set in motion delimitation process for increasing the number of assembly seats in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter.Briefly put, the petition, filed by Professor (Dr.) K. Purushottam Reddy, sought directions to the respondents...
Courts Can Modify Arbitral Awards In Certain Circumstances Under S.34/37 Arbitration Act: Supreme Court By 4:1
Answering a reference, a Constitution Bench (by 4:1) of the Supreme Court held that Appellate Courts have limited powers to modify arbitral awards while exercising powers under either Section 34 or 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.The majority judgment by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna held that the Courts have a limited power under Section 34/37 to modify arbitral...
Citizens Who Approach Police Station To Report Crime Entitled To Be Treated With Dignity : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that every person who approaches a police station to report the commission of an offence is entitled to be treated with dignity. "That is his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," the Court stated.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made the observation while upholding an order of the Tamil Nadu State Human...
Delay Cannot Be Reason To Quash FIRs For Offences Punishable With More Than 3 Years Imprisonment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court clarified that a delay in registration of an FIR for offences punishable for more than three years is not a ground to quash the FIR if the same discloses the commission of a cognizable offence. The bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan was hearing the case where FIR was registered against the Respondent Nos 2 and 3 under Sections 467,468,471,420, and 120B of...
Supreme Court Affirms Bombay HC's Deletion Of Certain Allegations Made Against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari In 2019 Election Petition
The Supreme Court today dismissed petitions filed in 2021 against a Bombay High Court decision, which struck off certain allegations made against Union Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari in an election petition challenging his election pursuant to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with two special leave petitions - one, filed by Nafis Khan,...
Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC's Direction For CBI Probe Against CM's Chief Principal Secretary KM Abraham In DA Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 30) stayed the Kerala High Court's direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR against K.M. Abraham, the Chief Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, over allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to his income.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan passed the interim...
Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Direction To Revise CLAT-UG 2025 Merit List
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 30) stayed the judgment of the Delhi High Court, which directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the merit list of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 for Undergraduate (UG) admissions due to certain mistakes in the questions.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the interim order while issuing notice on...
Mere Institution Of Civil Proceedings Not A Ground To Quash FIR : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the mere institution of civil proceedings does not automatically justify the quashing of a First Information Report (FIR).The Court observed that the existence of a civil remedy for breach of contract does not preclude the initiation or continuation of criminal proceedings. "Simply because there is a remedy provided for breach of contract, that does not by...