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Supreme Court Raises Concern Over False Statements In Remission Pleas, Requests SCAORA President To Assist
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) highlighted another instance of false statements being made in remission petitions and requested the President of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) Vipin Nair to assist the court on this issue.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that recently several cases have surfaced in which false...
Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Delay In Compensation To Victims Of 1992-93 Communal Riots In Mumbai
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) expressed concern over the delay in payment of compensation the victims of the 1992 and 1993 communal riots in Mumbai.“So much of delay in making payment of compensation to victims of riots”, Justice Abhay Oka remarked after the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority sought time to file a report showing compliance with the Court's earlier...
Telangana MBBS/BDS Admissions : Supreme Court Asks State If Local Quota Criteria Can Be Applied From Next Academic Year
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30), while hearing the issue pertaining to the Telangana Local Quota Rule for MBBS Admissions, suggested to the State of Telangana to consider if the new criteria (four years continuous study and passing the qualifying exam in Telangana) could be applied from the next academic year.During the hearing, the State also said that it was considering revoking...
"No Judge Expected To Work Without Salary": Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Release Pay Arrears Of Sitting HC Judge
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) directed the State of Bihar to immediately release the salary of sitting Patna High Court Judge, Justice RP Mishra, who had pending arears since the date of his elevation to High Court. The Court passed the interim order considering the urgency as "no judge should be expected to work without a salary.."The bench comprising the Chief Justice,...
Supreme Court Criticizes Finance Ministry For Treating Debts Recovery Tribunal As “Subordinate Department”, Seeks Explanation
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) expressed concerns over the Ministry of Finance treating the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) at Visakhapatnam as its subordinate department after a report revealed that DRT staff had been diverted to carry out tasks assigned by the Finance Ministry.The report, which was submitted by the Presiding Officer of the DRT, detailed that staff members had...
MDS Seats In Govt Colleges 'Prestigious': Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Fee Hike From 12K To 48K In Goa Dental College
The Supreme Court today (September 30) refused to entertain a petition challenging the fees hike by the Goa Dental College for MDS Course. The Court orally said that the increase from 12,000 Rs to 48,000 Rs was not excessive considering how prestigious government college seats are amidst the academic competition. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard...
Entrust Trial Of Corruption Case Against Senthil Balaji To Judge With Lesser Workload : Supreme Court Tells Madras HC
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) asked the Madras High Court to hand over the trial of the corruption case against Minister Senthil Balaji in the cash-for-jobs scam to a judge with a lesser work load.Noting that the present Sessions Judge handing the cases against MPs/MLAs has a heavy caseload, the Supreme Court suggested that one more Sessions Judge be appointed to handle such...
'Don't Do Anything In Defiance Of Court Order' : Supreme Court To Karnataka Govt On Holding Board Exams For Classes 5,8 &9
The Supreme Court today (September 30) allowed petitioners to file a contempt application against the Karnataka Government's proposal of conducting Board Exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9 in the current academic year in defiance of the Court's interim order. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was informed today that the Karnataka Government issued notifications in...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: September 23, 2024 To September 29, 2024
Nominal IndexCitationsJust Rights For Children Alliance v. S. Harish Diary No.- 8562 - 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 728Fulleshwar Gope v. UOI & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 729Rabbu @ Sarvesh v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Criminal Appeal Nos. 449-450 of 2019 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 730Yogarani v. State By Inspector of Police, Criminal Appeal No. 477/2017 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 731Central Bureau of Investigation...
Supreme Court Criticises Delhi Govt For 'Lacklustre Approach' In Enhancing Green Cover, Seeks Forest Secretary's Affidavit
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) criticized the lacklustre approach of the Delhi government towards making efforts to enhance the green cover in Delhi NCR and directed the Secretary of thru Forest Department to appear before the Court on October 18, 2024.“We fail to understand such a lacklustre approach on the part of the Secretary of the Forest Department...We direct the Secretary...
RG Kar Case|WB Resident Doctors Tell Supreme Court They Are Performing All Essential Services Including IP/OP Duties
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30), while hearing the suo motu case over the RG Kar rape-murder crime, recorded a statement made on behalf of the resident doctors in the State of West Bengal that they are now performing all essential and emergency services, including in-patient and out-patient duties.The doctors had abstained from duties as a mark of their protest against the rape...
Karnataka High Court Stays Investigation In FIR Against Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP Leaders Over Alleged Electoral Bonds Extortion
Karnataka High Court has stayed further investigation, till October 22, in a FIR registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others for allegedly extorting money under the guise of electoral bonds.The development comes in a quashing petition filed by former State BJP President Naleen Kumar Kateel, who is co-accused in the case.The complaint filed by one Adarsh Iyer...