Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Rule Fixing Rates Of Medical Services & Procedures

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 17) issued notice in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the rule regarding the fixation of rates for procedures and services by clinical establishments. The plea has been filed by the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) challenging the constitutionality of Rule 9(ii) of Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 as...

CJI DY Chandrachud Urges Lawyers To Use SCR

The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (September 19) urged lawyers to refer to the revised digital Supreme Court Reporter (SCR) for case citations and reference to judgements. The CJI during a hearing of a matter relating to airport tariffs, encouraged the advocates appearing to use the updated online SCR portal. He stressed that while for a long time the SCR was lagging but has...

Supreme Court Directs West Bengal To Form Municipal Building Tribunal Within 2 Weeks, Asks HC To Initiate Contempt Proceedings On Default

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 17) directed the State of West Bengal to complete the formation of the Municipal Building Tribunal within two weeks, warning that failure to comply could lead to contempt of court proceedings.Under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, any party aggrieved by a demolition order for unauthorised construction can appeal to the Municipal...

Brusque Approach Of High Court In Reversing Acquittal Can't Be Sustained: Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court observed that while deciding an appeal against the acquittal, it would be impermissible for the Appellate Courts to reverse a well-reasoned judgment rendered by the trial court. The Court said that a clear finding ought to be recorded by the Appellate Court while reversing the trial court's judgment. “In Rajendra Prasad v. State of Bihar (1977), a 3-Judge Bench of...

Can DRI Officers Exercise Powers Under Customs Act? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Customs Dept's Review Petition

The Supreme Court today (September 19) reserved its judgement on the issue whether the powers under the Customs Act, 1962 can be conferred upon the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. The Court heard the review petition filed by the Customs Department against the 2021 Supreme Court Judgment in Canon India Private Ltd. versus Commissioner of Customs, which had held that officers of...

Supreme Court Dismisses Telecom Companies' Curative Petitions Against Ruling On AGR Dues

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has dismissed curative petitions filed by telecom companies (including Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices) against a 2019 ruling of the Court regarding payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai rendered the decision, holding that no ground was made out to exercise...

'Unheard Of' : Supreme Court Surprised By Grant Of Anticipatory Bail In NDPS Matter

The Supreme Court today expressed surprise at the grant of anticipatory bail in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 and asked the State of West Bengal to consider filing applications seeking the cancellation of pre-arrest bail granted to the accused..The bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Aravind Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan directed: "Grant of anticipatory bail in...

'Central Ruling Party Acting Against Their Own MP?' : Bombay High Court On 'Emergency' Movie Row, Asks CBFC To Decide On Release

In an interesting turn of events, the co-producers of the controversial film "Emergency" on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the film starring BJP member of parliament (MP) Kangana Ranaut, is being blocked from release at the behest of the BJP itself. A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that the Central Board of Film Certification...

Jharkhand Has Filed Contempt Against Union For Not Appointing HC Chief Justice : CJI Tells Attorney General

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday (September 19) informed the Attorney General for India about the contempt petition filed by the State of Jharkhand against the Centre for the delay in appointing the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. AG said that he was not aware of the petition."There is also a contempt petition filed by the State of Jharkhand...just pointed out to...

MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Candidate With Speech & Language Disability To Pursue Medical Education

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 18) allowed a candidate with nearly 45% speech and language disability to be admitted to the MBBS course after a medical board constituted by the Court opined that he could pursue medical education.The Court directed that the candidate be admitted to the seat, which was earlier directed to be kept vacant.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Aravind...

S.195 CrPC Bar Not Applicable When Forgery Was Committed On Document Before It Was Given As Evidence In Court : Supreme Court

Dealing with a case involving allegations of forgery, the Supreme Court recently reiterated that there is no embargo under Section 195(1)(b)(ii) of CrPC to examine an allegation of forgery of documents filed in Court, when such forgery is committed before its production.As per Section 195(1)(b)(ii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a Court can take cognizance of an offence of forgery in...

Justice BV Nagarathna Appointed As Chairperson Of Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee

Justice BV Nagarathna has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee following the retirement of Justice Hima Kohli, who was earlier heading the Committee.Chief Justice of India has reconstituted the Committee as follows Justice BV Nagarathna - ChairpersonJustice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Dr. Sukhda Pritam, Additional...