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Why Shouldn't Ayurvedic Doctors Have Same Retirement Age As Allopathic Doctors? Supreme Court Asks Rajasthan Govt
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 3) issued notice on a petition filed by the State of Rajasthan against the Rajasthan High Court order directing grant of enhanced superannuation for Ayurvedic Doctors at parity with Allopathic ones. The Court was of the view that while Ayurvedic Doctors were contributing immensely to society, the directions of reinstating retired doctors may impinge upon...
Meritorious Candidates Of Reserved Category Not Availing Reservation Benefits Should Be Treated As General Category : Supreme Court
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court observed that if the meritorious candidates from the reserved category had not availed any reservation benefit/relaxation, then such reserved category candidates would be treated at par with unreserved/general category candidates on the strength of their marks. Affirming the decision of the M.P. High Court, the bench comprising Justices C.T. Ravikumar...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order Asking Punjab & Chandigarh Authorities To Clear Protesters Blocking Road For Release Of Political Prisoners
The Supreme Court (Today on May 03) issued notice in a petition filed by the State of Punjab against the Punjab & Haryana High Court's recent order which asked the State and the Union Territory of the Chandigarh to clear the protesters blocking the Mohali -Chandigarh road demanding the release of Sikh political prisoners. The Bench of Justices B.R Gavai, Satish Chandra Sharma,...
We May Consider Question Of Interim Bail For Arvind Kejriwal Because Of Elections : Supreme Court Tells ED
While hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi Liquor Policy case, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 3) expressed that it might consider the question of interim bail for the purposes of Lok Sabha Elections if the hearing gets delayed. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard the arguments...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Two NCDRC Members For Issuing Warrants Ignoring SC's Stay Order
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 3) issued contempt notice to two members of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for issuing non-bailable warrants ignoring an interim order passed by the Supreme Court.Earlier, the Court had sought an explanation from the members. Unconvinced with their explanation, a bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah asked...
ED's Response To Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 PM the petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the ED in the Delhi liquor policy case.ED has to respond today to the queries raised by the Court, including the question regarding the timing of his arrest before the elections.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is hearing the matter....
Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Ex-CM Hemant Soren's Plea Against ED Arrest In Land 'Scam' Case
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed former State Chief Minister Hemant Soren's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the land scam case. A detailed order is awaited.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Navneet Kumar rejected his plea 4 days after the Supreme Court, posting Soren's plea against ED Arrest in the week commencing from May...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Bar Namesake Candidates From Elections
The Supreme Court (on May 03) dismissed as withdrawn a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to bar namesake/duplicate candidates who deliberately contest elections as independent candidates to ruin the chances of other candidates.The petitioner sought directions to the Election Commission of India to scrutinise the background of namesake candidates and prevent them from contesting...
'Nobody Wants Anything Untoward To Happen': Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Open Road Infront Of Punjab CM's House
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 3) stayed the order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the opening of the road to Punjab Chief Minister's house on experimental basis from May 1. The road in front of the CM's residence was blocked for security purposes during the Khalistani terrorism of the 1980s."Nobody wants anything untoward to happen", the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna...
Bhima Koregaon Case| Hany Babu Withdraws Bail Petition In Supreme Court
Hany Babu, a former Delhi University Professor, on Friday (May 3) withdrew his petition in the Supreme Court seeking bail in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged Maoist links. The matter was placed before Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal. The counsel, appearing for Babu, informed the Court that there had been a change in circumstances as five co-accused have been granted...
Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Govt's Petition Challenging HC Direction To Pay Rs.1 Lakh Compensation To Man Illegally Detained As Maoist
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Kerala challenging a 2019 judgment of the Kerala High Court which directed the State to grant Rs.1 lakh compensation to a man who was illegally detained by the police on suspicion of being a Maoist.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and PB Varale dismissed the State' petition by saying, "We see...
Will A Company Become State Instrumentality Under Article 12 If Its Shares Are Held By PSUs? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether a company in which the shares are held by various Public Sector Undertakings, would be an instrumentality of the State, under Article 12 of the Constitution.The issue arose in a petition filed by the Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (KITCO) challenging a judgment of the Kerala High Court that KITCO would...