Include Meat In Midday Meals For School Children : Supreme Court Passes Interim Direction To Lakshadweep Admin

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the continuation of the interim order passed by the Kerala High Court which directed the Lakshadweep administration to include non-vegetarian food items meat and chicken in the midday meals for school children and to continue the functioning of dairy farms in the region. A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and AS Bopanna passed the order while...

Nobody Can Be Forced To Get Vaccinated; Vaccine Mandates Not Proportionate : Supreme Court

Review vaccine mandates : Court's suggestion to all authorities, including private organisations and educational institutions.

"Summons To Advocate Representing His Client Impinges Upon The Stature Of An Advocate": Madras High Court

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court came down heavily on the police officials for having sent a summons to the Counsel representing a party under Section 91 and 160 of the CrPC. The court stated that the order was made without application of mind and such issuance of summons impinges upon the stature of an Advocate. The court took serious note of the attitude and...

When Trial Judges Stood Up Against The State's Might

It is often said that trial courts are the first line of defence of fundamental rights. In order to protect personal liberty from arbitrary and illegal arrests, the Constitution mandates in Article 22(2) that an arrested person should be produced before the nearest Judicial Magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest. Thus, it is the Magistrate who is called upon to protect the most sacrosanct fundamental right by reviewing the police action at the first instance. The remand of an accused is...

Executive's Failure To Perform & Ambiguities In Laws Contribute To Judiciary's Case Load : CJI NV Ramana

"The judiciary would never come in the way of governance, if it is in accordance with law", CJI said.

Supreme Court Directs NMC To Frame Scheme For Foreign Medical Students Affected By Pandemic To Undergo Clinical Training In India

The NMC has been directed to frame such a scheme within 2 months as a one time measure for foreign medical students who could not complete their clinical training.

'Over 40 Million Cases Pending; Something Drastic Has To Be Done' : Attorney General Rings Alarm Bells On Pendency

How will public have confidence in the justice delivery system?, asked the AG.

NCLT Kolkata Invokes Penal Provisions Under IBC Against Tax Haven Based Resolution Applicant

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Kolkata Bench, comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Technical Member), while adjudicating an interim application filed in Beni Gopal Singhi v EMC Ltd., has proceeded against a tax haven based Successful Resolution Applicant ("SRA") under Section 74(3) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC")...

Supreme Court Orders Release Of 62-Year Old Held In Detention Centre For 7 Years As Pakistani; Asks Centre To Decide On Granting Him Long Term Visa

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the relase of a 62-year old man named Mohammad Qamar, who has been under detention in a Foreigners Detention Centre since 2015 on being adjudged that he belonged to Pakistan and that he was not an Indian citizen.The Court directed the Union Government to take a decision on granting him Long Term Visa. The Union's decision should be placed before the...

Demolition After Khargone Riots: Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice To State On Resident's Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore bench recently issued notices to authorities concerned in a petition filed by a resident of Khargone District whose property was demolished by the State, allegedly with a vendetta against him for belonging to the Muslim Community. Hearing the submissions of the parties, Justice Pranay Verma directed the authorities concerned to file their reply...

NEET BDS 2021: Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Lowering Cut-Off Percentile As Recommended By Dental Council Of India

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to consider afresh its decision to not lower the qualifying cut-off percentile for admissions to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery(BDS) within a period of 1 week.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued the direction considering the fact that last date for BDS admissions have been extended to May...

'Conveyance Allowance' Paid To Employees Is Not Part Of 'Wages' For The Purpose Of Computation Of ESI Contribution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that conveyance allowance paid to employees is not part of 'wages' for the purpose of computation of ESI Contribution.In this case, the ESI Court held that the "conveyance allowance" paid to the employees is not included in the definition of "wages" under Section 2(22) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. The Madras High Court set aside the said order...