Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging an order passed by Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused the application for anticipatory bail filed by Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Gaurav Relhan, an accused under sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988.

 Misuse Of Powers By Special Executive Magistrates Under CrPC: SC Issues Notices To Chief Secretaries Of All States & UTs

 In Aldanish Rein v Union of India, the Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice, Dipak Misra and Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud  on Monday issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and the Union Territories, seeking their response to the petitioner’s prayer to protect the life and liberty of citizens, deprived of their constitutional rights, due to the misuse of powers by the Special Executive Magistrates, under Chapter VIII proceedings of CrPC.  Chapter VIII deals with security for keeping the peace and for good behaviour.

SC Approves Constitution Of Wage Revision Committee For Nurses, Hospital Staff In Kerala

The Supreme Court approved the constitution of a committee constituted by the Kerala Government under Section 9 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for revising the wages of nurses and hospital staff, by dismissing an appeal filed by the Kerala Private Hospital Association. The committee was constituted by the government on 28.10.2016, following massive protests by nurses and staff of private hospitals seeking enhancement of meagre wages paid to them. The committee comprised 14 nominees each of employees and employers, as per Section 9 of the Act.

JGLS Rape Case: SC Stays HC Order Shaming “Promiscuous” Victim & Suspending Convicts’ Sentence

The Supreme Court stayed the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had suspended the sentence awarded to the three law students from Jindal Global Law School who were convicted for blackmailing and gang raping a student of the same University for about two years. The Apex Court has issued notice on the rape survivor’s Petition challenging the order.

Ensure That Benefits Of Construction Worker Welfare Cess Are Passed On To Them: SC To Centre

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Centre to ensure that the cess collected under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 is properly utilized for the welfare of such workers.

SC Requests CJ Of Jharkhand HC To Probe Removal Of Part Of The Bail Order From Court’s Site

The Supreme Court bench of Justices S.A.Bobde ad L.Nageswara Rao, on Wednesday, requested the Chief Justice of Jharkhand high court to conduct an enquiry or to have it conducted by a suitable independent officer, into two orders of denial of bail to two political prisoners, husband and wife, and determine how these orders were issued, uploaded on the website, and removed partly later.

SC Disposes Of Petition Seeking Stay On Film Padmavati’s Release

Observing that the Censor Board will follow its guidelines while issuing certificate to Bollywood film Padmavati, Chief Justice Dipak Misra-led bench disposed of a petition seeking direction to stay the release of movie.

SC Notice To Aviation Ministry, Air India On Plea By A Transgender Seeking Cabin Crew Job

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Civil Aviation Ministry and Air India on a petition filed by a transgender Shanavi Ponnuswamy seeking a direction to the national carrier to appoint her as a cabin crew.The notice was issued by a bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and A M Khanwilkar.

Minority Status For Hindus In 8 States: Petitioner Asked To Approach National Minorities Commission

The Supreme Court on Friday asked petitioner in a PIL seeking minority status for Hindus in eight states to approach the National Minorities Commission.

Kejriwal Govt Vs LG Day 2: SC Says Governor Cannot Interfere In Day To Day Functioning Of Delhi Govt

Continuing to interpret Article 239AA that gave special powers to Delhi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that it envisages harmonious functioning between the Lt Governor and the state cabinet and the spirit should be “participatory”.

SC Dismisses Plea Which Questioned Delay In MOP And Appointments Of Judges Before It’s Finalisation

In an anti-climax and amidst high drama, a three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Wednesday dismissed a petition which sought an explanation from the Centre for the  delay in finalizing the memorandum of procedure (MOP) for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts and which also questioned continuing appointments even when the MOP had not been finalised.

Challenge To Statute Permitting Jallikattu Admitted; SC Issues Notice To TN Govt

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a writ petition filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (India), challenging the regularisation of Jallikattu, a bull-taming sport, by Tamil Nadu. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar issued notice to the state government, allowing the government four weeks to respond to the said petition.

Deposit “Substantial Amount” To Prove Bonafide : SC To Jaypee

Real estate giants Jaypee Associates suffered a setback on Tuesday when the Supreme Court refused to allow it to deposit to Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 crore directed by it earlier.

Uniform Guidelines In Criminal Trials: Sidharth Luthra and R.Basant Appointed As Amicus Curiae

The Supreme Court bench of Justices S.A.Bobde and L.Nageswara Rao, on Tuesday, appointed senior counsel, Sidharth Luthra and R.Basant, as amicus curiae in the Suo Moto Writ Petition (Criminal) No.1 of 2017, In Re: To Issue Certain Guidelines Regarding Inadequacies And Deficiencies In Criminal Trials v the State of Andhra Pradesh and Others.

Matters Not Yet Assigned Can Only Be Mentioned Before The CJI

In what seems to be an offshoot of the unprecedented drama that transpired at the Supreme Court on Friday, the Apex Court issued a circular barring oral mentioning of cases before anybody else except for the Chief Justice of India.