Spotlight On Recent Appointments To The Supreme Court - Justice Dipankar Datta

A general criticism of the Indian Courts has been that very little is known to the public about the judges being recommended by respective Collegium before their appointments, on merit and suitability. A designated Secretariat ideally should do the job, unfortunately we don’t have such a mechanism. LiveLaw has taken an initiative to share relevant information about the appointees and we...

OROP| 'Set Your House In Order' : Supreme Court Warns Defence Ministry Of Contempt For Extending Pension Arrears Deadline

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its displeasure at the action of Ministry of Defence of unilaterally extending the deadline for payment of pension to retired armed forces personnel under the One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) in contradiction of the Court's order. While warning the Ministry of Defence that the Apex Court would issue a notice of contempt against the Secretary of...

'A Country Can't Remain Prisoner Of Past' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Rename Cities Named After Muslim Rulers; Stresses On India's Secular Character

"A country cannot remain a prisoner of the past", observed the Supreme Court while dismissing a PIL seeking to rename historical cities which have been named after "foreign invaders"."The history of any nation cannot haunt the present and future generations to the point that succeeding generations become prisoners of the past", a bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna stated...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas To Postpone NEET PG 2023 Exam

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions filed by doctors who are aspirants of NEET-PG 2023-24 seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2023 exam scheduled on March 3 by three months.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta refused to entertain the petitions filed by candidates who complained that they are getting less time to prepare for exams as their internships...

ED Director's Term Extension & 2021 CVC Amendment Act Illegal: Amicus KV Viswanathan To Supreme Court

In a significant development in the petitions challenging the third extension given to ED Director SK Mishra, the amicus curiae in the matter, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan, told the Supreme Court that the extensions are illegal.Not only the extensions, but also the 2021 amendment to the Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003 -which enables Centre to extend the tenure of the Director of...

FIR Over Comment Against PM : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail To Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera Till March 3

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera who was arrested by Assam police from Delhi airport over his comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi till 3rd March 2023. The matter was listed today before the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. On February 23, the Court had allowed him ...

'You Want To Keep The Country On Boil? Don't Belittle Hinduism's Greatness' : Supreme Court Dismisses Ashwini Upadhyay's Plea To Rename Cities

"There is no bigotry in Hinduism", the bench orally told the petitioner.

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Cancellation Of Bail-PART-II

Q.6 Can the default bail granted by the Magistrate under Section 167 (2) Cr.P.C be cancelled and if so, what is the provision for cancellation ?Ans. Every person released on default bail granted by the Magistrate under Section 167 (2) Cr.P.C. is, by virtue of the last portion of paragraph (a) of the proviso to Section 167 (2) Cr.P.C., deemed to be released under Chapter XXXIII. So, such...

BREAKING - Delhi High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Agnipath Scheme

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging Central Government’s Agnipath scheme. The court said it does not find any reason to interfere with the scheme. "All petitions challenging Agnipath Scheme are dismissed," said the court. Delhi High Court will today pronounce judgment in a batch of pleas challenging Centre's Agnipath Scheme. Pronouncement by a division bench headed...

Sheer Volume Of NEET Cases In Supreme Court Indicates Need For Reforms In Medical Education : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has observed that a larger number of cases related to NEET and medical admission reach the Supreme Court and this is indicative of the need for reforms in medical education.While delivering the 19th Sir Ganga Ram Oration on the topic "A prescription for Justice: Quest for fairness and equity in healthcare", CJI said :"Several cases challenging...

Supreme Court Stays Laying Of Paver Blocks In Matheran, Says It'll Destroy City's Natural Beauty

The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a stay on the laying of concrete paver blocks in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Matheran, the only pedestrian hill station in Asia, until the appropriate monitoring constituted by virtue of a 2003 notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests took a call on the issue within eight weeks. While directing the committee to decide...

NEET PG 2023 Postponement : Supreme Court Refuses To Postpone, Dismisses Petitions | Live Updates [Feb 27]

The Supreme Court will hear today two petitions seeking postponement of the NEET-PG 2023 examination scheduled on March 5, 2023.Last Friday, the Court had sought the response of the National Board of Examinations on the plea. The petitioners, who are doctors seeking to appear in NEET-PG, pointed out that the NBE initially fixed the cut-off date for internship completion as March 31, 2023,...