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Drugs (Price Control) Order | Supreme Court Upholds Rs 4.6 Crore Recovery Against Sun Pharma For Overpricing Medicine
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 15) observed that the purpose of Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 (DPCO) is to control prices of medicinal drugs for the common man, and it cannot be subjected to a narrow interpretation.“The intent and purpose thereof are to control the prices at which medicinal drug formulations are made available to the common man by holding out the threat of recovery...
UAPA | Wrong To Say Bail Cannot Be Granted Under A Particular Statute : Supreme Court Distinguishes 'Gurwinder Singh' Judgment
It would be wrong to say that under a particular statute, bail cannot be granted, observed the Supreme Court while granting bail to a man accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).While doing so, the Court distinguished the recent judgment in Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab.In Gurwinder Singh, the Supreme Court had observed that jail is the rule and bail the...
BNSS Will Be Applicable To All Criminal Appeals Filed After 1st July: Kerala High Court Frames Guidelines
The Kerala High Court has laid down the following principles to determine whether the procedure under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr. P.C) or Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) is applicable when an appeal is filed.An appeal filed on or after 01.07.2024 shall be governed by BNSSIrrespective of whether the conviction was given on or before 01.07.2024 or if the appeal...
Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 16) stayed the execution of the death sentence given to Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor(Kerala) on April 28, 2016.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan, considering the appeal filed by the convict against the Kerala High Court's...
If Right To Speedy Trial Is Violated, Constitutional Courts Can Grant Bail Despite Statutory Restrictions : Supreme Court In UAPA Case
In a significant judgment granting bail to an undertrial prisoner facing charges under the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act, 1967(UAPA), the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 18) held that a constitutional court can grant bail despite statutory restrictions if it finds that the right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution has been infringed.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala...
NEET-UG 2024| Far Fetched To Say Leaked Papers Were Solved & Given To Students 45 Minutes Before Exam : Supreme Court To Union
While hearing the NEET-UG 2024 case, the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 18) raised doubts over the stand of the Union and the National Testing Agency that the paper leak happened only about 45 minutes before the start of the exam in certain centres.The Court orally remarked that the hypotheses that the question papers were leaked, solved and given to students to memorize all within 45 minutes...
Supreme Court Orders Interim Release Of YouTuber Savukku Shankar Till High Court Decides Plea Against Preventive Detention
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 18) granted interim relief to YouTuber Savukku Shankar against his preventive detention by the Tamil Nadu police. Savukku has been in preventive detention under for over two months. The court also asked the Madras High Court to expedite the decision in Savukku Shankar's mother's habeas corpus petition.The court was dealing with an SLP against Madras...
'Permanent Alimony Is Awarded To Ensure Decent Living Standard For Wife' : Supreme Court Reiterates Factors To Be Considered
The Supreme Court (on July 15), while ordering the dissolution of marriage, observed that the award of maintenance or permanent alimony should not be penal. It should be for the purpose of ensuring a decent living standard for a wife. The Court, in the present case, ordered the husband to pay Rs. 2 Crores to his wife as permanent alimony. The Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and...
Plea To Cancel NEET-UG 24 : Supreme Court Poses Queries To Centre & NTA- Live Updates (July 18)
The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 test held on May 5 over alleged paper leak and malpractices..A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter post 10.30 AM. The NEET matters are listed as items 5 to 9.The Central Government and the National Testing Agency have opposed the demand...
Different Posts Coincidentally Having Same Pay Scale Does Not Create Indefeasible Right To Pay Parity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible right unless the competent authority consciously decides to equate two posts despite their different nomenclature or qualifications.“pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible enforceable right save and except where the Competent Authority has taken a conscious decision to equate two...