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Breaking: Centre's Decision To Allow Early Administration Of COVISHIELD Vaccine Before 84 Days To Some Classes Of People Discriminatory
The Kerala High Court allowed the petition filed by two companies seeking to administer the second dose of COVISHIELD vaccine to its workers before completion of the 84 day-gap."The decision of the Government in providing relaxation in the protocol regarding administration of second dose of vaccine to certain classes of persons alone amounts to discrimination". Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar...
Presiding Deity Is Owner Of Land Attached To Temple, Not Pujari: Supreme Court Upholds MP Govt. Circulars
Presiding deity of the temple is the owner of the land attached to the temple and Pujari is only to perform puja and to maintain the properties of the deity, the Supreme Court observed while upholding the circulars issued by the Madhya Pradesh Government to delete the names of Pujari from revenue record pertaining to temple properties.These circulars issued by the Government under M.P....
Plea To Declare Virtual Court Hearing As Fundamental Right : Supreme Court Issues Notice To BCI, SCBA & 4 HCs
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Bar Council of India, Supreme Court Bar Association and four High Courts on a writ petition seeking a declaration that virtual court hearing is a fundamental right.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai issued notice on the writ petition which sought for the retention of the hybrid options for physical and virtual hearings...
'You Have To Constitute GST Appellate Tribunal; No Question Of Filing Counter' : Supreme Court Tells Centre
While stressing on the need to make appointments to the unfilled vacancies in Tribunals across the Country, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Government to constitute the GST Appellate Tribunal, which has not been constituted even after 4 years of the Act having come into force.When Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta sought for time to file counter-affidavit in the...
'Can't Delve Into Conspiracy Theories' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For International Task Force On CoVID Deaths
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain writ petition seeking directions to the Centre to set up an international task force of experts comprising of National and International experts (including from China)- reporting to this Top Court for determining if the Delta Variant could be a synthetic pathogen The petition which had also sought for apprising the Top Court of the steps to...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Pleas Challenging 27% OBC, 10% EWS Reservations In NEET All India Quota
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition challenging the decision of the Central Government to implement 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in the All India Quota category of NEET admissions for medical course. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli issued notice in the petition, which also seeks to quash the notification dated July 29,...
"Pass Another Legislation If They Pass A Judgment"-Some Bureaucrats Might Be There To Advise The Govt. For It-SC in Tribunal Matter -Full Courtroom Exchange
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the new law, the 2021 Tribunals Reforms Act, "has made the way for filling up vacancies in the tribunals", and as the first step, it will act on cases where the search cum selection committee has given the recommendations but a decision on appointments has not been taken."The government will ensure that within the next two weeks, a decision...
Supreme Court Refuses To Defer NEET-UG 2021 On Plea Filed By CBSE Private, Compartment, Patrachar Students
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by a group of students taking the CBSE Private, Patracahr and Compartment exams for Class 12 seeking to defer the NEET-UG 2021 exam, which is scheduled to start from September 12.The Court however said that the petitioners will be at liberty to make a representation before the authorities raising their grievances.A Bench...
CBSE Compartment, Private & Patrachar Students Can Take Provisional Admissions Before Results : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that the students appearing for CBSE Private, Patrachar and 2nd Compartment exams for Class 12 can apply for higher admissions under the UGC and AICTE provisionally even before their results are declared, subject to undertaking to produce their results before the concerned college within one week of the declaration of results.The Court passed this order...
'You Can't Enact A Law Contrary To A Judgment' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Jairam Ramesh's Plea Challenging Tribunals Reforms Act
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a writ petition filed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh challenging the recently passed Tribunals Reforms Act 2021.While issuing notice, a special bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao commented that the said Act is a "virtual replica of the provisions struck down in the Madras Bar...
'You Are Testing The Patience Of Court; No Respect For Our Judgments' : Supreme Court Raps Centre Over Tribunals Reforms Act
The Supreme Court on Monday harshly criticized the Union Government over the delay in filling up of the vacancies in Tribunals and also for passing Tribunals Reforms Act, which the Court termed a "virtual replica of the provisions struck down by the Court".A special bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao conveyed to the...