MBBS Admission For Student With Speech Disability : Supreme Court Orders To Constitute Medical Board To Examine Suitability

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh to constitute a Medical Board to examine the suitability of a candidate with speech and language disability for MBBS admission.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala was hearing a petition challenging the...

Justice Victoria Gowri's Appointment : Supreme Court Rejects Argument That Collegium Was Not Aware Of Facts; Says No Judicial Review Over Suitability

While pronouncing reasons for dismissing the petitions assailing the appointment of Justice Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court, the Supreme Court, on Friday, rejected the argument that the facts were not known to the Collegium when they recommended her name for elevation. During the course of the hearing on 7th February, 2023, Senior Advocate...

Supreme Court Extends Exemption From Compulsory Tamil Subject For Linguistic Minority Schools Till 2023 Academic Year

The Supreme Court, on February 6, extended the exemptions granted to students studying in linguistic minority schools from writing Tamil language papers in 10th Standard Public Examination for the academic year, 2022-2023.A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, that refused to quash the Government Order...

Asaram Bapu Case : Can HC Summon Additional Witness Based On Statements In Book? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court, on Friday, reserved its judgment in the petition filed by the State of Rajasthan challenging the High Court’s order to summon IPS Officer Ajay Pal Lamba for recording his evidence as a court witness in connection with Asaram's appeal challenging his conviction by lower Court in a minor's rape case.Asaram’s appeal against his conviction is pending before the High...

Order XXI Rule 84 CPC - Deposit Of 25% Of Amount By Auction Purchaser Mandatory ; Balance Amount To Be Paid Within Fifteen Days : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that, under Order XXI Rule 84 CPC, the deposit of 25% of the amount by the auction purchaser is mandatory.The full amount of the purchase money must be paid within fifteen days from the date of the sale, the bench of Justices M R Shah and CT Ravikumar observedIn this case, the property in question was put to auction on 18.10.2011. The auction purchaser deposited 25%...

Let Final Year Students Take AIBE, Ensure Enrolment Fee Doesn't Become Oppressive : Supreme Court To Bar Council Of India

Final semester law students, on the production of eligibility proof, should be allowed to take the All-India Bar Examination, although the result would be subject to the student passing all the components of the college examination, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday said, while upholding the power of the Bar Council of India to require law graduates to qualify for...

MBBS : "4 Attempts Not Good Enough?", Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To NMC Regulation Capping Number Of Attempts For First Year Exam

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the regulation introduced by the National Medical Commission in 2019 which limited the number of attempts to clear the first year examination as four. Before the introduction of this regulation, there was no limit.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala heard...

Adani-Hindeburg :'How To Protect Indian Investors?', Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Centre, SEBI On Strengthening Regulatory Framework

In the wake of Adani-Hindenburg issue, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concerns about protecting Indian investors and sought the views of the Union Government and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on suggestions to improve the regulatory mechanism.The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also proposed the constitution of an expert committee to give...

Supreme Court Urges Actors Vijay Sethupathi & Maha Ghandhi To Settle Defamation Case, Refers Matter To Mediation

Urging Tamil actors Vijay Sethupathi and Maha Ghhandhi to settle the defamation case between them, the Supreme Court on Friday referred the matter to mediation at the Supreme Court's mediation centre.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar was hearing the petition filed by Sethupathi seeking to quash the criminal defamation case filed by Maha Gandhi. The...

NDPS Act | 'Smalltime Peddlers Are Caught, Not The Real Culprits Running Drug Syndicates' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday remarked that in NDPS cases, smalltime drug peddlers are mostly caught and not the real culprits who run drug syndicates. The Court's verbal comment came while granting bail to an undertrial in an NDPS Act case.The case from the State of Madhya Pradesh related to the alleged recovery of opium from the accused. When the State opposed the bail plea, the bench led...

"Absolutely Misconceived" : Supreme Court Dismisses Hindu Sena President's Plea To Ban BBC In India

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition which sought to ban the operations of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in India alleging that it was taking an "anti-India" position. The petition was filed by Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta in the wake of BBC airing a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has been blocked by the Central Government.A bench...

BREAKING| Kantara Plagiarism Row : Supreme Court Stays HC's Bail Condition That "Varaharoopam" Song Shouldn't Be Used

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the condition imposed by the Kerala High Court that 'Kantara' movie should not exhibit 'Varaharoopam' song for granting anticipatory bail to producer Vijay Kirgandur and director Rishab Shetty in a criminal case over alleged copyright infringement.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala passed the...