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Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, June 28 To July 4, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Persons With Disabilities Have Right To Reservation In Promotions : Supreme CourtTitle : State of Kerala and others vs Leesamma JosephCitation : LL 2021 SC 273The Supreme Court this week held that persons with physical disabilities have right to reservation in promotions also.A 2-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R Subhash Reddy held so dismissing...
'I Was Not Aware That My Father Had Appeared In Earlier Proceedings': Justice Rohinton Nariman Recuses From Kamakhya Temple Contempt Hearing
Justice Rohinton Nariman on Friday recused from a contempt petition in the Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Temple Management case.The Supreme Court had on July 7, 2015 upheld the 2011 Gauhati High Court decision to restore the administration of the temple to the Bordeuri Samaj, comprising five main families of priests who had run the temple since time immemorial until 1998- when the Kamakhya Debutter...
Can Maternity Leave Under CCS Rules Be Denied On Grounds That Woman Has 2 Step-Children?: Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 can be interpreted in a way to include even the step-children of a woman to deny her the benefit of maternity leaves or can only the biological child can be considered for the purpose of grant of maternity leave. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M.R Shah was considering an SLP arising out of...
Can Associate Professors Be Demoted For Lack Of Ph.D? Supreme Court Issues Notice
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition challenging a Kerala High Court judgment which held that Ph.D is mandatory for Associate Professor posts in technical institutions after 05.03.2010 as per AICTE regulations. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta has sought the responses of the All India Council for...
Following Both Parties' Consent, Supreme Court Lists A Matter For Physical Hearing On July 30
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a case physically on July 30 after the counsels for both the parties in a Criminal matter agreed to appear physically to present their case. On Friday, the Bench of Justice L. Nageswaar Rao and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat was hearing a Criminal Appeal and made the following order:"The parties have voluntarily agreed to appear in Court physically and...
Tweets By Mahua Moitra, Swati Chaturvedi Not Violative Of Twitter Policies: Twitter To Delhi High Court
In its reply to a petition filed against Twitter Inc for failure to take action on allegedly derogatory tweets by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and journalist Swati Chaturvedi, Twitter has told the Delhi High Court that, "The tweets are not of a category for which Twitter takes action under our policies, rules and terms of service. We note that you have indicated in your complaint that...
Confining Prisoners In Separate Cells For 22 Hours A Day Constitutes Quasi-Solitary Confinement, Violates Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that confining an inmate in a cell for 22 hours a day amounts to quasi-solitary confinement and is violative of his fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. "Except for one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, the inmate is all by himself with his solitude and there is no limit on the period for...
Question On Jurisdiction of Civil Courts In Respect Of Assessment Orders Under Electricity Act: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Attorney General
The Supreme Court has issued notice to Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on a plea raising the question whether civil courts have jurisdiction to entertain declaration suits in respect of assessment orders under the Electricity Act, 2003 in cases of theft under its section 135.The bench comprising Chief Justice N. V. Ramana, Justice A. S. Bopanna & Justice Hrishikesh Roy issued notice to...
'Insurmountable Condition For Bail' : Stan Swamy Challenges Constitutionality Of Section 43D(5) In Bombay High Court
Octogenarian Stan Swamy, a tribal rights activist, from Ranchi and accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad case, has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the Section 43-D (5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, which imposes strict conditions for grant of bail, for being violative of Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution.The plea filed through Advocate Mihir Joshi...
"Population Explosion Is Root Cause Of 50% Of India's Problems" Plea In Supreme Court Seeking Population Control Guidelines
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions for framing of effective rules, regulations and guidelines to control population explosion, calling it the 'root cause of more than 50% problems of India'.Firoz Bakht Ahmed, grandnephew of India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, has filed the PIL seeking directions to the Union of India to frame effective...
Suvendu Adhikari's Security Arrangement Well Maintained By State Govt As Per Rules: Calcutta High Court
Taking into account a report submitted by the West Bengal State Government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that the security arrangement of Suvendu Adhikari, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition, was being well-maintained according to the scale of Z category protectee as per the "Yellow Book" by the Government of West Bengal. The Bench of Justice Shivakant Prasad was hearing...
Ramdev Started False Propaganda On COVID Treatment To Promote Patanjali Products : Delhi Medical Association Tells Supreme Court
The Delhi Medical Association has filed an Impleadment Application (I.A.) in a writ petition filed by Baba Ramdev before the Supreme Court seeking the clubbing of the multiple FIRs which have been lodged against him for his comments on Allopathy cure for COVID-19. The Applicant seeks to be impleaded as a party in order to bring on record crucial facts and to oppose the grant of...