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West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Directs Second Autopsy Of Slain BJP Member's Body; Asks Police To Register FIRs On NHRC Recommendations
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Government to provide proper medical treatment to all those persons who were injured during the alleged post poll violence in the State. A 5-Judge Bench of ACJ Rajesh Bindal and Justices IP Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar has directed the local Police authorities to register cases based on the recommendations made by...
Loan Moratorium - Count 90 Days For NPA Declaration From March 23 Judgment : Plea In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned by two weeks a plea seeking clarification and modification of its 23rd March 2021 judgement whereby it vacated the stay on declaration of loan accounts as Non-Performing Assets.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah was hearing an application filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari seeking a clarification that the period of declaring...
'We're Not Here To Advise Governors' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines For Maharashtra Governor To Nominate MLCs
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Governor of Maharashtra to frame criteria for the purpose of nomination to the Legislative Council of the State, in terms of Article 171 of the Constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told the counsel, Advocate Prachi Deshpande, that the Supreme Court could not prescribe guidelines to...
Name Of Victim In Sexual Offences Shall Not Be Mentioned In Any Proceedings, Subordinate Courts Shall Be Careful: Supreme Court
A three-judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Vineet Saran and M.R. Shah took strong objections to a Sessions Court Judgment where the names of rape victim is mentioned. The Bench held that all the subordinate courts should be careful not to reveal the identity of a rape victim in any proceedings. "It is well established that in cases like the present one,...
"Why Are Medical Professionals At Receiving End For Someone Else's Failure?" CJI NV Ramana
While delivering his speech on the occasion of National Doctors' day, CJI NV Ramana expressed concern towards the brutal attacks happening on doctors while on duty. "It is saddening that our doctors are being brutally attacked while on duty. Why is it that the medical professionals are at the receiving end for someone else's failure?" CJI said.While expressing concern towards other...
[BREAKING] No Power For States To Identify SEBCs : Supreme Court Dismisses Centre's Review Petition Against Interpretation of 102nd Constitution Amendment
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the Central Government against the 5-judge bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that the 102nd Constitution Amendment abrogated the power of State Governments to identify and notify Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs)."The grounds taken in the review petition do not fall within the limited ground on...
Advocates With Ten Years Experience Can Be Appointed As Judicial Members Of Various Tribunals: Centre Amends Tribunal Rules
The Central Government has amended the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020 enabling appointment of Advocates with ten years experience as Judicial Members of various Tribunals.The Amendment was notified yesterday (30th June) and has come into force. In November, last year, the Supreme Court...
'We Can't Fix Time Limits': Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Guidelines For Speakers To Decide Disqualifications Of Members
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for two weeks a plea filed seeking guidelines to look into the practice of mala-fide delays on the part of the Speakers/Chairmen of both houses of the Parliament & State Legislative Assembly in deciding matters related to political defections.A three-Judge Bench led by CJI, Justice Bopanna and Justice Hrishikesh Roy expressed its disinclination...
Supreme Court Directs Kerala High Court Registrar To Upload Judgment Delivered In March 2021 Within 2 Weeks
The Supreme Court has issued a direction to the Registrar General of the Kerala High Court to upload a judgment in its official website within two weeks.The Court passed this direction after being informed that the judgment of the division bench, though delivered on March 16, 2021, has not been uploaded yet.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose...
Being National Green Tribunal, NGT Must Have Alacrity, Concern For Environment: Supreme Court
"Being the 'National Green Tribunal', the NGT must have some alacrity and concern for the environment!", observed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was considering an appeal arising out of the NGT's adjudication of allegations of failure of authorities in preventing the blowout of Baghjan 5 oil well of the Respondent-Oil India Ltd.,...
Hindu Joint Family Even If Partitioned Can Revert Back And Reunite To Continue Joint Family Status: Supreme Court
Hindu Joint Family even if partitioned can revert back and reunite to continue the status of joint family, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered on Wednesday.The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy observed that the acts of the parties may lead to the inference that parties reunited after previous partition.In this case, a partition dated ...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Release Of 13 Agra Prisoners Who Were Juveniles At Time Of Offence
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in a plea seeking the release of 13 prisoners who have been lodged in Agra Jail for periods ranging from 14 to 22 years. The plea states that these prisoners have been denied release despite establishing that they were juveniles at the time of offence. A Bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee took into consideration the submission of...