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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Parents' Plea For Independent Probe Into Death Of Children Belonging To Scheduled Castes At IIT Delhi
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by parents of two students belonging to the Scheduled Caste category, who died at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi this year. The parents have sought registration of FIR and independent investigation into the deaths by a centralized agency.The order was passed by a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.Briefly stated, the petition impugns order dated 30.01.2024 passed by the High Court of Delhi, whereby a writ petition filed...
'Dogs Won't Wait For Your Deliberations To Bite' : Supreme Court Raps Union & Kerala For Not Responding To Plea On Anti-Rabies Vaccines
The Supreme Court today directed the Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Chief Secretary for the State of Kerala to file counter affidavits in a petition seeking to constitute an independent expert committee to study the efficacy of the Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccines (IDRV) currently being administered to Humans and Rabies Veterinary Vaccine, administered to dogs in India.On October 31, 2022, a bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar issued notice on the petition....
Supreme Court Dismisses SpiceJet's Plea Against HC Order To Handover Aircraft Engines To Lessors
The Supreme Court today (September 20) refused interfere in the order of the Delhi High court which directed the cash-strapped airlines SpiceJet to return three aircraft engines for defaulting on payments to engine lessors.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing an SLP by SpiceJet against the September 11 Order of the High Court's division bench upholding the grounding and handing over of the engines due to non-payment to its France based...
Supreme Court Allows TN Police To Summon BJP Leader Kesava Vinayagam Without Seeking Madras HC's Permission
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) set aside the Madras High Court's direction that the police must obtain the High Court's prior permission to serve summons to Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) Organising Secretary Kesava Vinayagam in connection with a case over the seizure of Rs.3.99 crore for alleged bribing of voters during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, hearing a petition filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against the High...
Legal Professionals Not Immune From Prosecution For Criminal Misdeeds : Supreme Court
Delivering judgment in the 'fake' SLP case, the Supreme Court today observed that no professional, much less a legal professional, is immune from prosecution for their criminal misdeed(s)."There is a great sanctity attached to the proceedings conducted in the court. Every Advocate putting his signatures on the Vakalatnamas and on the documents to be filed in the Courts, and every Advocate appearing for a party in the courts, particularly in the Supreme Court, the highest court of the country is...
Telangana MBBS/BDS Admissions : Supreme Court Stays HC Judgment Which Removed '4 Year Consecutive Study' Criteria For Local Quota
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) issued notice on the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Telangana challenging the Telangana High Court's judgment which removed the '4 years' continuous study or residence requirement in the State' for permanent residents to secure admission in local quota seats in MBBS or BDS courses.The State however agreed before the Supreme Court to grant a one-time exception for the petitioners who had approached the High Court.The led by CJI DY...
BREAKING | Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional'
The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms."I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India," Single-judge Justice Atul Chandurkar said while pronouncing his 'opinion' on the issue after a division...
UPSC Aspirants' Death | Examine Coaching Centres' Issues On Pan India Basis, Delhi Mishap Can Happen Anywhere : Supreme Court To Centre
While hearing the suo motu case arising out of the tragic flooding incident at Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, in which 3 students lost their lives, the Supreme Court today suggested that the Union of India look at the issue from a pan-India perspective.The matter was before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which made the suggestion to Attorney General for India R Venkataramani, taking into account the latter's submission that a Committee has been constituted by the Home Ministry,...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Former PFI Chairman E Abubacker's Plea For Bail In UAPA Case
The Supreme Court today issued a notice in a special leave petition filed by E Abubacker, former chairman of Popular Front of India (PFI), against the May 28 order of the Delhi High Court dismissing the bail application in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 case investigated by the National Investigation Agency.The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar, which considered the matter, orally observed that the allegations were serious and that they would only...
AoRs Can Give Appearance Of Only Those Advocates Who Are Authorized To Appear, Argue On A Particular Date : Supreme Court
Delivering judgment in the 'fake' SLP case, the Supreme Court today observed that Advocates-on-Record can mark the appearances of only those advocates who are authorized to appear and argue the case on a particular day of hearing."Such names shall be given by the Advocate on Record on each day of hearing of the case as instructed in the Notice(Officer Circular dated 30.12.2022). If there is any change in the name of the arguing Advocate, it shall be duty of the concerned Advocate-on-Record to...
BJP Leader Maneka Gandhi Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Section 81 Of Representation Of The People Act
Upon hearing senior BJP leader Maneka Gandhi's plea challenging Section 81 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, the Supreme Court today asked Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra (appearing for Gandhi) to do a comparative analysis of the limitation provisions in the context of about 30 special statutes.The case was listed before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which posted it to September 30, to enable Luthra to place on record the comparative chart.Notably, another...
NEET-PG 2024| Unusual To Change Exam Pattern Three Days Before Exam; Students Will Have Meltdown : Supreme Court To NBE
The Supreme Court today (September 20) issuing notice in a writ petition seeking measures to ensure increased transparency in NEET-PG Exams, expressed displeasure over the last-minute changes in the exam pattern by the National Board of Education.Senior Advocate Vibha Makhija appearing for the petitioners argued that the new marks normalization policy that the NBE introduced three days before the exam as 'knee-jerk' reaction. She stressed that no regulations are in place by the NBE to...