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Gyanvapi-Vyas Ji Tahkhana | Make Arrangements For 'Puja/Raga-Bhoga' Of Idols Inside Mosque's Southern Cellar: Varanasi Court To DM
Today, the Varanasi District Judge directed the District Administration to make appropriate arrangements within 7 days for Hindus to conduct worshipping rituals inside one of the sealed cellars/basement/tahkhana (vyas ji ka tehkhana) inside the existing Gyanvapi mosque complex. Worship at this spot was stopped in the year 1993.The matter relates to 'Somnath Vyas' tehkhana inside Gyanvapi...
Medical Negligence | Supreme Court Directs Doctor To Pay Rs 2.5 Lakh To Patient Who Lost Vision Of One Eye
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) granted relief to the 84-year-old man by directing the Doctor to award him compensation amounting to Rs. 2 Lacs in a medical negligence case. The complainant patient has lodged a consumer complaint against the Doctor after he lost vision in his left eye due to the medical negligence committed by the Doctor in a surgical procedure. The patient has...
Medical Admissions : Supreme Court Allows 3 Doctors To Resign From NEET-Super Specialty Seats To Join INIs
While hearing a plea against the embargo placed on medical candidates resigning from NEET seats after joining, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Directorate General of Health Services - Medical Counselling Committee (DGHS-MCC) to permit 3 doctors, who had secured selection in Super Specialty courses in INIs (Institutions of National Importance), to resign from the Institutes...
If Consent Of Woman Was Based On False Promise Of Marriage From Inception, Offence Of Rape Is Made Out : Supreme Court
To sustain the offence of rape on the ground of false promise of marriage, it must be established that right from the inception, the consent of the woman was obtained based on the false promise, reiterated the Supreme Court."If it is established that from the inception, the consent by the victim is a result of a false promise to marry, there will be no consent, and in such a case, the offence...
Chandigarh Mayor Polls: High Court Seeks UT Admin's Response On AAP Councillor's Plea Alleging Vote Tampering But Refuses To Stay Election Result
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from the Chandigarh UT administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh on a plea filed by AAP Councillor Kuldeep Kumar, alleging vote tampering in the Mayor Elections where BJP candidate emerged victorious on Tuesday.While issuing notice on the plea, a division bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Harsh Bunger granted...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 - Consumer Law
A pedantic and hyper-technical approach would cause damage to the very concept of consumerism. (Para 23) 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 442Amend Consumer Protection Rules on appointment process of commission members within 3 months : Supreme Court to Centre, States. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 201Builder has obligation to seek completion certificate - It is no part of the flat owner's duty to apply for a...
AMU Case : To 'Muslims Not Minority In 1920' Argument, Supreme Court Says Present Day Standards Relevant [Day 6]
The issue whether a group constitutes a 'minority' must be decided on the basis of present-day standards and not based on the situation which existed before the commencement of the Constitution of India, observed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 30) during the hearing of the case related to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University(AMU).The observation of the...
'Need to maintain Dignity & Reputation Of Judicial Officers': Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Advocate In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court, while convicting an advocate in a seventeen-year-old criminal contempt case, reiterated that an apology must be evidence of remorse for the contemptuous acts. It must not be used as a weapon 'to purge the guilty of their offence'. Further, an apology lacking sincerity and not evidencing contriteness cannot be accepted. The Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and...
Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 7]
The Supreme Court will continue hearing the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University.A 7-judge Constitution Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Surya Kant, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the matter.The reports of the hearings from...
AMU Institution Of National Importance, Minority Status Will Exclude SC/ST/OBC Reservations : Centre Tells Supreme Court
In the case relating to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the Union Government submitted before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 30) that an institution of national importance must reflect that national structure.Stressing that AMU is an institution of national importance, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta requested the Court to analyse the issue from...
Prisons Reforms | Supreme Court Directs Constitution Of District Committees Across India To Report On Existing, Required Jail Infrastructure
In a public interest litigation (PIL) initiated to address the issue of overcrowding of prisons in India, the Supreme Court today directed States/Union Territories to constitute District-level Committees, which shall assess and report on available infrastructure in jails and give a decision on the number of additional jails required in terms of the Model Prison Manual, 2016.The Bench of...