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Supreme Court Gives Relief To Person With Colour Blindness, Asks TANGEDCO To Appoint Him As Assistant Engineer
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 16) granted relief to a person with 'colour blindness' by directing the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) to appoint him as an Assistant Engineer (Electrical) at an appropriate grade of pay. The person had appealed to the Supreme Court after TANGDECO denied him appointment in the post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical)...
Supreme Court Seeks UP Police Response To Pawan Khera's Plea To Quash FIR Over 'Gautam Das' Remark Against PM Modi
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Uttar Pradesh government's response to a plea by Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for quashing of criminal proceedings against him over an alleged remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing a special leave petition against an order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash the...
Supreme Court Refers Electoral Bonds Case To Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 16) referred the petitions challenging the anonymous electoral bonds scheme to a Constitution Bench of five judges."In view of the importance of issue raised, and with regard to Article 145(4) of the Constitution of India, the matter be placed before a bench of at least five judges," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud pronounced this morning when the...
Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Seeking Implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill Before 2024 General Elections
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking immediate of implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill passed by the Parliament in September 2023, before the Parliamentary General Election in 2024. Last month, the President of India signed into law the women’s reservation bill that had been unanimously passed by both houses of parliament.The Constitution (One Hundred and...
BREAKING| NewsClick Case : Chief Editor & HR Head Move Supreme Court Challenging Arrests In UAPA Case; Seek Urgent Hearing
The NewsClick matter has reached the Supreme Court with its Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty filing a Special Leave Petition challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment which upheld their arrest by the Delhi Police in a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda.Senior...
Practice Of Conferring Senior Designation On Advocates Not Arbitrary Or Unreasonable : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 16) upheld the practice of designating senior advocates, affirming the constitutional validity of Sections 16 and 23(5) of the Advocates Act, 1961. Section 16 of the Advocates Act says, "there shall be two classes of advocates, namely, senior advocates and other advocates" and says that the Supreme Court and the High Courts can confer senior...
BREAKING | Nithari Killings: Allahabad HC Acquits Surendra Koli In 12 Cases, Moninder Pander In 2; Sets Aside Death Sentence
The Allahabad High Court today ACQUITTED prime suspect Surinder Koli in 12 cases concerning the 2005-2006 Noida serial murders case (Nithari case). In all 12 cases, he had been awarded the death penalty by the trial court. On the other hand, another suspect, Moninder Singh Pandher has also been acquitted by the Court in two cases in which he was sentenced to death by the trial court....
Decide Remission Applications Without Delay : Supreme Court To Chhattisgarh Govt
In a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of India, a case involving the belated grant of permanent remission, the Court urged the Chhattisgarh State Government to ensure that such cases are considered without unnecessary delays, following the government's policy. The Court noted that the petitioner was released and the Secretary had tendered his apology for belated remission.It observed...
Can't Deny Medical Reimbursement By Discriminating Between Indoor Patient And Outdoor Patient: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the determination of whether a patient should be categorized as "indoor" or "outdoor" depends on the expert judgment of the attending doctors at the respective hospital. The Court has further emphasized that if the medical professionals decide to provide treatment without hospitalizing the patient as an "indoor patient," then denying reimbursement...
Married Individuals Entering Live-In Relationship Can't Be Denied Protection, Right To Life Sacrosanct: Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Guidelines To Police
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that married individuals entering into live-in relationship cannot be denied protection, irrespective of the Police's view about morality of such relationships.Justice Arun Monga observed that right to human life is to be treated on highest pedestal and cannot be taken away, except in accordance with law, irrespective of the nature of...
Homebuyers Who Secure RERA Decrees Can't Be Treated Differently From Other Financial Creditors Under IBC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that homebuyers cannot be treated differently from other "financial creditors" under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 just because they have secured orders from the authority under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016.A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar set aside an order of the National Company Law...
All Responsible For War Crimes Must Be Prosecuted, Including The Victor & The Vanquished, To Ensure Universal Peace: Justice RF Nariman
All those responsible for war crimes, the victor and the vanquished should be prosecuted if we need world peace that has so far eluded us, Justice (retd.) Rohinton Fali Nariman said on Sunday while highlighting the flaws of the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials conducted after World War II.Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman delivered a lecture on "The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials -...