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'Sanatana Dharma' Is A Set Of Eternal Duties, Idea Being Gained That It's Only About Promoting Casteism & Untouchability: Madras High Court
"Untouchability in a country of equal citizens, cannot be tolerated, and even if it is seen as permitted somewhere within the principles of 'Sanathana dharma', it still cannot have a space to stay", the Court said.
Are Civilian Employees Of Armed Forces Unit Run Canteens Government Servants? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court on Thursday(Sep 14) referred a significant case regarding the employment status of civilian employees working in Unit Run Canteens (URCs) within the Armed Forces to a larger bench. This decision comes in light of conflicting judgments in previous cases, specifically the Mohd. Aslam (2001) and R.R. Pillai's case (2009). In ‘Union of India vs. Mohd Aslam’ reported in [2001]...
UGC Pay Scale: Supreme Court Grants Benefit Of Revised Pay Scale To Two Physical Instructors Despite Subsequent Karnataka G.O Denying Benefit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (13.09.203) granted the benefit of revised UGC pay scale as per a 1999 Karnataka Government Order (G.O) to two Physical Education instructors with retrospective effect from 1st January 1996, despite a 2008 G.O that stated that the revised UGC pay scale was to be notionally extended from 27th July 1998. The Apex Court extended such benefit to...
BREAKING | Bar Council Of India Offers To Hold CLAT, Says NLU Consortium Is A Non-Statutory Body
The Bar Council of India on Friday offered to conduct the Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT) for admissions to law schools. The apex lawyers' body said it has mechanism to conduct CLAT in multiple regional languages, as it did for AIBE (All India Bar Examination).The exam is currently conducted by the Consortium of NLUs on rotational basis. BCI said this arrangement amongst the national...
Notion That Migrants & Asylum Seekers Have No Rights Must Change : Justice S Muralidhar
Justice (Retd.) S. Muralidhar, while delivering the keynote address on the topic “Opening Doors to Justice: Prevention of Violence Against Migrant Women” stated that illegal migrants and asylum seeker are the right bearers and stated that the notion that these people have no rights must change. Further, with respect to Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, he noted that the same...
Prepared Platform To Assess Top 50 Judges Of Country Who Would Be Considered For Elevation To Supreme Court : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud on Friday said that steps are being taken to bring more transparency into the collegium system. “The idea is to make the process of recommending appointments to the Supreme Court more transparent. Not by sharing our discussions in the public realm, which we obviously cannot do. But by laying down objective parameters for selection to the Supreme...
Madras Tax Bar Challenges CGST Appellate Tribunal Provisions; Supreme Court Issues Notice
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice on a petition filed by the Madras Tax Bar challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 149 and 150 of the Finance Act, 2023 that seek to substitute Sections 109 and 110 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act). The sections in question relate to appointments and conditions of service of members to the Appellate Tribunal under...
CJI DY Chandrachud Expresses Disapproval Of Manipur High Court Admitting PIL Seeking To Quash Editors Guild Report
On Friday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed his disapproval of the manner in which the Manipur High Court admitted a PIL seeking to quash the fact-finding report published by the Editors Guild of India (EGI) on the ethnic violence in Manipur. The bench led by the CJI and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the petition challenging the Manipur Police's...
Supreme Court Seeks Report From NALSA On Implementation Of Women’s Integrated Help System
Today, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court called for a report from National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction for the implementation of the NALSA women’s integrated help system (NWIHS-181/15100) in all States and Union Territories. NWIHS-181/15100 is a technology integrated system of 181 women helpline and NALSA legal Aid...
70% Medical Colleges Not Paying Stipend To MBBS Interns? Supreme Court Seeks National Medical Commission's Response
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 15) directed the National Medical Commission to respond to a complaint that 70 percentage of medical colleges do not pay any stipend or are not paying the minimum set stipend to doctors who are doing MBBS internships.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud directed the National Medical Commission(NMC) to file a tabulated chart and explain...
'Complaint Against Editors Guild Report Is Govt's Counter-Narrative' : Supreme Court Extends Protection For EGI Members From Manipur Police FIR
In the petition challenging FIRs lodged against the members of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) over a fact-finding report published by them about the ethnic violence in Manipur, the Supreme Court today orally remarked that the complaint filed against the EGI members was "a counter-narrative of the government". The Court further orally remarked that even if the EGI's report is assumed to...
Will Defer Summons To Telangana CM's Daughter K Kavitha By 10 Days, ED Tells Supreme Court
Hours after summoning Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha for questioning on Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today informed the Supreme Court that it would be deferring for ten days the summons issued to the former Lok Sabha member in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The central agency is currently investigating her role in influencing the now-scrapped...