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NEET-PG : Supreme Court Reduces Penalty For Student With Disability Who Left Seat After Taking Admission
The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to a disabled student and lowered her penalty of Rs 15 lakhs to Rs 5 lakhs after she withdrew her admission from a PG Medical course seat in Tamil Nadu. The plea was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra.The petitioner in the matter was a candidate suffering from Polio who initially...
'ED Cannot Be A Law Unto Itself' : Supreme Court Extends Interim Relief In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Case
ED (Directorate of Enforcement) cannot be a law unto itself, orally observed the Supreme Court on Monday (August 21) while extending the interim protection from coercive action to certain Chattisgarh government officials in the UP Police FIR over alleged making of duplicate holograms in connection with the liquor scam case.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia...
Wife Has Right To Say 'No' To Husband; Marital Rape Exception Patriarchal & Archaic : Justice Deepak Gupta
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta shared his views on marital rape in the backdrop of Right to Privacy. Justice Gupta was delivering an online lecture on the topic “Developments in Fundamental Rights in Last Decade” as part of LiveLaw's 10th anniversary lecture series.On being asked about his views on the issue of marital rape, which is pending in the Supreme Court...
Woman Alone Has Right Over Her Body; She's The Ultimate Decision Maker On Abortion : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday has reiterated that a woman alone has the right over her body and is the ultimate decision-maker on the question of whether she wants to undergo an abortion. This observation was made by the court while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor. The order was passed by a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...
Will Lay Down Guidelines For Courts To Summon Government Officers: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked that it would lay down guidelines pertaining to appearance of Government officials before courts in litigation that involves the Government. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court which took into custody Special Secretary (Finance)...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Delhi Govt's Appeal Against NGT Order Appointing LG As Head Of Solid Waste Monitoring Committee
An appeal filed by the Delhi Government challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to appoint Lt. Governor (LG) as head of a Solid Waste Monitoring Committee was listed today before the Supreme Court. A Division Bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, heard the appeal. At the commencement of the proceedings, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu...
Won't Stay Bihar Caste Survey Unless Prima Facie Case Is Made, Says Supreme Court; Centre Seeks To Submit Its Views
The caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government may have some ‘ramifications’, Solicitor-General for India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Monday, on behalf of the central government. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a plea by non-governmental organisations Youth for Equality and Ek Soch Ek Prayas against the decision of the Patna...
St Stephen's Admissions : Supreme Court Dismisses DU's & UGC's Challenge To College Conducting Interviews For Minority Quota In Current Academic Year
In a major relief to Delhi's St Stephen's College, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Delhi University and University Grant Commission’s pleas against the college adopting an 85-15 formula for minority applicants, with the university’s Common University Entrance Test (CUET) contributing 85 percent to the overall score considered at the time of admission and the rest...
‘Forcing Woman To Have Child Born Out Of Rape Against Constitutional Philosophy’: Supreme Court Allows Survivor’s Plea For Abortion
Forcing a woman to have a child conceived as a result of rape is against our constitutional philosophy, the Supreme Court observed on Monday, while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor. Noting that such pregnancy affected the physical and mental health of the woman, the court set aside an order of the Gujarat High Court that had earlier dismissed...
Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal's Challenge To CBI Probe In Municipality Recruitment Scam; Says It's Linked To Teacher Recruitment Scam
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe in West Bengal Municipality Recruitment Scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra remarked prima facie that that the municipality recruitment scam appeared...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: August 14 to 20, 2023
Judgments/OrdersRegistration Of FIR Mandatory If Information Discloses Cognizable Offence: Supreme Court ReiteratesCase title: Sindhu Janak Nagargoje v. State of MaharashtraCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 639The Supreme Court recently reinforced the obligatory nature of registering First Information Reports (FIRs) under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) when the police...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Holding That Person Forwarding Social Media Message Is Liable For Its Contents
The Supreme Court on Friday (18.05.2023) refused to entertain an appeal against the order of the Madras High Court that refused to quash batch of criminal proceedings initiated against actor and BJP politician S.Ve Sheker for his derogatory remarks against women journalists. The cases were registered after Sheker had allegedly forwarded an abusive, derogatory and vulgar comment on his...