Supreme Court Seeks Report From Union On Virtual Hearing Facilities At Tribunals

In a case involving the issue of virtual access to Court/Tribunal proceedings, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from the Union Government as to the effective availability of video conferencing facility for lawyers and litigants in Tribunals functioning within its jurisdiction.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order while dealing with a batch of...

Improper Rejection Of Juvenility Claim Even In SC's Curative Jurisdiction Not Final; Fresh Plea Can Be Raised : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a plea of juvenility, which was not properly considered by Courts as per due procedure, cannot be treated as final. Therefore, a fresh plea of juvenility can be raised when the plea of juvenility was improperly adjudicated upon in the previous rounds.For context, plea of juvenility is a plea raised by accused/convicts that they were minors at the time of...

Supreme Court Directs Status Quo On Property Claimed By UP MLA Abbas Ansari But Declared 'Evacuee Property'

In a relief to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari, the Supreme Court today passed a status quo order in respect of a property he claims ownership of but was dispossessed from in 2023 upon the same being declared "evacuee property".A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, stating,"The instant application has been moved inter-alia alleging that after the order passed...

'Ready To Apologise, Compensate', Says Telugu Actor Mohan Babu In Case For Assaulting Journalist; Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief

The Supreme Court today (January 9) granted interim relief to Telugu actor Mohan Babu by ordering that no coercive actions should be taken by the police against him in the case for assaulting a journalist.The allegation is that he took a wireless mic from a TV9 journalist correspondent and threw it on him causing grievous injuries. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prashant Kumar...

Indian Stamp Act | Registering Authority Cannot Mechanically Refer Sale Deed To Collector, Prima Facie Finding On Undervaluation Needed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that in case of undervaluation of property sale's price, the Registering Authority under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 cannot mechanically make reference to the Collector (stamps) for determination of the correct market value of the property. Instead, an opportunity is to be provided to the party, and reasons have to be furnished by the Registering Authority...

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NEET-PG : Supreme Court Stays Telangana HC Order Shfiting MD Seat From One Medical College To Another

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 8) stayed the judgment of the High Court of Telangana dated December 20, 2024, whereby the High Court ordered the transfer of a medical seat in a PG Course from one college to another through provisional admission and allowed the Respondent (in the present SLP-PG Student) to appear for the final examination. A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and AG...

KS & SSR| Govt Employee Transferred By Way Of Absorption To Another Department Can Retain Seniority Of Previous Dept : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (recently on January 03) held that employees who are transferred on absorption to another department are entitled to retain the seniority of their previous department as per the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules(KS&SSR).The Court held that the proviso to Rule 27(a) of the KS & SSR, which hold that previous seniority cannot be claimed when an employee...

Second Suit On Same Cause Of Action Must Be Filed Within 3 Years Of Rejection Of Earlier Plaint : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the subsequent suit on the same cause of action would be barred by limitation if filed beyond three years after the rejection of an earlier plaint. The Court rejected the argument that Order VII Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure (“CPC”) justifies filing a fresh suit after the rejection of the earlier plaint. Instead, the Court said the subsequent...

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Should Judges Have Fixed Pension & Uniform Pay Conditions Across All States? Should NPS Apply? Supreme Court Hears Issue

The Supreme Court today (January 8) orally remarked that the Court's hands are not tied if the judiciary is not provided with adequate infrastructure and service conditions including salary and pensionary benefits."Normally we would not issue any writ that you provide us with this budget or that budget which is within the domain of the executive. But suppose if the executive totally neglects...

'In Reality, Clinical Trials Conducted In Poorer Countries' : Supreme Court In PIL Against Multinational Pharma Companies

In a PIL raising the issue of multinational pharmaceutical companies picking up poor people in India as "guinea pigs" for clinical drug trials, the Union informed the Supreme Court today that the Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019 substantially address the concerns of the petitioners and the matter has become infructuous. The matter was before a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN...