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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Doctor's Plea Challenging Administration Of Homeo Medicine 'Arsenic Album 30' As Immunity Booster
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Ministry of Ayush, Central Council for Research Homoeopathy and the State Of Kerala in a plea seeking to restrain the administration of homeopathic medicine "Arsenic album 30" to children and elderly persons over 65 years of age as a preventive measure of Covid-19 or for boosting immunity.A division bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose...
BREAKING - Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh In Sexual Harassment Case
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts, while granting the interim bail to Singh and his co-accused Vinod Tomar, said the chargesheet has been filed with arrest...
Fill Vacancies In Central Govt Industrial Tribunals By August 31 : Supreme Court To Union
The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government Industrial Tribunals before August 31, 2023. The direction was passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra. The petitioner in the matter, Labour Law Association had submitted that as many as...
Bombay HC's Interpretation Of NDPS Provisions In Rhea Chakraborty Case Not To Be Treated As A Precedent : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court in the Rhea Chakraborty case interpreting the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act will not be treated as a precedent in any other cases.While granting bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty in October 2021, the High Court had interpreted the scope of Section 27A of the NDPS Act to hold...
CRPF | Denying Employment/Promotion To HIV-Positive Person Is Violative Of Articles 14, 16 And 21: Allahabad High Court
In a significant verdict, the Allahabad High Court has held that a person, who is otherwise fit, could not be denied employment only on the ground that he or she is HIV positive and this principle also extends to grant of promotion."In any case, a person’s HIV status cannot be a ground for denial of promotion in employment as it would be discriminatory and would violate the principles laid...
Supreme Court Lifts Stay Imposed By Gauhati HC On Executive Committee Elections of Wrestling Federation Of India
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the interim stay imposed on the elections to the executive committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the Gauhati High Court.The division bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice SV Bhatti, was hearing a plea by the Andhra Pradesh Amateur Wrestling Association against the interim order of the Gauhati High Court. The bench also issued notice...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Sub-classification Of Scheduled Tribes As Mizo & Non-Mizo For Reservation Benefits In Mizoram
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 17) issued notice on a plea challenging rules for reservation in selection to higher technical courses in Mizoram. The impugned notification issued by the State in 2021 sub-classified scheduled tribes of Mizoram into the majority Zo(Mizo) tribe for whom 93% of seats were reserved, whereas 1% of seats were for Non-Mizos comprising Chakmas and communities...
Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing In SNC Lavalin Case At CBI's Request; Posts To September
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other accused in the SNC Lavalin Case to September 12.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta adjourned the hearing following a request made on behalf of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who...
TN Minister Senthil Balaji Approaches Supreme Court Against Madras HC Order Allowing ED Custody
Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's judgment holding that the Directorate of Enforcement is entitled to take him into custody in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam.As per the details available in the Supreme Court website, Balaji's special leave petition was filed at 3.35 PM on July 17. Last Friday (July 14), the...
Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petitions Filed In HCs Challenging Enrolment Fees Charged By State Bar Councils
The Supreme Court has transferred to itself the petitions pending in the High Courts of Kerala, Madras and Bombay challenging the enrolment fee charged by State Bar Councils. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order on Monday allowing the transfer plea filed by the Bar Council of India. The cases transferred consist of...
BREAKING | Supreme Court To Hear Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Stay Conviction In Defamation Case On July 21
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list on Friday(July 21) the petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking stay of his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi-thieves' remark, which resulted in his disqualification as a Member of Parliament.Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned Gandhi's petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for...