Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Shelter Homes For Urban Poor From States/UTs Amid Winter Season

While hearing the PIL seeking adequate shelters for homeless persons, the Supreme Court recently called for an affidavit from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) which shall detail inter-alia the number of persons who can be accommodated in existing shelters and how the Board proposes to address deficits (if any).A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan heard the matter...

Supreme Court Allows Medical Student With 70% Hearing Impairment To Appear For PG Admission Counselling

The Supreme Court today (December 6) issued a notice returnable 4 weeks in a petition filed by a medical student with a benchmark disability, having a 70% hearing impairment, challenging the disability clause under the Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023 whereby a person with a hearing disability of 40 % or more shall be ineligible for admission to Post-Graduate (PG)...

Complete Police Verification Of Candidates Selected For Govt Service Within 6 Months Of Their Appointment : Supreme Court Directs All States

The Supreme Court warned against the careless and indifferent approach of the Police Authorities in failing to submit the Police Verification Report of candidates selected for government service appointments within the required timeframe, affecting the regularization of candidates. In this regard, the bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice R Mahadevan issued a direction to...

Nurture Spirit Of Fraternity To Create An Inclusive India Overcoming Barriers Of Caste, Religion, Class Etc. : Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud

Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that unless we embody the spirit of Fraternity, we would not abe able to create an India which is inclusive overcoming the shadows of caste, creed, religion, gender and class."The path forward is ours to decide, whether we can rise above the shadows of caste, religion, gender and class to create an India that is inclusive and...

Senior Advocate Designation Must Not Become a 'Distribution Mechanism': Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, while calling for a relook on Senior Advocate designation process, submitted before the Supreme Court on Friday (December 6) that the process must not devolve into a “distribution” mechanism.“We have nothing against any individual. When your lordships confer designation, your lordships confer responsibility on the person. Let that conferment not be...

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and...

Supreme Court Initiates Suo Motu Case On Adverse Effects Of Stay Orders On Criminal Trials

The Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu case regarding the adverse effect of stay orders passed by appellate courts on criminal trials.A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar will hear the suo motu case on Monday (December 9).The case is titled "In Re : Adverse Effect of Stay Orders Granted By Appellate Courts On The Pace Of Trials, Despite Parameters...

Intent Of S.50 NDPS Act Is To Inform Suspect Of Right To Be Taken To Officer Who Isn't Part Of Search Party : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the intent behind Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is to inform a suspect who is about to be searched of the right to be taken to a Gazetted Officer who is not part of the raid team."It is obvious that the intent behind the provision is to ensure that the person about to be searched is made aware of the option to be...

Supreme Court To Hear Jharkhand IAS Officer's Plea Against HC Refusing To Hear Challenge To ECI Direction For Disciplinary Action

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea involving the issue as to whether the Election Commission of India's direction to state government to take disciplinary action against a District Election Officer ought to be challenged before the jurisdictional High Court or the Central Administrative Tribunal.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal called for the response of the...

S. 197 CrPC | Once Denied, Sanction to Prosecute Public Servant Cannot Be Granted Again On Same Material : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that once a sanction to prosecute a public servant has been denied, it cannot be granted again unless new material is presented to the competent authority justifying the subsequent sanction.“The subsequent sanction was given based on the same material, therefore, in the absence of any other contra material which weighed in the mind of the sanctioning...

Prosecution Can't Commence With Statement Of Co-Accused U/S 50 PMLA: Calcutta HC Grants Bail To Recruitment Scam Accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to recruitment scam accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra. Bhadra's firm was linked with transfer of proceeds of crime to M/S Leaps & Bounds Pvt Ltd, a company linked with AITC MP Abhishek Banerjee.Justice Suvra Ghosh granted bail and held: The case essentially hinges on the statement of the petitioner and the co-accused and recovery made pursuant to the...

Supreme Court Rejects State's Argument That It Has No Liability To Pay Retiral Benefits To Employee Of Aided Institution Whose Dismissal Was Set Aside

In a recent case, the Supreme Court rejected the Gujarat Government's argument that it has no liability to pay the Retiral Benefits to the employee of an aided educational institution whose dismissal was set aside. The Court ruled that the payment of the pensionary and retiral benefits to the employee of an aided private educational institution rests with the State Government, not the...