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'Some Retire From District Judiciary With A Monthly Pension Of Only Rs.15K' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns To Union
The Supreme Court today (August 8) flagged concerns over the issue of meagre retirement pensions given to the District Judges.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the All India Judges Association Case relating to the implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. Attorney General for India R Venkataramani requested for...
Blacklisting Of An Entity Amounts To 'Civil Death', Must Be Justifiable And Proportionate: Supreme Court
While setting aside a blacklisting order passed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation against a commercial entity, the Supreme Court recently observed that blacklisting orders are a "drastic remedy" and as such, they ought to be justifiable as well as proportionate."All these reasons fall far short of rendering the conduct of the appellant in the present case, so abhorrent as to justify the...
Ad-Hoc Appointment As Lecturer Cannot Be Considered For Eligibility Of Senior Pay Scale Under CAS: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has held that services rendered in an ad-hoc appointment as Lecturer before being appointed as Assistant Professor on a regular basis cannot be counted for determining the eligibility for the grant of the senior pay scale under the 'Career Advancement Scheme' (CAS).As per the CAS notified on July 22, 1988 by the...
Cooperation With Investigation Doesn't Mean Accused Should Confess To Crime : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that cooperation with the investigation does not mean that the accused must confess to the investigating officer."We are of the firm opinion that non-cooperation by the accused is one matter and the accused refusing to confess to the crime is another. There would be no obligation upon the accused that on being interrogated, he must confess to the crime and...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Petition To Postpone NEET-PG 2024 Exam
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 8) agreed to hear tomorrow a petition seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2024 examination, which is scheduled for August 11, 2024.Advocate Anas Tanwir mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud this morning seeking an urgent hearing. In response, CJI said that the matter will be heard tomorrow.The petitioners stated that many...
Arbitration | Impermissible For Arbitral Tribunal Or Courts To Grant Interest Upon Interest Under 1940 Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Aug. 7) held that an Arbitral Tribunal is not empowered to grant interest upon interest while passing an arbitral award as the Arbitration Act, 1940 does not specifically provide for the grant of interest on interest. “In the light of the above legal provisions and the case law on the subject, it is evident that ordinarily courts are not supposed to...
"India Facing Huge Diabetes Problem": PIL In Supreme Court For Warning Labels On Packaged Foods Regarding Sugar & Fat Levels
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Supreme Court seeks judicial intervention to direct the Union of India, as well as States and Union Territories, to mandate the implementation of Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPL) on packaged foods.“That it is very prominent to consider that the Front of Package Labelling serves as a powerful tool in empowering consumers to make...
'We Aren't Going To Control Trial Court': Supreme Court In Ramakrishna Raju's Plea Against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
While hearing Telegu Desam Party MLA Raghu Ramakrishna Raju's plea for transfer of case pending against ex-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Supreme Court today expressed that it has already passed directions for expedition of trial and will not dictate the trial Court any further with regard to any discharge application or otherwise.The matter was before a bench of...
Constitution Is A Powerful Tool To Address Social Inequalities: CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that the Constitution of India is a powerful tool to curb disparities within the society. He highlighted the recent Supreme Court decision against high enrolment fees in state bars and the special Lok Adalat conducted last week as illustrations of such disparities.The Supreme Court held that such fees for young law graduates, which...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Postponement Of NEET-PG 2024 Exam
In a crucial development, a plea has been filed before the Supreme seeking postponement of the NEET-PG 2024 examination, which is scheduled for August 11, 2024.The petitioner claims that many candidates who will be appearing in the exam have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach.It is urged that the allocation of test cities was made on 31.07.2024 and the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Patna HC Order Which Declared Gaya's Vishnupad Temple A 'Public Trust'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 6) affirmed a ruling that the Vishnupad temple, a centre for Hindus' Shraddha rites in Gaya, is a religious public trust and not a private property of Gayawals Brahmins (the traditional priests of the temple).A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R Mahadevan passed the order, on hearing the counsel for the petitioner, who argued that the Trial Court...