No Right To Be Appointed Merely Because Of Placement In Select List; But State Must Justify Non-Filling Of Vacancies: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a candidate placed in the select list gets no indefeasible right to be appointed even if vacancies are available. However, the State has to justify its decision not to fill up the vacancy, the Court added."A candidate placed in the select list gets no indefeasible right to be appointed even if vacancies are available...But there is a caveat. The State or...

Supreme Court Refuses To Reconsider Judgment Which Brought Doctors Under Consumer Protection Act, Says Reference Was Unnecessary

The Supreme Court today (November 7) refused to reconsider the 1995 judgment in Indian Medical Association v VP Shantha, which held that medical professionals come within the ambit of the Consumer Protect Act, 1986 (as re-enacted in 2019).The Court disposed of a reference made against the decision, saying that it was unnecessary. On May 14, a two-judge bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and...

Supreme Court 'Shocked' That Some Retired HC Judges Get Only Rs 6-15K Monthly Pension, Flags Differential Treatment To Judges Elevated From Service

The Supreme Court today expressed shock in a case filed by a retired Allahabad High Court judge raising the issue of pension, when it was informed that some retired High Court judges across the country are getting pension amounts as low as Rs.6000-7000/- per month.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan was dealing with retired Judge-Justice Ajit...

Supreme Court Refuses To Transfer Trial Of RG Kar Doctor's Rape-Murder Case From West Bengal

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 7) refused to transfer the trial in the RG Kar rape-murder case from West Bengal to another State.When an oral request was made before the Court to shift the trial out of West Bengal, the Court orally said that it was not going to pass any such order.The development happened before the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice...

'Vacation' Renamed As 'Partial Court Working Days' : Supreme Court Amends Rules

The Supreme Court has amended its rules to substitute the term 'summer vacation/vacation' with 'partial court working days'. The amended rules were notified on November 5, in the last working week of outgoing Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.The length of the partial Court working days and the number of holidays for the Court and the offices of the Court shall be such as may be fixed by...

NCRB Can Collect Caste Data Of Prisoners, Supreme Court Clarifies

The Supreme Court on November 7 clarified that its previous directions on deleting 'caste column' in prison registers would not come in the way of the data collection on the demographics of prisoners by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra in the order clarified : " Therefore without prejudice to the generality...

DRI Officers Can Issue Show-Cause Notices Under Customs Act : Supreme Court Allows Review Against 'Canon India' Judgment

The Supreme Court today (November 7) held that the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) have the power to exercise powers under the Customs Act, 1962 to issue show-cause notices and recover dutiesThe Court held that DRI officers are "proper officers" to issue show cause notices under Section 28 of the Customs Act, 1962."Subject to the observations made in the judgment,...

Supreme Court Orders Liquidation Of Jet Airways On Failure Of Resolution Plan

The Supreme Court invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to order the liquidation of Jet Airways in view of the "peculiar and alarming" circumstance that the resolution plan has not been implemented for five years.The Court set aside the NCLAT Order which allowed the cash-strapped Jet Airways' ownership transfer to the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA)...

Eligibility Criteria Can't Be Changed After Commencement Of Recruitment Process Unless Rules Permit So : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench today (November 7) held that the "rules of the game" cannot be changed midway after the selection process for posts has begun unless the relevant rules expressly permit so.The bench of Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud, Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice PS Narasimha, Justice Pankaj Mithal, and Justice Manoj Misra had reserved its judgment on July...

Wealth Inequality Still Enormous; Views Of Krishna Iyer & Chinnappa Reddy Haven't Lost Relevance : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia In Dissent

"It is only when we include privately owned resources, as a part of the “material resources of the community” that the purpose of Articles 38 and 39 is fully realised. It is only then that the socialist and democratic principles incorporated in our Constitution get their true meaning."

SCBA Executive Committee Resolves To Boycott Inauguration Of Judicial Museum, Reiterates Demand For Bar Library & Lounge Instead

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has resolved to boycott the function scheduled today at 10 AM for the inauguration of a Supreme Court Museum in the vacant space where the Judges' Library used to be.The inauguration is proposed to be carried out by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.In a resolution dated November 6, 2024, the majority of the Executive Committee (EC) of the...

Hasdeo Forest | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Mining Permission For PEKB, Parsa Coal Blocks In Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the Union of India to cancel all non-forest use and mining permissions granted for PEKB (Parsa East and Kente Basan) and Parsa Coal Block, Chhattisgarh.The PIL further seeks a direction to the State of Chhattisgarh to notify entire Hasdeo Aranya Forest (including, PEKB, Parsa, Tara, Kente...