Medical Admissions : Supreme Court Allows 3 Doctors To Resign From NEET-Super Specialty Seats To Join INIs

While hearing a plea against the embargo placed on medical candidates resigning from NEET seats after joining, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Directorate General of Health Services - Medical Counselling Committee (DGHS-MCC) to permit 3 doctors, who had secured selection in Super Specialty courses in INIs (Institutions of National Importance), to resign from the Institutes...

If Consent Of Woman Was Based On False Promise Of Marriage From Inception, Offence Of Rape Is Made Out : Supreme Court

To sustain the offence of rape on the ground of false promise of marriage, it must be established that right from the inception, the consent of the woman was obtained based on the false promise, reiterated the Supreme Court."If it is established that from the inception, the consent by the victim is a result of a false promise to marry, there will be no consent, and in such a case, the offence...

Chandigarh Mayor Polls: High Court Seeks UT Admin's Response On AAP Councillor's Plea Alleging Vote Tampering But Refuses To Stay Election Result

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from the Chandigarh UT administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh on a plea filed by AAP Councillor Kuldeep Kumar, alleging vote tampering in the Mayor Elections where BJP candidate emerged victorious on Tuesday.While issuing notice on the plea, a division bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Harsh Bunger granted...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 - Consumer Law

A pedantic and hyper-technical approach would cause damage to the very concept of consumerism. (Para 23) 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 442Amend Consumer Protection Rules on appointment process of commission members within 3 months : Supreme Court to Centre, States. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 201Builder has obligation to seek completion certificate - It is no part of the flat owner's duty to apply for a...

AMU Case : To 'Muslims Not Minority In 1920' Argument, Supreme Court Says Present Day Standards Relevant [Day 6]

The issue whether a group constitutes a 'minority' must be decided on the basis of present-day standards and not based on the situation which existed before the commencement of the Constitution of India, observed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 30) during the hearing of the case related to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University(AMU).The observation of the...

'Need to maintain Dignity & Reputation Of Judicial Officers': Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Advocate In Contempt Case

The Supreme Court, while convicting an advocate in a seventeen-year-old criminal contempt case, reiterated that an apology must be evidence of remorse for the contemptuous acts. It must not be used as a weapon 'to purge the guilty of their offence'. Further, an apology lacking sincerity and not evidencing contriteness cannot be accepted. The Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and...

Supreme Court 7 Judges Bench Hearing-Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case[DAY-7]-WATCH LIVE

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Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 7]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University.A 7-judge Constitution Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Surya Kant, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the matter.The reports of the hearings from...

AMU Institution Of National Importance, Minority Status Will Exclude SC/ST/OBC Reservations : Centre Tells Supreme Court

In the case relating to the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the Union Government submitted before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 30) that an institution of national importance must reflect that national structure.Stressing that AMU is an institution of national importance, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta requested the Court to analyse the issue from...

Prisons Reforms | Supreme Court Directs Constitution Of District Committees Across India To Report On Existing, Required Jail Infrastructure

In a public interest litigation (PIL) initiated to address the issue of overcrowding of prisons in India, the Supreme Court today directed States/Union Territories to constitute District-level Committees, which shall assess and report on available infrastructure in jails and give a decision on the number of additional jails required in terms of the Model Prison Manual, 2016.The Bench of...

Chandigarh Mayor Election: High Court Allows Urgent Listing Of AAP Councillor's Plea For Fresh Polls Over Alleged Vote Tampering

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed urgent listing of a plea moved by AAP Councillor Kuldeep Kumar challenging the Chandigarh mayoral election over alleged tampering of ballot paper. BJP councillor Manoj Sonkar had emerged victorious after the polling held today.Kumar alleges that the election was conducted in violation of High Court's order and prays that the polls be...

250+ Advocates Of Calcutta High Court Write To CJ Flagging Alleged 'Lack Of Courtesy, Decorum & Etiquette' Shown By Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay To AG

Over 250 advocates of Calcutta High Court have written to Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam lodging their protest over the alleged lack of courtesy, civility decorum and etiquette shown by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to the Advocate General of the State of West Bengal during the course of judicial proceedings on 25th January 2024.The proceedings in question relate to improper admissions to...