MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Repatriated Foreign Medical Students In Penultimate Year To Clear Final Exams In Two Attempts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a batch of petitions by repatriated Indian medical students from Ukraine, China, the Philippines, etc after the central government informed the court that as a one-time extraordinary measure, penultimate year students would be allowed to take the MBBS examination without being enrolled in any Indian medical college.The Court allowed such students...

Day Of Remand Should Be Included For Considering Default Bail Claim : Supreme Court Answers Reference

Answering a reference on a significant point of law, the Supreme Court has held that the day of remand is to be included for considering for considering a claim for default bail.The remand period will be calculated from the date when the Magistrate remanded the accused, held a bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Hrishikesh Roy.An accused becomes entitled to default bail if...

Banks Must Give Opportunity Of Hearing To Borrowers Before Classifying Their Accounts As Fraud : Supreme Court

The decision to classify an account as fraud must be made by a reasoned order.

No Data Regarding Exact Population: Kerala High Court Holds Notifications Declaring Lakshadweep's Gram Panchayat Constituencies Ultra Vires

The Kerala High Court recently held the notifications declaring the local area comprising villages; the number of wards; and calling for objections to the proposed delimitation of Gram Panchayat constituencies/ wards, issued by the Lakshadweep Administrator and the Election Commission (EC) for the Lakshadweep Village (Dweep) Panchayat elections, as premature and ultra vires the provisions of...

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Allahabad, Chhattisgarh And Patna High Courts

The Central Government has notified the appointment of new Chief Justices for three High Courts.Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.Justice Ramesh Sinha, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.Justice K Vinod Chandran, Judge of the...

Mere Membership Of Unlawful Organization Is UAPA Offence : Supreme Court Overrules 2011 Precedents

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday overruled its 2011 judgments in Arup Bhuyan vs State of Assam, Indra Das vs State of Assam and State of Kerala vs Raneef which held that mere membership of a banned association is not sufficient to constitute an offence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 or the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, unless it...

EPF Pension | Kerala High Court Seeks Response Of PF Authorities On Plea Against Limiting Higher Pension For Not Exercising 'Fresh Joint Option'

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Central Government and the Provident Fund authorities in the plea challenging the initiation of steps by the PF Commissioner to curtail/limit/stop the higher pension that is being received by the retired employees of KELTRON on the ground that they had not exercised a fresh joint option. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. posted the...

Surat Court Convicts Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case Over 'Modi Surname' Remark, Gets 2-Year Jail Term

A Court in Gujarat's Surat District today convicted Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case for his remarks “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019.BREAKING: Surat Court Convicts Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case Over 'Modi Surname' Remark @RahulGandhi #SuratCourt #RahulGandhi #ModiSurnameremark...

Supreme Court Collegium Says Centre Should Have Notified John Sathyan's Appointment Before Clearing Later Proposals; Expresses Concerns At Withholding Of Names

In a resolution passed yesterday, the Supreme Court Collegium has made certain strong critical remarks against the Central Government for selectively approving names, by withholding certain other names which were recommended for elevation earlier in time. The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph flagged the issue of...

'Courts Should Not Further The Notion That Only Male Child Will Assist Parents In Old Age; Avoid Patriarchal Remarks' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has advised Courts to refrain from making patriarchal remarks in judgments. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha was deciding a petition seeking to review the death penalty awarded to a convict for the kidnap and murder of a 7-year old boy.The bench noted that the Supreme Court, in its appeal confirming the...

Rajasthan Assembly Passes Advocates Protection Bill

Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to enact a law granting protection to advocates from assault and grievous hurt. The Advocates Protection Bill was tabled in the State legislative assembly last week and passed today with certain amendments, by voice vote.The Bill aims to provide for the prevention of offences of assault, grievous hurt, criminal force, and criminal...

Supreme Court's Changing Attitude Towards 'Sealed Cover' Procedure

CJI DY Chandrachud made headlines yesterday by refusing to accept the sealed cover note submitted by the Central Government in the matter relating to disbursal of pension arrears to retired defence personnel under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. Stating that he was "personally averse" to sealed covers, he remarked that the practice of sealed covers was against the principles of...