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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Of Pharmacy Council Of India Challenging HC Judgments Which Set Aside 5-Year Ban On New Pharmacy Colleges
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Pharmacy Council of India against the judgments of certain High Courts which set aside the moratorium imposed on starting new Pharmacy colleges for 5 years.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha expressed agreement with the High Court that the ban cannot be imposed through executive instructions. "We...
NCLT Has Discretion To Not Admit Financial Creditor's CIRP Application? Supreme Court Allows Open Court Hearing For Review
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed open court hearing for the review petition filed against the judgment in Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd. vs Axis Bank Limited which held that the National Company Law Tribunal has discretion to not admit the insolvecny application filed by a financial creditor even if the corporate debtor is in default.A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and...
State Obliged To Protect Citizens From Ferocious Dogs, But People Can't Take Law Into Hands To Harm Dogs : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that the State Administration is obligated to protect the citizens from the attacks of ferocious dogs by identifying and containing such dogs and removing them from public places. A bench of Justice A. K. Jayashankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. J., in the special sitting convened after noting the increasing instances of dog bites reported...
Hijab Ban Forces Muslim Girls Out Of Schools, Violates Concept Of Fraternity : Sr Adv Huzefa Ahmadi To Supreme Court [Day 5]
The Supreme Court today continued hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State.Today was the fifth day of hearing by bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia. It heard Senior Advocate Aditya Sondhi appearing for an intervenor and...
Delhi High Court Directs Former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy To Hand Over Govt Accommodation Within Six Weeks
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed former Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy to ensure that possession of his government accommodation, allotted to him in 2016 for a period of five years, is handed over to estate officer within a period of six weeks. Swamy, who has been provided with Z category protection by the Centre, was allotted government accommodation on 15th January 2016 on...
EWS Quota - 103rd Amendment Negates Concept Of Reservation As Tool Of Representation, Violates Equality : Dr.Mohan Gopal To Supreme Court [Day 1]
Acclaimed academician Professor Dr.Mohan Gopal made arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the constitutional validity of the Constitution(103rd) Amendment which introduced reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment.Addressing a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra...
Literality Degenerates Legality
Constitutional morality is often juxtaposed with social and popular morality, to emphasize that in case of conflict between the two, the latter must yield in favour of the former. This also reflects the heightened place accorded to constitutional or legal morality. The constitutional imperative of legislations which are inconsistent with fundamental rights and constitutional amendments...
Stipend For MBBS Students During Compulsory Internship : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Army College Of Medical Science
The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea seeking directions against Army College of Medical Science for non-payment of stipend to MBBS students undergoing compulsory one year internship in the Army base hospital. While issuing the notice, a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli asked ASG, Col Bala Subramanium to look into the issue."Mr. Bala, these are...
Plaint Avers Hindu Deities Were Worshipped Inside Gyanvapi Mosque Complex Even After Aug 15, 1947; Places Of Worship Act No Bar To Suit: Varanasi Court
The Varanasi Court today dismissed the Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee's plea (filed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC) challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women (plaintiffs) seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi Mosque compound.District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha observed that the suit of the plaintiffs is not barred by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions)...
Karnataka Hijab Ban: Supreme Court Hearing DAY-4 -LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.A batch of 23 petitions is listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special...