[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea of a physically challenged candidate who was denied admission in PG course in dermatology in a medical college of West Bengal on the ground that there was no reservation for such candidates under state quota. A bench comprising Chief...
SC sets aside ‘onerous’ bail conditions imposed by Telangana HC in cheating case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court Thursday termed as "onerous" and quashed some of the anticipatory bail conditions imposed by the Telangana High Court in a cheating case like asking the accused, one living in Vietnam, to appear twice a week at a police station, besides providing bank and property details.A bench...
SC issues notice on plea seeking free sanitary napkins in schools, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government, states and union territories on a plea seeking the supply of free sanitary napkins for adolescent girls in schools. The petition also seeks separate washrooms for girls in all government, aided and residential schools.A bench headed by Chief...
SC stays razing of Worli’s 50-year-old National House, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The National Insurance Company successfully engaged the services of attorney general R Venkataramani to convince the Supreme Court on Monday to stop the BMC from demolishing its 50-year-old building on Annie Besant Road in Worli.The Bombay high court had directed the BMC on November 15 to demolish the 'India...
SC takes umbrage at litigant calling apex court judge “terrorist”, issues show cause, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday took umbrage at a litigant calling a judge of the apex court a "terrorist" and directed the registry to issue him a show cause notice as to why he should not be prosecuted for criminal contempt for "scandalising" the judge. "You have to be...
SC stays Calcutta HC order for CBI probe, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Calcutta High Court division bench order, which upheld a single-judge's direction for a CBI probe into the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam.Senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, representing the West Bengal government, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by...
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[ad_1] A fortnight after the Supreme Court judicially sought the law secretary's response on stalling the appointment of collegium-approved names to constitutional courts, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Friday struck a conciliatory note. He said the "soft culture" of constitutional statesmanship was needed to strike harmony between the SC...
SC to set up special benches for criminal appeals, tax, land acquisition cases, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Next week onwards, the Supreme Court will constitute specialised benches to take up criminal appeals, tax, land acquisition, and motor accident claim tribunal cases.During mentioning of cases, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud made an announcement in this regard. He also indicated that the Justice Surya Kant-led bench would hear cases...
SC agrees to hear PIL to notify appointment of names reiterated by Collegium, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a 2018 PIL filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the Centre to notify appointments of the candidates in the higher judiciary whose names have been reiterated by the Collegium. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y...
SC to hear Mumbai’s Aarey colony tree felling matter on Nov 24, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court said that it will hear on Thursday the matter pertaining to the felling of trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony, the site for a metro car shed project. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala took note of...