SC refuses to entertain physically-challenged candidate’s plea for admission in dermatology PG course, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

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 Justice...

SC sets aside ‘onerous’ bail conditions imposed by Telangana HC in cheating case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

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 headed...

Lineage at play? Six of 27 apex court justices had fathers as SC or HC judges, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court collegium headed by the CJI is mandated, by two Constitution bench judgments in the 1990s, to choose judges on merit, with an eye on seniority, and ensure representational balance based on region and community.Regional balance has seldom been achieved with many high courts going unrepresented in the...

CJI seeks help of visually impaired senior lawyer to make SC website disabled-friendly, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

In a bid to make the software used by the Supreme Court accessible to those visually impaired, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud sought assistance of senior lawyer S K Rungta and asked him how he follows written arguments of lawyers and gets them converted into a braille...

SC to hear plea related to All India Football Federation on Dec 6, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear on December 6 a plea related to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and objections related to the draft constitution for the sports body.A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala also...

SC agrees to hear PIL to notify appointment of names reiterated by Collegium, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

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 Chandrachud...

SC to hear Mumbai’s Aarey colony tree felling matter on Nov 24, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

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 the...

Online dashboard on mental health facilities to be set up in a month, SC told, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that in a month, it will set up an online portal for seamless information in connection with mental health facilities available in the country.The Centre's counsel submitted before a bench, headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices Hima Kohli and...

SC to hear NIA’s appeal against Teltumbde bail on Friday, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday an appeal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the bail granted to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, took note of the submissions by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta...

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The Supreme Court said on Tuesday ordinarily courts would not interfere with the tendering process if the scrutiny of tenders has been conducted in a "bonafide manner". The top court's observation came while dismissing an interim plea of real estate and construction firm Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Ltd. against...