multiple sureties fundamental right balance
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Excessive bail is no bail. To grant bail and thereafter to impose excessive and onerous conditions, is to take away with the left hand what is given with the right”

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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 128-A of the Act of 1959 which empowered the Registrar to completely take away the right of a co-operative society to recruit, transfer or hold disciplinary enquiry against its employees is ultra vires the Constitution

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National Human Rights Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

An article dated 11-7-2024 published in The New Indian Express, stated that despite Apheresis Machine’s potential to significantly improve platelet availability, it remains unused, forcing patients to seek treatment elsewhere.

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horizontal reservation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The appellants were deprived of their legitimate claim of admission against the UR-GS category due to an erroneous application of the methodology in applying the horizontal and vertical reservation”.

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UAPA Bail is rule NIA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court took serious note of distortions in the chargesheet vis-a-vis attributing certain statements to the protected witness, which he did not make, stating that NIA owes an explanation, and the investigating machinery must be fair.

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SC Collegium Advocates appointment Judges Delhi HC
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Collegium recommended Advocates Ajay Digpaul, Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, and Shwetasree Majumder, be appointed as Judges of the High Court of Delhi.

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MSMEs directions RBI Government statutory force
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The matter revolved around the Notification dated 29-05-2015 issued by the Central Government, containing instructions for the Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs.

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Vinesh Phogat CAS verdict
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Sole Arbitrator opined that the consequences of the failed second weigh-in, which do not arise from any illegal or wrongful act on the part of the Applicant, are draconian.

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cause of delay condonation of delay plea supreme court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

If negligence can be attributed to the appellant, then necessarily the delay which has not been condoned by the Tribunal and affirmed by the High Court deserves to be accepted. However, if no fault can be laid at the doors of the appellant and cause shown is sufficient then we are of the view that both the Tribunal and the High Court were in error in not adopting a liberal approach”.

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Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew Meghalaya HC
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Thangkhiew will perform the duties of the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court consequent upon the retirement of Chief Justice S. Vaidyanathan, on 16-8-2024.

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Justice S. Vaidyanathan Meghalaya High Court retirement
Know thy Judge

Justice S. Vaidyanathan was appointed by the President as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 02-02-2024 and took charge of his new office on 11-02-2024.

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SC Collegium recommendation appointment judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 13-8-2024, the Collegium recommended 14 names for appointment as Judges in the High Courts of Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.

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silicosis prone industries impact SC directions
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Silicosis is an incurable occupational lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dust, and it has been rampant throughout India due to inadequate detection, monitoring, and remedial measures.

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employee pay scale reduction long time gap
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court further stated that any step of reduction in the pay scale and recovery from a government employee would be like a punitive action because the same has drastic civil and evil consequences.

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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
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NCDRC pointed out that the Fortis hospital and the assigned doctor ignored the condition of the patient’s lungs and started angioplasty, thereby resulting in severe pulmonary edema within half an hour of beginning the procedure leading up to further complications.

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13-year-old-murder case supreme court acquittal
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While exercising jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution, the Court does not interfere with the concurrent findings recorded by the courts below, until and unless the evidence has not been properly appreciated, material aspects have been ignored and the findings are perverse.

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Vinesh Phogat CAS appeal
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On 7-8-2024, Vinesh Phogat had appealed against her disqualification and replacement by the United World Wrestling (UWW) because she failed her second weigh-in, before the gold medal match of the Women’s Freestyle 50kg competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 that was due to commence on the same day.

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Arbitration Act 1940 award compound interest
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“There is no dispute as to the power of the courts to award interest on interest or compound interest in a given case subject to the power conferred under the statutes or under the terms and conditions of the contract; but where no such power is conferred ordinarily, the courts do not award interest on interest”.

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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The police had initially charged the elected members under S. 304 of IPC; however, the Court upon prima-facie finding of negligence, quashed the charge under S. 304, IPC and charged the petitioners under S. 304-A, IPC.

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overtake vehicle not negligence supreme court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Regarding appellant’s attempt to overtake a vehicle, the Court stated that he was doing an act which is an everyday occurrence on the road, but resultantly suffered extensive injuries himself. Furthermore, it was proved that the offending vehicle was being driven rashly and negligently.

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