Supreme Court| No interim relief to Bihar Govt in plea against Patna HC ruling quashing 65% reservation for SC, ST & OBC in jobs and education
The Supreme Court refused to grant interim relief at this stage.
Justice JB Pardiwala
Supreme Court holds that States can levy cesses on mining and mineral-use activities; Justice BV Nagarathna dissents
This matter was the oldest pending nine-judge Bench case before the Supreme court. The Bench had reserved its judgment in the matter on 14-03-2024
No re-test for NEET UG 2024 as Supreme Court finds no material indicating vitiated results or systemic breaches
On 22-07-2024 the Supreme Court has asked the Director of IIT, Delhi to constitute a three-member expert committee to give their opinion regarding the correct answer to a multiple-choice question of NEET-UG 2024, for which the NTA awarded marks for two options.
Watali Judgment not a precedent to deny bail to UAPA accused in long incarceration with no end to trial in sight: SC
In Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali v. National Investigating Agency, 2018 SCC OnLine Del 11185, the accused under various provisions of IPC and UAPA was released on bail by the High Court, conducting a mini trial and determining admissibility of certain evidence which clearly exceeded the limited scope of a bail proceeding, hence, the Supreme Court in NIA v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, (2019) 5 SCC 1, cancelled the said grant of bail.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court directs NTA to upload results of all students, city and centre-wise, after masking their identities
Supreme Court directed NTA to complete this exercise till Saturday noon.
Supreme Court directs BMW to pay Rs. 50 lakhs to consumer for defective vehicle
The Telangana High Court’s order quashing the cheating case against BMW was upheld and the direction for the replacement of the old defective vehicle with a new vehicle was set aside.
Supreme Court issues guidelines on portrayal of persons with disabilities in visual media, films
“Words cultivate institutional discrimination. Terms such as “cripple” and “spastic” have acquired devalued meanings in societal perceptions about persons with disabilities. They contribute to the negative self-image and perpetuate discriminatory attitudes and practices in society.”
SC dismisses Centre’s plea to condone delay of 12 years and 158 days for filing restoration of suit; calls it a ‘mockery of justice’
“The length of the delay is a relevant matter which the court must take into consideration while considering whether the delay should be condoned or not.”
SC stays Allahabad HC decision holding UP Board of Madarsa Education Act as unconstitutional
In Anshuman Singh Rathore v. Union of India, 2024 SCC OnLine All 857, U.P. Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 was held as unconstitutional for being violative of the principle of secularism, Articles 14, 21 and 21-A of the Constitution and violative of Section 22 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
Supreme Court sets aside order directing Bloomberg to remove article on Zee Entertainment
“The grant of a pre-trial injunction against the publication of an article may have severe ramifications on the right to freedom of speech of the author and the public’s right to know.”.
No ground to transfer investigation from SEBI to SIT: Supreme Court in Adani-Hindenburg Case Verdict
Supreme Court expressed that “The power to transfer investigation must be exercised in exceptional circumstances. Such powers cannot be exercised in the absence of cogent justifications.”
Supreme Court issues directions to streamline adoption process under Juvenile Justice Act
“Generally, prospective adoptive parents have to wait for 3-4 years for getting ‘a healthy and young child’ due to the huge mismatch in the number of registered PAPs and children available for adoption.”
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice J.B. Pardiwala
“Scrutiny of Judicial Process by Half Truth Knowledgeable is real danger to Rule of Law” — Justice J.B. Pardiwala at ‘2nd Justice
Supreme Court | Continuation of irretrievably broken down marriage spells cruelty to both parties; can be read as a ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act
Supreme Court observed that in cases where the marital relationship has broken down irretrievably, where there is a long separation and absence of cohabitation, then continuation of such a ‘marriage' would only mean giving sanction to cruelty which each is inflicting on the other.
Further Investigation permissible even after the final report laid before the Magistrate has been accepted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court made clear that further investigation cannot be put at par with prosecution and punishment and hence, the principle of double jeopardy would not apply.
Initiation of IBC proceedings does not absolve Company Directors/Signatories of criminal liability under Section 138 NI Act: SC
The Supreme Court observed that the scope of nature of proceedings under the two Acts are quite different and would not intercede each other.
Here’s why Supreme Court dismissed Rana Ayyub’s challenge to Ghaziabad Special Court’s territorial jurisdiction in Money Laundering case
Explaining the scope of the territorial jurisdiction of Special Court under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, the bench of V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala, JJ also held that the trial of the scheduled offence should follow the trial of the offence of money-laundering and not vice versa.
Supreme Court strikes balance; 20-year-old pregnant woman’s child to be adopted by couple registered with CARA
The woman lost her father during the Covid-19 pandemic and her mother is unwell. She also has a married sister, 10 years older to her. However, all of them showed their inability to raise the child.