[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.
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Reservation for transgender persons in admissions and public appointments: SC seeks response from 3 States and 5 UTs by 31 August
In National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India, (2014) 5 SCC 438, the Court directed the Centre and State Governments to treat transgender persons as ‘Socially and Educationally Backward Classes’ of citizens and extend reservation in admission in educational institutions and for public appointments.
Army Welfare Education Society not “State”; Service dispute between its educational institution & employees cannot be adjudicated in writ petition: Supreme Court
“Legitimate expectation, jurisprudentially, was a device created to maintain a check on arbitrariness in state action. It does not extend to and cannot govern the operation of contracts between private parties, wherein the doctrine of promissory estoppel holds the field.”
Supreme Court discharges man accused of criminal conspiracy for his cashier’s custodial death
Supreme Court said that the finding of the Trial Court on the ground to proceed against the accused is based on suppositions and suspicions, having no foundational support from the materials produced by the prosecution.
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.
[2021 Nagaland killings] Supreme Court issues notice to Defence Ministry in Nagaland’s plea to prosecute 30 Indian Army personnel
In 2022, the Supreme Court had stayed the criminal prosecution against the accused Army men, after noting that the sanction under AFSPA has not been obtained.
Supreme Court forms Committee of Justices S Ravindra Bhat, Satish Chandra to auction assets of Company liable to refund Rs. 4,700 crores
The Committee shall identify the number of investors and database of investors, and also determine the amount to be refunded to each investor. An Escrow Account with a bank designated by SEBI, shall be opened and all sale proceeds shall be deposited in that interest-bearing account.
‘The idea is to carry out reforms’; Supreme Court considers forming a committee to help streamline SCBA reforms
In the previous order, the Supreme Court also directed the Executive Committee to compile all the suggestions received from members of the Bar and place it on record
Supreme Court upholds CIC’s power to frame Regulations pertaining to constitution of Benches, as such powers are within the RTI Act
“Administrative bodies must have the freedom to establish and implement internal procedures and regulations that best suit their unique mandates and operational needs”
Supreme Court refuses to quash CBI disproportionate assets case against Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Income Tax Authorities conducted a raid at DK Shivakumar’s house and allegedly recovered Rs.8,59,69,100/- and CBI registered an FIR for offence punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Never Reported Judgment | Adoption by wife against express prohibition by husband not valid regardless of the reasons for such prohibition [(1953) 1 SCC 656]
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on adoption by a married Hindu female.
Non-deployment of air bags, hump heating, defective car: A complete breakdown of SC verdict directing Mercedes to pay Rs. 36 lakhs to buyer
“People do not purchase the high-end luxurious cars to suffer discomfort more particularly when they buy the vehicle keeping utmost faith in the supplier who would make the representations in the brochures or the advertisements projecting and promoting such cars as the finest and safest automobile in the world.”
Supreme Court grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in PMLA case; refers question of arrest by ED to larger bench
“Any undue indulgence and latitude to the ED will be deleterious to the constitutional values of rule of law and life and liberty of persons. An officer cannot be allowed to selectively pick and choose material implicating the person to be arrested. They have to equally apply their mind to other material which absolves and exculpates the arrestee.”
[Second National Judicial Pay Commission] SC summons Chief Secretaries & Finance Secretaries of States over Judicial Officer’s arrears of pay and allowances
On 04-01-2024, the Supreme Court directed the States to implement the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission regarding pay and allowances for judicial officers, and to pay the arrears by 29-02-2024.
Comprehensive breakdown of the Supreme Court Verdict on Divorced Muslim women’s right to seek maintenance under Section 125 CrPC
In the case at hand, the husband had argued that in view of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, a divorced Muslim woman is not entitled to maintain a petition under Section 125 of the CrPC and has to proceed under the provisions of the 1986 Act.
[Menstrual Leave Policy] Supreme Court asks Union Govt. to consult all stakeholders on model policy
Supreme Court clarified that this order will not stand in the way of the State Governments independently taking an appropriate decision
‘Establishment, extension of jurisdiction, superintendence of DSPE vests with GOI’; West Bengal’s suit alleging misuse of CBI by Union maintainable: Supreme Court
The State of West Bengal had challenged the CBI’s action of registering Suo moto cases for offences that occurred within its territory without any direction from the competent court or prior consent by the State.
Supreme Court issues notice in Karnataka SIT’s petition against anticipatory bail granted to Bhavani Revanna in a Kidnapping case
Bhavani Revanna is the mother of suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing cases for alleged sexual offences committed against several woman
Supreme Court directs States and UTs to appoint Specialised Adoption Agencies in all Districts by August 30
Supreme Court noted that States like Goa, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Kerala have established Specialised Adoption Agencies in all their districts.