Month: September 2021

Video: SC on Pegasus probe panel, Centre to SC over OBCs in caste census

Supreme Court to set up a committee to probe spying charges but CJI notes some have said no to being part of itCenter urges Supreme Court not to include OBCs in 2021 caste census, says backward class census will be full of “mistakes”Supreme Court expresses satisfaction with Centre’s decision on Rs 50,000 ex-gratia for Covid-19 …

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SC directs Centre to hold meeting with JNU Institute for Medical Sciences and Research Centre, others on advance fee payment

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union Of India to have a meeting with all the stakeholders, including the National Medical Commission, the Dental Council of India, the state of Rajasthan and petitioner, the JNU Institute for Medical Sciences and Research Centre, regarding accepting of advance fee from students, in addition to the fee …

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Supreme Court denies interim bail to murder convict over his ground for seeking relief

The Supreme Court today has denied interim bail to a man convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for committing dacoity with murder while rejecting the ground taken by him for grant of relief.  A two-judge bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjiv Khanna held the reason for which applicant has moved this application …

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Allahabad High Court announces promotion of Class IV employees in UP Radio Police

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered promotion of qualified Class IV employees to the post of workshop head in the UP Radio Police Department. This promotion has been asked to be done under the rules of UP Police Radio Subordinate Services Rules 2016. The court ordered the completion of process for …

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Delhi High Court directs Delhi govt, IHBAS to explain why they didn’t constitute state mental health authority

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government and the Institute for Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) to file a fresh affidavit, explaining the reason for not constituting the State Mental Health Authority and the Mental Health Review Board in Delhi, as mandated by the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. A single-judge bench of …

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Why aren’t international institutions so easily accessible to Indian lawyers, professors: Justice P.S. Narasimha

The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) on Wednesday inaugurated its Post Graduation Diploma Courses for 2021-22 and also, the Convocation ceremony for its 2019-20 and 2020-21 batches. The event was organised under the guidance of President of ISIL Padma Shri Pravin H Parekh (Senior Advocate) with the Chief Guest being Supreme Court Judge, Justice …

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NHRC member Justice Kumar draws world’s attention to potable water scarcity in UN meet

National Human Rights Commission member Justice M.M. Kumar has drawn the world’s attention to the scarcity of potable water in the world at the sixth meeting of the UN Human Rights Council. Justice Kumar represented India on the Council which also has Japan, Italy, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom and …

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Supreme Court directs UP state election commission to hold Siswan Bazar municipal polls within 2 months

The Supreme Court has recently directed the State Election Commission to ensure that elections for establishing the newly constituted Municipal Council, Siswan Bazar is conducted at the earliest and, in any case, within two months and report compliance in that behalf while disposing the special leave petitions. The petitioner is an elected chairman of Nagar …

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Women who take care of children, other duties should be called homemakers, and not unemployed, says Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said in virtual court that a woman who doesn’t work in a firm or in office shouldn’t be called unemployed as a counsel mistakenly called his client so. He said, “A woman should be respected for her work and such women who take care of children and other house …

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