SUPREME COURT - The Purbottar

18 Jan

Avoid mobiles, use desktop or laptop for virtual hearings, SC to lawyers

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The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice urging lawyers to avoid joining virtual hearing through a mobile phone, and instead use a laptop or desktop with a stable Internet connection. The notice issued urged the lawyers to join the VC through a single device, laptop, or desktop, and they should use a headset-enabled microphone and audio system. The notice said: “All advocates and party-in-person are requested to join the cisco webex application for joining the court hearings through video conference (VC) via a desktop /laptop with stable internet connectivity, preferably wired, to avoid any disruption in the court proceedings…

07 Jan

In Relief for Doctors, Supreme Court Allows Counselling for NEET-PG to Resume

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Spelling big relief for doctors, the Supreme Court on Friday, in an interim order, has announced that it will allow NEET-PG Counselling for 2021-2022 based on existing EWS, OBC reservation. The Supreme Court said that it will allow 27% reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) and 10% for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the All-India Quota (AIQ) seats for admission in the NEET for all medical seats as existing criteria this year. The apex court has listed petitions challenging ₹8 lakh income criteria for EWS on March 5 for final adjudication. “EWS criteria for academic year 2021-22 for NEET-PG…

12 Nov

Centre agrees to grant permanent commission to 11 women Army officers

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Soon after the Supreme Court cautioned the Indian Army of contempt, the Central government on Friday assured it'll roll out Permanent Commission option to all eligible women Army officers. During the hearing, the Central government told the SC that a swift decision will be made within 10 days with regard to 11 women Army officers who approached SC for Permanent Commission. According to a Times of India report, the court also asked the government to be a “model employer” and should not discriminate among its employees, while adding that monetary benefits should be given to all who were employed at…

28 Oct

Supreme Court clears the way for declaration of NEET-UG results

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The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the declaration of the results of the NEET-UG 2021 exam by staying a recent Bombay High Court order which had directed the National Testing Agency to hold fresh exam for two NEET UG aspirants. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai issued notice on the special leave petition filed by the National Testing Agency against the High Court's order. However, the bench said that it will see what is to be done for the two students, who were prejudiced due to the mix up of the…

21 Oct

Farmers have right to protest but can’t block roads indefinitely: SC

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The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that farmers have the right to protest but roads cannot be blocked indefinitely. It asked farmer unions to file their response on petition seeking removal of protesting farmers from roads and posted the matter for hearing on December 7. A bench of Justices SK Kaul and CT Ravikumar asked the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers union, whether they have a right to block the road. Responding to this, SKM said that the road management can done be better by the police and if they are unable to manage then farmers should…

08 Oct

Lakhimpur Kheri: SC dissatisfied with U.P.’s status report

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The Supreme Court is hearing a suo motu case arising from the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which eight persons, including farmers, were killed. Of these, four were farmers, who were allegedly knocked down by vehicle of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni. Yesterday, the court had asked the UP government to file a status report by today specifying action taken and the eight who were killed on Sunday during a protest. The matter is being heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli. The Uttar Pradesh Police…

04 Oct

Supreme Court dismisses Supertech’s plea seeking review of order to demolish twin 40-storey towers in Noida

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take back or modify its order by which it directed Supertech to demolish two 40-storey towers in one of its housing projects in Noida and dismissed the plea of real estate company. Supertech had filed a plea in court proposing the demolition of only one of the two towers. The apex court said that grant of such a relief is in the nature of a review of the judgement of this court and in various decisions. The filing of applications styled as ‘miscellaneous applications’ or applications for clarifications in the guise for review…

27 Sep

‘Young doctors cannot be treated like a football’: SC slams Centre for last-minute changes in NEET exam pattern

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The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre, National Board of Examinations, and National Medical Commission for making the last-minute change in the exam pattern of Post Graduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2021. The Supreme Court said young doctors cannot be at the mercy of the insensitive bureaucrats and should not be treated like a football. "Don't treat these young doctors as footballs in the game of power…We can't put these doctors at the mercy of insensitive bureaucrats…Put your house in order…Just because somebody has the power, you can't yield the power in any manner," Justice…

23 Sep

SC defers order on Pegasus snooping row; to set up probe panel

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The Supreme Court observed that it may set up a technical committee to investigate the allegations of snooping by using the Pegasus spyware and will pass an order on the matter next week. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said the order, which was to be pronounced earlier, will now be delivered next week. Justice Ramana said that the court wanted to pass orders this week but the orders were deferred as some members, who the court had wanted to be part of the technical committee, had expressed personal difficulties to be on the committee. The top…

06 Sep

Not respecting our orders, testing our patience: Supreme Court criticises Centre for enacting Tribunal Reforms Act

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The government has no respect for Supreme Court judgments and is testing the patience of the court, the apex court observed Monday, as it questioned the Centre over delayed appointments to various tribunals that are reeling under a severe vacancy crisis. “You are emasculating the tribunals by not appointing any members,” said a special bench comprising Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and justices D.Y. Chandrachud and L.N. Rao. The bench warned Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that it would initiate contempt proceedings if appointments were not done within a week. “It is clear that you don’t want to respect the…