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Supreme Court Appreciates UPSC Decision To Publish Answer Keys After Civil Service Preliminary Exams
The Supreme Court today(October 14) recorded its satisfaction with the decision taken by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to publish the answer keys of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination soon after the test is conducted. The policy shift was revealed in a recent affidavit filed by the UPSC in response to a writ petition seeking measures to improve transparency in the...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notices To States/UTs For Defying Orders On Formulating ICU/CCU Healthcare Standards
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 13) issued contempt notices and summoned the concerned Additional Chief Secretary or the senior-most health officials of 28 States and Union Territories for their "casual" failure to comply with the Court's directives on formulating nationwide standards for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Critical Care Units (CCUs). A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin...
Supreme Court Stays Karnataka HC Order Setting Aside Election Of Congress MLA KY Nanjegowda
Partly staying a Karnataka High Court order, the Supreme Court today allowed Congress leader KY Nanjegowda to continue as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The Court however maintained the direction for recounting of votes of Malur assembly constituency and called for the results in a sealed cover.The result of recounting shall not be disclosed without prior permission of the Court,...
Supreme Court Seeks Union & SEBI Responses On Sahara Company's Plea To Sell Assets To Adani Properties Ltd
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 14) sought the response of the Union Government and SEBI on the applications filed by Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd seeking permission to sell its 88 properties, including Amby Valley in Maharashtra and Sahara Seher in Lucknow, to Adani Properties Pvt Ltd.The Court directed Sahara to implead the Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs in...
Supreme Court To Hear On Nov 11 Pleas Challenging Law Dropping CJI From Panel Appointing Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court will hear the pleas challenging Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act 2023, which dropped the CJI from panel appointing Election Commissioners, on November 11.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which could not take it up at its turn due to paucity of time. When it was mentioned by Advocate...
Ex-MCD Mayor Shelly Oberoi Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Standing Committee Election
The Supreme Court recently allowed a withdrawal of a petition filed by Shelly Oberoi, former Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), challenging the election of the 6th member of the MCD standing committee held on September 27, 2024, which was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar passed order in this regard on...
Telangana Phone-Tapping Case | Supreme Court Asks Ex-Intelligence Chief T Prabhakar Rao To Reset & Share iCloud Password With Police
The Supreme Court on Monday directed former Telangana intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao, the prime accused in the alleged phone-tapping case, to reset and furnish the password to his iCloud account in the presence of forensic experts with the State Police.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan passed the direction while hearing Rao's anticipatory bail plea, in which...
Pharma Company Roche Approaches Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court Allowing Natco To Make Generic Drug For Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Swiss pharmaceutical giant F Hoffmann-La Roche AG has approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's order allowing Natco Pharma to manufacture and sell a generic drug of Risdiplam, a drug used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).The counsel for Roche mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India for urgent listing. CJI agreed to list the matter.On October 9, a division...
Magistrates Can Direct Witnesses To Give Voice Samples, Not Just Accused; Article 20(3) Not Violated : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a Magistrate can direct the collection of voice samples not only from accused persons but also from witnesses. It ruled that such samples, whether voice, fingerprints, handwriting, or DNA, constitute material evidence rather than testimonial evidence, and therefore do not infringe the constitutional protection against self-incrimination under Article 20(3). A Bench...
