[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday took umbrage at a litigant calling a judge of the apex court a "terrorist" and directed the registry to issue him a show cause notice as to why he should not be prosecuted for criminal contempt for "scandalising" the judge. "You have to be...
Centre seeks review of SC order releasing Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Centre has sought a review of the Supreme Court order releasing all six convicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.In the review petition, the Centre said it was not made a party to the hearing and its stance was not heard and consequently,...
SC dismisses plea challenging apex court rules conferring designation of advocate-on-record, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea which challenged the practice of designating lawyers as 'advocate-on-record' under the Supreme Court Rules of 2013 claiming that it creates a special class of advocates. According to the rules framed by the Supreme Court under Article 145 of the...
No justification to exclude possibility of compensation for future prospects, says SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court said on Wednesday there is no justification for excluding the possibility of compensation for future prospects of a survivor in accident cases involving serious injuries resulting in permanent disablement. The apex court said the process of determining compensation by the court is essentially a...
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea claiming meritorious treated as reserved candidates in NEET-PG, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre on a plea claiming that reserved category candidates, who secured general category marks in NEET PG-2022, are still being treated as reserved category in all India quota (AIQ) seats.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioners, submitted that the...
Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) The Centre has told the Supreme Court that opposition to Genetically Modified (GM) crops is unfounded as India is already importing and consuming oil derived from it.In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) submitted the average...
Kerala HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Kochi, The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that there can be no restriction on a woman's right to exercise her reproductive choice, to either procreate or abstain from it.The court took the route of an earlier apex court judgement where it was held that as per Article 21...