Ananthakrishnan G

On April 8, 2009, Gehlot, as Rajasthan CM, again wrote to the Union Home Minister regarding “outstanding issues of large number of Pak oustees from Hindu/Sikh communities”.

The Union Home Ministry said this in an affidavit filed in the top court opposing an intervention application filed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), challenging the May 28 notification.

The bench said it can quash the proceedings against marines Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre and ask the Kerala High Court to disburse the amount.

By making vaccines free, taking over their procurement and extending food rations to November, Modi tried to turn the tables on the Opposition, deflect growing heat from the Supreme Court and give fresh action points to his beleaguered party.

The Supreme Court Thursday quashed the FIR registered by Himachal Pradesh Police against journalist Vinod Dua for sedition, public mischief and other offences over the contents of a talk show broadcast on YouTube last year.

Directing the Centre to “undertake a fresh review of its vaccination policy addressing the concerns raised”, the bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat sought detailed information in the form of an affidavit in two weeks.

The Centre, in reply, said that it is not oblivious to ground realities and since this is a dynamic situation, no policy is cast in stone. It also said it hopes to vaccinate all eligible persons by the end of 2021.

The order said the Centre had suggested that “in order to ensure that the allocation and distribution of oxygen takes place on a rational and equitable basis, it is necessary to constitute a National Task Force of experts which would determine the method of allocation and distribution of oxygen across states/UTs”.

The apex court also underlined the need “for judges to exercise caution in off-the-cuff remarks in open court”.

It rejected demands to revisit the verdict, or to refer it to a larger Bench for reconsideration.

The Centre had, on April 20, revised its vaccine policy and said it would purchase only 50 per cent of the output, and allow vaccine manufacturers to sell the balance 50 per cent directly to states and private entities at higher prices.

A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud also asked how the Centre and states are going to ensure vaccine registration of the illiterate people.

The Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, also said that if the Supreme Court Collegium reiterates a recommendation sent back by the government, the “appointment should be made within 3 to 4 weeks”.

The government, meanwhile, assured the Court that it will take a decision within the next three months on ten names still pending with it after being recommended by the Collegium for appointment as High Court judges.

In 2020, Aswathy P secured rank 3,44,859 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) but was denied admission to the state-run medical college in Manjeri under a special quota since her right arm “is involved in her disability” making her ineligible for medical courses.

After going through the report, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma said it appears that “the investigation has not been carried out in terms” of the court’s previous “order dated 25.01.2012 wherein police was directed to investigate the matter on nine points”.

The applications came even as ADR’s writ petition challenging the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018, is pending before the court.

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by women officers for Permanent Commission in the Indian Army and Navy, seeking a direction that contempt proceedings be initiated against those who had allegedly failed in their duty to comply with the top court's earlier judgment.

Ramana will take over from CJI Bobde, who is due to demit office on April 23, and serve as the the 48th Chief Justice of India till August 26, 2022 — a term of over sixteen months.

Justice N V Ramana will take over as the 48th Chief Justice of India next month.

He reportedly suffered a stroke in prison and was rushed to hospital, but could not be saved.

The court said this while setting aside the bail condition imposed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a July 2020 order asking the accused in a case of attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman to visit her with his wife and request her to tie a rakhi on him.

The challenges, said sources, were three-fold – the loose nature of soil, proximity of the river Sarayu to the project site and possibility of underground water channels being present.

The apex court’s observations come amid growing criticism of the government over the frequent use of this colonial provision to allegedly quell dissent.