“You think women can’t lift LPG cylinders? Day in, day out they lift gas cylinders in their house,” the Supreme Court observed, awarding Rs 12 lakh compensation to a woman denied a job at an Indian Oil LPG plant because of her gender, calling it “an affront to womanhood” by a Government of India undertaking. […]
Setting aside a conviction and 10-year sentence under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, the Supreme Court held that the statutory presumption under Sections 29 and 30 does not relieve the prosecution of establishing the foundational facts of its case. On the record, the medical and forensic evidence ruled out the alleged assault and the two doctors’ accounts contradicted each other, so guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt. The man was acquitted.
The Supreme Court held that the doctrine of “equal pay for equal work” cannot be applied mechanically merely because two categories of employees perform functionally similar duties, and that a difference in experience between directly recruited and promoted employees can be a valid basis for a difference in pay scales. New Delhi: The Supreme Court […]
“Both are doctors; the only thing is that he has studied abroad,” the Supreme Court observed, indicating it will pass comprehensive directions that all medical interns, whether Indian or foreign graduates, must be paid a stipend on parity, and warning States of contempt for non-payment. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has indicated that it will […]
An employee working only on an officiating basis has no vested right to be considered for promotion under the rules that existed when the vacancies arose, the Supreme Court held, allowing BSNL’s appeal and reaffirming that vacancies need not always be filled under the law prevailing on the date they occurred. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
“People in Chennai should not alienate Delhi and vice versa,” the Supreme Court observed, invoking cooperative federalism as it urged Tamil Nadu to reconsider its opposition to Navodaya schools, while directing the State to identify land and to resolve its language-policy differences with the Centre through dialogue. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the […]
The Supreme Court again urged the CBSE to grant a one-time relaxation to the current Class 6 batch from its new three-language requirement, suggesting the mandate be applied from January 2027 so families are not taken by surprise mid-year. The Board had declined to extend to Class 6 the exemption already given to Classes 7 to 9. The ASG will return with instructions, and the relaxation would not affect the petitioners’ challenge to the policy’s validity.
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana State Bar Council to provisionally enrol as advocates candidates whose three-year LL.B. was completed in the regular mode but whose earlier degrees were obtained by open or distance learning, holding that continued denial of enrolment during the pending appeals would cause avoidable prejudice. The provisional enrolment creates no equity and abides by the final outcome on Rule 5 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008.
The Supreme Court acquitted two men convicted of possessing charas under the NDPS Act, holding that an unexplained five-day gap in the chain of custody of the samples, coupled with total non-compliance with Section 52-A, destroyed the integrity of the samples and rendered the forensic report unfit to be relied upon. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court issued notice on a son’s habeas corpus plea alleging that his mother, claimed to be an Indian citizen from West Bengal, was detained in Mumbai and forcibly ‘pushed out’ to Bangladesh without any verification of her nationality or due process. The plea also challenges the 2025 SOP and the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025 for allegedly enabling removals without statutory safeguards. The Centre’s response has been sought.