The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on whether High Courts can entertain anticipatory bail applications directly, without the accused first approaching the Sessions Court.
The Supreme Court has directed the Union to constitute a committee to examine pharma freebies to doctors and recommend how unethical drug-marketing practices should be regulated. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to constitute a committee to consider suggestions and representations on unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies, including […]
A mercy petition pending since 2012, the plea says: Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death sentence commutation plea will return to the Supreme Court on October 28, after Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj sought a short accommodation on behalf of the Union. New Delhi: After the Additional Solicitor General sought a short accommodation for the Union, the […]
Can a law college keep a student out of the exam hall over low attendance? The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on appeals against a Delhi High Court ruling that removed mandatory attendance for law students as a bar to sitting exams. New Delhi: Judgment is now awaited in the Supreme Court’s hearing of […]
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has set aside the Telangana High Court’s order refusing to recall a September 2020 compromise decree in a partition dispute, holding that the decree, obtained without impleading the heirs of a daughter entitled to a 1/4th share under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, was a nullity, and has remitted the matter to the High Court for hearing on October 5, 2026.
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre why there should not be a uniform rule limiting the MRP of medicines to no more than 16% above the price to the retailer, while hearing petitions on medicine price regulation under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. The Solicitor General said a solution balancing all interests must be found. The case will next be heard on October 12.
The Supreme Court has directed Bihar and Jharkhand to pay a one-time Rs 1 lakh to each daily-wage worker of five defunct corporations of erstwhile Bihar, with 12% simple interest on delayed provident fund dues and 6% on delayed salary and other dues, while closing the exercise to trace remaining employees with a 12-month window for claims.
A parent facing prosecution under the POCSO Act cannot be considered entitled to the custody of the children, the Supreme Court held, staying a Delhi High Court order that had given a father sole custody, and permitting the mother to relocate the two minor children to the United Kingdom for their schooling. New Delhi: The […]