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Passive Euthanasia : Supreme Court Agrees To Modify Conditions For Living Will/Advance Medical Directive; Orders To Be Passed

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, agreed that modifications are required to be made to the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by its judgment recognising ‘passive euthanasia’ in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr.   https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/passive-euthanasia-supreme-court-agrees-to-modify-conditions-for-living-willadvance-medical-directive-orders-to-be-passed-219828

Bar Council Of India Must Take Concrete Preventive Steps Against Advocates’ Strikes & Boycotts : Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Bar Council of India for not coming up with any ‘concrete’ plans for preventing State Bar Associations from going on strikes and abstaining from court work. A Bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela Trivedi took strong objection to the BCI’s lackadaisical attitude while considering a contempt…

CLAT Admissions : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Candidate Who Lost OBC Reservation Due To Mistake In Filling Form

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by a minor boy who secured All India Rank 30 in the OBC category in CLAT but was treated as a general candidate because he had accidentally selected the creamy layer option instead of the non-creamy layer while filling out his form. Senior Advocate…

Prescribing Lesser Qualifications For Medical Practitioners Serving Rural Areas Is Unconstitutional : Supreme Court

Any variation in the standards of the qualifications required of medical practitioners who render services in rural areas vis-à-vis those rendering services in urban and metropolitan areas is violative of the constitutional values of substantive equality and non-discrimination, said Supreme Court, while pronouncing a judgement striking down the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004…

Can’t Disclose Answer Sheets Of Judicial Service Exam Under RTI : Supreme Court Rejects Plea

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to make available answer scripts of all the candidates who appeared for the Mains written examination for District Judiciary in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Originally, the petitioner, an organization named “Advocate Union for Democracy & Social Justice”, had approached the Madhya Pradesh…

Plea For Abortion : After AIIMS Report About Possibility Of Baby Being Born Alive, Supreme Court Asks ASG To Guide Petitioner

In a plea filed by a 20-year old unmarried woman seeking permission to terminate a 29-week pregnancy, the Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Additional Solicitor General, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, to interact with the woman and provide guidance. On the last occasion a bench led by the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud directed AIIMS…

Basic Structure doctrine guides judges like North Star, says CJI DY Chandrachud after Vice President Dhankhar calls doctrine incorrect

That the CJI chose to elaborately dwell upon Basic Structure at a time when the Supreme Court and executive are at loggerheads, could be an indicator that the Court will back the Kesavananda judgment, at least for now. The basic structure of our Constitution, like the North Star, guides those who interpret the Constitution and…

Central government passing the buck by not making law on passive euthanasia: Supreme Court

A Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar is likely to pass its order in the matter on January 24 regarding regulations to govern passive euthanasia. Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Ajay Rastogi, Justice KM Joseph, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice CT Ravikumar The Supreme Court on Thursday said…

Process Of Criminal Law Not For Money Recovery ; Bail Can Be Granted Irrespective Of Payment Of Money Involved : Supreme Court

The process of criminal law cannot be utilised for arm-twisting and money recovery, particularly while opposing the prayer for bail, the Supreme Court observed in an order passed recently. The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy observed that the recovery of money is essentially within the realm of civil proceedings. There is no…

Supreme Court denies interim relief to Google against CCI order imposing ₹1,337 crore penalty for abuse of dominance

“While we are not interfering with order of NCLAT, we request the tribunal to dispose off the appeal by March 31,” the Court said. The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief to Google in its plea against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a ₹1,337 crore penalty on it for…