Centre Defends Clinical Establishment Rule In Supreme Court, Says It Curbs Excessive Pricing Of Medical Services

The Centre has defended the validity of Rule 9(ii) of the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 before the Supreme Court, contending that prescribing the range of rates would standardise charges across clinical establishments, preventing inconsistent and exorbitant pricing, price gouging, excessive charging and arbitrary inflation, and protecting patients from...

Insider Trading Presumed When Person Having Confidential Information Trades; Loss Or Profit Irrelevant : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that a mere possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) coupled with trading in securities during the UPSI period is sufficient to attract presumption for insider trading under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. Setting aside the Securities Appellate Tribunal's (SAT) order, a bench of Justice Sanjay...

4-Steps To Test If Criminal Case Can Be Quashed Based On Defence Material Before Trial : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court has reiterated that criminal proceedings can, in exceptional cases, be quashed at the pre-trial stage on the basis of defence material or official records, where such material is of an unimpeachable nature and demonstrates that continuation of the prosecution would amount to an abuse of the process of court.In its judgment in Rahul v. State of Uttar Pradesh, pronounced on...

No Inflexible Rule That Alibi Can Be Proved Only In Trial : Supreme Court Quashes S. 498A IPC Case Against BSF Personnel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that the documentary evidence, including official service records establishing the accused's absence from the place of occurrence, constitutes unimpeachable material that can be considered at the threshold stage for quashing of the criminal case. The Court said that the rule that an accused must ordinarily prove alibi during trial is not...

Consider Declaring Cancer As 'Notifiable Disease' : Supreme Court To States

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the States and Union Territories which have not yet notified cancer as a notifiable disease to consider doing so, stressing the need for a uniform policy for mandatory reporting of cancer cases.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions...

Delhi High Court Asks Supreme Court, High Court Judges To Share PAN Details Amid Dispute Over Taxability Of Judicial Allowance

The Delhi High Court has directed Private Secretaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges who have filed their income tax returns under the new tax regime, pursuant to the Court's earlier interim order concerning the taxability of judicial allowances, to furnish details including their PAN and return particulars to the Income Tax Department.The division bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta HC's Restrictions On Use Of Trinamool Bank Accounts Frozen By ED

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the restrictions imposed by the Calcutta High Court in operating the bank accounts of the All India Trinamool Congress party, which are frozen by the Enforcement Directorate as part of a money laundering investigation.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale was dealing with TMC's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's July...

Order 41 Rule 27 CPC | Supreme Court Explains Parameters To Decide Application For Additional Evidence

While reiterating that an application seeking the production of additional evidence at an appellate stage needs to be decided on its own merit before delivering a judgment, the Supreme Court has laid down the parameters to be followed while dealing with an application under Order 41 Rule 27 of CPC. A bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice NV Anjaria laid down the following parameters:...

Supreme Court Dismisses Activist Ravi Nair's Plea To Revive Defamation Case Against Nilanjana Bhowmick

The Supreme Court today (August 11) dismissed activist Ravi Nair's petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order quashing his criminal defamation case filed against journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick over an article published in 2010 in Time magazine.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Vinod Chandran dismissed the petition, refusing to interfere with the High Court's order.It may...

Principles Of Judicial Review In Exam Evaluation Disputes : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a power of judicial review cannot be exercised to interfere with the decision of experts in an academic field. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu set aside the Allahabad High Court's order, which had interfered with the academic experts' decision in examination matters. The High Court issued directions to the Uttar Pradesh...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Daughter's Plea To Bring His Mortal Remains From Japan

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's daughter, Anita Pfaff, seeking to bring his mortal remains from Japan to India.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order. Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Netaji's daughter.Earlier, the Court refused to entertain a similar plea by...

Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Plea For CBI Probe Against Fake Advocates & Curbs On Monetisation Of Judges' Remarks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into fake advocates and fraudulent law degrees, claiming that the issues reflect a deeper erosion of professional standards within the legal system.The petitioner also sought examination of the activities associated with the “Cockroach Janata Party,” the satirical...