Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

COVID-19| No individual can be forced to be vaccinated; holds Supreme Court. Restrictions on unvaccinated persons to be revised for now

Supreme Court: In a landmark ruling on COVID-19 vaccination drive, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and BR Gavai, JJ has held

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Supreme Court April 2022 Roundup: Anganwadi Workers’ right to gratuity; Regulation of Foreign donations; Lakhimpur Kheri violence case; and more

Most Read story of the Month Producing false/fake certificate is a grave misconduct; Dismissal of service justified in such cases “The question

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Dilapidated structure on Bhilwara’s Tiranga Hill cannot be conferred a status of a Mosque in absence of any proof; Jindal Saw to go ahead with mining: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta* and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has held that in the absence of any proof of dedication

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COVID-19 affecting education| No registration of Doctors without practical training. Foreign Institute MBBS students must first undergo training in India: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where a student had completed 9 semesters of her academic course including clinical training in the medical

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Insertion of meritorious OBC candidates into general category list without disturbing the appointment of general category candidates? Supreme Court strikes balance

Supreme Court: In a service matter where upon reshuffling and on insertion of two OBC candidates into general category select list, two

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Even a single crime committed by a ‘Gang’ is sufficient to prosecute an accused under the Gangsters Act: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where it was argued before the Court that an accused cannot be prosecuted under the Gangsters Act,

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‘Can’t allow mass absorption of over 11,000 workers based on a flawed Report’. SC forms new Committee to put an end to the long drawn LIC versus temporary employees battle

Supreme court: In a long ongoing battle between Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and its temporary/badli/part-time employees over claim for absorption,

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Reduction in stamp duty cannot lead to revenue splitting an instrument into two once it has already been charged under a correct charging provision: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: While dealing with a case under the Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958, the bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has held that

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Anganwadi Workers/Helpers entitled to payment of gratuity; ‘Time to take serious note of their plight’: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a detailed judgment stressing on the importance of the work done by the Anganwadi workers/helpers at the grassroot level,

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Producing false/fake certificate is a grave misconduct; Dismissal of service justified in such cases: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where an employee had produced a fake certificate for seeking employment, the bench of MR Shah* and

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Candidates can’t claim appointment to unfilled posts in absence of provision for waiting list: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that as per Rule 16 of the Andhra Pradesh

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Explained| Does alienating ancestral property ‘out of love and affection’ come within the scope of the term ‘pious purpose’?

Supreme Court: In a case where a portion of a joint Hindu Family was alienated ‘out of love and affection’ by way

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Medical Admissions| SC directs allotment of in-service PG seat to Lady Doctor with experience in Madhya Pradesh’s Naxal/Tribal regions

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, JJ has directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to allot a

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Supreme Court stays Delhi’s Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Supreme Court: After listing the Jahangirpuri demolition drive case for hearing on Thursday i.e. 21.04.2022, the 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ

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Delinquent postal officer voluntarily deposits defrauded amount with interest after detection of fraud. Was he able to escape punishment of removal from service? SC decides

Supreme Court: In a case where a Postal Assistant was accused of committing a fraud of Rs.16,59,065/- but had voluntarily deposited the

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From investigation till culmination of appeal/revision, victim has right to be heard at every step post the occurrence of an offence: Supreme Court

“Victims cannot be expected to be sitting on the fence and watching the proceedings from afar.”

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Lakhimpuri Kheri Violence| ‘Allahabad High Court granted bail in a tearing hurry’; Supreme Court cancels Ashish Mishra’s bail

Supreme Court: In a big development in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ and Surya Kant and

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Appointment of Teachers| Can obtaining a degree in one branch of a subject be considered equivalent to obtaining degree in the subject as a whole? SC answers

Supreme Court: In the case where the Court was posed with the question as to whether the degrees obtained by the respective

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2006 Meerut Fire Tragedy| Organizers held guilty! 60:40 liability to compensate victims fixed on Organizers & State: SC

Supreme Court: In the 2006 Meerut fire case, the bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has held the Organizers responsible

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Explained| Does ad hoc payment made pursuant to the interim order of the Court form part of wages?

Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has held that an ad hoc payment made to the workers