Supreme Court: Doctors cannot be penalised for storing minimal quantities of medications under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
Issue – The Supreme Court ruled that a doctor’s act of keeping minor amounts of medications would not constitute an offence of illegal stocking of medications under Section 18(c) of the Medicines and Cosmetics Act of 1940. Facts of the case – A
Supreme Court directed MP High Court to fill only 10% seats through departmental competitive examination
Supreme Court division bench, presided by J. MR Shah and J. CT Ravikumar, on Monday directed Madhya Pradesh High Court to follow the directions given by it in All India Judges’ Association And Ors. v. UoI And Ors. (2010) 15 SCC 170. In
Article 226(2) – Supreme Court Defines Criteria For Determining Whether Cause of Action Arose Under High Court Jurisdiction
Issue – The Supreme Court concluded that only those facts that are relevant to the provision of relief will give birth to a “cause of action” under Article 226(2) of the Indian Constitution in a significant decision clarifying the term. Facts of the
“The profession of Law cannot be reduced to a contract”: Madras HC
It has been recently said by the Madras HC that the profession of law cannot be reduced to such a situation where it becomes a contract. This was said by the court in response to a request for the government to fix the
BCI’s functions should be devised as excessive workload is affecting Legal Profession.
Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday talked about dividing the responsibility of Bar Council of India to regulate the Legal Profession because currently BCI has its hands full of responsibilities such as Law reform, disciplining lawyers, legal education etc. He pointed
Police officers’ confidence and ability to perform their jobs may be impacted by court observations: Delhi HC warns trial courts
Issue The Delhi High Court has ruled that judges must use prudence and caution when criticising or enforcing rules against law enforcement or other officials since doing so would undermine their professionalism. Facts of the Case The comments were made in response to
Orders must be expeditiously updated on the NCLT website: Delhi HC
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court had given direction to the National Company Law Tribunal to upload the orders on the website of NCLT to upload the orders as soon as possible. Justice Pratibha M. Singh remarked that the NCLT order delivered on
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of 5 judicial officers in Gujrat HC and two attorneys as Judges
The Gujarat High Court should select five judicial officers and two attorneys as judges, according to a recommendation made on Thursday by the Supreme Court Collegium, which is chaired by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The suggested court officials are: On September
Lawyers should be provided laptops or mobile phones inside the courtroom: Supreme Court
While giving a speech at the Inauguration of the new administrative block of the High Court Calcutta on Wednesday, The Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, contended that Ipads, laptops or mobile phones should be allowed inside the courtroom, providing that they
Calcutta High Court: Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not permit delays in filing appeals under the NIA Act
Issue: The Calcutta High Court ruled that an appeal under Section 21 of the NIA Act of 2008 that is submitted after the allotted 90-day term from the date of the judgement, decision, or punishment cannot be considered. Arguments: The court stated that
