Medical Termination of Pregnancy – Unmarried Women – Legal Interpretation – Section 3(2)(b) of the MTP Act: The Supreme Court held that the exclusion of unmarried women from the ambit of Rule 3B of the MTP Rules is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized a purposive interpretation of the term "change of marital status" under Rule 3B to inc...
Constitutional Law – Article 279A – GST Council – Implementation of Document Identification Number (DIN) – Petitioner, a Chartered Accountant, sought directions for the implementation of a DIN system for all communications by State Tax Officers to ensure transparency and accountability – Supreme Court directed the GST Council to issue advisories to all States to imple...
Constitutional Law – Habeas Corpus – Custody of Minor Children – Petitioner-mother filed writ seeking custody of minor children taken to India by respondent-father against US court orders – High Court issued notice and deferred hearing multiple times to explore amicable settlement – Supreme Court reiterated paramount importance of child's welfare and upheld inhere...
Constitutional Law - Maintainability of Writ in Contractual Matters - Guarantor’s Petition:Writ under Articles 14, 226, and 227 of the Constitution of India—Maintainability of writ petition by a guarantor in contractual matters—Extension of time under OTS Scheme by the Bank/secured creditor—Held, no absolute bar on entertaining a writ petition in contractual matters—C...
NEET-PG Counselling – Conduct of Special Stray Round – Petitioners sought a Special Stray Round of counselling for the remaining 1456 vacant seats after NEET-PG-2021 counselling rounds – Supreme Court held that the admission process must have an endpoint and must adhere to a strict schedule – Emphasized that any deviation could compromise medical education standards and pub...
Environmental Protection – Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) – Supreme Court directed a minimum ESZ of 1 kilometer around all protected forests, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, with existing activities allowed to continue subject to guidelines – Emphasized the importance of a buffer zone to protect wildlife and forest ecosystems – For Jamua Ramgarh sanctuary, sub...
Mines and Minerals – Sale of Iron Ore – The Supreme Court granted permission to the applicants to sell the already excavated iron ore stock-pile at various mines and stock yards located in the Districts of Bellary, Tumkur, and Chitradurga in the State of Karnataka without having to resort to the process of e-auction. Permission was also granted to the applicants to enter into direct co...
Constitutional Law – Writ Petition – Maintainability – High Court's jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to entertain writ petitions against orders passed by the NCDRC in appeals under Section 58(1)(a)(iii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – Supreme Court held such writ petitions maintainable – Emphasized that while exercising jurisdicti...
Constitutional Law – Writ Petition – Postponement of NEET-PG Examination – Petitioners sought postponement of NEET-PG 2022 scheduled for May 21, 2022, due to ongoing counselling process for NEET-PG 2021 – Court held that postponement would cause chaos, uncertainty, and disturb the sanctity of medical education – Highlighted the impact on patient care and availability ...
Constitutional Law – Contempt of Court – Compensation for Endosulfan Victims – Petitioners affected by Endosulfan sought enforcement of the Supreme Court's order dated January 10, 2017, directing the State Government to compensate affected persons and provide medical facilities – State Government's inordinate delay in compliance exacerbates the violation of fundamen...