HC remarks on EWS quota set aside

  • The Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court observation that the Centre ought not to have provided 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the All India Quota (AIQ) medical seats without obtaining the express approval of the Supreme Court.

  • Justice Chandrachud made it very clear that the HC’s observations were being set aside only because they were made while dealing with a contempt plea and had strayed outside its jurisdiction.

  • The petitioners contended that the selection process had already begun for the academic year and cannot be interfered with. The implementation of the quota policy now would cause grave injustice, they contended.

  • The apex court refrained from making any comment about the merits of the EWS quota issue.

  • The court scheduled for October 7 a detailed hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the entirety of the Centre’s July 29 notification of 27% reservation for OBC and 10% for EWS in the NEET AIQ seats.

Death penalty awarded in T.N. inter-caste couple killing

  • The Special Court for SC/ ST Act cases here awarded the death sentence to the brother of a caste Hindu woman and sentenced 12 others, including her father, to life imprisonment in the killing of inter-caste couple S. Murugesan and D. Kanagi at Virudhachalam in 2003.

Court acquits Uttarakhand Minister in Shaktiman horse assault case

  • A court in Uttarakhand has acquitted Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi and four others accused of causing injuries to police horse Shaktiman during a clash between the BJP protesters and the police here in 2016 due to lack of credible evidence.

  • He and the four others were booked under different sections of the IPC besides section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act following the incident in March 2016

Campaign launched for social accountability law 

  • A State-wide campaign has been launched in Rajasthan demanding passage of the social accountability law in the next Assembly session, while reminding the Congress government of its commitment to bring the legislation in the 2018 election manifesto.

  • The committee, headed by former civil servant Ram Lubhaya, submitted their report in February, 2020 strongly emphasized the need for a legal framework to guarantee accountability to the citizens and highlighted the limitations in the existing administrative system which prevented timely delivery of services.

  • Representatives of Suchna Evum Rozgar Adhikar Abhiyan, who were members of the committee felt that the State government should adopt a rights based approach and ensure delivery of services and redress the citizens’ grievances within a stipulated time frame.

  • The mechanism for redressing grievances will start from village panchayats and involve public hearings at the block level.

Women can now apply for NDA exam

  • The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has allowed unmarried women to apply for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and naval academy exam.

  • The move follows a Supreme Court directive on the issue last month

Varavara Rao gets interim medical bail

  • The Bombay High Court on Friday extended the interim medical bail for 81-year old poet Varavara Rao, accused in Bhima Koregaon caste violence case, till October 13.

  • A neurologist at Jaslok Hospital said he has asymptomatic parkinson’s ailment and has retention problems, movement disorders with tremors and gait instability.

Govt. releases drone interactive airspace map

  • The Ministry of Civil Aviation released an interactive drone airspace map. 

  • The map is available on digitalsky.dgca.gov.in. and highlights red and yellow zones, and anyone planning to operate a drone should check the latest airspace map for any changes in zone boundaries

Quad not a military tie-up: U.S. official

  • Previewing the first in-person summit level meeting between QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is a strategic dialogue between the United States, India, Japan and Australia) leaders, a senior U.S. administration official, who spoke on background, highlighted the expected deliverables from the summit across a range of areas from vaccines to illegal fishing.

  • The Quad will supply at least a billion India manufactured COVID-19 vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 under this initiative.

  • Quad leaders will also announce a supply chain initiative on semiconductors.

Extracted & Compiled by- Mr. Rajat Gupta, Advocate- Delhi High Court

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