Supreme Court

A bench headed by Justice J.B. Pardiwala refused to interfere with the Patna High Court order which had dismissed a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of Sections 2, 9, 12 and 18 of the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016.

A bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and including Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the victim's name and associated hashtags are profusely being circulated across Meta (representing Facebook and Instagram), YouTube, and X. Pictures and video clips of the deceased person are also circulating across the channels.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took cognizance and said the countrywide uproar that emerged last week over the tragic incident has brought to the fore the immediate requirement of enhanced safety measures for medical professionals. The bench took note of the red flags being raised by medical associations for quite some time over the violence being faced by healthcare workers while discharging duties.

As per the cause list uploaded on the website of the apex court, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud will hear the matter titled "Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, and related issues" on Tuesday.

The court urged the Punjab government to encourage the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border to clear their tractors from the road, emphasizing that highways are not intended for parking.

Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, presiding over the case, described the incident as a wake-up call. "These coaching centres have turned into death traps," they remarked. "They should either adhere strictly to safety regulations and basic standards for a respectable living environment, or transition to online operations. These institutes are jeopardizing the lives of students from across the nation."

Elaborating on its July 23 order, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that NTA should not adopt its inconsistent practices of this year as they tend to deplete student interests.

A Bench of seven judges, led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, held that States can bifurcate SCs and STs into sub-classifications to provide benefits to various groups within these categories on a 6:1 majority. It underlined; however, the move will have to be backed by "quantifiable and demonstrable data" so that it is not arbitrary.