At 22, she is probably youngest to undergo knee replacement surgery

At 22, she is probably youngest to undergo knee replacement surgery

Nimesh.Khakhariya@timesgroup.com

Rajkot:12.102021

Though she was just 22 years old, Vinju Vanda felt like an old woman. As a child, she had developed pain in her left knee, which forced her to limp around. As years passed, the pain got so excruciating that she begged the doctors to cut off her leg. Today, the smile on her face testifies to the relief she finally experienced from undergoing a total knee replacement surgery. And she is probably the youngest patient not just in India but also the entire world to have undergone this operation.

Doctors from Rajkot, who operated on her three months ago, assessed all parameters medically to finally declare the surgery a success.

Dr Umang Shihora, an orthopaedic, said, “About 98% patients who require knee replacement have varus deformity (inward angulation). Vanda had valgus deformity (outward angulation) and she was quite young. When she first approached me one and a half years ago, I hesitated as I did not want to put her life at risk. However, she stayed adamant and we performed the surgery, which lasted two and a half hours.

“We looked through medical records and journals from across the globe, and realized she was the youngest person to undergo knee replacement. Before her, the youngest patient was a 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh.” Clinical investigation revealed that Vanda, who hails from Roghada village of Kutiyana taluka, had injured her knee when she was six or seven years of age. “Since they belong to a small village, the injury was probably neglected. This damaged the structure that gives stability to joints and resulted in muscles wasting away,” said Dr Shihora. Vanda, a graduate in English literature, is currently pursuing her BEd. She has four siblings and her father is a cattle-breeder. “I began limping at the age of 10. My family took me to a doctor in Upleta who advised us to undergo surgery after I turned 18. When we approached doctors after I became an adult, they refused to operate on me due to my young age. I went through unbearable pain. The month before the operation, I was bed-ridden. I asked the doctors to amputate my leg. I was ready to do anything to get rid of this suffering,” she said.

Her plea prompted the doctors to operate on her. “We waited three months before declaring the operation a success as clinical follow-up is important. We check parameters including how much pain remains and movement of joints. She is free of pain now. However, she will have to undergo physiotherapy and treatment to strengthen her muscles,” Dr Shihora added.

Dr S R Rao, a senior orthopaedic surgeon from Rajkot, said, “Generally, doctors do not prefer to perform knee replacement surgery for younger patients as the replaced knee lasts for 20-25 years and then the patient has to undergo another replacement surgery.”

Senior citizen duped of ₹49k

Senior citizen duped of ₹49k

Ahmedabad:12.10.2021

A senior citizen was cheated out of more than Rs 49,000 after she tried to fill up an online form to change the address for medicines she had ordered.

Dr Kamexa Dwarikaprasad told Sardarnagar police that she had ordered some medicine and got a call from a courier company on September 16 that her medicine had arrived. They said the medicine would be delivered the next day.

She told police, “I searched for the courier firm’s contact on the internet and got two phone numbers. When I called one of the numbers, they asked me to fill up an online form for which i would have to pay a charge of Rs 5.” The cybercrooks asked the doctor to download an app, and then fill up the form.

They then stole Rs 49,486 from her bank account. TNN

Pvt bus fare to Coimbatore ₹2,800

Pvt bus fare to Coimbatore ₹2,800

Flying Would Cost Just ₹400 More & Save Travel Time

Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com

Chennai:12.10.2021

This festive week, you can travel from Chennai to Coimbatore by air instead of private buses which collect almost the same fare.

Kyros Connects, a private operator, is charging ₹2,800 per head to travel between the two cities on Wednesday in an airconditioned (semi-sleeper) bus. The average fare collected by premium travel agencies along this route for A/C sleeper buses too is ₹2,500 Instead, you can fly to Coimbatore by paying another ₹400 extra. Air India is charging ₹3,100 (including tax, etc.) for a one-way trip along the route on the same day. IndiGo collects ₹3,400 per head.

Commuters say it would take at least 10 hours to reach Coimbatore by road. “This could get worse if there is traffic congestion near toll plazas. Besides this, there is always a risk of road accidents on highway stretches because of the extra rush during such festive occasions,” said V Sudarshan, who preferred a flight over bus to travel to his home in Coimbatore for the pooja holidays.

Despite warnings and promises, nothing has changed when it comes to fleecing of private bus passengers during a festive season in Chennai. Ahead of the extended weekend, most private bus operators have again doubled the fares. Official data shows that around 1,500 private buses are to be operated among various cities in the state for the pooja holidays. “Violations are happening right under the nose of the government officials and they choose to remain silent,” said Sudarshan.

Aggregators like Redbus and Abhibus have publicly announced the exorbitant rates. Asked about this, R S Rajakannapan, state transport minister, simply replied that ‘stringent’ action would be taken against those who collect excess fare. A team consisting of officials of the transport department and police officers would inspect, seize and penalise violators. Members of the public can call 044-24749002 or 18004256165 in case of complaints.

On their part, private bus operators have reiterated that they have faced huge losses during the Covid-triggered lockdown and that they can compensate for it only by collecting a slightly higher fare during festival seasons and weekends.

TNSTC told to pay ₹30 lakh to kin of MTC conductor

TNSTC told to pay ₹30 lakh to kin of MTC conductor

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:20.10.2021

A motor accident claims tribunal has directed the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to compensate ₹30 lakh to the family of a MTC bus conductor who was killed after a rashly driven government bus knocked him down near Peramanur along GST Road.

According to the petitioners, the deceased, K Moorthy and his brother were waiting at the bus stop when the rashly driven government bus smashed into them. The accident happened on May 26, 2015 and Moorthy died of his injuries the next day.

The family moved the tribunal claiming a compensation of ₹32 lakh. In response, the transport corporation denied the claims and contended that the accident happened due to the negligence of the pedestrian and the version of events as claimed by the petitioners is incorrect.

According to TNSTC, the bus was moving at a moderate speed observing traffic rules, when the pedestrian crossed the road leading to the accident. The bus was coming from Cuddalore towards Chennai.

After perusing submissions from all sides, the tribunal held that the accident happened due to the negligence of the TNSTC bus driver and stated that it is liable to pay compensation.

OBC, EWS quota under AIQ won’t violate rights of gen category: Govt Group Of Docs Had Sought Stay On Move

OBC, EWS quota under AIQ won’t violate rights of gen category: Govt

Group Of Docs Had Sought Stay On Move

AmitAnand.Choudhary@timesgroup.com

New Delhi:20.20.2021

Justifying its decision to implement 27% reservation for other backward classes (OBC) and 10% for economically weaker sections in the all-India quota (AIQ) for admission in medical and dental colleges, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that grievances of the general category students, who challenged the decision, is “unfounded and misconceived” as it does not violate their fundamental rights.

The AIQ scheme was introduced in 1986 at the Supreme Court’s instance to provide domicile-free merit-based opportunities to students from any state to get admission in a good medical college located in another state. AIQ at present consists of 15% of total available undergraduate seats and 50% of total available postgraduate seats in government medical colleges. There was no reservation in AIQ up to 2007 when the SC permitted 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes. Similarly, OBC and EWS quotas have also been extended to AIQ.

A batch of MBBS doctors had approached the court, seeking interim stay on the Centre’s notification issued on July 29 for enforcing OBC and EWS quota in AIQ.

1,500 OBC students in MBBS & 2,500 in PG courses will benefit via reservation

A group of MBBS doctors, who are aspiring to pursue higher education in medicine, had approached the apex court through advocate Vivek Singh, seeking interim stay on the Centre’s notification issued on July 29 for enforcing OBC and EWS quota in AIQ.

They contended that the Centre’s decision was contrary to the law laid down by the apex court and leaves only a miniscule number of seats for the general category students. Countering the petitioners, the Centre in its reply said the decision was taken to bring equality of opportunities and without cost to the candidates from the unreserved category as the number of available seats has gone up. It said that in the last six years, MBBS seats in the country increased by 56 % from 54,348 seats in 2014 to 84,649 in 2020 and the number of PG seats increased by 80 % from 30,191 in 2014 to 54,275 seats in 2020. In the same period, 279 new colleges have been established and now the country has 558 medical colleges, the affidavit said.

“It is submitted that reservation, both to the backward category as well as EWS category, is on the broader considerations of equality of opportunities and the equality mandate viewed in the perspective of social justice. The government of India has therefore decided to provide for 27% reservation for OBC and 10% reservation for EWS in the AIQ scheme. The OBC students from across the country will now be able to take benefit of this reservation in the AIQ scheme to compete in any state. The reservation in AIQ being a central scheme, the central list of OBCs shall be used for this reservation,” the affidavit said.

Around 1,500 OBC students in MBBS and 2,500 in PG courses will benefit through this reservation. The government’s decision will benefit more than 550 EWS students for MBBS and around 1000 EWS students for PG medical courses each year.

It is reiterated that to lay down the criteria for reservation for the admission in the AIQ seats of medical and dental courses is within the powers of the government of India and this essentially is a question of policy

— CENTRE’S AFFIDAVIT

Part-Time Employees Can't Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt's Regularization Policy: Supreme Court

Part-Time Employees Can't Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt's Regularization Policy: Supreme Court

Shruti Kakkar

10 Oct 2021 10:37 AM

The Supreme Court observed that part-time temporary employees in a Government-run institution cannot claim parity in salary with regular employees of the Government on the principle of equal pay for equal work.

The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna in the present matter was dealing with an appeal filed by the Centre assailing order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court wherein the Court had directed the Centre to revisit the whole issue related to regularisation policy, complete the exercise to reformulate their regularization/absorption policy and take a decision to sanction the posts in a phased manner.

Bench while setting aside the High Court's judgement observed:

"Thus, as per the law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid decisions, part-time employees are not entitled to seek regularization as they are not working against any sanctioned post and there cannot be any permanent continuance of part-time temporary employees as held. The regularization can be only as per the regularization policy declared by the State/Government and nobody can claim the regularization as a matter of right dehors the regularization policy."

Factual Background

Respondents (working as contingent paid part-time Sweepers ) approached the Central Administrative Tribunal ("CAT") seeking directions to frame a regularization/absorption policy for regularization of their service.

The Tribunal on November 19, 1989, granted temporary status.

Opposing the OA, the department argued that the applicants were contingent paid Safaiwalas working for less than five hours and, therefore, were not entitled for temporary status. It was also averred that there was no regular sanctioned post of Safaiwala in that particular Post Office in Chandigarh.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (DoPT), Government of India on December 11, 2006, issued an OM declaring regularisation of qualified workers appointed against sanctioned posts in an irregular manner.

The Department also framed a regularisation policy as per which Union of India, the State Governments and their instrumentalities were directed to take steps to regularize as a one-time measure the services of such irregularly appointed, qualified persons, in terms of the statutory requirement of the Rules for the posts, who have worked for ten years or more in duly sanctioned posts but not under cover of orders of the courts or of tribunals.

On January 17, 2007, CAT while dismissing the respondent's application observed that since the Department needed the continuous service of Safaiwalas, they should advertise this post to appoint regular Safaiwala through the proper process of selection positively within three months. The tribunal also directed for considering the respondents for such selection after providing age relaxation to them under the relevant rules keeping in view they working for so many years without interruption. Directions were also issued to allow the Respondents to continue performing their duties with present status as part-time.

Case Before High Court

The High Court directed the Centre to revisit the whole issue, complete the exercise to reformulate their regularization/absorption policy and take a decision to sanction the posts in a phased manner. Directions were also issued to Union for allowing the employees to continue in service with their current status till framing of the policy and to grant minimum basic pay of Group 'D' posts from a particular date to those, who have completed 20 years of part-time daily wage service

Aggrieved, the Centre approached the Top Court.

Counsel's Submissions

Appearing for the Union, ASG Madhvi Divan submitted that the directions issued by the High Court to sanction the posts could be said to be a policy decision, and, therefore, the High Court was not justified in issuing the Mandamus and/or direction to create and sanction the posts.

Emphasising on the fact that even the High Court had observed that there were no sanctioned posts in the impugned judgement, ASG submitted that High Court, in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, should not ordinarily issue direction for absorption, regularization or permanent continuance unless the recruitment was itself done regularly and in terms of the constitutional scheme.

Relying on the judgements in Union of India and Ors. Vs. A.S. Pillai and Ors., (2010) 13 SCC 448; State of Rajasthan and Ors. Vs. Daya Lal and Ors., (2011) 2 SCC 429 and Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Ors. Vs. Sakkubai and Anr. (1997) 11 SCC 224, ASG submitted that services of a part-time worker working on the post of a full-time worker cannot be regularized.

Referring to Dr. Ashwani Kumar Vs. Union of India and Anr., (2020) 13 SCC 581; State of Karnataka and Anr. Vs. Dr. Praveen Bhai Thogadia, (2004) 4 SCC 684; Anuradha Bhasin Vs. Union of India and Ors., (2020) 3 SCC 637; Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Vs. Krishan Gopal & Ors., (2020) SCC Online SC 150; State of Maharashtra & Anr. Vs. R.S. Bhonde & Ors., (2005) 6 SCC 751, ASG submitted that judicial review, a Court had no right to direct the Government to review the policy of appointment; in judicial review, the Court could not interfere in the administrative matters and that in the absence of a regular sanctioned post, the Court could not direct to create one.

Appearing for the respondents, Advocate Rahul Gupta on merits relied on the Top Court's judgement in Secretary, State of Karnataka & Ors. Vs. Umadevi (3) and Ors., (2006) 4 SCC 1 and Mineral Exploration Corpn. Employees' Union Vs. Mineral Exploration Corpn. Ltd. and Anr., (2006) 6 SCC 310.

Supreme Court's Analysis

Considering that the respondents served as part-time employees, were contingent paid staff and that there were no sanctioned posts in the Post Office where respondents were working, the bench in the judgement authored by Justice MR Shah observed that the High Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot direct the Government and/or the Department to formulate a particular regularization policy.

"As observed above, there are no sanctioned posts in the Post Office in which the respondents were working, therefore, the directions issued by the High Court in the impugned judgment and order are not permissible in the judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution. The High Court cannot, in the exercise of the power under Article 226, issue a Mandamus to direct the Department to sanction and create the posts. The High Court, in exercise of the powers under Article 226 of the Constitution, also cannot direct the Government and/or the Department to formulate a particular regularization policy. Framing of any scheme is no function of the Court and is the sole prerogative of the Government. Even the creation and/or sanction of the posts is also the sole prerogative of the Government and the High Court, in the exercise of the power under Article 226 of the Constitution, cannot issue Mandamus and/or direct to create and sanction the posts," Court said.

"Even the regularization policy to regularize the services of the employees working on the temporary status and/or casual labourers is a policy decision and in judicial review the Court cannot issue Mandamus and/or issue mandatory directions to do so," Bench further added.

Noting that the Union of India/Department subsequently came out with a regularization policy dated 30.06.2014, which was absolutely in consonance with the law laid down by this Court in the case of Umadevi (supra), which did not apply to the part-time workers who did not work on the sanctioned post, the bench said that,

"In absence of any sanctioned post and considering the fact that the respondents were serving as a contingent paid part-time Safai Karamcharies, even otherwise, they were not entitled for the benefit of regularization under the regularization policy dated June 30, 2014."

Case Title: Union of India and Ors v Ilmo Devi and Anr| Civil Appeal No 5689 of 2021

Coram: Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna

Citation : LL 2021 SC 561

'Father Is Daughter's Fortress, There Cannot Be A Graver Crime': Kerala High Court On Sexual Assault Of Girl By Father

'Father Is Daughter's Fortress, There Cannot Be A Graver Crime': Kerala High Court On Sexual Assault Of Girl By Father

Shrutika Pandey

20 Oct 2021 1:15 PM

"There can never be more graver and heinous crime than the father committing rape on his own daughter," observed the Kerala High Court recently while upholding a man's conviction under Section 376 of the IPC and sentencing him to undergo 12 years rigorous imprisonment.

Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi was dealing with the case of a 16 years old girl who fell prey to her father's repeated sexual assault and finally delivered his child a year later.

The Court observed,

"The protector then becomes the predator. The father is the fortress and refuge of his daughter. Charged of raping his own daughter under his refuge and fortress is worst than the gamekeeper becoming a poacher and treasury guard becoming a robber."

It however set aside the conviction Section 506(ii) of the IPC and under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

It also touched upon legal questions of delay in lodging F.I.R., the the credibility of the victim-girl, proof of age, and lack of victim's consent.

Background

The prosecution's case was that the accused, father of the victim girl, repeatedly committed sexual assault and rape on her on multiple occasions. The girl got pregnant and delivered a male child. On reporting the offence to the police, the Sub Inspector registered a under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

The trial court found the accused guilty of all the offences alleged and imposed substantive sentences of imprisonment to run concurrently and fine.

The sentence imposed by the trial court was challenged in this appeal preferred by the accused from the jail.

Findings

Delay in Lodging FIR

On the question of delay in lodging the F.I.R., the Court noted that the said delay was quite natural as justified from the circumstances of the case and statement of the victim-girl. It remarked,

"No girl would have wanted the world to know that she was a person subjected to sexual assault by her own father."

It further held that a delay, per se, is not a mitigating circumstance for the accused in a case of sexual assault. It cannot be used as a ritualistic formula for discarding the prosecution case and doubting its authenticity; instead only puts the Court on guard to search for and consider if any explanation has been offered for the delay. It observed,

"The courts cannot overlook the fact that in sexual offences, delay in the lodging of the F.I.R. can be due to a variety of reasons, particularly the reluctance of the prosecutrix or her family members to go to the police and complain about the incident which concerns the reputation of the victim and the honor of her family."

It also emphasized that when the prosecution witness was being examined, no question was put to her in the cross-examination by the defence concerning the delay in reporting the matter to the police. It cannot subsequently raise any grievance on such a point. Referring to Paulmeli v. State of Tamil Nadu, it reiterated a settled legal proposition that in case the question is not put to the witness in cross-examination who could furnish an explanation on a particular point, the correctness or legality of the said fact/issue could not be raised.

Credibility of The Prosecution Witness

On the question of the credibility of the prosecution witness, the Court observed that it could not even be imagined that it is a false case registered against the accused at the instance of someone else. It remarked,

"No girl would have preferred to put her honor and dignity at stake and make a false complaint against her own father at the instance of some other person who had enmity towards the father."

Acknowledging the fact that the victim-girl admitted having sexual relations with another person, the Court observed that it does not in any way affect the credibility of her testimony. It remarked,

"Even in a case where it is shown that the victim is a girl of easy virtue or a girl habituated to sexual intercourse, it may not be a ground to absolve the accused from the charge of rape. Even assuming that the victim is previously accustomed to sexual intercourse, that is not a decisive question. On the contrary, the question which is required to be adjudicated is, did the accused commit rape on the victim on the occasion complained of. It is the accused who is on trial and not the victim."

The Court noted that being a victim of a sex offence, the girl cannot be put on par with an accomplice; therefore, her evidence must not attract the same amount of suspicion. Only in the case where the Court finds it difficult to accept the version of the prosecutrix on its face value, it may search for evidence, direct or circumstantial, which would lend assurance to her testimony.

Failure to Prove Age & Plea of Consent

On the failure to prove the age of the victim, the Court held that the consequence of not proving the age of the victim is that the accused cannot be found guilty of any offence under the POCSO Act. Thus, conviction under Section 6 of the POCSO Act was set aside.

Thereby, the plea of consent arose, which the Court considered too shallow. It remarked,

"One cannot even imagine that the victim girl consented to have sexual intercourse with her father. There is gulf of difference between consent and submission. Every consent involves submission, but the converse does not follow. Helplessness in the face of inevitable compulsion clouded by fear cannot be considered to be consent as understood in law. Exercise of intelligence based on the knowledge of the significance and the moral effect of the act is required to constitute consent."

Finally, while setting aside the conviction under Section 506(ii) of the IPC, the Court remarked,

"PW1 stated in examination-in-chief that her father had threatened that he would kill her. However, on cross-examination, in answer to a specific question, she stated that her father did not threaten her...in view of the varying statements given by PW1 before the court, conviction against the accused for an offence under Section 506(ii) of the IPC cannot be based on such statement."

Case Title: Unnikrishnan v. State of Kerala

NEET-UG : Madras HC Permits OCI Candidates To Appear For Counselling In General Category For 2021-22; Says 'Treat At Par With Indian Citizens'

NEET-UG : Madras HC Permits OCI Candidates To Appear For Counselling In General Category For 2021-22; Says 'Treat At Par With Indian Citizens'

Aaratrika Bhaumik

19 Oct 2021 4:25 PM

The Madras High Court last week passed an interim order allowing Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates to participate for the NEET-UG counselling in the general category for the year 2021-22 instead of the category reserved for NRIs or foreign nationals.

Justice V. Parthiban passed the direction while taking into consideration that the Supreme Court had passed a similar order on September 30. The judge made a reference to the September 30 order issued by a Bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari of the Supreme Court wherein it had been observed,

"Having heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and Ms.Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General for the respondent-Union of India, we are of the view that at least for the Academic Year i.e. 2021-2022, the respondents have to consider allotment of seats to the petitioners to pursue MBBS course in Medical Colleges, which seats Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) were eligible for before the issuance of the impugned Notification dated 4 th March, 2021 subject to their eligibility. Therefore, we direct the respondent-National Testing Agency to declare the result of the examination i.e, NEET UG 2021 taken by the petitioners and the eligibile petitioners are permitted to appear for the counselling in the General category. The applications for interim relief are disposed of. It is made clear that the aforesaid interim relief is confined to the Academic Year 2021-2022 only."

The High Court was adjudicating upon a batch of petitions moved by OCI candidates challenging a notification dated March 4 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to treat them at par with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) for the purpose of college admissions.

Accordingly, the Court directed that the OCI cardholders must be treated at par with Indian Citizens for the academic year 2021-2022 and thus ruled,

"The interim direction as sought for in these writ petitions for directing the 3 rd respondent to permit the petitioners to participate in the JEE Counselling 2021 in the general category meant for Indian Citizens through the 5 th respondent authority in line with the order dated 30.09.2021 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in W.P.(Civil) No.1397/2020, pending disposal of these writ petitions, these petitioners are also to be treated on par with the Indian Citizens, in respect of the present Academic Year consideration."

The matter is slated to be heard next on November 22.

Case Title: Sadhvi Sreeram v. Govt of India and Ors

NEET-UG 2021 : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Seek Report On Probe Into Alleged Paper Leak & Malpractices

NEET-UG 2021 : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Seek Report On Probe Into Alleged Paper Leak & Malpractices

Shruti Kakkar

20 Oct 2021 11:41 AM

The bench observed that any interference by the Court will create confusion and doubts about the exam and will be detrimental to the large number of students.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a prayer to call for a status report on the investigation in FIRs registered in different states over the alleged paper leak and widespread malpractices in the NEET UG 2021 Entrance Examination held on 12th September 2021.

A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai observed that any interference by the Court will create confusion and doubts about the exam and will be detrimental to the large number of students(Vishwanath Kumar & ors vs National Testing Agency & ors).

Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid, appearing for the petitioners, submitted at the outset that he was not pressing the prayers for cancellation of the exam and conduct of fresh tests in view of the fact that the same prayers were rejected earlier.

Earlier, on October 4, the same bench had dismissed another writ petition seeking the similar relief, observing that cancellation of exam will cause immense prejudice to lakhs of students.

Mr.Khurshid added that he was only pressing the prayer for seeking a report on the investigation in the FIRs registered over the alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG exam.

"If we interfere, it will create a doubt. This will create a lot of confusion, and will be detrimental to a large number of students. Sorry, we don't want to interfere", Justice Rao observed.

Then Khurshid sought for a liberty to approach the Court with similar prayers at a later appropriate stage.

"We don't want to make any observations. If we observe anything, it might be taken out of context and will be understood in a different sense to create confusions", Justice Rao replied.

Following that, Khurshid sought for liberty to withdraw the petition.

Preferred by several NEET UG aspirants, the petition filed through Advocate Mamta Sharma stated that on the date of the NEET UG examination, CBI had registered FIR against 4 accused persons and unknown others, stating that the process of examination was manipulated by using proxy candidates and an exorbitant amount upto 50 lakhs per candidate was charged by coaching centers and solver gangs.

The petitioners had argued that from the bare perusal of the FIR dated 12th September registered by CBI, it was crystal clear that the NEET UG 2021 entrance examination paper was leaked under a criminal conspiracy wherein involvement of renowned coaching centers and paper solver gang has been found.

It was also averred that apart from CBI, multiple FIRs have also been registered by the Police in the State of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra in respect of NEET UG 2021 Entrance Exam Paper leak.

Further it had been argued by the petitioners that the initial investigation had established the fact beyond doubt that the NEET UG 2021 entrance examination was irreversibly vitiated by use of fraudulent means and unfair practices.

The writ petition had urged the Court to cancel the NEET UG 2021 examination held on 12.09.2021 and direct examinations to be conducted afresh.

The plea had also sought directions to the Ministry of Education, National Testing Agency and National Medical Commission to enhance the standard of Security protocols including biometric verification of candidates, use of jammers etc to conduct the examination in a fair and transparent manner.

Furter directions were also sought to the National Testing Agency to submit an affidavit within a week as to why the examination conducted on 12th September 2021 should not be cancelled and a decision be taken to conduct the examination afresh.

The plea had also sought directions to the CBI and Director General of Police of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to submit a fact-finding report before the Supreme Court of India within a week with all relevant information and documents as well as the findings. Further directions have been sought to book and complete the trial as expeditiously as possible so that the guilty can be punished.

Case Title: Vishwanath Kumar & ors vs National Testing Agency & ors| WP(c) 1108/2021.

Study shows how sleeping hours are associated with one’s snacking choices

Study shows how sleeping hours are associated with one’s snacking choices

11.10.2021

A recent study suggests that completing recommended sleeping hours can lead to smarter snacking choices. The study abstract has been published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the research will be presented in a poster session on October 18 at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in 2021.

The results suggest that people who miss the recommended seven or more hours of sleep at night may take worse snacks than those who follow closed-eyed guidelines.

The analysis of data on nearly 20,000 American adults showed a link between not meeting sleep recommendations and eating more snack-related carbohydrates, with added sugar, fat and caffeine.

It turns out that the preferred non-meal categories – salty snacks and sweets and non-alcoholic beverages – are the same among adults regardless of sleep habits, but those who get less sleep tend to eat more snack calories in a day in general.

The research also revealed what appears to be a popular American habit that is not affected by how much we sleep: snacking at night.

“At night, we drink our calories and eat a lot of convenience foods,” said Christopher Taylor, professor of medical dietetics at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Ohio State University and senior author of the study. “Not only are we not sleeping when we stay up late, but we’re doing all these obesity-related behaviours: lack of physical activity, increased screen time, food choices that we consume as snacks and not as meals. So it creates this greater effect. of meeting or not meeting sleep recommendations,” he added.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society recommends that adults regularly sleep seven hours or longer at night to promote optimal health. Getting less sleep than recommended is associated with a higher risk of a number of health problems, including weight gain and obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. “We know that lack of sleep is associated with obesity on a larger scale, but it’s all these little behaviours that are rooted around how it happens,” Taylor said.

Researchers analysed data from 19,650 US adults between the ages of 20 and 60 who had participated from 2007 to 2018 in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The study collected 24-hour diet calls from each participant, but when, all food was consumed – and asking people questions about their average amount of night’s sleep during the work week.

The participants were into those who either made or did not meet sleep recommendations based on whether they reported sleeping seven or more hours or less than seven hours each night. The researchers estimated participants’ snack-related nutritional intake and categorised all snacks into food groups. Three snacking times were determined for the analysis: 2: 00-11: 59 am in the morning, noon-5: 59 pm in the afternoon and 6 pm-1: 59 am for the evening. Statistical analysis showed that almost everyone – 95.5 percent – ate at least one snack a day, and over 50 percent of the snacking calories among all participants came from two broad categories that included sodas and energy drinks and chips, pretzels, cookies and pastries.

Although there are plenty of physiological factors that play into the relationship of sleep to health, Taylor said that changing behaviour by avoiding nocturnal nosh could especially help adults not only meet the sleep guidelines but also improve their diet. ANI

சீரடிக்கு 19 மாதங்களாக நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த விமான சேவை துவக்கம்

சீரடிக்கு 19 மாதங்களாக நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த விமான சேவை துவக்கம்

Added : அக் 10, 2021 23:40

சென்னை-கொரோனா மற்றும் ஊரடங்கால், 19 மாதங்களாக நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த சென்னை - சீரடி விமான சேவை நேற்று மீண்டும் துவங்கியது.

மஹாராஷ்டிர மாநிலம் சீரடி சாய்பாபா கோவில் மிகவும் பிரபலமானது. நாட்டின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் இருந்து, விமானம் வாயிலாக பக்தர்கள் அங்கு செல்கின்றனர்.சென்னையில் இருந்து சீரடிக்கு இரண்டு தனியார் விமான நிறுவனங்கள், தினமும் மூன்று விமானங்களை இயக்கி வந்தன. கொரோனா ஊரடங்கால் 2020 மார்ச்சில் இந்த சேவைகள் நிறுத்தப்பட்டன.கொரோனா முதல் அலை ஓய்ந்த நிலையில், சீரடிக்கு விமான சேவை துவங்கும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டது.

ஆனால், மஹாராஷ்டிர மாநிலத்தில், கொரோனா குறையாததால் விமான சேவை துவங்கவில்லை.தற்போது, மஹாராஷ்டிராவில் கொரோனா பரவல் வெகுவாக குறைந்துள்ளதால், விமானங்களை இயக்க 'ஸ்பைஸ்ஜெட்' நிறுவனம் முன்வந்தது. அதற்கு, சிவில் விமான போக்குவரத்து துறையும் அனுமதி வழங்கியது.

இதையடுத்து, நேற்று பிற்பகல் 2:45 மணிக்கு, 19 மாதங்களுக்கு பின் 165 பயணியருடன் சீரடிக்கு விமானம் புறப்பட்டது. இரண்டு டோஸ் தடுப்பூசி போட்டதற்கான சான்று, 48 மணி நேரத்துக்கு முன் எடுக்கப்பட்ட கொரோனா பரிசோதனை சான்றுகளை சரிபார்த்த பின், பயணியர் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டனர்.

முன்னணி இன்ஜி., கல்லுாரிகளில் இடம் இல்லை அண்ணா பல்கலையில் தமிழ் வழியும் நிரம்பியது

முன்னணி இன்ஜி., கல்லுாரிகளில் இடம் இல்லை அண்ணா பல்கலையில் தமிழ் வழியும் நிரம்பியது

Added : அக் 10, 2021 23:39

சென்னை- --இன்ஜினியரிங் மாணவர் சேர்க்கை கவுன்சிலிங்கில், அண்ணா பல்கலை உள்ளிட்ட முன்னணி கல்லுாரிகளில், 99 சதவீத இடங்கள் நிரம்பி விட்டன.

இதுவரை நடந்த கவுன்சிலிங்கில், 31 ஆயிரம் பேர் சேர்ந்துள்ளனர். அண்ணா பல்கலை இணைப்பில் உள்ள, ௪௪௦ இன்ஜினியரிங் கல்லுாரிகளில், முதலாம் ஆண்டு பி.இ., - பி.டெக்., படிப்பில், மாணவர்களை சேர்ப்பதற்கான கவுன்சிலிங் நடந்து வருகிறது. இதில், அரசு பள்ளி மாணவர்கள், விளையாட்டு பிரிவினர், மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள், முன்னாள் ராணுவ வீரர்களுக்கான சிறப்பு ஒதுக்கீட்டில், முதற்கட்டமாக இடங்கள் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டன.

இதையடுத்து, பொது பாடப்பிரிவு மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி மாணவர்களுக்கு, செப்., 27ல்கவுன்சிலிங் துவங்கியது. இதுவரை இரண்டு சுற்று கவுன்சிலிங் முடிந்துள்ளது. முதல் சுற்றில், 11 ஆயிரத்து 224 பேர் இடங்களை தேர்வு செய்தனர். நேற்று முன்தினம் முடிந்த இரண்டாம் சுற்றில், 20 ஆயிரத்து 438 பேருக்கு இடங்கள் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டன. இதுவரை, 31 ஆயிரத்து 662 மாணவர்களுக்கு சேர்க்கை வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.இரண்டாம் சுற்று கவுன்சிலிங்கின் முடிவில், அண்ணா பல்கலையின் மூன்று கல்லுாரிகள் உட்பட பெரும்பாலான முன்னணி கல்லுாரிகளில், 99 சதவீத இடங்கள் நிரம்பியுள்ளன.

வழக்கமாக அண்ணா பல்கலையின் தமிழ் வழி பிரிவில், சில இடங்கள் காலியாக இருக்கும். இந்த முறை தமிழ் வழி இடங்களும் நிரம்பியுள்ளன.3ம் சுற்றுக்கு இன்று உத்தேச ஒதுக்கீடு மூன்றாம் சுற்றில் பங்கேற்கும் மாணவர்களுக்கு, இன்று உத்தேச ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்கப்படுகிறது. நாளை மாலை 5:00 மணிக்குள் இந்த ஒதுக்கீட்டை மாணவர்கள் உறுதி செய்ய வேண்டும். நாளை மறுதினம் ஒதுக்கீட்டு ஆணை வழங்கப்படும். நான்காம் சுற்று மாணவர்களுக்கு, நாளையுடன் கவுன்சிலிங் வைப்பு தொகை செலுத்தும் அவகாசம் முடிகிறது. நாளை மறுதினம் முதல் கல்லுாரி மற்றும் பாடப் பிரிவுகளுக்கான விருப்ப பதிவு கவுன்சிலிங் துவங்க உள்ளது.

'மாஜி' துணைவேந்தர் சுரப்பா மீதான புகார் விசாரணை அறிக்கை வெளியிட கோரிக்கை

'மாஜி' துணைவேந்தர் சுரப்பா மீதான புகார் விசாரணை அறிக்கை வெளியிட கோரிக்கை

Added : அக் 10, 2021 23:33

சென்னை- --'அண்ணா பல்கலை முன்னாள் துணைவேந்தர் சுரப்பா மீதான விசாரணை அறிக்கையை, தமிழக அரசு வெளியிட வேண்டும்' என்ற கோரிக்கை எழுந்துள்ளது.

தமிழக அரசின் முக்கிய தொழில்நுட்ப கல்வி நிறுவனமாக அண்ணா பல்கலை செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது. இதில், துணைவேந்தர் மற்றும் பேராசிரியர்கள் நியமனங்கள், பதவி உயர்வு உள்ளிட்டவற்றில் புகார்கள் எழுவது வழக்கம்.தற்போதைய துணைவேந்தர் வேல்ராஜ், புதிதாக பேராசிரியர்கள் நியமனங்களை மேற்கொள்ள நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொண்டுள்ளார்.

அவருக்கு முன், பல்கலை துணை வேந்தராக கர்நாடக மாநிலத்தை சேர்ந்த பேராசிரியர் சுரப்பா பதவி வகித்தார். அவரது நிர்வாக சீரமைப்பு பணிகள் பல்வேறு விமர்சனத்துக்கு உள்ளாயின. தி.மு.க., உள்ளிட்ட கட்சிகள், சுரப்பாவின் நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்தன. அத்துடன், சுரப்பாவின் நிர்வாகத்தில், 200 கோடி ரூபாய் ஊழல் நடந்துள்ளதாக குற்றஞ்சாட்டி, தமிழக உயர் கல்வித்துறை சார்பில் விசாரணை கமிட்டி அமைக்கப்பட்டது.

ஓய்வு பெற்ற நீதிபதி கலையரசன் தலைமையிலான இந்த கமிட்டி, 2020 நவம்பர் முதல் எட்டு மாதங்களாக விசாரணை நடத்தி, இந்தாண்டு ஆகஸ்டில் தமிழக அரசிடம் அறிக்கை தாக்கல் செய்தது. இந்த அறிக்கை மீது, தமிழக அரசு இதுவரை எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்கவில்லை. தற்போதைய முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின், முந்தைய அ.தி.மு.க., ஆட்சியில் எதிர்க்கட்சி தலைவராக இருந்தார்.அப்போது, பல்வேறு பிரச்னைகளில் சுரப்பா மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வலியுறுத்தினார்.

தற்போது ஸ்டாலினே முதல்வராக உள்ள நிலையில், சுரப்பா மீதான விசாரணை அறிக்கை கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டுள்ளது.இதுகுறித்து, பேராசிரியர்களும், கல்வியாளர்களும் கூறியதாவது: உயர் கல்வியில் 7.5 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு மற்றும் 'நீட்' தேர்வால் ஏற்பட்ட பாதிப்பு குறித்து ஆய்வு செய்ய, தமிழக அரசு அமைத்த நீதிபதிகள் முருகேசன் மற்றும் ஏ.கே.ராஜன் கமிட்டிகளின் அறிக்கைகள், பொதுமக்கள் பார்வைக்கு வெளியிடப்பட்டன. அதேபோல, சுரப்பா மீதான விசாரணை அறிக்கையையும், தமிழக அரசு தாமதமின்றி வெளியிட வேண்டும். விசாரணை அறிக்கையின் அடிப்படையில், அடுத்த கட்ட நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு அவர்கள் கூறினர்.

'ICAI Should Give Reasons For Its Decisions' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Recommendation To De-Register CA

'ICAI Should Give Reasons For Its Decisions' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Recommendation To De-Register CA: 'Giving of reasons ensures that a hearing is not rendered as a meaningless charade.'

S.125 CrPC- Father Not Absolved From Maintaining Children Merely Because Mother Is Also Earning: Delhi High Court

S.125 CrPC- Father Not Absolved From Maintaining Children Merely Because Mother Is Also Earning: Delhi High Court

Nupur Thapliyal

9 Oct 2021 2:15 PM

The Delhi High Court has observed that in households where women are working and are able to sufficiently maintain themselves, it does not automatically absolve the husband of his responsibility to provide sustenance for his children.

The observation was made in connection to revision of maintenance order passed by the High Court under Section 125 of CrPC.

Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that a mother cannot be burdened with the entire expenditure for raising and educating the children.

"A father has an equal duty to provide for his children and there cannot be a situation wherein it is only the mother who has to bear the burden of expenses for raising and educating the children...A father is bound to compensate the wife who, after spending on children, may hardly be left with anything to maintain herself," the Court remarked.

The maintenance order was also challenged on the ground that the grant of maintenance is maintainable so far as the concerned children have not attained majority. However, in the present case the child had completed 18 years of age.

The Court however held,

"This Court cannot shut its eyes to the reality that simply attaining majority does not translate into the understanding that the major son is earning sufficiently. At the age of 18, it can be safely assumed that the son is either graduating from 12th standard or is in his first year of college. More often than not, it does not place him in a position wherein he can earn to sustain or maintain himself. It further places the entire burden on the mother to bear the expenses of educating the children without any contribution from the father, and this Court cannot countenance such a situation."

Reliance was placed on the case of Chandrashekhar v. Swapnil and Anr., where the Supreme Court had upheld the arrangement to provide maintenance to the son until he completed his first degree course after high school so as to ensure that he becomes a self-supporting individual and can live in dignity.

The Court was dealing with a criminal review plea with regards to an order passed by it in terms of which it was directed that an interim maintenance of Rs. 15,000 per month will be given to the wife (revisionist) till her son completes his graduation or starts earning, whichever is earlier.

It was the case of the respondent husband that the order was outside the scope of the High Court as it could not have extended it for a period beyond the final adjudication of the case by the Trial Court.

"The context of Section 125 Cr.P.C. is to ensure that the wife and the children of the husband are not left in a state of destitution after the divorce. The husband must also carry the financial burden of making certain that his children are capable of attaining a position in society wherein they can sufficiently maintain themselves," the Court said.

It further opined that the father cannot be absolved of all the responsibilities and is bound to compensate the wife who, after spending on children, may hardly be left with anything to maintain herself.

"The mother cannot be burdened with the entire expenditure on the education of her son just because he has completed 18 years of age, and the father cannot be absolved of all responsibilities to meet the education expenses of his son because the son may have attained the age of majority, but may not be financially independent and could be incapable of sustaining himself," it added.

Accordingly, the plea was dismissed.

The Court had made similar observations recently wherein it had held that the obligation of a father to maintain his son under Section 125 of CrPC would not come to an end when the son attains the age of majority after reasoning that the entire burden of his education including other expenses would fall entirely upon the mother.

Case Title: URVASHI AGGARWAL & ORS. v. INDERPAUL AGGARWAL

Part-Time Employees Can't Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt's Regularization Policy: Supreme Court

Part-Time Employees Can't Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt's Regularization Policy: Supreme Court

Shruti Kakkar

10 Oct 2021 10:37 AM

The Supreme Court observed that part-time temporary employees in a Government-run institution cannot claim parity in salary with regular employees of the Government on the principle of equal pay for equal work.

The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna in the present matter was dealing with an appeal filed by the Centre assailing order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court wherein the Court had directed the Centre to revisit the whole issue related to regularisation policy, complete the exercise to reformulate their regularization/absorption policy and take a decision to sanction the posts in a phased manner.

Bench while setting aside the High Court's judgement observed:

"Thus, as per the law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid decisions, part-time employees are not entitled to seek regularization as they are not working against any sanctioned post and there cannot be any permanent continuance of part-time temporary employees as held. The regularization can be only as per the regularization policy declared by the State/Government and nobody can claim the regularization as a matter of right dehors the regularization policy."

Factual Background

Respondents (working as contingent paid part-time Sweepers ) approached the Central Administrative Tribunal ("CAT") seeking directions to frame a regularization/absorption policy for regularization of their service.

The Tribunal on November 19, 1989, granted temporary status.

Opposing the OA, the department argued that the applicants were contingent paid Safaiwalas working for less than five hours and, therefore, were not entitled for temporary status. It was also averred that there was no regular sanctioned post of Safaiwala in that particular Post Office in Chandigarh.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (DoPT), Government of India on December 11, 2006, issued an OM declaring regularisation of qualified workers appointed against sanctioned posts in an irregular manner.

The Department also framed a regularisation policy as per which Union of India, the State Governments and their instrumentalities were directed to take steps to regularize as a one-time measure the services of such irregularly appointed, qualified persons, in terms of the statutory requirement of the Rules for the posts, who have worked for ten years or more in duly sanctioned posts but not under cover of orders of the courts or of tribunals.

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On January 17, 2007, CAT while dismissing the respondent's application observed that since the Department needed the continuous service of Safaiwalas, they should advertise this post to appoint regular Safaiwala through the proper process of selection positively within three months. The tribunal also directed for considering the respondents for such selection after providing age relaxation to them under the relevant rules keeping in view they working for so many years without interruption. Directions were also issued to allow the Respondents to continue performing their duties with present status as part-time.

Case Before High Court

The High Court directed the Centre to revisit the whole issue, complete the exercise to reformulate their regularization/absorption policy and take a decision to sanction the posts in a phased manner. Directions were also issued to Union for allowing the employees to continue in service with their current status till framing of the policy and to grant minimum basic pay of Group 'D' posts from a particular date to those, who have completed 20 years of part-time daily wage service

Aggrieved, the Centre approached the Top Court.

Counsel's Submissions

Appearing for the Union, ASG Madhvi Divan submitted that the directions issued by the High Court to sanction the posts could be said to be a policy decision, and, therefore, the High Court was not justified in issuing the Mandamus and/or direction to create and sanction the posts.

Emphasising on the fact that even the High Court had observed that there were no sanctioned posts in the impugned judgement, ASG submitted that High Court, in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, should not ordinarily issue direction for absorption, regularization or permanent continuance unless the recruitment was itself done regularly and in terms of the constitutional scheme.

Relying on the judgements in Union of India and Ors. Vs. A.S. Pillai and Ors., (2010) 13 SCC 448; State of Rajasthan and Ors. Vs. Daya Lal and Ors., (2011) 2 SCC 429 and Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Ors. Vs. Sakkubai and Anr. (1997) 11 SCC 224, ASG submitted that services of a part-time worker working on the post of a full-time worker cannot be regularized.

Referring to Dr. Ashwani Kumar Vs. Union of India and Anr., (2020) 13 SCC 581; State of Karnataka and Anr. Vs. Dr. Praveen Bhai Thogadia, (2004) 4 SCC 684; Anuradha Bhasin Vs. Union of India and Ors., (2020) 3 SCC 637; Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Vs. Krishan Gopal & Ors., (2020) SCC Online SC 150; State of Maharashtra & Anr. Vs. R.S. Bhonde & Ors., (2005) 6 SCC 751, ASG submitted that judicial review, a Court had no right to direct the Government to review the policy of appointment; in judicial review, the Court could not interfere in the administrative matters and that in the absence of a regular sanctioned post, the Court could not direct to create one.

Appearing for the respondents, Advocate Rahul Gupta on merits relied on the Top Court's judgement in Secretary, State of Karnataka & Ors. Vs. Umadevi (3) and Ors., (2006) 4 SCC 1 and Mineral Exploration Corpn. Employees' Union Vs. Mineral Exploration Corpn. Ltd. and Anr., (2006) 6 SCC 310.

Supreme Court's Analysis

Considering that the respondents served as part-time employees, were contingent paid staff and that there were no sanctioned posts in the Post Office where respondents were working, the bench in the judgement authored by Justice MR Shah observed that the High Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot direct the Government and/or the Department to formulate a particular regularization policy.

"As observed above, there are no sanctioned posts in the Post Office in which the respondents were working, therefore, the directions issued by the High Court in the impugned judgment and order are not permissible in the judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution. The High Court cannot, in the exercise of the power under Article 226, issue a Mandamus to direct the Department to sanction and create the posts. The High Court, in exercise of the powers under Article 226 of the Constitution, also cannot direct the Government and/or the Department to formulate a particular regularization policy. Framing of any scheme is no function of the Court and is the sole prerogative of the Government. Even the creation and/or sanction of the posts is also the sole prerogative of the Government and the High Court, in the exercise of the power under Article 226 of the Constitution, cannot issue Mandamus and/or direct to create and sanction the posts," Court said.

"Even the regularization policy to regularize the services of the employees working on the temporary status and/or casual labourers is a policy decision and in judicial review the Court cannot issue Mandamus and/or issue mandatory directions to do so," Bench further added.

Noting that the Union of India/Department subsequently came out with a regularization policy dated 30.06.2014, which was absolutely in consonance with the law laid down by this Court in the case of Umadevi (supra), which did not apply to the part-time workers who did not work on the sanctioned post, the bench said that,

"In absence of any sanctioned post and considering the fact that the respondents were serving as a contingent paid part-time Safai Karamcharies, even otherwise, they were not entitled for the benefit of regularization under the regularization policy dated June 30, 2014."

Case Title: Union of India and Ors v Ilmo Devi and Anr| Civil Appeal No 5689 of 2021

Coram: Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna

Citation : LL 2021 SC 561

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