Farasat addressed the Court on whether the ECI can determine citizenship of a person through SIR. “It is entirely within the discretion of the Government. In the absence of a register of citizens, the question that necessarily arises is: how does any authority, including the Election Commission, go about determining citizenship, assuming it seeks to … Read more
Today, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, arguing for the ECI, argued that the ECI is permitted by law to conduct SIR. However, the Court asked whether in that process, ECI is exempted from following its rules. Dwivedi responded that the RP Act itself prescribes a procedure. “Are sub-section (2) of Section 21 and sub-section (3) of … Read more
In the PIL, Gaur has argued that candidates, who are unable to demonstrate even a minimal threshold of medical knowledge in the standardized and nationally-conducted examination, cannot be presumed competent for specialist roles. An inadequately trained specialist doctor poses a direct, routine,and continuing risk to patients undergoing diagnosis, treatment or surgical procedures, thereby violating the … Read more