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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay HC Judgment Nullifying Bihar's 65% Quota Law At Present Stage, Agrees To Hear State's Appeal
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) admitted the petition filed by the State of Bihar challenging the Patna High Court's order which had set aside the Bihar Amendment Laws increasing reservation for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes(STs), Scheduled Castes(SC) and Extremely Backward Classes to 65% from 50%. As soon as the matter was taken, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Piramal Insider Trading: Piramal Capital Housing Finance Former Managing Director Settles With SEBI By Paying Rs 91 Lakh
The former managing director of Piramal Capital Housing Finance Ltd and his wife have settled with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for unlawful gains accrued through the misuse of unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) by key individuals and entities associated with the company. The terms included the payment of over Rs 91 lakh by Khushru Burjor Jijina, the...
Pension Can Be Claimed Only When It Is Permissible Under Relevant Rules : Supreme Court
While dealing with a batch of civil appeals filed by former employees of Uttar Pradesh Roadways seeking pensionary benefits, the Supreme Court recently held that pension can be claimed only under relevant rules or scheme. If an employee is covered under the Provident Fund Scheme and is not holding a pensionable post, he cannot claim pension."pension is a right and not a bounty. It is...
Supreme Court Expedites Hearing Of Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea For Information From PMO On Black Money Brought From Abroad
The Supreme Court recently agreed to expeditiously hear the petition filed by whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking information from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the corruption complaints against Union Ministers from June 1, 2014, to August 5, 2017, and the quantum of black money claimed to have been brought back from abroad by the government...
Compliance Of An Order Under Threat Of Contempt Cannot Take Away Party's Right To Challenge That Order: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, through its order dated July 19, reiterated that the compliance of an order under threat of contempt cannot take away the right of the party to challenge the same order. “This Court made it clear that compliance of an order under threat cannot take away the right of a party as available to challenge the same, in law (See the decision of this Court in Subodh...
Ableist Perspectives Must Be Abandoned For Equal Participation Of Persons With Disabilities: CJI DY Chandrachud
Advocating for a more inclusive approach towards persons with disabilities, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that our physical infrastructure and some of our policy considerations are ableist. They stem from lack of participation and they also further entrench the lack of participation of persons with disabilities, forming an endless loop of exclusion, he said."Legal framework...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22 July-27 July, 2024)
With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest to provide you with the latest judgments pronounced this week, including on the cases pertaining to genetically modified mustard and States' power to levy tax on mineral rights. This digest also aims to inform you about the latest orders and public interest litigation (PILs) filed in...
Capacity Building In Forensic Sciences Necessary To Effectively Implement BNSS Provisions: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that capacity building in the arena of forensic science is a sine qua non for effective and proper implementation of the provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) which emphasizes on use of forensic science in investigation. A division bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Biswaroop Chowdhury further elaborated on the various provisions of the...
Allowing States To Tax Minerals Will Lead To Unhealthy Competition Among Them, Cause Price Rise : Justice Nagarathna In Dissent
In her 193-page dissent holding royalty charged by the Parliament under Section 9 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) as tax, Justice B.V. Nagarathna has pointed out issues that could adversely impact the mineral development in the country.The Supreme Court nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising...
Is GST Applicable To Mining Royalties? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is set to consider whether Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Service Tax applies to mining royalties. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra on July 24 issued a procedural order regarding 61 petitions which seek to solve the pending legal question. In the said order, the Court has directed the scheduling of the hearing of the batch...
Supreme Court Transfers To Delhi HC Petitions Challenging Cable TV Networks (Amendment) Rules 2021
The Supreme Court on July 23 transferred to the Delhi High Court petitions pending in various High Courts challenging the Cable TV Networks (Amendment) Rules 2021 where coercive action was stayed qua certain broadcasters/digital news portals.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar passed the order after Union of India's counsel, on instructions, stated that same order as passed...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused In 1032 Crores GST Input Fraud Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 26) granted bail to Ashutosh Garg, accused in 1000 crores GST Input Fraud.Garg was allegedly operating nearly 294 fake firms for the purpose of passing inadmissible input tax credit worth Rs. 1,032 crores fraudulently. The charges against Garg were under various sections of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017, including 132(1)(b), (c), (f), (j), and...