Such Litigants Have No Place In Court: Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Fine On Litigant Company For Suppression of Facts

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) came down heavily on a litigant for suppressing material facts in its two appeals and filing affidavits that sought to justify such suppression.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih imposed a fine of Rs. 5 lakhs in each case on the litigant company, who has filed the SLPs challenging orders of the National Company...

Free Copy Of NCLT Order & Copy Of Order Obtained On Paying Cost Are 'Certified Copies' For Filing NCLAT Appeal : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (September 27) set aside an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which refused to condone delay in filling an appeal because of the filling of a 'free copy' of the impugned order.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra held that there was no difference between a free certified copy of the order and a certified copy which is...

Supreme Court Allows Objections To Be Raised Against Admissibility Of Materials Produced In Petition Challenging Karnataka Congress MLA's Election

Upon hearing Karnataka Congress MLA TD Rajegowda's challenge to a 'vague' election petition filed against him by BJP's DN Jeeveraja, the Supreme Court today clarified that the parties would be entitled to raise their pleas relating to admissibility/relevance of certain documents filed as 'proof' by Jeeveraja after the filing of the election petition, at an appropriate stage.A bench of...

'Commission Needs To Be More Active' : Supreme Court Expresses Dissatisfaction With CAQM Over Steps To Stop Stubble Burning

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with steps taken by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to stop stubble burning in the States of Punjab and Haryana, which is a cause for the worsening of the air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region during every winter.The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih was surprised to note that the CAQM...

Appointment Of New Bombay High Court Judges Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud

The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (September 27) indicated that the appointment of the new judges of the Bombay High Court are likely to happen soon based on the recent recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing an SLP seeking for early hearing of a PIL before the Bombay High Court. The Counsel for...

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Release Due To Delay In Deciding Mercy Petition

The Supreme Court recently issued notices in a petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, in a petition under Article 32 seeking commutation of the death sentence on the grounds of 'extraordinary' and 'inordinate delay' of 1 year and 4 months in deciding his mercy petition, pending before the President of India.The petition also seeks...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh Assassination Case Convict's Plea For Transfer From Tihar Jail To Punjab

The Supreme Court today (September 27) issued notice in the petition filed by Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh and 16 others.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Vishwanathan will hear the petition after 4 weeks.The petition has been filed for a transfer of the petitioner from Tihar jail, Delhi to any jail in Punjab on...

Supreme Court Closes Curative Petitions Of Union & AAI On GMR- Nagpur Airport Issue After SG Says They Aren't Maintainable

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27 ) closed the curative petitions filed by the Union Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) against a judgment allowing GMR Group the operational management rights of Nagpur's Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport.The Court closed the curative petitions after Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, in his personal capacity, opined that...

District Judges Face Numerous Challenges, Need HC's Support; Advocates Also Have Expectations From System: Kerala High Court CJ Nitin Jamdar

While speaking at the Full Court reference held to welcome him, the newly appointed Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar drew attention to difficulties faced by State's district judiciary, advocates and the Registry.Justice Jamdar was sworn in as the Kerala High Court CJ yesterday (September 26) and while he expressed gratitude for the opportunity, he also reflected on...

Why Stepmotherly Treatment To Ayurvedic Doctors? Supreme Court Pulls Up Rajasthan Govt For Non-Release Of Salaries

The Supreme Court today (September 27) expressed displeasure over the 'stepmotherly treatment' meted out by the State of Rajasthan to Ayurvedic doctors by the delay of 5 months in releasing the salaries of those Doctors who were reinstated after the High Court's order. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a petition filed by the State of Rajasthan against...

Supreme Court Sets Aside HC's Condition That YouTuber Must Shut Down YouTube Channel For Bail

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) set aside the condition imposed by the Madras High Court that YouTuber Felix Jerald should shut down his YouTube channel “RedPix 24x7” for getting bail in the criminal case over alleged scandalous remarks in the interview of 'Savukku' Shankar uploaded on the channel.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala...

Restricting Constitution To Originalist Interpretation Is Unjust, It's a Living Document : CJI DY Chandrachud

It would be an injustice both to the drafters of the Constitution as well as to the Constitution itself to restrict it to an "originalist interpretation", said the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while explaining the dynamic nature of the document."In India, we describe the Constitution as a living instrument simply for the reason that while it is a document which enunciates eternal...