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Officer Given Higher Pay Than Others In Same Cadre : Supreme Court Slams Favouritism, Directs Recovery
The Supreme Court recently rebuked the authorities involved in granting a higher pay scale to an employee(respondent No. 4) at the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT). The Court questioned the apparent collusion between authorities and the employee who received special treatment from the authorities, leading to the unjustifiable grant of a higher pay scale.The...
Supreme Court Releases Videos On Historic 'Kesavananda Bharati' Judgment In 10 Indian Languages
On December 7, 2023 the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud announced that the Keshavananda Bharti judgement video, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark case, is now available in 10 Indian languages on the Supreme Court's website. CJI Chandrachud emphasized the importance of breaking down language barriers to make the work of the court accessible to a wider section...
Principle Of 'Alter Ego' Or 'Piercing Corporate Veil' Not The Basis For 'Group Of Companies' Doctrine : Supreme Court
While approving the 'group of companies' doctrine in the arbitration law jurisprudence, the Supreme Court clarified that the principle of "alter ego" or "piercing the corporate veil" cannot be the basis for applying this doctrine.The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Hrishikesh Roy, PS Narasimha, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was answering a...
Court Can Quash Disciplinary Proceedings Considering Acquittal In Criminal Case On Same Charges : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in recent judgment discussed the validity of disciplinary proceedings when it is based on same evidence/ witnesses/ circumstances in a criminal case that ended up in acquittal."...mere acquittal by a criminal court will not confer on the employee a right to claim any benefit, including reinstatement... However, if the charges in the departmental enquiry and the criminal...
S.498A IPC | One Trivial Instance Not Sufficient For 'Cruelty' : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Husband's Sisters & Cousins
Recently, the Supreme Court (on November 30) while quashing the criminal proceedings for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, observed that one occurrence, unless serious, with no clear evidence of involvement in the complainant's life, is not sufficient to implicate a person under this provision. “One instance unless portentous, in the absence of...
Supreme Court Restores Cheating Case Against Fugitive Mehul Choksi & Wife; Says Gujarat HC Erred In Quashing FIR
The Supreme Court recently set aside a 2017 judgment of the Gujarat High Court which quashed an FIR registered by the Gujarat Police in 2015 against businessman Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, who turned fugitive and left India in 2017 following the PNB loan scam case.The FIR in the present case was registered by Ahmedabad Police for the offences of criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery...
Supreme Court Asks Army To Frame Policy On Women Officers' Promotion
The Supreme Court on December 4 told the Indian Army to frame a policy regarding the promotion of women officers, who have been granted permanent commission following the judgments of the Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra, was hearing a batch of applications filed by women officers who seek promotion from the rank of...
Arbitration Agreement Can Bind Non-Signatories: Supreme Court Upholds 'Group Of Companies' Doctrine
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 6) held that an arbitration agreement can bind non-signatories as per the "group of companies" doctrine. "The 'group of companies' doctrine must be retained in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence considering its utility in determining the intention of the parties in the context of complex transactions involving multiple parties...
'Difficult To Bring Up A Child In Your 60s': Supreme Court On Challenge To Age Limit Under Surrogacy Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally expressed its reservations about the applications filed before it by persons wanting to have a child through surrogacy under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 who are beyond the age limit prescribed under the Act. "There are cases where people in their 60s are saying they want children. It is so difficult to bring up a child at that age. Once a child...
Assam Accord | Supreme Court Seeks Official Data On Number Of People Benefitted From Section 6A Of Citizenship Act
On the first day of the hearings pertaining to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to provide official data on how many people benefitted from Section 6A of the Act. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices Surya Kant,...
Supreme Closes Plea By Lawyer & Intern Against MP Police Case Over Alleged PFI Links; Allows Them To Approach HC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (05.12.2023) closed a writ petition filed by a lawyer and her intern seeking independent investigation into a case registered against them in Indore in Madhya Pradesh over alleged links to the PFI.The Petitioners - lawyer Noorjahan and law student Sonu Mansoori- had alleged that they had been implicated in false, baseless, politically motivated and communally...