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Judicial Officers' Pension : Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Disbursal Of Arrears By States/UTs
The Supreme Court, pronouncing its judgement in All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter (concerning pay hike for judicial officers), provided a timeline for the Center and the States to pay retired judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The judgement was pronounced by a bench comprising Chief Justice...
Electricity Dues Of Previous Occupier Can Be Recovered From Subsequent Occupier Of Premises : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that electricity dues of the previous owner of a property can be recovered from the subsequent owner or an auction purchaser."A condition enabling the distribution licensee to insist on the clearance of the arrears of electricity dues of the previous consumer before resuming electricity supply to the premises is valid and permissible under...
'Lis Pendens' Under O. XXI Rule 102 CPC To Transfer After Suit's Dismissal - Executing Court Should Determine If Transfer Was Before Appeal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that for applicability of Rule 102 Order XXI of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (“CPC”), the Executing Court would have to determine upon evidence whether the transfer of immovable property which was made post dismissal of suit, was made after institution of appeal/further litigation or not in order to attract the principle of lis pendens.A suit for declaration...
Railway Compensation Claim - Mere Absence Of Ticket Doesn't Mean Victim Wasn't Bona Fide Passenger : Supreme Court
While discussing the provisions of the Railways Act, the Supreme Court has held that whenever any untoward incident happens occurs in the course of working of the railway, the Railway Administration is liable to compensate the passenger irrespective of whether there has been any wrongful act, neglect or default on the part of railway administration. When in the course of...
If Judgment Is Not Delivered Within 6 Months After Reserving, Case Should Be Assigned To Another Bench For Fresh Hearing : Supreme Court To HC
The Supreme Court recently disapproved of the action taken by the Allahabad High Court to list a matter for hearing before the same bench, which had failed to pronounce judgment within a period of six months after reserving it.The Supreme Court stated that if the judgment is not delivered within 6 months after reserving it, then it should be assigned to another bench for fresh hearing, and not...
Jallikattu Law Can't Be Termed Arbitrary Merely Because Bulls Lack Natural Ability To Run Like Horses : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races. It also held that the State Amendment Act enacted by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Legislatures and the Rules thereunder, regulating bovine sports, are valid legislations. In view of the same, it directed the District Magistrates and other competent authorities to act in...
Jallikattu Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Fundamental Rights To Animals
On Thursday, while upholding the laws allowing the practice of Jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races, the Supreme Court observed that there is no precedent to show that the Constitution of India recognises fundamental rights for animals. It noted that the 2014judgment in Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja And Ors., which banned jallikattu, also does not lay down that...
'Unexplained Inordinate Delay Crucial Factor To Quash Complaint' : Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against ISKCON Bangalore Leaders
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case against the President and Vice President of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Bengaluru, Madhu Pandit Dasa and Chanchalapati Dasa respectively, which was lodged at the instance of ISKCON Kolkata. The criminal case was filed over the alleged theft of a bus belonging to ISKCON Kolkata, which was allegedly brought...
Insurance Company Must Give Cogent Reasons For Not Accepting Surveyor's Report: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that while the Surveyor's Report in a claim for insurance is not final and can be deviated from, it is necessary for the insurer to provide ‘cogent and satisfactory’ reasons for not accepting the report(National Insurance Company Ltd V. Vedic Resorts and Hotels Pvt. Ltd). A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M Trivedi also...
'Century Old Practice' : Supreme Court Disagrees With 2014 Verdict Which Held Jallikattu Was Not Part Of Cultural Heritage Of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court has expressed its disagreement with the 2014 division bench judgment in Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja And Ors insofar as it held that Jallikattu is not a cultural practice in Tamil Nadu.A Constitution bench comprising Justice KM Joseph, Justice Ajay Rastogi, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice CT Ravikumar today said that as per...
Supreme Court Upholds Laws Allowing Jallikattu, Kambala & Bull-Cart Racing In Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Maharashtra
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the State amendments made to the central law Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act by the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra to allow the conduct of animal sports like Jalikattu, Kambala and bull-cart racing in these respective States.A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court dismissed a batch of petitions...
'Receipt Of Bribe Is An Act Of Money Laundering' : Supreme Court Says Registration Of FIR In Corruption Case Sufficient To Launch ED Probe
In a significant development increasing the jurisdictional remit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court has on Monday clarified that a criminal activity and the generation of the proceeds of crime are like ‘Siamese twins’ in the case of an offence of corruption and the acquisition of the proceeds of crime in such cases would itself tantamount to money laundering. The...